Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-04-29

Of oI, Tue Pel GIN h. fits than Of losing my own. further
morc promisea and swear that ! VIII, 10 the utmost o U III!
mower. opposr the laws Of the 30 called han,a- LEGISLATURE.
C"r,h.rrnor. uromI.e and swear that, when l hear the
n,ord. Of danger given, / will repair to the place where the
danger Is. | Furthermore promise anu ssear MAJ any
a ~ mr obligation |. al ihs time omitted. VIII consider
he s,nr n, binding wien legally Informed oil IL. l further
more promise and swear that, AT TIE h's oPiro',
,unity. / will commit this obligation to memory. To all "i
mi. svlrnnly swear. without e'iuirocaiion OF selI'e'asi'n'
binding myself under the penalty OF being uecIa,eu IL per
;ur,r before Heaven aud u traitor 10 my country
After this oath had been repeated 10 hih'' w. frames
stated TO Lane that ii "was a very serious opIgauon' -
Laue REPLIED II, wa," and then proceeded to instruct him in
the signs. grips and pas. words Of the order. A'er detailing
much other conversation. the witness says!
81 remarked to the Colonel that Wa sworn u support
,hn.. Law. in taking my oath Is a lawyer, and thai | cohsid-
cred that that oath WAS administered by a HIGHER power
~ h.. .xrrcis.d. and hence ! should not keep the ohlisa.
lion he had given 10 nIr: and under no circumstance" Ouli
I 40 uuytIjn, to .ubyrri the institutions Of The country, or
Mac. myself in opposition 10 the laws AMI he might DEPEND
upou il. would expose Il: the tr>; convenient OPPORTUNITY.
| also Told him | could not, consistently. Keep boih ",iisa'
zion. that had been imposed upon me: tliat was also a
member and minister Of a religious denomination. AMI HAT
/, would no. be- con>istcn, with my Christian duties to Keep
the obligation he had imposed on me- that SHOULD most
certainly. When the subject came NJ, expose u. lie stated
then 10 me, thai; II that was my DISCRIMINATION. ana ! did eN-
prr.. myself =" publicly. | would hardly get away from the
ri,v wish my lie. replied to lin tina; | would e\rre,siay-
III so under all circumstances. both In public anh private. .
Talk abou; the evil effects of slavery upon the moral.
and patriotism 81 those who own this species "' property
When "r where has the history Of the South been i!>eracrt
hy such ac;- a. sully the character, Of these free State pa
i:ic;- of kansas.
\,ain. sir Andrew u. kreirr was before W house we
ether day and received eighty eight votes for b., admission
as Delegate from the Territory Of Kansas. lie was not
elected in pursuance Of any law. GniI 1snhnee and viola
eighty eight men lnembrrs OF iIi> llcu.cl voted 10 assign
Ia him The seat, Of Whitfield. In II letter To one o;his hreih.
rem In Kansas. bearing date January -, lS'd, tHhilr he
wa. in attendance upon this House, l-rlrr advised the
packing Of juries, ~ n "surrr reliance for fr"rSiair inca
than the supreme Court. Ills letter will he found on pages
1854 and lie, Of the report
.You speak Of your probably comm. "n here In frhri.
airy. ~ the Legislature meets in March. | do not So how
YOU can 10 this. In case you are elected nor do how see
how you are to get your case into III" Supr"ni" Court Of
The United States. rNrrp; by writ of error, aIl that can on
~ hr ancr Judgment, AMI Al great expense, nrr 10 see
hos yon can raise, In Tie Supreme Court. any po!ii as &"
the validity Of the laws, except the one 81 their removal to
:he Mission. ! have, however, not examined the Gaze; siili.
| should think tia. \ Few fre-.Statr men OIL the jury would
hr a .urrr reliance than The Sup: eme Court. l should hc,i-
tate long before spending much money on the latter. |
note what you say about Lane. It !. al. very well: but II Is
u good rule never To make IN enemy unnecessarily, or 20
agsravair one without cause. Why not continue {" cores
pond for thu Post, or some other paper
''l.-memler me- kindly to Robinson aul Conway and "ihcr
friends. Latter Is also here.
Yours truly, All. REtDEIi..
Such Is the man whom you have been seeking TO bring
Into This House; u man who never has claimed that ne Nd'
elected in pursuance Of any law Of the lsnd. 4 man who has
advised hi, followers, for the purpose Of defeating the great
ends Of Justice, to pack jurIrS; aud Yet, with this evidcnce
spread ou, before them. lightweight men in this House
have voted To admit him a. i delegate from the Territory OF
Kansas. Verify. -r, these are strange times. and things
are greatly out Of joint. when men can. by the mere force "i
party drili, he brought up ,"a position IKE his. bMt irt Us yo
a title further ROW call the attention Of lie c"inmi;'e r to
sOinp rrulikS al MT. Thaycr, NbO u tn. treasurer oil Oh- az
these emirrant aid societies, aud VIII" delivered an address
al ;;rooklyn, New York. last winter. have that address
now before me. and desire To call attention to certain l'"r'
tiun- nf il, 10 show ih- power nf the organic alton. liz lur-
poses, and the means employed:
III come 10 ask you II this mighty organization 'ha!i he
sustained:
They 20 is ,Mc apostles Of liberty in the West.
"Thc frs, men who went In Kansas wen; ,her" - e,ia'-
lish freedom.
10 be sustained. Il benefits the country by placing in the
West the Institutions Of the North.
III tbs il done, " the power Of the organization inrrca--
ed ';!e lecturer pledged himself to furnish mcn who
wol!d put themselves under bonds that Kansas will be u
free STATE"
There was even ~ possibility that the cmig-anr aid .ocis.
". or some other Northern Organization. would yet direct
their effort, towards the colonization Of Virginia.
lit j. Il fact tina; the North ran he united upon Oh" 'hin:.
AMI tia; j.. mIhin: money. AMI money power i the oHly
power tia; Is fit II he rittca against slavery"
These extract, furnish in1d for serious and anxious re-
icc:Ion. They show clearly that the purpose hr, been TO
make kan-a> free territory. even II j; were found neee'sa'
~ TO suhvrr; ;hr G;ovcrnmrn, 10 accomplish the object
Kansas secured. their efforts are then to be- directed 10 Nir-
giEin.
The proposition I. here laid down. that their money. their
associated wealth., their capital IN The North, Is to hr u-rl
for the purpose of increasing their power. and J., IN he
placed in III" scale against ,Ir South. ia the hope. and un-
der the confident belief, ii.a; th" South j. I" Lee weighed
,!own by their money power. These are the incan. they re-
Is upon 10 carry Oa' their >rheinc- in regard 10 this Terrific
nv of Kan.l-. They rNI'rc; by the aid Of money 90 accom-
p!i.h. no, only in the Norri-wc.; and the West. but hy
means Of IT, influence &" acc"in, iii, in the South, all VIA,
they desire to effect.
tom and influences; and ye: such unlawful practices to
exclude Southern men and Southern Institutions from TIE
seventh and last Territory are upheld, c"rntrnanced ani
las>ionairly justified Icy Il majority oi Northern Rcpre'ci''
taiiycs in Congress.
Are such practice. in accordance will, the view. aud
Indignant u. the people o! the North. think not. The
fanatic. think they ARE. An authoritative decision Mt the
poll. will soon decide. beyond the possibility OF mistake.
which opinion j. correct. walt that decision with conf
lrncc AMI with hope. Upon that decision depends vast in
,cres;., and '!e future harmony and ~rI:,r" "' "n- r'Hn'
try. May the elections - di,chars" ;i'r.r hi-i ''i' ~ -
honor. in verify an; truth. their !i:lrtonch, ja>;, cc:'itu-
,ionr",reciinG and tHion-l"Ning f"rrfaihrr>'
The Topeka constitution the prrna:ur" offspring u! an
archy-c,n-. next In ii,r,- revolutionary movements
The convention which framed the constitution was not IN
any sense legally or properly organized, a;Ii t!'e adoption
Of the con.ritu'iD1 wIS not the result n! she regular ami
solemn action Of 'hc popular power q! the Territory. It's
adoption VA. II miserable farce. WILTON a parallel in the
history Of the nation. Ia proof Of This. L.; candid men de-
eide when they -Iall read the read the facts Of Its history -
About midnish, the rr".icn, said:
I" t;cn,!rnI.n: The constitution has been read for the iir.t
time: those ia favor Of il passage viii signify tile same by
say AZ -. ... .n,.. x,,,or. .x..,.,o, in =.
loud aud enthusiastic tone.
81 move that the constitution he read a second time by
is title. said Mr.. Parrot.
a. The constitution Of Kansas read the Secretary.
Those in favor Of IL. passage, said the President, will
signify by saying ay.
II never saw such y perfectly dramatic scene a. | looked
a: when the President aid 80 Every delegate involu"'ari-
Is held up his hand aud shouted dp-hal! rising ~ he CAV"
in hi, vote.
II move ,ha, the constitution b. read Icy it, title a ;hiTl
time. said Mr.. Drlaiay.
III was read the third ;snc, and the Tr"siien, ,Slin pa:
the question.
1.-THE constitute, l. Adopted, said she President. ,
Three cheers FOR she first free constitution OF kanS's,
said Mr.. Schuyler, Of Council city.
Every delegate aud spectator Immediately raised h!'
hat, and waving i, in the air, gave three times three loud,
long, AMI hearty cheers.
"As The sound Of the cheering lied away. The hour and
minute hand. ot our watch we're pnin,in: al twelve
sicil wa, the m"l- ~ it, adoption, ~ described hy an
cy-wiinc>.-;hr cuT;"sponitn; o! ilt -. Louis Democrat;
This Constitution. TINS adopted, 4 MAJORITY Oh The Hnh."
desire 10 recognize. II !. NV rnrp"s" {" show that a Con
,,i,utinn gotten ~ Ia .ucl, manner violate every principle
which !i- At the foundation OF our Government. and il AZ
war with the rcniu- and sober u-lfr' b' me AMERICAN l'"'
pie. In support O: this position, ! will rely upon an "u,
ihoiity which | suppose no Northern man VII In"-'i"n !
alludc 80 Daniel wrbster's great ~ -rn'tn' hrI!,r the 81
rreme Court OF the United S'lic'. in the cas" OF Martin LII
21ih day OF January. i.>. | will hurriedly cnhncis'- Tia.
principles laiL down by Mr.. Webster. for the rurpc." 81
making an application Of those principles /" this Topeka
Constitution, AMI the manner II iis adoption:
'rir,,, AMI chief, said Mr.. w. no man makes 4 question
that the people are The source Of all political power. Gov
rrnmen, is instituted for their good, and it, members are
their agents and servants"
Again. Mr. Webster says:
lie; all admit, what none deny. tia, the only .ource OF
polhical power ia thi- country j. the people. Let IT. admit
that they ARE sovereign. for they are 10: that j. 10 Say, The
aggregate community. he collected will OF the people l.
sovereign
sllayins agreed tina, all power l. originally from the peo-
pie, and that they can confer n much o' u a. ,h"y please
The nrNt principle is. ;ha, a. the exercise OF legislative
powcr and the other powers Of Government immediately
l'"' 'E
rs the people themselves. l. imprac,icahle, they must be
exercised by Tie Representatives OF the people and
what distinguishes American governments NJ much as Any
thin: el.e from any other governments 81 ancient or OF
modern times, i. The marvellous felicity If 'hHir Representa-
tive system.
Again, Nh. Webster says:
'.Thc power l. with ,he people; bu, they cannot exercise
it in mas,,. or per capita: they can only exercise !; 10y 'hei:
representatives..
'Now. the ba,i, of hi. representation i suffrage.
''Thi. being 80. ;lirn follow two other great principles Of
III" American sy-;rn;
THE first il. that the RICH; of suffrage shall be- guarded.
protected, secured against force aud against fraud. And
The second j., that it, eXrrci.. -hall be- prescribed 10y pre-
yiou- law: II. qualifications shall hr prescribed by previous
~: III. time and place Of IL, exercise -!ihii h- prescribed
liz prryiou, law: the manner II it, exercise under whose
supervision always sworn officers 81 the lhw-i' I" hc pre-
>crihcl. And then. again, the results are to he certified To
the central power by some certain rule. by soInc known
public officers. in some clear aIdi definite form, I" The end
ina, two thing. may he done; first, that every man entitled
10 vote may vote: second. that his vote may be lent ir'
ward aud counted. and 80 lac may exercise Ia, part OF sovc.
rriruty in common with his f.llow.man. In the exercise OF
political power through representatives We know nothing.
We never have known any thing. but such an eNcrci"e u.
.houlL he carried through. the prescribed forms Of Law; and
when v - depart from that We hall wander "a, widely from
A-@An Nh8 r1FI al HIS Ann