The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1859-08-20
%YANDoTT, K. T., Monday,|

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You will, doubtless. receive copy oil
the new Constitution of Kansas, by the
mail which carrie, this, and you will see
that it fully bears out BY internal evidence
what | wrote you yesterday, Of the influ-
ences under which the decision was eff.
fected. | told you that neither Rspubli
cans nor Democrats contested the ques-
tion on the basis Of principleLthe real
issue made being an issue of prospective
pelf. The Helen Of this new Trojan war
was one Mother Earth, in her we'll known
character rs lovely town lot.
Ii you will run your eye carefully over
The new Constitution, you will fluid that
1t contains nothing to which the Democ
racy could really take exception--for on
the negro question there is very little real
Difference now between the Republicans
and the Democrats Of Kansas. Compare
the present Organic Act with the draft Of
the Bill Of Rights submitted early in Ju.
ly, and you will observe that wherever in
the latter any specially anti-slavery pro.
vision or qualification was inserted, il has
been struck out in the actual instrument
The people Of Kansas may ratify. the
Constitution now framed, and probably
will, since the interests enlisted in sup
port of il are on the whole the heaviest IN
the Territory; and don't mean to deny
that it is on the whole quite ft to be rat
Itied but if its passage or ratification are
quoted as proving the anti-slAvery TEN
per OF Kansas, the anti slavery men of
the East will do well to look TO the facts
before lifting their voices in shouts Of Joy.
Take few instances. The first article
Of the Bill Of Righ's reported in July, re.
cited the "inalienahle right Of all men to
the control Of their own persons" This
clause has disappeared it is probably
-baried in lot on Capitol square at Tope
ka. In the Bill of Rights as reported, the
right Of trial by jury was extended to
persons Of all conditions.n On this head
discreet silence is now observed.
Ii the Democrats could have secured
their objsets in the way of -ocation."
they would have made no difficulty with
the Constitution. But, however coucilia-
tory the Republicans we're prepared TO be
on the mere question Of Republican prin.
elples and anti slavery formulas, they
set their faces as flinr' against any tam
pering with the Topeka speculation. The
las. crash OF the Convention was a fury
1T personal passions, not of partisan hos
tilities. And "a awful crssh'' it was
The Republicans exult exceedingly in the |
valor OF one Of their number, a son of |
Anak, and also Scotchmsn, named Nc
CnilUugh, who made Horder reign I'M
Wyandott, much as Prince Paskiewitch
achieved the same miracle in Warsaw, by |
rushing. SIX feet three by two feet six oil
him, INTO the midst Of the bowling, and
crying, and clamoring members, aud with
two vast fists elevated in the air, threat
sning to pound the thirteen noisy Demo
'rAts into one silent jelly. / don't know
how true this may be, but the champion
. big enough TO make one believe in the
virtue ofoat-meal for breeding bone, and
Ill accounts agree that the most persistent
lttempis ct disorder came from certain
;ol- Slough, not at all "of despond," but.
N the contrary, of the State Of Ohio, on
he Democratic side Of the house. - Ii
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The New-Lights have carried il in the .
Constitution, which j. full Of all the latest
ashions' in politics. Homestead Rx- u
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