The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-07-30
The 1fefalo Of EreeocM.
LAWRENCE. *. Il.
Saturday Morning, July 80, 1853.

The Preamble 10 the Wyandor Constitution.
We give the original Preamble, as re-
ported by the Committee, consisting Of
Messrs. Hutchinson, Lille, Hanway, Per
~, and John Wright; Mr.. McDowell's
amendment, and Mr.. S,inson's substitute,
which was adopted. The Committee ev
identity believed in circumlocution
PREAMBLE.
Existence was the first gift of 0mnipo-
tence to man. 1t is the end Of the insti.
tuition and administration of Government
to secure to every individual perfect free
dom to enjoy in safety and tranquility the
rights and blessings of that existence and
whenever these great objects are not OBJ
tanned, the people have right to insti
tute new government, and take meas.
ures necessary for their protection and
happiness.
The body polite is formed by a volun-
tary association Of individuals; it is a
community in covenant, where the whole
people treat with each citizen, and each
citizen treats with the whole people, that
all shall be governed by certain laws for
the common good. 1t is, therefore, the
duty Of the people, in framing their Or
ganic Law, to provide for an equitable
mode of making laws, as we'll as an i'm
partial Interpretation and faithful exc
cUstion of them, that every citizen may, at
all times, find security in them.
We, therefore, the people of Kansas
acknowledging, with grateful heerts, the
goodness OF the great Legislator and Pre-.
server ofthe Universe in atfording us ar
opportunity, peaceably, and without fraud
or violence, of entering into an original
explicit and solemn compact with eacl
other, and Of forming a Constitution o
civil government for ourselves and oul
posterity; having the right of admission
into the Union as one of the American
States, consistent with the Federal Con
stltution, and by virtue Of the treaty o
cession by France to the United States o
the province Of Louisiana believing tina
the right Of self sovornmept IL inherent
and should be asserted in accordance will
the popular will and Federal Constitution
do ordain and establish the followin.
Constitution as the fundamental law of
free and Independent State, by the nam
and style of the State of Kansas, bounde,
as follows, to wit
Mr.. McDowell's amendment:
We, the Delegates to this Constitution
al Convention, grateful to our constituent
for the high honor they have cOnferre,
upon us IN eIecting us to this responsibl
though not lucrative office, and satisfied
that we come here without fraud and vic
lence, or any species Of skullduggery, an
legislating not only for the millions VIII
are to come after us, but for ourselves
(desirous of a speedy completion Of on
labors, as scrip is not received in VIVIAN
dott City for board and believing as W
do in the individualism of the socia
forces and the various and complicate
ramifications Of the isothermal lines, owe
the beautiful prairies and broad bottom
OF this fair Territory, where the wild In
diaRs once roved and the wolf dug hi
hole in the ground, in no completely wit
the evil one, and prompted by the high
est impulses of perfect political philos
ophy; do hereby make, appoint, consti
tute, and set up the following constitution
Mr.. S.inson's substitute
We, the people of the Territory of Kan
sas, grateful to Almighty God for the civ
IL and religious privileges vouchsafed t
us. 10 insure full and perfect enioymer
OF our rights as American citizens, d
hereby ordain and establish this Const
tuition of the State of Kansas