New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-09

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asss Ssny sp 70 that time hsd tro dstnct oeeots
enc pccy wk;ch they he'd gwen 70 the word IL pet.
sorns on all occasions. The frs. wss arepsdatson u
tbs H,essuI asnTpAtion; the secood s3ssvnce 70 he
PeopIes Constitution. Governor Walker formed .
party the Free6tate party hostile TO these TWO 90
The State Legislature srain assembled codifying
COMMITTEES had prepared laws 6r the compete organ
isatlon OF the Government.
The design wac TO have these quietly accepted BY
the people without seeking or causing any COLLISION,
and fhus 70 have gyen broad and healthy roots TO the
Peoples Govern ment. Gov. Walker e1erted him-eh
to defeat this, which he foresaw would result 10 the
triumph Of the people In his dispatch 70 oeereIsy
Cas- al that time he sdms that the result OF defer
ring such action which defernDg was secured by the
active exeions Of several prominent Free.Stste men,
the beginning Of his Triumph, and, a. he say,
the commencement Of the dsntegraton OF the free.
"S State party, and the organization OF Na'lohai
" Democratic party" The FYee-Sta'e people were
next induced TO participate in the October election IL
the design had been TO abandon the Topeka Cohslu,
ton or kill ii efedually ths would have been very
proper; but weakened though II was, the people
would not consent 10 such abaDd )nment. Those,
therefore, who urged such participation most actively
took the ground that II Was done merely TO silence
the little LeconPton battery, ana 70 axe stsPs "
indeed even then party in the Free State party hos
THE to Topeka Constitution but It was At tn 81 time
too weak TO lbs real objects Many men, fearing
that the policy VA 20 be dominant, attached
Themselves TO it in hopes of acquiring any prestige
that might flow from it. Charged with being fac
tious and "iDpracticabc, aud urged 10 participate,
that the Territorial Government might be removed,
the people reluctantly did -.
The toOls Of the oigarcy once more pretended that
they had carried the election by the prepoeterous
Oxford and other frauds. Enrsged, the people
preparing to foil buck with renewed devotion -
their old Constitution, when Gov. " akeT rejected the
Oxford and McGbee fravds and thus the people were
bound To the Territorial Government.
Meanwhile the Pro Slavery minority framed q Slave
Constitution, which they refused 10 submit to the
popular vote. The people repudiacd II in the mos
solemn manner il full Delegate Convention. The Ter
rtOria Legislature instructed to submit the two
Constitutions 10 Il far vote of the people OF Kansas.
No proposition could Dc more fair nothing likely
to produce harmonious result if II ever was the de-
sign of the Federal tyrants to ALLOW the people t.
choose their own instrument OF government. But II
not. The Territorial Legislature at lis called SEES
sion, refused 10 do this, alleging as reason, private
pledges to Federal officer, which, as the representa-
lives of the people they had right TO give. proyis
ion was made 10 submit the LecomptOn Constitution
10 vote Of the people under the forms OF territorial
law. This was done, and the people rejected the
IecOmptOn Constitution by an overwhelming ma
jority, and thus made 1t treason against their civil
rights for any man TO assume to hold office under it,
According to the terms of the Constitution, this body
the second Legislative Assembly, convened January
4,
had every where been taken that the territorial forms
should be swept away by the Peoples Government.
Conventions OF the Free.State party had decided.
We have accordingly assembled but find that the
Ter tora Legisture has utterly refused any shape
recognize our existence do anything to strengthen
the Peoples Government. They have refused, even,
to repeal the laws of the Missouri usurpers.
Under these circumstances find that the people
have made another Government, the acts aud iabors
of which are supported byFedera money and Federal
power.
We do not now shrink from any responsibility that
might BE- incurred by sustaining the Peoples Govern
ment, but we inevitably suffer from these facts and
our action s crippled and rendered inefficient.
BY concurrent resolution We asked the Territorial
Legislature to do what the people of right expected
hem to do, and took recess the better TO enable
hem to comply, as best they could, and during which
10 prepare code of laws for the State, to be sub
nittedto legislative action. This done. On re-
fiRd that the Territorial Legislature
has failed to redeem its pledges to majority of those
who elected it. We find that instead Of using the
forms of Territorial Government to overthrow the
Missouri usurpation, such usurpaton has been
egalized, while few general laws and large amount
IF special legislation have been engratted upon IT,
Such are the circumstances under which We find our
selves. High Executive officers under the State Con-
titution have publicly declared that "the Topeka
Constitution is dead Discouraged, many menbers
Of each body have gone home, and left us without
quorum We are still ready Ia perform our duties
should the majority Of the people desire it. Should
irving hour for the people OF Kansas arrive, by the
acceptance OF the lccODptoh Soh,tIuSOh W CVn-
gress shall be at our po-ts should the people de-
eide 10 fell back upon that old Government. We ar
thus compelled by necessity that leaves u no choice,
10 adjourn Tor the present. and TO refer back to the
peoI. who elected u.s. the question to whether the
Topeka Constitution is "deAd.
(nder a fearful opposition from despotic Fedora
pover and under a torrent of malignant abuse and
fssifc alton fl ON pretended friends, have endeav
ored to vindicae the rights Of unquestonable ma
iority CT the people Of Kansas
few yesrs viii serve to develop the Justice and
propriety Of our course. To that future we can
leave II.
We offer this evidence that We have never volunta-
rly abandoned our duty, and viii resume II the mo-
VIM A. PHILLIPS, Cbajrnsn,
J. NJ. HENRY,
w. y. n. Army.
wM. HUTCHINSON,
:. VI. WALDEN,