Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-09-07

Railroads.
Correspondence of tho Spy
LEAvENwoRTH, X. T., Aug. 9th, 1859.
The black Democracy are strenuously OPP
posing the new constitution recently presented
to the people by the Wyandotte Convention.
AS intimated in my last letter, having failed
to control the constitutional movement, and
frame constitution recognizing the assump-
tons of the slave power, the Democracy turn
round and oppose the very excellent instru-
ment now presented to the people of Kansas.
The readers of the Spy have doubtless seen
synopsis of the Wyandotte constitution ere
this. 1t is worthy of the history and of the
freemen ofKansas. 1t is charter of liberty of
which any of the states of this confederacy
might well feel proud. 1t was framed by ear
nest and true men-men who felt the RESPONSE
bility of their position. The Democracy were
persistent in their attempts to engraft into it
the fanatical and sectional principles of their
party, but their fanaticism was properly re-
buked by the convention, as their sectionalism
will surely be discarded by the people.
Two months ago the Democratic leaders of
this territory were on the stump arguing in
favor of admission into the Union. Now, they
oppose the admission of the new state, and
seek the rejection of the constitution present
ed, with an insolence equaled only by their
treachery and dishonesty. This last game is
a desperate one. They know that if Kansas
is admitted into the Union at the approaching
session of Congress, she will be admitted as a
Republican state, with Republican senators
and representatives, ready to take their places
at Washington, and that her electoral vote will
be sure for the Republican nominee for the
presidency, and possibly decide the contest in
his favor What, then, can be expected of the
Democracy but the shameful course they have
taken? 1t is in keeping with their former pol
icy, and will vindicate their well earned repu-
tation as the opponents of true popular Sover-
eighty in the territories. In the present con-
test in Kansas the Democracy seem to have
learned their tactics from Senator Douglas
You will remember that he secured his re-elec-
ton to the Senate by insolence and misrepre-
sentation before the people. So with the
Democratic party here
The Democracy have found fit man for
candidate for delegate to Congress in the
person of Judge S. w Johnston one of Pierce's
appointees to Office. Judge Johnston is fair
| ILLUSTRATION &c Tho nnrr,lI,ting Influences
of slavery. His speeches before the people
are profigate in their tone, and tissue of
cunning misrepresentation. He has the united
support of his party, led on by Gen. Eastin,
Col. Slough, and other prominent border ruff
ans Hon. M. j. Parrot, the Republican
nominee, is able and popular, and nothing but
fraud can prevent his election by large ma.
jority.
see that the Republican press OF the States
take it for granted that Kansas will be admit
ted into the Union by the next Congress if she
| applies for admission, l think this is pre-
Stunning too much on the justice of the United
| States Senate. Let it not be forgotten that
the Senate is the citadel of the slave oligarchy
Through all the Kansas controversy the Sen
ate has constantly neglected the claims of JUS
tice, and manifested daring disregard of
| popular rights Had it not been for this great
stronghold of slavery, Kansas would have long
since been one the free sovereign states of this
Union. L remember the aggressions of the
slave power, through its supple tools in the
federal Senate, too well to believe that lust
Legislation is to be expected from that body
till it is more Thoroughly purged of northern
doughfaces and Southern fanatics
Kansas has caught the railroad fever-a dis
case that has become chronic in the West
Paper railroads are as numerous now as paper
towns were two years ago l know full well
that railroads are an indispensable necessity to
the new prairie states. The development of
the material resources Of the country and the
growth of agricultural and commercial inter-
ests, are rapidly accelerated by railroad COM
munication. But in the present depression of
the general business interests of Kansas, it is
idle to expect that these roads can possibly be
constructed, till her admission as a state, with
the usual grants of land. The land grants
must be the basis upon which capital can be
enlisted and the roads built. Hence the adj
mission of Kansas into the Union at an early
day would hasten the development of her ma
terial interests, enrich her people, and Danish
from her soil corrupt and inefficient terrific
rial government QUINEBAUG.