Freeman's champion., 1858-05-13
k[From the oumdaro Chindowan.l
/ The Opposition. }'

In the absence Of some topic Of
general interest about which to
write, we propose to devote q little
time to the consideration of the pu:
ny cry which has been raised by a few
p%Btical Lilliputs against the Leayen-
worth Constitution, an4,,. m
There are some persons in this
world who are, fortunately or unfor-
stunateiy for themselves and others,
endowed with just such an organiza-
tion as exactly adapts them to the
pursuit Of finding fault with--raising
objections to, any thing and every
, thing which chances to come with
in their notice. OF all terrestrial be-
ingsthey apper to he the most ILL.,
starred. 1t would seem that either by
some freak or Fate they had been pre-
cipitated into sphere absolutely un-
congenial to them, or by some rude
jostle Of Destiny their faculties had
been thrown so entirely out of tune aJ
to render it quite impossible for them
to feel, think, or act in harmony with
any considerable number Of their ,fel-
low creatures. They may be the ne
csssity Of a wise provision Of Nature
or Providence whereby good end is
attained in some unaccountable way
by the most untowsrd agency-for it
is not unfrequently the case that Ma
tpre in her rounds and Providence in
its designs, do employ some very enig-
matical instrumentaities to bring
about intended results, between the
operations and fruits Of which the f.
mite perception is unable to trace, sat
isfactorily, the relation of cause to
effect.
These ill-conditioned individuals,
are, we doubt OF benefit to society,
though in what particular it may be
difficult to determine. In every de-
partment' Of Sublhnary things anoma-
lies can be found, the exact use and
purpose of which may have remain
ell an msolveI problem for years or
ages. Why should the delicate blush
of the rose be guarded by needlepoiu-
ted briarS? Why shonld the beard
ed nettle render the shaded woodlands
dangerous as play ground for the
bare footed urchinS? Why should
night be made hideous by the Enar-
ling and yelpiug Of ours, when large
honest dogs would seem to conserve
canine existence so much better p
The physical man requires acids as
well AS sweetS--and 80 it may be with
tho mental. And who shall say that
the genus Grumbler does not serve
some such purpose--or that he does
not furnish the necessary amount Of
annoyance to keep community alive
to prevent thought from becoming
stagnant! May he not do a good
service to mankind in pricking and
netting and spuTing them up by his
whimpering and whining, snarling
and croaking?
Be the proper end of their being
what it may the world is inflicted
with this class of croaking individ-
uals, Of which Kansas has her share,
and. they have, of late, been trying
to arrest attention by snarling at the
work of the Constitutional Conven-
ton recently in session at Leaven-
worth City. AT the head of these
we may say stands DR. DAVIS of Leav-
enworth, who, after signing the Con,
stitution Of his own accord, and al,
most before the ink ofhis sign manu-
e had become dry, began to quibble,
because, iorSooth, the Convention
had not obeyed his dictum respecting
one Of his pet hobbies, The Consti-
tution.is SO good one, so fair an ex-
preston Of the sentiment Of the pco-
pie, 80 so.nearly up to the spirit of
the timosi in itslibersl provisions that
it seemed for a while that even these
naturai-born murmurers would be-
noI-plussed. Dayand night have they
been Snuding and scenting every sec
tion of the instrument in search Of
some vulnerable point--some phrase
or sentence which because ofapparent
ambiguity or some other trihing inn
perfection, might be made the pretext
Of a wonted hue and cry. We &C.
casionally have looked. out upon their
oporations--watchod them nosing ev.
ry crease and crevice in pursuit Of a
bug-bear---and 10, they have found i'll
One whose olfactories are especially
iISam-ish has scented a live 'Fur-in-er,
and another who in hist has been
frightenodat prodigious heels, thinks
he smells SAMBo Ia the wood-pilo,
The provisions extending. with
some limitations, the right Of suffrage
to Foreigners is perhaps, quite as
liberal al tho sinailar provisions in
a.. u, lio,,akst,.f,n, IA. Al. nA..A.... fL.,.