, 1859-08-23
THE. ClNRlIC8 IN KANSAS
Speech Of the .lfo44 II. r. Conway, II
Le4veaav foFse, Aug ID.
[FromAo Le1vsnxefth Ttsnsa.,'

..;::> IS lFsoaa 1ea,:e.etts 1tn'A1 = r.
jthat arc the oa1ectis5si y the Consti ution,
It u mid TINT the Caaa1ttution does not make
the State biz e61axh. 1T cuts of the = Great
American Deseestsand the Gold Mines, aod
don't extend the northern boundary to the
Platte. With the boundaries which me tonsh.
los, 900 square miles. th,uk this ought to be
sufficient TO satisfy tue most greedy land mon;
anolizinx1 glo.Saxon III the countrJ.- II land
made The greatness Of Suites, this ought to
make kansaa one OF the greatest States in the
world. The State Of New fork-the Empire
State-bas 47.90D square mies. The State St ot
SQUARE % miles. Glio. Ias 5s,st4 -s4usre mites.
Under this Constellation, Kansas wouh contain
almost rs many square miles as the three great
est States Of the American Union put together.
1t would be almost as large as Great Britain
md ireland. which c1ntain only 118;0n0: Target
than Prussia, which contains only 107 900; and
as lnrge as Belgium, Portugal, s~itzerland' and
several other important European States, all
put together 1t is all follY; therefore, to speak
Of the proposed State being too small. There is
no need for States Of the Ainericah Union to be
as large ~ the whole contineet Of Europe. Our
system Of government looks to small States,
mud power well distributed. In addition to this,
however, the gold region is over 800 miles from
Eastern kansas. a great desert int*rsenes be-
tween them. The Inhabitants Of the one are
miners. those OF the other almost entirely agEi
culturalists. They are distinct communities
They hare nothing In common to require. .
common government. Besides, the inhabit
ants Of the gold region are unanimously op
posed to being taken into our State. Surely
va will not "force Constitution upon an IN
willing pcop!e." Il is urged, however, that b
hare to build the Pacific Rairoad 10 the top o
the Rocky Mountains, instead Of one. But wh,
object to ths7 Would it not be a most excel
lieut. arrangement? Cannot Congress gran
lands to two States as well as to one, aud canno
the people Of two Suites build railroad a
well as those of one? Why not? By the tim
/ Kansas would get her railroad to the .Wesser
boundary. The State Of Jefferson would base
completed to hsr Western boundary, nnd tue
the State Of California would take it up and cal
~ it to the Pucide shore. And this is the tru
way to build The Pacific railroad. Let it be don
| on the principle of the division Of labor, an
done by the people who have their homes alop
its line, US far as possible, With the help Of Coz
The purpose. The people Of Jefferson ind c
California will be just as ready to put the Fl
| ciic railroad through, rs are the people af kai
sis We hare not got all the patriots in ii
country.
the u1her grcat objection urged against til
| Constitution, is because Of its plans of appol
tiouing the State for the election Of the firs
Legislature Hut the trouble here, is exclusive
~ among the politicians. The Democrats ~
afraid the Republicans will carry the Le9isl'
ture. But THIS is small objection. It will III
concern the people much. The object of requi
ing members Of II Legislature to be electe
from different districts, is to secure represel
tation as just as may be Of the different inte
ests in the community, which may be effecte
BY the action of the government. If IN appo
tionnlent answers this end, all is well, DO matte
how many counties may be put together to col