The Kenosha telegraph and tribune. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1859-1860, 1860-02-23
Admission of Kansas Opposed.

The admission Of Kansas under the new con-
stitution framed, and which has been adopted by
the people of that Territory, will be opposed by
the democracy in Congress, The objection set
up for denying the admission of Kansas into the
Union is such as none but the most bazen faced
would interpose. 1t is cofitended that Kansas
has not a sufficient populat bon t6sentitlo her to
admission. Two years ags5 the democrat
ic party in Congress, aided by altrhsapatronag
and influence of the Presidcns sought to fire c
Kansas into the Union under tie Lecotupton
Constitution. Then, in the jddg{ssIt-of The de-
mocratic party, Kansas had popTlahqff sufficient
to enter the Union; now, afteIs$he4has had the
benefit of two years increase Of population the
Democracy tellus the number ofinhabitants is
M. sufficient to entitle tho Territory to became
State The reason for the difference Of opn-
ion now entertained from that two years ago is
apparent; too obvious to be concealed moment.
Two years ago, there was framed for Kansas
pro-slavery constitution; not by the people OF
Kansas tn mselves, but by pro-slavery mobo-
Gratis from Missouri-a constitution which the
people spurned Now the constitution presented
srohbits slavery, and this is the true reason
Why the admission of Kansas is opposed by the
Democracy. Two years ago, Kansas was emf
nently fit to come in, and for full two months
did the eDenocracy labor in Congress for this
end. The action ofthe democratic party in Con-
gFess5 demonstrates its hate of freedom and its
love Of slavery.
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Iasfeg 9f Kansas a population Of $1,000 before
being endtledsto admission The English bill
was but another exhibition Of the Partially Of
the democratic party for slavery Oregon was
admitted after tie passage of the English bill
butthe Democracy refused to apply any such
rule to the admission of Oregon. 1t was well
known, Oregon had not the required number of
inhabitants when the act for its admission was
passed but Oregon being Democratic and sure
to send two pro-slavery Senators to Washington
it did not matter whether Oregon had half the
aumber of Inhabitants required of Kansas
There has been no proper Gems US taken of KAN
-as Congress made no provision for having a
census taken, so the opposers Of the admission
OF Kansas will set ap the shallow plea, OF lack
Of population Whether the Democratic party
will cease triding with the rights of the people
Of Kansas, so long as the present administration
remains in power is doubtful, Kansas might
have come into the Union years ago, had she con
5ented to come in as a slave State but because
Ire people of Kansas, have all a long persisting
Iy preferred freedom to slavery they are unremi.
ingly prosecuted by the Democracy.
But it is not alone on She question of admis.
sion into the Union, that the Democratic party
is disposed to vex the people of Kansas. The
Territorial Legislature of Kansas now in sess-
ion, has passed an act abolishing slavery this
IS offensive to the proslavery Democracy: Where.
upon Senator Brown has introduced bill ia the
u. s. Senate, to punish offences against slave
property in Kansas Where are our Popular
Sovereignty Democrats The allowing the PEG
pie OF the Territories, TO regulate their or in
'titHtions, including slavery, has hitherto been
one Of their prominent hobbies. And now since
Kansas has passed an act abolshing slavery,
will the loud talking popular Sovereignty Demo-
Gratis, sustain the people Of that Territory or not