The gazette and Democrat. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1860, 1860-06-14
Admission If Kansas.


No event has ever occurred in The his.
tory of The republic Of the United States
of America, that has been watched with
more intense interest by the freemen Of
the nition. than the progress Of affairs in
Kansas. For the FIRST time during its
existence, is witnessed the spectacle Of an
organized eHort by minority in power
aud against the will offs majority. 10 fastcn
upon free territory an institution fen
ave to very large majority Of the bona
6de settlers upon the soil. This scheme
has been pursued by all kinds Of fraud;
and even by armed invasions which. have
been sustained by the Administration, for
corrupt and party purposes ouly. The
rights Of free citizens have been withheld,
aud the government has violated every
pledge it has ever assumed, with regard
to Kansas. If Kansas or am other terri.
ritory possessing the constitutional quail
fcations, desires admission into the Un-
ion as a slave State, by the clearly OK.
pressed will OF majority Of her citizens,
however much the anti slavery feeling
migbtbe aveIse to il, under the conslitu-
,ion they have the righ, to be admitted.
30 If a territory applies for admission with
a constitution in the provisions of which,
slavery is excluded. and II they have
complied with the requirements Of the
federal cons tuition. cngress may admit
such territory into the confsderacy, as a
sovereign State. upon an equality with
the other States.
Kansas is now applying for the third
time, for admission under the constitution
al provision, with a constitution prohibit
ing slavery. They have avoting popula
tion exceeding that Ct either Florida Of
Oregon. or Of majority Of the congress
ioual districts Of the older States: an areI
Of $4,000 square miles, and vast resour
ces which are yet undovelopsd. to max,
tia great Stale.
lfs question should be raised Os ic
population. il is disposed Of by former
action OF Congress when Kansas was pro
posed for admission under the LecOmplon
constitution. viz; on the 30th day Of April
1868, when a majority OF both houses do
clAred BY vote, democrats being in tn,
majority that she possessed suaCeu
population then, 10 be admitted as a slSv,
State. The population surely has inGreas
cd since that time, and il Kansas 10 re
fused admission now. it becomes impos
sible 10 determine by what rule demo
cratic Congress intend to be governed
unless it be, to adapt one ratio OF popula
ton for the admission Of slave States AM
another for the admission Of free States
twill be found by reference to statistics
that Oregon was admitted with less pop
ulation than that Of Kansas.
The bill for the admission Of that terri
tory under the WyandOt constitution nov
before Congress, has passed the lowe
House; Republioans unanimously volin
for the bill. aud Democrats mostly agaius
il. The Senate is Democratio, and wi
moi concur with the House under tho pres
ent state of Affairs. Further action how
ever upon the bill is for the present. su,
pended, to await the issne Of the Nations
Convention for the nomination of cand
dates lor the next Presidency: and i
fate will be according TO the oomplexio
which the slavery question assumes, as
regards. the North and the South. at lea
90 far as the Democracy 10 coucerood,
Truly we have an illustrious na'iou
council. If the people desire self.go
srnmsnt. II is fully lime ior them to Ia
the matter in their own hauds. The 90
vsntiou system 10 fast Submsrgiug Q Il
eminent by he people.
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