The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1859-01-12
The Presidents Message In Kansas.

While the Black Republican party and
their allies are stigmatizing that portion of
President BUoHANAN's late message which
is appropriated TO review of the Kansas
question, as untrue with reference TO facts
and unsound in policy, the papers and peo-
.pe of that Territory are applauding Mr..
BUCHANAN for standing firmly on the wise,
conservative and constitutional platform
which he erected in his first communication
to Congress upon this vexed and irritating
subject. The Kansas National Democrat,
when noticing the Presidents mess age,
says:
We were well pleased to see that the
President stands firmly by his policy in re-
gard to this Territory Had his plan been
fully carried out, long ere this, Kansas would
| have been State with Constitution pro.
hibiting slavery. The President had no right
| 10 dictate to the people of Kansas how they
should make Constitution, and Congress
had no right to reject it, as it was Republi-
can in its character, excepting for the reason
that our population was not sufficiently large
10 entitle US TO an equality of representation
with the States, and this they would not do:
but very wisely agreed that we might be-
come State, and within thirty days there
alter, through the act of a Free State Legis-
lature, take the proper steps for determining
whether the settlers desired change for
the Lecompton Constitution. Thus it will
be seen that the President and Congress,
strictly and TO the very letter. carried out the
terms of the Cincinnati resolution.
1t is the merest demagogueism and a base
! lie, to assert that the President or Congress
attempted to impose upon US Pro Slavery
Constitution against our wishes, inasmuch
| as it was known that our Legislature elected
| under that Constitution was almost unani-
mously Free State, and our right 10 change
the Constitution Immediately after admis-
sion, was ably set forth by the President,
and his views endorsed by Democratic
Senate.
| Had the patriotic portion of our anti.s
very settlers gone to the polls in June 1857,
as they should have done, they could very
easily have carried large majority of the
| delegates 10 the Constitutional Convention,
and thus have prevented the formation of a
Constitution obnoxious 10 them. In June,
| 1857, they were under the lead of radical
| Abolitionists, who came TO Kansas to create
discord and produce, ii possible, the disso-
iution Va tno Oulon. IHerelore tne5e raul
cal'' leaders in council determined not to
vote, and thus permitted the Convention to
be carried by radical or ultra men on the
other side, by which means they could
readily promote their object, and avoid all
the responsibility. Considering the object
to be accomplished, the scheme was well
taid, and served to deceive many of our set
tiers, and completely humbugged the peo.
pie OF the States. The settlers in October,
1857 repudiated the radical Abolition lead.
ers by attending the polls against their ad
vice, which resulted in their carrying the
election OF that year. In December 1857,
the Anti-Slavery men called Convention,
10 determine whether they would vote for
officers under the Lecompton Constitution.
These former Abolition leaders succeeded
in packing that Convention, and resolved
not TO participate in tina: election. The
patriotic and loyal Anti-Slavery men pre-
sent, refused TO be bound by such trickery
they withdrew, held another Convention,
resolved 10 vote, nominated ticket, and
carried all the officers under the Lecompton
Constitution. For their patriotic course we
are we'll pleased TO see, they have received
favorable notice in the message.