Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-12-01
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The question Of the admission of Kansas
into The Union viii be one Of the principal
issues to be bsttled over in the coming ses.
sion OfCOngress. Every possible obstacle will
be thrown in the way of her admission by the
di3union Democracy. They defeated her admis-
mission two years ago when she came forward
with a free constitution which had been ap-
proved by ninetenths of her people, while at
the same time they voted in favor Of the adj
mission of Oregon with apopulstion about
one-half as great as that OF Kansas. The
reason Of this contradictory movement was
that while Kansas was and would be Repub-
lican in sentiment Oregon was and it was
supposed would continue to be, of Democratic
persuasion. The same reason will operate
again this winter against Kansas, and the
S~outhsrners knowing that she will shortly
be as firmly Republican as Massachusetts,,
viii move Heaven aad earth, 50 far as in
them lies, to prevent tbs admission Of the
territory as a State.
The N. Y. Times, in an able article, says;
II now remains TO be seen whether this
policy Of excluding Kansas from the Union,
because her people have prohibited Slavery,
and embraced Republican principles, is 10 be
persisted in at the cOming session of Congress.
The immediate and most potent reason which
impeled the party in power to keep her out
at the last session, having ceased TO exist.
we allude to the certainty of her voting for
Lincoln-it is to be hoped that the other
grounds of objection TO her admission win
give way before the obvious dictates OF just
ice, and the indignant demands Of public
opinion.
The a-pportionment Of population to repre-
sentatives, which was based.On the Seventh
Census, will continue to govern till December,
1868, when the Thirty-eighth Congress will
meet, This appOrtonment gives SO, 423 in
habitants to each Congressional District
Kansas has now considerably more than this
number. The Federal Census Just taken shows
that she has 100000 inhabitants or 10000.
more than the law requires. She has formed
a Constitution for which nine-tenths Of her
adult male population voted; and it is not
even pretended in any quarter that there
was anything unfair or irregular in the cleo.
ton Of delegates to the Convention which
framed it or in that by which it received the
popular ratification. There are no longer Dor
der wars or civil strife, except this epesae of
Montgomery, and we believe that for the last
year or two no frontier country ever enioyeda
more quiet and orderly government. To re-
ject the application Of the people of Kansas
for admission into the Union at the coming
session Of Congress viii be universally re-
garded as q fragrant injustice and as an insult
to the North; and it would tend very deci-
dedly to destroy that spirit of Cancellation
which will be 50 essential to the proper adjust
ment of the differences which now distract the
country.
This question of the immediate admission
Of Kansas into the Union was a prominent is
sue in the late Presidential canvass, and the
popular verdict is an overwhelming condem-
nation Of the conduct ofthe Democratic par
ty. No Northern Democrat can longer per-
sist in pandering to the spirit of Slavery pro-
psgandism on this question, without showing
a e~Ontemptuous disregard of the wishes of bis
| constituents. Messrs. Bright and Fitch, Mr..
Bigler, Mr.. Thompson of New Jersey, and
probably Gen. Lane, andthe California Sena-
UOrS have received unmistakable evidence
Of the popular viii. They have received such
instructions as no politician who cherishes
hopes offuture favors atthe hands of the peo-
pie would dare to disregard