Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-07-29
LETTER FROM KANzAs.


The Kanzas Constitutional Contention - The
Black Democracy at,UdyS in Chdrdcter-W What
the Convention has done-FTdud Schemes Of the
PrO-stauery Party Defeated
CHAMBER CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, I
Wyandotte, X. T., July %, 1859.
A brighter day dawns upon the future of
Kanzas. The people of this territory who
have been so long crushed down beneath the
iron heel of federal usurpation, will ask of the
next Congress recognition of their rights in
form that cannot well be denied though in
view of past history, the demands of justice
may still be unheeded by the Black Democracy.
The Constitutional Convention which assem-
bled here on the 9th inst, went boldly to work,
and from present appearances will have fin
ished its labors before the close of the month,
presenting constitution excellent in its gen
eral features, and acceptable to everybody but
the negro party which worships at the shrine
of Sambo and Buchanan. After all the brag-
gadocia of the Democratic organs there are but
seventeen full-booded Buchanan men in the
convention, the doubtful ones having very SEN
sibly gone over to the Republicans. By the
way, these KanZas Democrats are a curious
compound, having, if possible, a more close
affinity" to negroism than Massachusetts
Postmaster or Custom House officer. The
ghost of a "nigger" seem to haunt them by
day and by night If you should hear one of
these fellows declaimng on the floor of the
Convention, You would not for moment i'm
agIne that the question of discussion was any.
thing else but the veritable jaded Sambo, who
furnishes the gospel of modern Democracy,
both in the North and in the South. Yet the
question before the Convention may be on
Railroads, Banking, State boundaries, or any
other subject but that of Slavery. The Dem
ocratic members of the Convention dish up
the, negro in all forms, but as the Republicans
believe in providing for the interests of free
labor, and that our government was instituted
for the benefit of the whole race as well as the
black, they leave the negro business in the
hands OF the Democracy, content while ac-
knowledging in the new constitution the equal
rights of all men.
Here is summary of what the Convention
has decided thus far:
On boundary.-T Convention determined
last Saturday, that the boundaries should be
the same as the territorial boundaries, only
that the western boundary of the Territory
shallbe the 23d degree of longitude west from
Washington. There was a contest on the an
nexation OF Southern Nebraska. 1t was lest,
70 to II. The petition of the Ladies for GER
tain political privileges and rights, was report
ed on adversely by the Committee.
a proposal was adopted allowing women
to haye equal control in all school matters.
! The word white was inserted as qlalifca-
ton for the elective franchise Motions to in
clude negroes, Indians and mulattos, were laid
on the table, as also have been motions to ex-
clude negroes, &c. BLACK Laws)
The decision of the boundary question, as
above stated, is a severe blow to the hopes of
the pro-savery party, for by taking in South
| ern Nebraska and retaining the Pixies Peak
| region in that new State, they would have an
excellent chance to play at their familiar games
of fraud, and with fair prospect of making
| kanzas Democratic State But Pixies Peak
is excluded, and since the political games con
cocted in that region have thus come to an end
should not be surprised if the Democracy
should turn round and try to prevent the adop-
ton of the new constitution. Nobody but a
| prophet, however, can tell what the next step
| e 49, -
and downward course. Modern Democracy
in the States is degenerate and filthy in its
outrageous disregard of principles and human
rights but here in Kanzas, under the pupil
age of the federal officials, it is most disgust
ing foe to popular liberty and good govern
ment. When the Convention has concluded
its labors | will send you resume of its do
ings. QuINEBAUG