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Show • 90 A. POLITdJ..\.L TEXT-DOOK J'OR 1860. Let w no:.t lnttulre by wha.t rulo of uniformity Congress I rcvi vc or put In force n ny In w or r (•guln t ion wh ich mn1 was governed, in the exercise of thiH power of th!termluing have existctl prior to the a ct of G March, l. \lO, either prothe condition of each 'l'crritory ns to Slavery, while remain-~ tecting, establishing, prohibiting, or aboli:ihing Slav~ t·y." lng u. 1'crriLory, as manifested in those thirteen lustances. Tillis it was promulgated to the people of this whole An examination of our hist.ory will show that this was not country that h cr tl was a clear field for competition-an done from time to timo by agitation and local or party open course for the rn.ce of rl vulship; the t;oal of which triumphs in Congress. The rule pursued was uniform and was, t.hc ultimn.le es tu.bli~Jh m ent of IL sovercil{n State· und clear; and, whoever may have lost by it, peace and pros· the prize, the reward of e verlasting liberty n ncl its hl~titupcrity h:we uecn gniuec.l. That rule was thi:l: lions on the one hanrl, or the perpetuity of 'lavery nne! \\'here ' lavery was actually existing in a country lo a.ny its concomitants 011 the ot h er. It is the obvious duty of consideml>le or general extent, it was (though somewhat this government, while tltis law conlinues, to Rce this mocliflcd lUI Lo further importation in some instflU('.e:;, as ln nutnifcsto faithfully, anu hon orably, ll.IHI h( >nestly per. llli~~i:;~ippi anc.l Orleans 'l'errltorles) suffered to remain. formed, even though its particular snpporhJrs may ijee 'J'he f:~ct that it had been taken anc.l existed there, w:ts cause or n result unfavombltl to their h op('~ . t ;Lk\!ll ns an indication of its ndnptn.tlon and local utility. It is further to uc ouscrvccl th1tt, in the pc1 ft)nnnncc of \\'here 1'1avcry diu not in fact exist to any Uilprcciablc ex· tlli~ novel experiment, it. was provide<l t.ltat nil whit~ l ent, the ~:une was, by Congress, expressly prohibited; so II)Cll who hcc:tme inhab itant ~ in Kansas wc·rc entitle<! to t.hat in either case tlie country W!U! settled up wi~hout dilli· v ote without reJ,:ar<l to th eir ti.mo of ?'e8itlence u~unllv ~ulty or tlouiJt 1~s t? the charac~cr of ltslnstl~utious. Iu no provitlc<l in oth.::r 'l'crritor11.;::<. ~or was !Iii~ ;.ight 0'r lllstance was tins cliillcult anc.l diSturbing subJCet left to the v ot lug coniine<! to A tnuica n ci tl ZCIIs, h11t int.:ludetl all people who hall aml who might settle in the Territory, to such aliens as had declared or would d el'l,1rc on o·tth l JC tl~c rc. an Cl'crI ast.m g bone o f con~euti oniso I ong ns the th ei r intention to become citl 'z enR. 'J'hus wa~ th' e pro'c la·' 'l'erntonal govcrnmc?t should contmuc. twas ever r e- mn.tion to tho worlc.l to become inhabitants of K nn~:~R, and gar~k<l, too, ns a subJect in which the whole cou.ntry had enlist iu this great cn t crpr is~, hy tl&e fo rce of numbers an 111ten.:st, and, therefore, Improper for }oca~ legtslation. by vote, to d ecide for it the gre:tt qu •s t 10n. Was it to b~ Anti th.ouglt, whene~cr the pCOJIIC of a f crnlory COUlC to expected thnt Utis gre:Lt proclam:uion for tho political ronn thc_ll' own orgamc law, ns an loc.lc pcn(!Cnt State, they tournament woulc.l be listcne{l to with indifference and would, t•tther hcfor~ o_r a~ter. their adml.sliton as a Stat.c, apathy? Was it prepa red and presc ntccl in that spirit? fon.n aud lllolc.l tlte~r tm;tttutlOus, as rl Sovereign State, m D1d it relate to a subj ect on which the people were cool tht·tr owu way, yet tt must be expected, anu has always or ind ifferen t ? A large part of the people of this country pro,·..,.tl true, that the State has taken tho ch:tracter her look on d olllcs tic ~htv c ry as "only evil, :tn1l thllt con· J>llt.lil a!(c has !JI'Cllll.rcd her for, ~swell in rc.spcct to ::ilavery tinually," alike to llllLster and to blave nnd to the coma:~ 111 other respects. Hence, tux of tlte thutccn States arc munity; to be left al one to tht;J managclllt'lll or cujoy. 1</ce l:!tnte~:~, l~.::c;tuse. Slavery W<!S prolliuilcd lu them by mcnt of the people of t11e St.ates whe re it. cxi.~t~ but 1101 C1~n~_ress, wlt_I.ie ~·et:ntorics, to wtt: Ohio, Indiana, llllnois, to be cxtcn<l\!d, more especially ns it. gives or n:uv give Mt~'ill~llll, " J_~:<consln, and Iowa. Seven of the thirteen political!iU)Irentacy to lL nlit:ority of the ilenple of I hi; arc t:laveholdwg Sta~es, L>ecausc Sla v~ry ~vas allowed ln coun try In tile United tales goven1111e 11t. On the other t lte tn l1y Congrc::;s w_hil.e ~hc.y ,~..,.re Tern tones, to wit: Ten- haucl, tllltny of the people of ILIIOthcr part of the United 11 ~s~ee 1 _Aial~_ama, Mt:>::.ISSI}JJH, 1< (orlua, Loulsiaua, Arkansas St a tell reg ani Sltt~e~·y, if uot iu the ah~ tra ct a hlcRslng, nt und .\IJ~sou ~•· least as llt>w extHt111g, a conditiou o f society best for _un the <i tlt of :\Ia r ch, A.D. 1 20, ~v:t~ pa!<se!l hy Con· both white and black while they cxi~t t 0 .,1!ther. while 1-!t_o:.-~ th.~· ;Lct l'¥t'JltU'<~t o ry tu the adn1ts:.ton of theSu~te o f others regard it a~ n~ e vil, hut as the lli~htst s:nte <•f ~~~~ o.ut.t ~~Ito the Umon. Jlluch contr ovt!r!!y a!1<~ ~ltscu ·• t~ociul eomliLion. 'fhesc consider that t-hey can not, with .tllll, .'.u~~~~ ~ n ~!'.e quest,iou whether. !L proluuttto!1 of snJety to their interest·, permit p olitical a. •ndency ta l.&lcty Wtt!lln s,LI\1 ~t!Ltc sho11ld be tnsert~d, und.•t rc- he laq~cly iu the hands of those uufri cndly to this ec1t-- ) ~ultl!d in t_h'.s.: tlmt ~>atd State should bc ttdnllttcd wtthout liar inRtittttion. From th~~c coutlictin~ l'icw lot~ nne! ~~~t1·1~1pr1o_htb1tttOn, but tluLt ~lavery should bejori!/VM' pro- violt!ut has bccn the co ntrover~y ami e x pcrl..!t;ce scents 1 u . Jl ec 11.1 t te r (·~~ ?f ,that co un~ry ceded t? us by .!<'ranee to show IL intcrrninaule. • • . ' . · ,.rt~•,g 11111 th of _3<i vO north lattt.ud_c, and .tt was so done. A succi nct ·:atcmcut or the ex ercise nn <l pro Yrtss of J l1h con t~·n.ct 1s known as the Mussoun Compromise. the matcnal events in Kan ~·1s is this· Aft •r the gm~s·t e ttdl'r th.ts :trrangement, Missouri was ndrnit.ted ns a of this taw C:5t;~hlish i l l" the.~L;crrito r ·of J{ ·\ n~as 1.1 ·1.;rge ~! '\~·-~holt}lllg -~.ate,, the !I!Lllte haviug_bcen tL si :Lvcholc~ing body of set 1 tlc rs r apitlly"' entered into ;'aid 'l'e,t'l'ito;·~· wi\hga ~ . ~.~.t~rJ: At ,Ln,t~as, south of the l111e! was formctliuto view to permanent inh!Lbitanc the r eir;, r.l o:-~t of tlte~c ~ / t.ttt~ ¥1 y' and Slavery ~dl oweu therelll, !Lll(l afterward were from the lt'rte St.atc~ of t~e West anti North who ~·~~~;: ~~~: 1~5r ~ '1rt"1'11vldlltg State. I owa was umc.le a probably intendl'tl hy their votes nntl influence to e~~l:l.b· the law,~ra~ ;c1u~:d1 1:~, ~1i1t~~0~1~'~·J;~~~~e~1~::ca~l;1~r:~~~f1~8°~ :\sh the•~ a Free ' t1}te 1 , ugreeallly to the law which tn~i~ed free l:llatc. 'J'hc couuu·y now ut·LI·ing' ;he 1' ·rritori. f b tem. ..onte part o t. 1 <1 s~ from the Northern States lt11cl L{ ;lll~as and N chra~ka, 111 1c :lll ;v;ts almost cor 1 ~:; ~ ,cc!l encou_rag~cl _and a tded ln this e n terprise by the uniuh,lhitcd, anti hLy n111·t' 1 o t' ~:~·lid line und w~-~~~~~~ i<;ull?rn\'L Au! ~oc,et y ftl l'IIH!<l In 1\Iassnchusetts, which ~clllcr · tmtcrcd the bllluc 'bcfu re ' l 54 di;l ijO uud .'r tl _e put ort '.some exc n i~w; in tills lauc.lablo object, by open l.tw, furci'CI' f•lrhi tldiug 'lav.:ry tllcrci t\ c tat an~ puhlt0 measures, 111. providing facilities for transpor· l it 1'{)4, Cortgrebs pa~~cd ~on act c:.l~hli~lling two ta.tto~t to.~IIIJ::acca l!lt;ell!ze t~~ whoclesircd to .h~comc pcr· 1\· rritllries-Ncbrask;L uud Kau ~a~-i n thl !! n· •ionn~~ ~n:t.n c nt t:ctt_lc ts tit saul 'lcrntory, and provtdtng there· cou 111 ry, where Slav ery had lu.:c;t '11roh 1· h't t 0 ,1 fogr . tn hot ch•, 111111 <, etc., for the pu IJitc accon1111nd ullou of that 1 1 · 1n01 e new cmwtry I 1atl t n rty years; and, lust cad uf lcavi t&l-( ~ai d law ·tg·dnst '1'1 G · • Slav..,.ry in opcration, ot· prohibit Itt, or ex II'C~ ·I nllo,vir . _,e ovcrno~ of h_an~a~, having, In Jllll'~ lla nce of lnw, ~·.r c~ta ll!l~ldllg "lavay, Congrcs~ ~eft th~ ~~~~j ~ct in 181L~~ t111 ~ 1.~ed t~l~ t~t·nt<~ry tnto di~trict~, and procurctl a census l LI'I' ItOI'I\.'S, tu be di:;cussed 'lgltHtl'd 1111(! }c r j I \ICU 0 t ICt.eof,_ ISSUed }tiS J)I'OClatnat.ion fur the election Of a, f, utu tilne to tilnc, and the ci~ctious it\ ~aid 'l'~r:·itories ~~ L_cgt!<lll tt~~ .Asscl~lhly tht!l'e~n, to tak~ place on the 8Uth he cond uctc<l with ref~ renee to that ~uhject from ear t ~·1 Y. of :\l.u cit, 1 <>5, an<l dtrtcled how t.lte sante should y ea r, so long as they shoultl r elllaln 'l'c;Titori:S. foro c con d~Jctcd~ a~1d tit ~ r;,tun_,s IIHtde to him agrceRIJle to 11 i1alcver I ;Lw.~ nt ight ue passed hy the 'l'erritorhllc '·i 1 ' ~he law el-.tault~lllng ~a1d I ern tory. On the duy of election, t11re~ 011 this s ultjcct, lllust be sultject to change'or r~ ~e~i arg~. l~c~dt~s of '.ll'ln<'tl 1_nen fro111 the t:Lte _of 11118 ouri, hy '"'J'e of the ~ ucceetli ng years In moRt former 'J'~r . appe.u ~d .tt the polls 111 most of the cltstru;t~, nnd, by t riul ~overnnlc ttts it was pro~idell hy' law tl L L; ~-1 : tuost. violent a nd lumul!uous carriage anti demeanor, la11" \\'cl't! ~ul>jeet :o the r e vision of 0<>ugresstl'l~o t:~~~ overawed the tlcfensdc ·s i11ha.uitaut~, ;l!ld hy th~ir own tiii!J' wuuld be lll:tde witll caution. In lltc~:~e 'l'ct:t~ito rit lvlotes elect eel. IL I a t t-;c majority of the memhet·s of both tl.a1 w 1 om itt eel. s, . ouses of ,;alii A ~~~tnhly. Oa the rctu rus of' aid clcc· • Tile }lrnvi~ion in r elation to 81avery in Neura~ka ancl tt~1.1 bclug n&adt; to. tile Un~ e rnor, protests a.ud obj ections h.au ~a~< 1:! tl:~ follows: ••Tile eighth ~cction oftlt t;J·tct t·c· ~ve re 111a<le to hlmtn r clatiCln to a Jl:~rt of <aid district.~; pa ra lory to the adtnlssion of llli~so url into th~ UP. •Ill<! as to tl,cm, hl· ~et a<ldc ~uch, and such only, ItS by (_wttil'lllH;ing ilt\!Ons isten t w111t the prinei.plo of n on-it~~~~~~ t_lie ~·c.tum.9 uppclln;d t ~1 h_e had. Iu re lttti (Jn to others, 1 t'tltlon hy Uo ugr~~~ with 8I ;Lvcry in t.lte i:itn.tcs tLncl 'l' ·r· ~~)~Crt~~~. 111 all, a II!:IJ<II'tly of tltc two ll ou~es , equnlly ri tOI'Il'~, H~ l'N)lllrcd hy t/te lq;i::.Jati on of 1 :)11, COIIIIOO!I} \l~l ~ll~.lll f:lct, l111t .npp;~rellt}y good lty fOI'IIIa l re turnS, callccl til~ U<J111pro nd~e Jltca sure!l) is hereby dcchrc~ ~l 1 e. 111_h,&l1 ,1t,LI!Is tlicll!o f, lionte liowu hy snit! l'iolc·nce ami llt O]J~I'<ltl'VO (I.ILd void . iL ucing tile true intt·nt 'a I llltllllidiLtii!U, ~c;~ll ~ l'l'il ;\.lid di~cnuragcd, and laborhlg n_ll'alltug ot this ILCt not 1~ Iccrh.Iate Shvt!ry iltto "' · 1 ,1, 11 ~ unt~cr upprchcll~ton, of pc rs!lna l violence n·f'rai ned uml r ttory or "o' tate, 110 1' to t·xclud.,c It thcr' l'frllll l uut, ,t ut I . t:t-• f.l c·s.t.s.. cd from 1l i·\ .'M!IIt·l llg' ll!IY prn t t;J~t to tl't e Go,.ernor 1n tlte people therc(Jf JJelfectly free to form ':wd r "g~t~: 1 ~1.tt lon, tht·t·,·tu; n11d hc, tl1c 11 uniu fonnecl in relatiun thcll· llolltc ·tic in!:ll iLulions 111 their own WILY suhje~t 01~1 c bt &eretio, ts!'ued e~:rLtl1eates to tl&c lllctnht• r:! wl10 tpli~IH• •I to the Cothtlt ution or tlte Unite<! St"'eo'.' l' 'd dy Y sad forrnalt·tt.urns to ltave hccn elected 'l'ltat 11 tl · 1 · ~• "· t'OV L e I n r elatt'o t tl d' · · · 0 ltng tcrem containt:tl shall bt> con·ll rued l~ . n o 10 e 1 ·tncts 1\'htch the Governor so set astde, orders {,' il'C uy him it;!'Ucd fur lle\f ·~lectlons. Iu TilE KAXSAS- XEDnASlC\. STnt·GGLK 01 _,11e of t ltt!Rt•di.;t ri c t ~, the Hfl• ne proceed ings wert' repcatt>rll tlon of rlekgate~ to he t'l"t' lo•tl , ;~nd . ,, 'L" ~~~ l,J,• n1 ' 'npl' k..L hYmen from folissourl, anclln others not, u.ntl ecrtitlcatc~ In suld Te r ritory, on tl,t·l!lth rl11y of :O:o·pt ·Pil•··t, ,..,r,:>. 11 ., ~ ,vere tsHutd to the pcr~ons elected. I to fonu 1t Con~titutlnn, h11t tu cnn~id"r ; lie prnpito·ty ,,r 1'ltiN lcgi,},divc m-semhly, so clecte1l, ltsscmbled at Paw· c all in~. fnrmally, IL Cnuv,·ntit>ll for !hut Jh trp• "t'. nee on the q•co 1HI day or July,1 55, tlt :tt l>clng the tilnc Del •gates were elected ng-·eeahly to the J • rocl a mt~llon nnd' place f >r holding ~aitl meeting, a s fix ccl by tlte Gov- so i~suecl , and t h{'y met at. 'l'(lpcka on t!&e fomth 'l' uc:-~· ernor, J.y aut hority of la~v. On ~~~~emhling, the ~aid tiny in Oc~ober, I i>5, and fonncd 1\ constitution, 11hich Jnnt>cs p n•(·~:elh·cl to set 1tstde and H'Ject thnse members wa!:l s ubnlltt ed to the people, and was mtiticcl by them Hl c1cctcd c 11 snit! scc·ond electi on, ex cept in the distnct hy vote in the cl :stricts . An clccllon of ~ 1\le omcers wliertl the ntt·n frmnl\li~sourlltad, nt !:mlct clcctlun, clwHen and member~ o f the ."tate l egi:-~ latu rc has !teen hacl, unci til.: ~antt• Jl•'r~onH they lmd elected Itt the said flr~t election, fl. r epre:;cntative to Congrc s elcctetl, and it is inten tlcd :llld tlic.Y ud tnittcd all of the said flrst-eh•cted mcnthers. to proceed to the election of ll •nntors, with the view to A !&.:gi<liitlvc us:>culbly, so created by mil itary for ce, present the sarue, with the constitution to Congress for hr !l for~:il-(11 IIIVa~ io n, in\ iol::ttion o r' the orguuic law, war t\dmission ln~o the Union. ' htil a nMirpa t iou. No a ct of its own, no a ct or u eJ:( lect o Whatever views Individuals may nt tirneH or in meet' hc Governor, could legalize or ~mn ctify it. lt.:1 own lngs, have expressed, ancl whatever u\Li wal~ d ctenniuad~.; i..,ions lti:l 10 it~ own kgality are like its la1v,c, but tl1e tion may lmvc been entcrtaincll In the result of bei ng fru 11s of Its o w11 lli:lllrpation , which no Govcmor could spurned by Congress, and r cfusccl retires::~, is now en· lcgitlntut e. . . • tirely immaterial. 'J'Itat cannot conclemn or give char· 'l'he pc(lpie of Ka nsa•, thus invaded, suhdued, oppressed ucter to the proceedings thus far pur:med. and in~ ul!ed, seeing their 1'.::rritorlal Govenltncnt (such lllany have honestly believed u~urp;tti o n could make only in fonn ) perve r ted Into an engine to crush them 111 no law, and thnL If Congress made no furlhtJr p rovblons tho: du t, <VHI to d •fellt and destroy the pro fessed ohj cct they were well justified in forming a lnw for themselves; of their org.cuic law, hy d e priving them of the" pe1jeet but it is not now n eceHsary to con~ldl' l' that mattt.!t' as f t8edom" 1licrcin provided ; and fln cling 110 ground to it is to be hoped that Congre!:ls will not leave thc·1~ to !,tJl"! for 1 igl1ts In that orgauization, they proceeded, such a n cccs ity. under 111... . gua rauty of the United Stat •s Con~titution, 'l'hus far, this effort of the people for redrcs is peace,, p~::lceahly t•1 a:-selllhlc to petition the Oovcrumcnt for ful, con!itltuttonal, and right. Whether it wi ll snccecd, the rcdn·~s < f (tltl.!ir) !{l'it·vnnccM." 'l'h cy saw no <'lll'thly re~t~ with 0 ongrcss to determine· but clear it is that i ~ source of nlict !Jut. iu the formation of a State tl•1vc r n· should not be met and dcnotu 1 tcctl as n:volut lonnry m~nt hy the peop le, and the acceptance and ra titlcn tion rcb.:: llious, insurrcct.;onnry, or unlawful, n or docs it cad thereof by Congrc~t-~ . for or j ul:<lify the exercise of auy fo1 cu hy nny d 'JHl.rt· I t I~ tru..: th1ll, in several instances in our political his- meut of t.his government to check or control it. tory, the p ~,• n p lt: of :L Territory have been nutho r izecl hy lL now becomes proper to i11 qui rc what houltl ho an art of C<t~ l g l't'!:l:i In form a Stale Con ~ t it nt ir)ll, and, cloue by Congress; for we ar.:: infonned hy t!&e l'rcsi· after so doit r ~;, were adtnittcd by Congre~s . 1 t 1 :~ quit..,. dent, iu suustance, tlllLL he hM! no P'J'I cr to correct a obvtous that no su ch authori1y could he given hy the act u:~urpatiou, and that the laws, cvc11 th ough made h,v of the Territor ial Government. Tltat cleHrty Ita:; 110 U:iurpcd a utlwrity, must he by ldu1 enforced und ex· power to crt.. :Lie anotl1cr Government, para111ount to it- ecutcd, even with military force. The IIH'fiSll i'CS of sel f. It is t'qually true that, 111 nmnerous tn:-tancc~ iu redress should be applied to the true cau~e of the di11iour history, tl1c people of a 'J'crritury have, without any c ulty. 'l'ltis obviously lie!:! in the repc;d of the clau:,c previous a.;t of Cungre:-~.~, proceeded to call a Uon l'ention for freedom in the net of 1 ·~o, and there for t!, the true of the people by thct r delegates; have formed a ~ta te Con- remedy lies iu the entire r l'peal of the ad of 1 51, which stltution , 11 ltich hal:! been adopt ctl by the peopl..,., and :t cfl'cctetl it. Let this he clouc with frankne"s luHt mag· State Ll'gi~l:~t ure a s:--emhled under it, at HI choseu '-~.::natnrH nanitnity, and J\ansas be orgauized tLnel~ a:; a l•'ree 'l'cr· to Congress, aut! thPn lmvc prcsen tcc.l saitl Con:~tiLution ritory, and all will be put right. to Congn.: ~~. which has approvcc.l t.he same, nntlr\.'ceived llut, if (JongresH lnsiHt on proceeding with the experi· the Senato r~ 1wd member!:! t>f Congrc::~s who were clwsen ment., then dccl:~ re all the :~ction by thi!:l spurious, under it before 0ongrc~s had approved the s:une. Such foreign legislative assembly utterly inoperative and void, was the CILH! of 'l'cnnessce ; t~uch was the case of Michl· and <l1rcct a r eo rganiz:~tion, providing proper safcguarc.l:! gan, where the people not only formccl a tate Ctlnstitu· for legal voting and ag aiust for eign f'fJI'(:C. t iou without. an act of Congr cs!:l, hut they u.l'tnally put 'J'h e rc is, however, another l'.'ny to pu ~ nn end to all their Stnte OoverlllllCilt into full opcrati<JU and pa~scd this trouble there, aut! in the nation, without retracing laws, and it 1\i\S approved by Congress by receivi11g it as st ps or continuiug violence, or by force compelling a _State. 'l'he people of ~Florida formed their C•lllstitut io11 obedience to tyrannical Jaw::~ mllde h,v foreign force; wtthout any net of Congress therefor, six years hcflr t·e and that i ·,by admitting that Territory as a taLc, with Utcy were adlllittetl into the Union. When the people uf h er free constitution. True, iudced, l1cr numbt!r:! arc Arkansas w~ rc about forming a State O<>thtilution with· not 8uch !HI give her a right to tlcntan c\ admi:- ' ion, heout a. previOU'l act of Congress, in 1::-3:5, the 'l'c rrit or lul ing, as the !'resident informs us , probahly only ulJOUt Governor applied to the Presid t!nt on the suhjc ·1, who twcn ty-th·c thou~and. The Constitution fixes no num· referred the matter to the Attor ney-General, and hi~ her as nco.:cssnry, anti the importa11ce of ·now settling oplnl o_n, as I lien expressed alll.l puullshcd, conlllilocd !11\! this quc::~tiou may well justify UoHgrc»S itt adtnit Ling her following: a:; a 'late, at tld8 time, cspeci:Lily as we ktl't! gontlrca· "IL !~;not in thn power of tho gt'ncrnl ns!lemhly of ,, 1·k1\ nsns son to believe that, if tLtltnittcll w; 1\ ::\tate, aut! controto Plli!ll any l•LW fur the pnrpo:;o ot' t' lt:ctlng mt·mbt:I':i to a (Jon· versy ended, it will immediately fill up wtth a numer· \'t•ullonto form tL Vonstliullou :uul :-)tate go1·crnmt·nt, nor to ous and succc~srut population. do any 0\'H'r tlCt, dlrc·etly 0 1' Indirectly, to Cr'ell.Ltl >!lleh g'OI't'l'll At any rate it l:leeiiiS irnposslblc to uclicve that Con· mcnt.. lwcry suf!l law, even thtJugh Jt wen• ltppmv.·d hy the gres~ is to lel~ve that pCOj>le without r edr ess to hava !lOVUI nor of IIW I l'&'l'ltnry, WOIII!I be nulliLiltl \'Old; If passNI '· by tht·m not11 lt hst 1wdln~; hls veto, uy n ,·otc of 1 wo-thtnl!:; or enforced upon them by ~he ariUy of tho na~ton tliese Cttch bt·anch, It woultl t!Lilluc equally void." measures aud lawtt of vtolencc anti opp r e::~s10n . Are lie further 1lecided that it was n ot rcbelliou~ or in sur· they to be dragooned into submission; Is that an ex· r~ctionary, or even unlawful for the people p~ace;Lhiy to periment pleasant to execute on our ow~ free people? proceed, even wit.hout an ac't of Oon gres~, In forllling 11 'J'he true cl~aractcr of this ~mnsactlon ts matter of. CX· Coustitution, rtnd in 80 forming a State Constitu tiou and tcnslve u otonety. lts essc r~ tml features <_Lr~ too obvtow:t ao . far organizing under the same ns to choo~c t lie to allo.w of any success.ful c.lusguise or palltattOn, howe,'cr otlicers nect:~sary fM Its 1-epreseotatinn In Co ngrcs!i comphcatcd or lngemous .11\ay bo the statements,,, or with. n. view to prct~ent the 11ame to Congress for ad~ however ~peclal the pleadmgs,_ for that p~rposc. _Ihe mls!iton, wns a p ower which fell clearly within the case r cqutrcs some quletiug, ktutl n!Hl y r utlcnt treatright of the pt•oplc to assemble and petition for redress ment by the hlltHI of Congress to do J USllC~ anti satisfy 1'hc people of Arkttnsaa proceeded wiLhout an act of Con: the !HLLiou. '!'he people of. this couutry ,ate pca~cfull; grcss, and wer.:: receiveu into the Union accordingly. If relymg on Co ngress to provide the competent measures any righ ts were cle ri vctl to the people of Arkant~us from o r. redre!:IS which they have the unc.loubtcd }lOwer to adthe ten ns of the J.t'rcnch treaty o! cession, they equally m~r~lstcr. . .. . " . . , . cxtcndccl to the people o! Kansas, it being a par~ or the lhe Attorney·OenCt nl, in tho c,l.SO of Atk.ans,ls, !1.\J~. ea111e Cc!:lsion. "Congress may at pleMure r epeal or modt fy the law!j In this view of tho subject, In the first part of Au~ust, ~assed by the 'l'crrl,torinl. Leglsl~t.~r?, u~t~l. ~tay at a~1y 18~5, a call w;~!l published in the public pnper~, for a tunc abrogate ~nd remodel th?, !~~tsl~-~ut c, Itsel_f, and ·;~ me~:tlng of the cttlzeus or K ILnsas, Irrespective of party, to the other tl ep~t tments of t!te ! ettttott~l G ~lVC I n!ncnt. meet at Lawrence, in S!Lill Tl:ltTitory, on the Hhh of l:l<l.l cl Troati~g thts grievance 1n l~ansn.s ~~~~~~ wgentou.s ex· August, to take Into consideration the propriety of call· cuscs, w1th. neglect. or conten.tpt, o~ 1 !ding ovet thl:l lug ·~ C~tvcnt ion. of the people of the whole Territory, to o~pressed .'Vlth .a~l Ill my,, and dt a~oo t~t_n~ t~1e_m lnto,~~b· ton~Hler thM suhJt:Ct. That meeting was held 011 the ll>th mt~:~slon, Will make no s,ttl:~fact oty tetmtnattOn. 1 at t~ •uy or Anuust lnst, unc.l it proceeded. to call such Convcn· success may a t times be tcmpomril.r socured hy adroit |