Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1859-08-18
Bleeding kansas.

The Constitution adoptedby the Kansas Consti
tutional convention recently held at Wvaudot has
been published. 1t contains the main features of
the Constitutions of the Northern States Slavery
IS forever excluded. The House of Representa-
tlves Is to consist Of 10 members and the Senate
OF % The number, after the first election is to
be regulated by law, but never to exceed 100
members Tor the House and 80 for the Senate
Inc Democratic members refused to sign the
Constitution, but that will not avail. The instru-
ment Is considered good one and will most likely
be approved by vote of the people-Ft Vayne
Republican.
Pending all former Efforts the frat
particularly--to form a State Constitution
for Kansas, we do not suppose there are
half dozen of our readers who have for.
gotten the great hue and cry raised by the
black Republican party from one extreme
portion of the country to the other about
poor bleeding Kansas. Oh yes! Irretriev-
ably sold and bartered away to the south;
freedom and free soil all gone to the devil
our precious territories all sacrificed
and the next thing our own free States will
be made to bow at the shrine of the mon
ster svil--slavery. etc., etc. These and
greater by pocritical absurdities were belch
ed forth In the abolition sheets all over the
country.
When the Democrats and their Press
would tell them that Kansas would certain
~ come In as free State--that they fully
relied upon the wisdom and sagacity of
the popular sovereigns themselves to do
their own law making and voting without
any legislative interference from higher
powers, about the only answer they would
hear, was DOugh-faces. and finally pro.
slarery Democracy, etc. Don't you recol-
lect it, friend Bailey? We do. This form.
ed then and does now the very germ and
groundwork of the Republican party; and
save It's dsroted adherence to rank aboli.
tionlsm, gave it vitality as an organized
party; and which has in few instance,
given few cravingpolitical asplrants places
and little brief preferment, and sufficient
influence to render their new tangled mix
ture quite formidable opposition.
But in accordance with the true predio.
ton of the Democracy, Kansas will come
into the Union as free State.
The late Convention, composed as it was
of both parties, ananimously--witht the ex.
eeption of a single roice-voted that il
should ever be free State. And now
what will the opposition do for a hobby
over which TO yell during the campaign of
1860? They may console themselves in
the hope of division Of the Democracy.
in anticipation of which they chuckle at ev-
cry little jar they can imagine between the
different aspirants for the nomination of the
Charleston Convention. Let them. This
country has we'll trusted the Democracy.
In other instances, as in the Kansas con-
test for the permanent establishment of the
popular sovereignty doctrine. the princi-
pies of the Democratic party so Justly
claim predominant place in the affections
of the American people, that no one but
profound political skeptic can doub, their
perpetuity.
We have never for momcnt-n all our
anxiety for Kansas coming in as free
State--let its political complexion trouble
US. When the regulation of it's own do.
nestle affairs were submitted to the bona
fds voters Of the Territory. we were will
ing to abide the consequences. 1t has been
SO. and we are satisfied with the result, but
abolitionism is not.
Since writing the above, we have receiv-
ed the Detroit Free Press containing an
article upon the subject of admitting Kan
sas as State with the Constitution she
now presents. provided her people ratify it.
The Free Press says:
"1his, however, Is Just what the black republicans
afraid of. They do not want Kansas admitted,
bot they do want the democratic party to refuse it
admi,tance, for upon this they build all their hopes
ofpolitcal capital next year. 1t was with this in
tention that the notification section reported,
but the scheme so bold and quickly exposed
tina. they dare not adopt it. This having failed
them, they are now making themselves miserable
over the alleged failure to comply with the Eng
lish act, and affirm that the want of the requisite
population will keep her out. We venture to pre-
dict however, that, should this objection be raised
in Congress- it will be done by the black republicans,
just "a it has been done now. lnded, it will be no
of SURPRISE should the constitution be rati-
fed by the people, and the democrats in Congress;
manifest disposition to support it, to ths black
republicans array themselves against it, on some
such pretext as this
Chicago and Country Merchants.