The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-06-09

IN, but YOU may do this; eli those who are
Dr. Lecompton may throw into hat blue
cans, but all those who are opposed to Lecomp
on may throw 10 black beans; then. when
Il have thrown in their beans. count. and il
he blue beans are the most in number, Kan
as is in with Lecompton; but il the black
,eans are the most numerous, then there IS
10 State of Kansas, and no Lecompton con-
But il does not stop there; the act goes
further, and shows what is to be done il they
thus reject this constitution. ~ reads as
follows;
. AT the said election the voting shall be
by ballot, and by indorsng on his ballot, as
each voter may please. Proposition accept
ed or Proposition rejected Should ma
jority Of The Yates cast be for Proposition
accepted the President of the United States,
as soon as the fact is duly made known to
him, shall announce the same by procama-
ton; and thereafter, and without any further
proceedings on the part OF Congress-, the ad'
mission 81 the State Of Kansas into the Union
upon an equal footing with the original States,
in all respects whatever. shall be complete
and absolute; and said State shall be entitled
to one member in the House of Representa-.
lives in the Congress Of the United States un-
Ill the next census be taken BY the Federal
Government. But should a majority of the
votes cast be for Proposition rejected il
shall be deemed and held that the people OF
Kansas do not desire admission into the Un-
ion with said constitution under the condi-
lions set forth IN the said proposition; and 10
that event the people Of said Territory are
hereby authorized and empowered to ihrm
Tor themselves a constitution and State gov.
ernment, by the name OF the State Of Kansas.
according to the Federal Constitution. and
may elect delegates for that purpose when
ever. aud not before, il is ascertained by \
census duly and legally taken that the pupu-
lation Of said Territory equals or exceeds the
ratio Of representation required for member
Of the House Of Representatives Of the Con-
gress Of the United States; and whenever
thereafter sncl delegates shall assemble in
convention. they shall first determine by a
vote whether il is the wish Of the people Of
the proposed State TO be admitted into the
Union at that time aud, u so. shall proceed
to form constitution, and tase all the me-
cessary steps for the establishment Of State
government 10 conformity with the Federal
Constitution, subjec, 10 such limitations aud
restrictions as 10 the mode aud manner Of its
approval or ratification by the people Of the
proposed State as they may have prescribed BY
law, and shall be entitled 10 admission into
the Union. as State under such constitution
thus fairly and legally made. with or without
slavery. as said constitution may prescribe. !"
tell YOU, SIR, there is. substantially. the
principle Of the Crittenden- Montgomery bill.
this" unparalleled outrage supported By
the friends, WIN set out with the Senate bill
aud the Green amendment, that IS the iilenti-
cal thing that has been passed. and Is now
glOrified all over the country with shouts and
songs and feastings. by the very men who
Denounced il so bitterly in the beginning.
Ia reference to the allusion | made To the
test oaths imposed by the first Territorial
Legislature. my colleague mentions an oath
TO enforce the fugitive slave law, There be
stops.
Why does he stop there: To impress. !
presume. the southern people falsely that in
my speech ! complained that the people Of
Kansas we're required 10 take an oath 10 sup.
port the Consultations, aud an oath 10 enforce
the Fugitive slave law: Did he hot know
aud well understand me TO be referring 10 the
extraordinary oaths which prohibited the
people from conyersing on aad debating the
question which. BY the terms Of the Kansas.
Nebraska act, Was left for them To- decide
among and Tor lhcmsrltcsi Why did he not
then 20 Oil aud argue fairly, aud not 80 IN.
kindly strive to fix Odium on me, as lie well
understood that ] was referring 10 these
0aths
lie quotes f,om Northern spreche.. from
those Shnss sentiments are unpopular IN the
South. Then, lie asks. " suppose the name
Of the member from Ohio Mr.. Gliding.
was attached I" &c. Why did he not copy
from what was said 10 the South a, well a. IN
the North; read lrum the Richnond Eur
guirer. Speaking Of Kansas and the Leeomp.
tnn constitutions. Tie Editor says:
:" We still believe that the constitutional
convention. although legitimatrly assembled
resDrted to a means Of submission of The con
stItution entirely at variance with republican
principle aud sanctioned By no precedent 81
republican history. We cannot recognize
that this constitution has been either formally
or virtually adopted. either by the epn,rn.
tlon al LecOmpion o. by the people u Kans.
a.. We consider that the mode Of submis.
sion fesOrted 70 was intended to defeat. and
did defeat, all fair expression ~ that popular
will to which the sehedple IL Submission pro.
lcssed TO deier. Under these circumstances
We agreed. with large number 81 the Demo.
cratic party. by insisting that constitution
legally framed should also be legally adopted.
beior, Il could be imposed by congressional
action upon a sovereign people that the
! l.eeomptOn constitution shUuii be Submitted
TO Toll, lair. free Submission TO the people,
who should thus be enabled 70 elect is rati.
iication or rejection
That paper, il will be seen, hold. that the
convention vas legitimate, yet believes that
/ Il resprted 10 means for the Submission ol
the constitution entirely at variance with The
original design and spirit d the Kansas bill
aud the wishes Of tie people. lie might