Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1858-01-06

dent Of the q, g., through GeasRal Cas-.
The Secretary of State, "a kSfST alker,
and yon there End that tha &C.. Ii In.
ssxaeeea to ase Ehe raiIitary sasssR % gKo-
tees thA pails whan the Gomasitmai@a aAail
be sahnittsd 10 ske paapls 81 kansaa ~
their free acceptance or reiaesiou, Trace
the history LITTLE fnrtheR, and you vii
find shaG Cor Walkee wsas % KAasAa
and peoslsimsd, Inkis insaguEAl and ia
his speeches at Topeka and elswhess, that
! il vas the distinct understanding, not ON.
Fly of himself, bat u those higher in paw
~ thAA himself insaning the Pssaidshs
and bis Gahinak~~zhat she Constitution
was to DO suhmiEsed to the people Goa
their free acceptance OF rejection, and
thai he would uso all tbs power At bis
command to defeat its &eospsaHcs by
Qongr aas, if IL wsPs net thas submitted
TO the vote of..the people. Mr.. President,
am not going 10 stop and inquire how
far the Nebraska bin, which said the
people should be lsft perfectly free 60
form their Qoaasltzliea feg them&elYas,
authorised the President, lg the UabInst,
or Gov. Walker, OF any other territorial
officer, 10 interfere and tesa the Conyen-
tion Of Kansas whsshSF tAey slrosld or
should not sahmts the qpessioh ta the
people. am not going e stop 70 in-
quire how far they were authorized to DO
tnat, it being my opiaion ca &C the spiria
Of the Nebraska bill required il 20 be
done. His agfasieRt for nay purpose that
the Administration af the Federal Gov
ernment understood the territorial law
under which the Convention was assem-.
hled TO mean that the Constitution to be
formed by that Convention should be sub
mitted to the psopls fer their ratification
or rejeetion, and If Rot eeaaTmsd By
majority If the people, shoald be null
and void, without coming to Congress
for approval. Not only did che National
Government and the Territorial Govern
meRt SO understood the Law al ths tims,
but, as have already stated, the people
Of the Territory so understood il. IA a
further evidence on that point, lage
number. it not the maioEityy Of the del
egates wera iRstrEstedip the nominating
coRYenIiQns to submit the Constitution
to the people for ratification, | know
that the delegates from Douglas county,
eight In number, Mr. Calhoun RgssiaeA&
Of she Convention, being among them,
were not only instructed thus to sQbmit
the question, bat they signed and pub
lished, while candidates written pledge
tEat they would subRit it to the bsspls
for ratification know that man high
IN authority, aud in the confidence Of the
Territorial and National GOTernment,
canvasssd egery part Of Kansas during
the election Of delegates, aad each one
of them pledged himself to the people
that no snap Judgment was to be taken; +
that the Constitution was to be submit /
ted to the people, for aeoeEi4Bee q "a, .
jecslQu that Il would be void unless that /
was dcRe that the Administration would .
spurn and soorn Il as 8 violation Of the .
pnnci Plies on which it came into power, .
and that a Democratic Congress would
hurl 1t from their presence as an insult
TO Democrats who stood pledged 70 see
the people3eft free 10 form their domas-
tic. institutions for themselves. Not on
ly that sir, but up TO the time when tie
GQnYe4sIGA 4sse1ALlea, 81 sAe lss al sep
teHders so faT a. / can learn, is vas un-
derstood everywhere that the Constitu-
tion was 10 be submItte for ratification
or rel sctjou. They met, however, on the
lst Of Sep, and adjourned until after the
Oct. election. think it Wise and pru-
dent that they should thus nave adjourn
cd. They did not wish to bring anY goes:
Eiaa iutq ti;ag election Khick would d.
vide tha Democratic party, and weaken
our chances Of success in the election
| was rejoieed when | saw that they did
adjourn, 50 as not to show their hand on
any question that would divide and dis
tract the party antil after the election.
During t6aG resaas, while the CoHYe9haa
sas adjourned, Coz, haRs6m, tks uem-
Jgrstio candidate for Congress, running
against the present delegate from that !
Torritory, was canvassing every part Of
Kansas in favor Of the doctrine Of sub
hitting the Consultation to the people,
declaring Ebat ths Democratic party we're
n fAyor ot such submissien, aRa taAt 1t
was siandsr Of the Black Republicans
10 intimate the charge thai the DEMO-
cratic party did pok Intend to carry cat
,LaE pledge in good faith. Thus, up to
he time 8E tbs meeting of the Conven-
lion, in Oct. last, the prstence was kept
up, the profession vas openly made, and
believed bY me, and thought believed
By them, tnAt the Convention intended
10 subm.s G Constitution 70 the people,
,nd EoE RtEe4Rs 70 put q tsogcrameaa in
3peIation without such submission. Tbs
sfsQsan being over, the Democratic par
" bslng defeated hy an overwhelming
rote, the opposition having triumphed
and got possession Of both branches Of
.he Legislature, and having elected thelE
territorial delegate, the Oonvention as-
Iembisd and proceeded % eaAllsts tGsis
rGrk,
" tConcluded next week