The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-01-23
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persede it with another, in the manner in
dicated in our leader last week, it may
not be improper to suggest another man
ner to bring our troubles to speedy ter
mination. We are confident there is moth
ing to be gained by keeping the people
ignorant of the manner proposed for adj
justing our difficulties, as has been so
much the case in the past A wise line of
policy, judiciously followed, is what is
now needed. q; ss /
To avoid circumlocution, and, to bring
the subject directly to the consideration
of the reader, we propose the following,
believing it to possess fewer objections
than any other plan which can be de-
vised. 1t is this /: Instead of asking
Congress to pass an enabling act, which is
liable to serious objections, almost me-
cessarily clothed with provisions which
will not be suited to the peculiar circum-
stances surrounding US, let Congress pass
a law, embodying in substance the follow
ing provisions, which, for the sake of con-
venience, we submit in the form of
bill, to wit = i
Be it enacted, dc, That the Governor
and Legislative Assembly of the Terrific
ry of Kansas, be, and the same is hereby
fully authorized and empowered to pro-
vide by law for the election of Delegates
to a Convention to frame a Constitution
preparatory to the admission of said Ter
ritory into the Union as one of the Sow
ereign States and when such Censtitu-
ton so framed by such Convention. shall
be presented to the President Of the Unit
ed States, and he shall be satisfied that
its provisions are Republican III form, and
| do not conflict with the Constitution of
the United States, the laws Of Congress,
the, treaties with Indian tribes, nor with
the rights of the general government to
the public lands, or other property of the
United States within the boundaries of
the proposed State of Kansas, proaaded,
that said Constitution shall first be sub
mitted to fair and impartial vote of all
the qualified male citizens of the said
proposed State of Kansas over the age of
twenty-one years, and resident and bona
fde inhabitants therein for three months
consecutiVely next preceding the time OF
| the election, and it shall be approved by
majority of those voting at such cleo
ton, then he shall be authorized to issue
a Proclamation admitting said State of
Kansas into the Union on an equal footing
with the original States. s'Ga55-.ta -. =
On the passage of this bill the Legisla-
ture, if in session-if not it should be
convened Immediately by the Territorial
Governor for that putpose-should pass a
good law, stringent in its provisions,
against false voting and forged and fraud
ulent returns, properly appertioning the
Delegates through the Territory, basing
the same upon the legal votes polled in
October last and when all its provisions
are complied with then we could be snug
" moored in the Union, and our polit-
ical difficulties, which have been so an
noying to politicians and statesmen for
nearly four years, will have an end.
It has been suggested that the Legisla-
ture now in session, anticipate such action
of Congress, and proceed, in legal form,
in the direction indicated, without con-
sulting that body. The suggestion is sus-
ceptible of serious objections, the greatest
of which is, that it will complicate mat
ters already too much complicated. Tive
Constitutions have already been formed
To the first it Is urged, that it was framed
outside of legal forms, and has only the
sanction of party. Talk as much as we
may to the contrary, certain it is-none
or but very few other than Free State mer
took any active part in getting up the
Topeka Constitution while We know
many very good Free State men who
stood aloef from the movement, believing
it unwise, and calculated to injure the
cause instead of advancing it. 1t is 8
thing of the past, and the tendency o.
/ every attempt to resuscitateit it will prove
only an injury, political and otherwise, te
those concerned in that direction. 1t il
dead, and beyond the hope of resurrec
ton unless through new constitutional
Convention, when we hope it Will be di
vested of the name of the . Topeka Con.
stitution,'' which has become so stale
even with it's most ardent friends. L
certainly will not be The Topeka Censtitu
ton of the past, because that was a rer'o
haioaasy Constitution, while the othsi
will be legal instrument if framed agree
| ably to an act of Congress i $
| The Lecompton Constitution is also |
partisan instrument Although apparent
| ~ clothed with forms of Law, yet th'
Legislature calling that Constitutions
| convention into being was not an, emana
ton of the people Of Kansas, The mel
| composing that Legislature owed thei
election to fraud, violence and foreigl
interference, and they did not reflect tn
views of the people of. Kansas. All thei
iaess were of partisan character, as mael
as was the Topeka Constitution. And j
| the whole facts are inquired into it va
IS destitute Of the ferns of law Tn
Free State party stood wholly sioof Will
that instrument was being framed, all tn
4 - r.
! time contending that it was illegal in il
conception: that we had. Constitution
, embracing the popular endorsement, anl
!; thai Congress could never give il tn
legal sanction. :. - =. :. :
If the present Legislature shall process
to call new Delegate Convention. non
Il ha,. the Free State party viii participat