, 1860-10-05

IN h1s letter accepting the nomination, Nr.
D1ouSas gave his particular attention to the
Hlckihe alave.eode resolution; rema7king
upon it as follows:
Upon careful examination ef the o1ssfo,e. of
pnneples adapted 1t Charleston and re-ainrtned al
oa4h"fe, with IN additional rwao[ution which Is Ia
pf5tct hHrony with the Others hnd II to be &a,h-
,a embodiment Of the time honorrd principles Of the
pe!noefac party, ~ the aame we're proclaimed and
by al parties In the Presidential eontests
Thus 'i's squatter sovereignty at last been
completely squatted outi
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lie kSnEAFoas TO BLING KA1sAs INTO THE uS1ox
WITHOUT HAVING HKR CONSTITUTION SUE
11Ff1n 70 TIE PEOPLE.
on the 25th of June, 1855. while the bill
Tor the admission Of Kansas was pending 10
the senate, Mr. Toonbs, Of Georgia, intro
auced an amendment, which WAS ordered to
be printed, and, with the original bill and
othes amendments, recommjt,ed to the Com
mittee on Territories. Of which Mr. Douglas
was Chairman. This amendment Of IT..
Toomhs. printed By order. Of the Senate pro-
Fldcd for the appointment Of commissioners
who were to take census Of Kansas, divide
the Territory into election districts, and su~
per'ntend the election Of delegates to form
Constitution, and contninsa clause in the 18th
section requiring the Constitution which should
oe formed to be submitted to the people for
adoption, as follows:
That the folloxfng proposition. be snd the sams
are hereby offered to the sId Convention Of the people
os han*as, when fnrne for their free acceptance Ut
Rejection, Ehieh. acespted BY the Convention, AND
kAIis'ab 81 T'sx PEOPLE II 7Hx tLsc1o.
IthS ot 1Hk coa,7Tr1Iox, shall be obligatory on the
etcr
This amendment Of Mr. Toombs was rc-
ferred to the committee Of which VI. Douela.
vas Chairman, and reported back by him on
the 30th Of June, with the words ''And rati-
lied by the people at the election for the adop-
ton Of the Constitution aritkr. omk On
the 9th Of December, 1857, Senator Digler
explained how the submission clause came to
BE- stricken out, as follows:
was present when that subject waz discussed By
Senator's before the bill Was Introduced and the ques-
ton Was Eaised sud discussed whether the Constitution
when furmea SHOULD be submitted vote Of the peo-
pie. Ii WIS held by the ,uoxt Intelligent on tue tub-
1ec that n view OF al The difficulties surrounding that
popular rote, It would be better that 1aHax suor1p
sx 70 sucn Fkoysiox IL 7ooxss BILL and Il my
understanding Ia Ill the Intercourse had, that that
Convention would make Constitution and send It hers
rtrnorr SUBMITTING r TO THE POPULAR VOTE. x."-Cong.
C'ote, part !, 1s5'-s, pageel.
Referring to same subject again on the o1st
Of December, 1857, 4r. Disler continued:
*NothIng farther from my mind than to a1Iuds
to any social az eontdential Interview. The meeting
va va; 1 not q ua. sha..etsr M Indeed va
WIS clear that left the conference under The i'm
preston that il sd been deemed best to adopt sa.uses
sdnhs Kansas as Sat- through the agency Of enc
ton. This fmpre: sipn the stronger, because
thought the spirit Of the bill innged upon The doc
tstoe Of non.ntervention to which had g1eat
h0H of Inc .nnI
and aa no movement hai een made In that direction
n she Tertiary waived this objection. and concluded
% support The measure 1'area few items Of testimony
~ to the correctness Of these upressfons w their
submission ssIall be content hare before me tbs
bil reported By the Senator from Illinois. the 7sh OF
~ State. the third section Of which reads follows:
IS. That the following propositions be, and the sans
are he1ey offered 10 the sai Convention Of the people
Of Kansas wien foneI for their free acceptance or
rstsI 5y as PEOPLE a dc eect!oa the aioptios. lon
of the (onnfifution, s2utH be obligatory upon the
Cnited States. and upon the haii atase Of Kansas'
on the 18th Of June and referred u the Committee on
Terrofses. contained the aaur secton xorl for word
Both these hills we're under consideration ut the confer
ense referred TO- hnt s's ahen s1e Senator from ILL.,
e1t the next morning. it lid cotain that portion
Of the third section which Indicated to the Convention
that the Constitution should k approved b. the People
The words 'and ratified by the people 1t the election
for the adoption of the tousutnn had been stricken
ent"-f1ngressio"a1 ,s tooe, part !. 1ss7ss. 1ag<&
Better testimony, however, is that Of Toombs
himself delivered in the Senate on the 18th
OF March, 1857, as follows:
''Ths frst twelve sections provided the machinery
for executing the fooEb. b so that there should 10
no dispute ~ tn its farmers.
Tie other sections, tanning only the fntnal parts
Of the bill. incident to every enabling net, cut o6
with my ecistors from printed bill before me- The
p n mi MN Tn 4hn
thirteenth s+csion. under the usual cause stating that
the following shall he the Fundamental crtitions Of adj
1:sien TKE MEHG w4KnS EG9uIHlS,; sr
Pile. That dill not observe.
"When tie bill came up f'r consideration between
some gentlemen Of the cemni'see anu ys IL there be-
fnE provision In the bill for second exctinn; there
being no safeguards for such populsr election the
bu being inennrrunus tn that purpose suRressed
the striking ot Of this clause It dane ns the re-
port shows, having Eus there ly ACCIDENT it xss
stricken out At my suggestion, ~ matter Of course.
The principles upon which that measure Was based,
were these frst, that al the Legal Of the TER
tary should hare fair opportunity, fEvc fom sorce
or fraud, to elect Convention: md 10 mske const
t1,l"n; Yrn 4 AS1 rI.ES T!tAr +, riEy SI,oELn G9ME
WITHOUT REFERRING EITHER THE cONsTlTC-
TON 70 the rEorLE, on THE QUESTION Up
ADMISSION AGAIN 70 CONGRESS. It .as intend
ed as an Assent 10 admission. 10 ad.ance."-Appu-
dis to The Congressional Gobe, lss7-ss, page 1s1.
Best of all, however, is the testimony Of Mr.
December, 1857, as follows:
"Du,iug the last Congress reported bill from he
Committee Territories, to anthorize the people Of
Kansas assemble and form Constitution ior them
selves. Subsequently the Senator from Georgia (Mr-
Tonmbs) brought forward substitute for my blu, which
after HAVING Bkxz xUnrTieD 1T HIN AsDAIsELr lx cox
suLrA1.os va. passed by the senate."-[bng- Ezo0s,
part !. 1s57-ss, pigs is.
Big'er and Toombs having avowed their
completely in the swindle, Nj. Douglas thus
makes haste to admit lis share in it, BY SAY
ing that it was modified '4by himself and
Toombs in consultation" What was the mod
ffcation! Simply this: that Mr. Douglas
reported the bill back, not only with the sub
mission clause stricken out, but with new
clause inserted, which reads Us follows:
"41p gsnt n. coxnE1r kErsr7rox cy TINS ACT,
TERRITORY"
Can any one Eil to comprehend this clear
and logical chain Of evidence? At the time
when Douglas and Toombs were at work on
their precious conspiracy, Kansas was in the
hands Of the Border Ruftians. and entirely at
their mercy. The Territorial Office holders
were nearly all assassins aud outlaws. The
Federal troops were either assisting or con-
niving at the Missouri invasion. Under these
circumstances Is there any doubt uha& kim! Of
Constitution would have been made by the
Buford-Atchison gang who were then sayasing
Kansas, when they understood perfectly that
their act would be conclusive of the destiaies
Of the Territory. md when Douglas had cspcc-
ially provided that "until the complete exc
cution Of the net, no othrr election sfaN b. he!d
in Me 1erritoryf"
Hx DEFENDS TIE BORDER RrYY1ANs OF MISSOURI.
Ia his report Of March 18th, 1856, already
referred to, Mr. Douglas defended The Border
RufTian invaders of kansas, a. follows: