The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-01-21
The Presidents Message in Kansas.

While The Black Republican party and their
allies are stigmatizing that portion OF President
Buchanan's late message which is appropriated
to a review of The Kansas question, as untrue
with reference to facts and unsound ln policy,
the papers and people Of that Territory are APP
planding Mr.. Buchanan for standing firmly on
The wise, conservative and constitutional plat
form which he erected in his first communica-
ton TO Congress upon this veXed and irritating
subject. The Kansas National Democrat, when
noticing the Presidents message, says:
We were we'll pleased to see that the Presi-
dent stands firmly BY bis policy in regard to
this Territory. Had his plan been.fAlly carried
out, long ere this, Kansas would have been
State with Constitution prohibiting slavery
The President had no right 10 dictate to the
peoule of Kansas how they should make Con-
stituticn, and Congress had no right to reject IT,
as it was Republican n lis character, excepting
for the reason that our population was not sufh-
GENTLY large TO entltle us to an equality Of rep
resentation with the States, and this they would
not do, but very wisely agreed that We might
become a State, and within thirty days there
after, through the act ola Free State Legislature
take the proper steps for determining whether
the settlers desired change of the
Lecompton Constitution. Thus it will be seen
that the President and Congress, strictly and 10
the very letter, carried out the terms of the Gin
| cinnati resolution.
| 1t is the mprest demagogueism and base lie,
10 assert that the President or Congress attempt
ed to impose upon us Pro-Savery Constitution
against our wishes, inasmuch as it was known
| that our Legislature elected under that Consti-
| tuition was almost unanimously Free State, and
our right to change the ConstitutloR Immediate
! IL after admission, was ably set forth by the
| President, and his views endorsed by Demo
cratic Senate.
Had the patriotic portion Of our anti-slaveTy
settlers gone to The polls in June 1857, as they
should have done, they could very easily have
carried a large majority of the delegates 10 the
Constitutional Convention, and thus have pre-
vented the formation of Constitution obnoxious
| to them. In June, 1857, they were under the
lead of radical Aboltionists, who came to Kan
sas to create discord and Produce, if possible
the dissolution of the Union. Therefore these
Hradical" leaders in council determined not to
vote, and thus permitted the Convention to bt
carried by radical or ultra men on the othel
side, by which means they could more readily
promote their object, and avoid all the respon-
igshlitVz Considering the assieat TO- hezsaGcoal:
| 10 deceive many Of our settlers, and completed y
humbugged the people OF the States. The sci.
tiers in October, 1857, re qdiated the radica
Abolition leaders by attending the polls against
their advice, which resulted in their carrying
the election ofthat year. Ia December, 1857,
the Anti-Slavery men called a Convention, to
determine whether they would vote for officers
under the LecomPton Constitution. These for
mer Abolition leaders succeeded in packing
that Convention, and resolved not to participate
IN that election. The patriotic and loyal Anti
Slavery men present, refused to be bound by
such trickeTy; they withdrew, held another
Convention, resolved to vote, nominated a tick
ct, and carried all the officers under the Le-
compton Constitution For their patriotic
course we are we'll pleased to see, they have
received a favorable notice in the message.