Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-02-11
The onlv remedy therefore in this case

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If the delegates have in any manner VI
lated the viii of their constituents, Il
people always possess the power
change their constitution or laws acco
: ding to their own pleasure.
The question of slavery was submitte
to the election of the people on the 2li
of December last, in obedience to II
mandate of the Constitution. Here
t gain, fair opportunity was presente
to the adherents of the Topeka Const
tuition, if they were the majority, to d.
eide this excitingquestion in their ow
way, and thus restore the peace OF thl
distracted Territory; but they again r.
fused to exercise the right of popula
sovereignty, and again suffered the cleo
ton to pass by default.
i / heartily rejoice that wiser and bet
ter spirit prevailed among large ma
jority of these people on the first Mon
day in January, and that they did o.
that day vote under the Lecomptol
Constitution, for Governor and othe
State officers, member of Congress
and members of the Legislature. Thi
election was warmly contested by TIA
parties, and larger vote polled than q
any previous election in the territory
We may now reasonably hope that tn.
revolutionary Topeka organization vii
be speedily and finally abandoned
and this viii go far toward a fina
settlement of the unhappydifferencss II
Kansas.
If frauds have been committed at THU
election by one or both parties, the
Legislature and people of Kansas under
their Constitution know how to redress
themselves and punish these detestabls
but too common crimes without outside
interference. ~
The people of Kansas have in their
own way, and in strict accordance with
the organic ace, framed q Constitution
and State Government, have submitted
the all-important question OF slavery to
the people, and have elected a Cover
nor, q Member OF Congress, members
of the State Legislature, and other off,
GERS and they now ask admission into
the Union under this Constitution. Re-
publican in its form, it is for Congress
to decide whether they will admit or re-
iect the State which has thus been Gre
ated. For my own part l am decidedly
in favor of it's admission, thus termins-
ting the Kansas question. This will
carry out the great principle of non-in-
tervention. Sanctioned by the organic
act which declared in express language
in favor of the non-intervention of Con-
gress with slavery, in the State and Ter
ritories leaving the people perfectly
free to form and regulate their domestic
institutions in their own way, subject
only to the Constitution of the United
States. In this manner, by localizing
the question of slavery and confiding II
to the people who are Immediately con-
cerned, every patriot anxiously expect
ed that this question would be banished
from the halls of Congress, where it has
always exerted a baneful influence to
the country.
Mr.. Buchanan further suggests: 1t
has been solemnly adjudged by the high
est judicial tribunal that slavery exists
in Kansas by virtue of the Constitution
of the United States. Kansas is there
fore at tbis moment as much slave
State as Georgia or South Carolina.
Without this, the equality of the SOW
ereign States composing the Union wo'd
be violated and the use and enjoyment
of territory acquired by the common
treasure of all the States, would be clo-
sed against the people and property of
nearly half of the members Of the con-
federacy. Slavery can therefore never
be prohibited in Kansas except through
the means of constitutional provision,
and in no other manner can this be OBJ
tanned so promptly, if the majority of
the people desire it, as by admitting her
into the Union, under her present Con
stitution. On the other hand, should
Congress reject the Constitution, under
the idea of affording the dlsafected in
Kansas third opportunity to prohibit
slavery in the State, which they might
have done twice before, if in the major
ity, no man could foretell the consequent
ces. IF Congress for the sake of these
men who refused to vote on the 21st OF
December when they might, as they
claim, have stricken slavery from the
Constitution, should now reject this
State, because slavery, remained in the
Constitution, it is manifest that the OBJ
lection upon this subject will be renew.
ed in more alarming form than it has
ever before assumed.
Mr.. Bigler moved that the Message
be printed and referred to the Commit
tee on Territories.
Mr.. Trumbull looked onthe Message
as perverted and incorrecthistory from
beginning to end of the difficulties il
Kansas. He said there was no usurpa
ton in Kansas further than that com
mitted by the President and the army
which had been ordered there without
authority of law. He argued that the
admission of Kansas under the Leeomp
ton Constitution, would be violation
of the Kansas Nebaska act.
Mr.. Douglas would not now go into al
argument relative to the questions raiset
by the Presidents Message. His opin
ions had been clearly expressed on pre-
vious occasions. He thought the bette
course would be to refer the Message t.
the Committee on Territories. Hopinl
that course would be adopted, he aske'
leave to present remonstrance signe'
by certain gentlemen, as the Governo
and State officers ofKansas, against tn
reception of that State into the Unio
under the Lecompton Constitution
which he moved be referred to the Com
mittee on Territories, and printed.
Mr.. Toombs expressed his hearty az
prevail of the Presidents policy.
MADISON, Feb. S.--Called to erde
/ by the speaker. Prayer by Rev. NJ
| Hester.
Mr.. Vinton moved that a call of th