The Washington union., 1858-03-10

WEEKLY supscrpss win 90 encose Will DO entitled to oopy
gratis
Gle in the schedule which provides that the constitution
after the year 1864 cannot bc altered except in manner
prescribed but says nothing whatever in regard TO il be
tween the time OF lis adoption and the period above
named 1864
s a. After the wear one erht sixty our
change il. as,inn they shall
general election thirds o the enies o each house .oneurhs
cabng convention and r'a appear THAT
majority h state have voted for cony enon tho
Legislature shall regular ,ai convention 20
be IN the house OF rcpresests
e at n % % me- 10 @ ssn ~ ~. "e % @
deesa4 elected shall within three months alter sae car
ton nu' no a,1raon shall properly
IN the ownership Of slaves sste
The report e the Territorial Committee Of the Senate
presented the 18th o February last, in reference to
this question, says M
Iecomp,oa provided u awri perfect
@ remedy for vsr eT M maY s @ & % m 'I u,ssas %
conluion the following distinct and uneqvod recognition" OF
powcr.r
That is in the second article the bill Of rights
which have just referred
Again Mr. President, if all change prohibited
until 1864 it to that comes with i'll s,See
from the especial advocates OF tho doctrine OF iopusf
sovereignty deny to the people thc right to nuke
change in their organic law in spite of any prohibition
whatever whenever they see TIT. And II il not at all
esnsssent for them to maintain that the soyercigns OF
to-day may frame a constitution which cannot liz changed
without revolution by the soyercigns Of tomorrow IL
this be true sir then have the people OF these United
States passed through great many revolutions without
their knowing it for nearly old State in the Union,
and of the States have changed then constitu
tons within the past half century. But, this point
will take the liberty to refer to high authority
distinguished senator from New York, Mr.. SEWARD
In his speech delivered in the Senate the I'd OF july
1856, the admission Of Kansas State under the
Topeka constitution he says
II take the constitution,
isor admit the s'a,e at am The people
the states make their constitutions Our limited
The admission rejection Of state whatever ~ constitution nn be
Again. clear that tn, complained cf by the
from oss % the p"o S = k @ ,m" " o or @ t
Of The constitution Of le a's Of New YORK
legislatures party radical Innovation.
and finding impossible 10 obtain that Object in the form e.crbet
constitutional authority carried thol law by which proceed
instituted for calling convention which was subsequently,
held which framed, constitution This constitution.
being submitted to The people AMI alrtove ny nan N efoasns
Il the oil bccame aud retni the supreme hw VI the
Imd,"
And so in the State OF New Jersey The constitution
os 1776, which abolished by the substitution OF that
of ls45, declared it firm and inyolallc, unless recon
citation between Great Britain and the colonies should
take place and the latter taken under the protection Of
she Crown of Britain; IN other words It WAS decla-
od to be firm and involable forever Yet a majority Of
legislature of that State passed 'ct to provide for
the election of delegates 20 prepare constitution Of tbs
State and for submitting the same to the people thereof
for ratification rejection. And this convention met
md framed a constitution, which in due time sub
mitted and approved, and is in full force in that
State. During all which time, from the passage of that
people of that State entirely unconscious that they
were passing through revolution.
think, therefore, we need be under no concern m
reference to the ability of the people of Kansas both
under The provisions the constitution and The higher
w OF popular sovereignty to change their constitution
whenever they fit
Mr. President the present opportunity OF settpgthc
dangerous question OF slavery, and binding together
with and strong bonds Of affection the different
tions Of country, should not pass unim-
proved Bad things have been in Kansas for the last
years. feel very confident they will bc rendered in
nitey il refuse to admit the State into the
Union at this time. Frauds niquities and acts of vo-
Ience without number have been perpetated, perhaps,
in equal degree by both parties They are painful in
the extreme, and am impatient that should be re-
lieved from their consideration, and that these people
should be Left to settle their difficulties in their
way. Non nostrHn t,uas co"Yonere tes 1t ~ not Tor
Congress the duty Of settling their domestic
difficulties. sst .M4s4
The evils arise from the rejection Of Kansas appear
10 me so great and fearful, and these which may aise
from admission slight and tanstory, that cannot
hesitate to plead for lts admission Reject It, and you
reopen with increased crdciy the intestine which has
been raging for years past hui which nt the present mo-
mcnt has nearly ceased The strife them will not be
confined the inhabitants of that region, but auaries
from States the side, and slave States the
ether with in their hands, will rush to the scat Of
war; thrsting for each Others blood. And, sir IT the
Union should survive the rejection which doubt or
the united South would consider it declaration that here
after slave State shall I've admitted into the Union,
who fail to that cannot be confined to the
locality Kansas 1t will 70 into bordering States 1t
will he sectional war and the kne Of the Union will
then be r,ny At present there s calm in Kansas. For
the sake of the Union. do not disturb IL do not raise
another storm which, in its fury. may sweep away not
only Kansas but yourselves. Leave the people Of Kan
sss free to fight their battles for supremacy under
their State government and laws. They will soon
settle down ms the citizens Of all the other States
have done and we shall hear of bleeding Kan
sas or of border rians. Moro than all the slavery egi-
tao banshcd from the halls of Congress- will cease t.
distract us and beloved Union will be established on
II basis which, trust in God may I've cvertbrown.
DnvERNOIs' HOTEL.