Political text-book for 1860 : comprising a brief view of presidential nominations and elections, including all the national platforms ever yet adopted ... with the most notable speeches and letters of Messrs. Lincoln, Douglas, Bell, Cass, Seward, Everett, Breckinridge, H.V. Johnson, etc., etc., touching the questions of the day : and returns of all presidential elections since 1836

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A POLITICAL TEXT-BOOK Fvn 1860. flo a! ~nd to the Sl!LVery nglla.tion, at least in C n n~rc • ~ . I They shall han· p ower to pc ·mi t thr 0 ·V•1crs or Ia which h;td fol' more thau twenty yea r~ convulsed the emancipate th crn, :m1•lng the ril{ht~ or credit. : ves to country and CIHiangercd the Union. 'l'hi; act involved prev ·uting t.hcm from hceomiug a prrhl ir drrtr. ?1 ~' / 'HI great and fu nda1neuta.l principles, and, if frdrly carr il'd ll:lhall have P•>wc r· to oh lil{e the t)ll'lll.:r, of ,h1• ~··, 1 ~<'Y into e ffect, will settle the questio n. ' houltl ngit:Lt ion hl' thern with humanity-to p n!\ idl! for tht•ir· ·~~~. ~.. ~>. r_t:c~' again revi ved-should the people or ~is t e1· StatP:< hc again I anti c lothing- to ah;:~tain from all irrju: ic~' ;al,l r'ouc. c~trangecl from e:1.ch other with more tha n their f·• rrrrer extending lu lifo or limh-and 111 c ·r - i· of 11 ° 1 lt·m, IJ .l tte rn t:s'!-; Iu . s wr' 11 un. se f rour n cu u.;e, so f ar as 1 l rc .r u rc f u~a I to comply with t he dir .'. . ct.o rr. .u r such1·' 1I\· CL~. I tlr t~ rc~ts of h :llls:ts arc co n ~c rn cd , more trilling unrl in- h:LI'c :wch !:!l:wc or sla,·e~ solJ fo u1e l>eu en:L~If:!, t'~ l:'tgnr!lcant. th t1ll has ever . ltrrctl the dements or a g rcat owner o,- flll'lh:rs. l tc (koplc int~ co n~~otion . To the Jl'!opl e. of Kan~a ~,_thc § :J. In the prosecution of ~ l aves for critlll!~ of lti ,1 • only pntct ~c:tl d tflcrl!ncc b etween ad n 11:<~ron or r t•Jcctwn, gmlie th a n pet it. larceny, tltc Lcg :-;lature ::~hall hav;·:~,·, d epends Still ply npnn the fact whet her th ey cau tl ~<· m- powc\· to depr ive th em ,,f au irnp:11't.ia l Lri;d hy a llCtit Sclvc more l:lpccdily change t.li eir pr e~e nt C,Jil ·Hit u tion if j ury. H Llocs n otltcC'~ rd ~vith the will o f lire rrruj ority, or fr11111e § 4. Any p e r::~on who shall d i:<nrcruher or UL' ll'il•, a second ConslltuttOll to be submitted lO Co n gre~s her e- slave o f life ~;hall :wll'er 11uch pu rri~h 111cut ·t · . 1 I lela uftc•t · . . . .r n tl 't Co•C < I H. l c a e t l JC I'r l;e offen~:>e lmd bct'll eo,r u~ mIIiOtt.iclt tc 1J Ji.:ven rf thrs were a ques tion or nwrc expediency anti l\ free white p ersou and on the like prlluf exc 'JlL · . 0 . 0 c ot of right, IL small uilfercnce of tiruc oue way or thl! of insurrection of s~ch sla.vc. ' · e 10 c.tSe other, is not of the least impo rtun e..:, when contnLs tetl w ith the evtls which must nece:!·mrily rc ult t o the whole rouotry from the revival of tire Slavery ;lgi ta. tiou. In considering this question, i L <~hou ltl nttvct· he for ­gnttcn that in proponion, to it~ ithigni!lcance·. let tit., ut•cision lie what it may, so far n~ rt ru;ry rdl'cct a few tho usand iuhu.I.Jit 1\nt~ <lf K nnl!a~ , who have from the he­ginning r esistccl thc Constitutiou a nti the I til'S, for this very reason the rejection nf the C"nstitutiou wi ll he so much the 1nure keenly felt by the pcopll! ,f four tecn Stutes o f the Union where 'lavery is t'eco~'nizc tl under the Constitution of thc Uni iCd Late.•. " .A~ain the ~pec dy ttdrnission of J\nnsas Into the Union wtll restore p~ :~ce IUHI. quiet to the whole country. Alre:tdy the a~lat rs of flus T erritory ha vc engros:wu an un_due prop or~10n of public atte ntion . 'J'hey have sadly a~ ected the fnenuly re lations or the people of the tat es WILit eu.ch other a nti ttiiLrmcd the fears of patriots for the s~f~ ty of the ,Union. J\ a nsns once admitted Into the u .1110 11 , the e:-.ctlement. hcromes localizeu and would 1>0011 d~ t:. away for want o f out.,ide aliment, auu then every dtlliculty .c?uld be _sctt l e~l IJy the ballot-box. Besides, a~rl no tnllmg con~Hl emtwu, I t.hall then be cnabl eu to wtth~raw the troops froru Kau::ms, and employ them on a sen·tce where they a re much needed. They have !Jeen kept th er e on t he ea r·nest importunity of Governor Wall:er·, to maintain the existence of the 'l'erritorial G o v ~r nm cn t, and secure t.he execution of ~he law::~. Jle cons Hiered at least two th ousand regul a r troops under the conuuantl ? f Uencral llarney, were necessary fot· thi:! p ~ryose . . Aett.ng upon his reliable info rm!1Lion, 1 h t~v e 1J ce ~1 . obltgetl 111 ~o or c d egree, to interfere with the ex­Jl_ llJttton to Uta.h tn ord er to keep d own the r ebell ion in J~ a n sas. 'l'lti::~ has iuvolved v ery h eavy expense:; to the ~ -~H·ernm e n t. Ka.n~as ~ uc e admitted, it is IJelievec..i there \\til no longer be occa ·ton th ere fo r the troops. r h~l ve tllU:! p erfonncd my duty 011 this important que~llo n under a deep se nse of my r esp ons ibility to God 11~.'1 to tl~e country. My public life will terminate in a ~tt ef penod , and lluLve no other object of earthly a mbi ­tion than to ll'<L\'!l rn.v cuuutry in a p ea ceful ILIItl 1 0 _ perous con ditiou, anti to livc in the u.Q'ectiuns J·~n:!l respect of _ruy co~t utryw en. ~'h e dark and omil;ou':! cl~u,us no.w uupc_nt.l_llrg u ver the Union 1 co nscicntiousl · ~chcve ~v;ll b~'dtSSipale~l with llon?r to every po rtion or 1l by the adm ts~ ro n of h ;Lrrsas dunng the pre ·en t sessio of ~ong:es!l ; wlr erc:~s. if sl11· sh ould be rej ecte~l , 1 great!~ feat these clouds 1nll l>..:coutc darket· ru1d mo re 0 · Linn any I . •I 1 nrlnOus . ' w Her. Ja vc c,·~ ~- yet thrcatcneu the Consti tu- Uou anu the Umon. (::-tgneu) J .HiliH HUlJII .I.NAN. . ~h e Lecompton 'qn:o~titu tion contain.· a pl'o­ll ' ton 011 the suhje~.:t vi' l:3lave r y , a s follow~ : SLA.VIl:RY. § 1. 'l'h~ ri~ht of property is before and highet· than any const1tutwual i:i:.t.u cLion, anu the rlgttt of the own r of a si~L ve. to I'll c it a sla vc :1.nd its increase is 1 he sam~ and il:l 111 vwlablc, a!:! tltc righ t of the ow n or of au · . ' perty wlrate \·e r. Y }!I o- . § 2. '!'he Lcg~sl at_u re sh a ll Ita ve no powet· to pass Ia ws or. the emancrpaLton of s lftvcs with out the cons t f then· own_ers,_or without pay ing th eir owners pree:io 0 , to e m11nc1pa uon, a full el'(uival eut in mone' f . us sl~ vc~ bO e_mnncipated. Tiley shall !awe noy Ot ~he '!'his pl'ovision, antl this pro,· isio n alonl' it was finally tlc t c nni neu IJ_y a elo,c vote to 1 ' 10• lllit to tlte rc gi~tt.: t·,·d c l<'t:t.Or;-5. For t h is p ul'posc, l>_Y t.lt_c t_cmt:l ot a ~l!ltcdu lc :llliH'Xt'd to the Constttutto n, 1\11 clcl!t 1011 wa.-1 to be hciJ on the ~1st. of D c~c rnbel'., Tlt e ballot.., e.t~L were to be I:Hl,orsc~l e 1~lt •r ·~ Co n~ t it.rt tion " ith 'lavery," or · Co u H_tJ~uLIOII \~tilt ~o l;tV \·ry.'' T h us to bave the pnv1lcge o { vot1ng u Sh\' t!ry, it w:ts ~till tll :l(.ll' 11 't:.<' 'sary to vote f'o r the Con stitu tion, ~ll'!:lllle wlue lt, all p e rso n s ofl'cri t1:; to vote lllU t tf e lt :tll c ngcd, 11 Lake a11 oath to support th~ Constitu tion if' adopl l' d." 11' the ntllll l>e r of votP~ 11 for the Con~tiLUtiou with o u t ~la.vc ry " s h oulu l>e a lll:tjo ritv tltcn the selt t·<~ul e pro vides, _th <tL 11 'l' h~· r igl;rs of prope r ty 111 Hlan·s. n o w 111 tlte Tel'ritory, l'lhall 111 110 tu:wne l' l>e 111 Ll'rfered witlt." .\Jakin11 it irn po:-~ i l.> le to al,oli:-~h Slaven·. 0 'l'lliH i<t:lt c dule , as if' wi tit a tltrcct "icw of Huperse tl in g the 'l'l.! tTitorial L <'gi:5lature antl Co r tgt·c:-~8io u al d e lega te ekt:L, furtlt c t· provided t hat the Cun:-ltttuLiOII s hall Ire 111 fo rce "nfter i_ts mtifit:atto u l>y tl~c people '' (wi thout wai ting fo t· the npproval of Cort g l'cs:-<) a ~L:L te e lection to,~b e .It l· ld on t~te fit·:t ?lionday iu January, ,I, u8, lor Lit e. ehon:e of a Gov ernor' Li e u te nant-o.. JO\' ' rrt o r, ;")<' t: r ctarv of Stat A.uditol' Statu '1' . ' ) l'easurl't', a nd nl l'llll>ers of' tlte L eg i~l : tture, anti also. ~t lll(: rnhe.r o r UongrL'SS. It aL'3o provided (a~ tl to di'J.II'IVe. th e 1'e n ·it.OI'ial L gisln.ture of all pOI\'Cr ot a eLtng) t hat all law · in fo rce not r c Jwgn:tttt to the Cu tt ~t itu tion ~h all c ontinue until altL'rc . l, arn c ndc d or n 'pL'a!ed hy a L egis­l ~turc. a~:.;c ntbl c d und •r the provis io n s of this <.. on ~ u t utt on; and that all oiHccrs civil or rn.i li~ar_v, untlcr the au t h ority of the 1 Territory ot h.1utsa~, ~ hall continue to h old anJ e xerciso thei r· ':C:. [H.:~ tiv c o llicc:l unti l oupe r~cded by the authomy .of the State : the fi rst m eeting of the St.atc LL:g"'la turc to take plat:e upon the issuP of 1t prodalllatio n l>y the l'rl':-~it.lent o f the Gon.vcmion, u pon the r eceipt of otrici:tl infor­tua tion that Congress has adnr itted K.utsa into th e U nion. A JH'O\·i sion is ul~o in.3cl'Lcd in­t e nde d to (.H'CVL!Ilt any ame n dment pre viou:l to the yea1· .l t>0-!, lllld then only npon the concur· l'cnce of two-third:-J of th e m e mbe rs of Loth h om~e:-J, un tl "a m:tjol'ity of a ll the eitiz,!oS o{ I>t ~{cnt. ~~~u~r~nts t.o the StaLe from !J ring ing wl)t?, the St.tte. " 1\~~c~~ sue l p e t &on~ ,t n.re clecmed shti'C::! by the law~ of \ Ott~ of the United ::ltates ot· Ter r il ories ~0 long. t ny P1~n;~ usl of tire s· rmc <LI{c or d escript ion s ir all be cou'tfn~~~ L •:CC )£PTON AND EN GUS II D l r. LS. tl '1 ve~ JY the laws of th is ~Late. pr 't( l . ,, . • per~o n or bhLI·e he the IICJll ltji'c!<.' (li'OOJ)VCI ,81 . ft.hat, SUC;l The f o llowmg l'eeord of the n.ction o ! Congrcstl (l''"tnt. d ._, 1 r.y o sue 1 cm1- 0 tl l . . " 1 . 1 •. tuJ p~·uc t«<<, al.•n, that I:tws mav be J)a s!led t n 1e :tl mt:s tou of Kan ·as mulc t· t h e Lccomp-pro II l tt the nr trotluctio 1 of 1 · · · 0 1~vc co t C · · · · 1 n 11 • 1 · lt•·l 1 . 1 . ' . saves mto thts 'tate who on oustttut10n, wlll be mtcrcstin(l' for future • ,!( 11 1' l e l'lllll!J Ill O') ,. S• · t • 'I' · • r ,., 0 • te. .a""'s , r cr.nt on cs. . l'etCI'e lWe. TilE LEC ~IPTO }; c· ~ TITUTIO~ IN CO.:fGitESS. 121 The original hill, a s it under the Iea1l or Senato r 1858), was aH fo llows: ptt"'~l!<l (J rec n the '<·nate l SL 1Nn. - Sintm01b8. T t•. :>:>~ v.ssJm.-lh:u.. Yr·:H\Io:'IT- 1 )l· . ·I ·J'~ Collor;et·, 1/oot. W t~cn:;sr:s .-J)tt~'kN, Doolittle. 'J', . ' ,\lt;l - •, ta l, ~:>. AU:- \ :>IT on .NOT YOI'I:\0.-l\lt•:-~sr~. B tiC~ (0 ·!.), lt•·icl (~. l.J ), l> avr~ p l i.), Camet'OII ( l'a.) ulr. Cttnlcn>tJ p.med TllF. t. EC(Hti'T•l ~ Ul t.L. u tl' Wilh .\l r. Davis. ..4 ]Jill for the. A rlmi-~kiv1_1 of the Stute of A·a, .~~~-; i11fo the t'llit•ll, p•·l'~t· ntetl ·tn th<' ·'~'"ole ''!I;~{ . ~,.e~'lt, o( Jfi.•s(Jn ·i .ft'ollt tht?, CoJJIIIUlf, e 1111 '/ •'t'l'llol' il!-', }'elll'/1 ;/1'!/ 17, h;J'), . , . _ IJ'hf•t(• l8, Tlte Jll' •tplc ,,f tl~t• l l'l'l'lilli'Y of h. tii•H• d d by 11 C~tt~Y• :rl i''" ,,f Dr·ln: II•": L':Lilccl H~rd H,. .... ll,hkd al J.ct'OI!i(ldl • ~t·plt'i irlll' l' cl. ,..,,l7. f>!'lll !ti l' l il elli•\.'I V I~~ ll C"u ·tr llll ,,'11 llittl -'t. tlt· 0 IVt•I'JJrllt'ltl, which ,., , rd 1:u11Vt· ll t1t,11 hn l\ ltl{ "''·•·rl tltc adr11i·'io rr of the 'l',·r r .t .. r.\' l11rn the L;n 1111 ill'i :L ::-\tat ..: un l~ill'I} U.! f •<>Iill i{ Willi til\' Ol'l)dn:cl ~ !ilk· , P revious to taking thi • vol<', ~lr ('ritt<·nd '11 tnoved a sul>stitute fo r tlte bill, in Rnl)sta.ncP, that the Constitution he submitte d to the pCOj>lc tlt oneP, aml , if approv ll, tht' J ' t'L·si cl<'nt to ntl111it K :wsas hy proelamrttioll. lf njcdctl, tilL' p t'Ople to call a Con VL'lltion ntHl fmm' a Constitution. T he suh~titu tc tu:rde special pro­v ision ng:tins t fr:w d at. the t• l •dion. '!'h is ~uhstitute wns lo.:;t : Y Pa:-<, ~4; Xays, 3-L On the fit-. t of April, the bill w a~ bk<'u up in th' llousc and r cacl onec, wlil'll, its . ccond r •:uling having l>een objt•ctcd to hy ~Ir. Gicl· din~:'l, the que:tion n•eutT ·<1 untlPr the rule, ~hall tho hill he r l'jeete<l? A v ote w a~ t:1kcn :\lld resulted, Y cas,Vo; rays, 1:n. Brit eoat'/,,d /,y flu•, 't'/1(/ tc• nnrl l ! tJIL·•<' '!l f?,'P• 't'·~l!ll - ta lire~ ~~!' th11 lnited Still<!~ of Amf'rlt·u ·in < 'o/l(/1'1 ·'·' a11~em /J/,d !'!rat the :-itall' u!' 1\ •ll"a" .- h all h··, and 1,. lrcrc!.y rl•·~ lli'<'rl tu ht· , one of 1lic United ~~""' " of Alii ·l'ICil , .rtJd arlrnltt\.'d illi<J IIi<! niun Oil an cqllal flllll­ill!( with tl11• or girr,d ~latc:-r, itl all n·.;pt·•'tl'l wt rak\ l'r; and tit ~ -ar<l ~t:Llc ,.lrall c•llr:-dst of all !lie lt-'rTit,ry in­cludctl within thc f,, ll ., win~-t IJO\Inda ri.·:-r, t •> wit: llc)!ill· 0111!( at a puint 011 rlw Wl'..;t . .-rn lioundary C•f lite , 'f a te ul ~li~~uurl wlrer·e tlrc tlnrty-"cvcnrh parall·l nr latirud·· Cl'll~~C~ fill• ~IL lllt' j l ht:ll\'l~ IVC:l{ Oil ~aid pa qdlcl ttl till' ea,tcrn li .lll t1dary or ;'\cw :\lt.:xico i thence north tltl ":lid 1Joun1lary 111 l:ttiiudt.: t hr r ty-l! i~h t; thence follow in!-( ~ard houndurv we-twrLrcl til tlret •tt-!l t.:rn hllundar\' of tire 'l'c r n­tury of llt uli. on the srrrunrit o f thl! Rocky ;\l tJllnltLill•; thcn~:cnurtliwnrd unsaid ~\llilrllit to the foni ·t il p.tradt•l t•f l:uitudc; Llrciii'C e a~t or r ~aid panLill'i to Lilt! Wt.::H •rn \)•)UIHiary o( tire :-\talc of .\J is~o uri j tlcellCe ~Olllh Wi th tilt: WcStWtHd ltnutrdal'j' or ~·Lid 'tate, to the p i;L('e Of bcgin­ulng ; . . S i . ..Awl be it further 8-11ttcted, That tire talc of K an<a~ r- :~dutlttecf iu:o th•: UnrotJ uplln the l! Xp r.· <~ enrr­drtlttn that ~ard !'tat..: ~!rail n..:ver lntt•rft·rl! ll' ll l1 till' prmtnry di-po~al ol tlrl' p thlre lands, or wrtir a ny r <·t;rrla ­tinrb winch Coll).( r•· ~.; 11ray ll rHI n ecc ·sary for ~l!l'Urlll)o{ 1 lr.­l it l~ in ,aid hLi rtl.; to the bon:L ll·ll- purclra - cr~ a11cl grantees thereof, or irnp r~c or levy any tax, a"~ c , ..,lll\'llt, or impo~rtr tr n of ttny dc-eriptinn wlmtsiJcVcr lll'•ln t lrcr rr, or other pr 1perry ofth · Uuited ::it ;tte~, within the Inuits of said:::tnll'; :Liid rlrat notldn).( in th i s<Ld~ ha l l he co n~tr·u ed to abrid);t.: or irrlrin).(e auy ri:.;ht or the people asse rted in th ~ Uon,tll lllion or Karr-a::l, ll~ !ill tirncs, lQ ;titer, rdt) rlll or ubt li"ll their fnrrn t1f )!•tVl!rllnrent i11 such t'lr<~.nrr e r IL:. they nrny tlnuk proper, \J IJ n g r c~s ht!rcby di:.clairnr rrg any a uthority to in te rvL:ne ur declare the c ll nstruction of the O"n·HII\llill ll of lLII)' ~Late , •x c..:pt to SCI! tliiLL it i~ r ..:p uhll­Cilll In furur :tnt! not 111 eontlrct wilir the Cun~litut:un of tire United :-;l:Ltes; ;~nd not Iring Ia tlri:i a ct ~:~hall be C•lll­strucrl a:; Hll 1~ssent by Congress lo all tH' to any uf the propo~itwns or daim~ contained in the o rdinance an­ncxcil to the Uon~ututiur: of the pcu ple of Kan~a~ , lltll' tu ll ~privc til ~ Haiti talc of K ansas of ~h c same;: gruut:; winch WI:'I'C contained in said act or Congrcs~. cntitlctl, "Au net to ILULi lll l'if: t~ the pe•lple of th o: Ter r itory or M llltlt.:~ota lo funn ~~ Con-titutron ant.! :-it"tte 0tJVcl'lrllrent, prcpar:ttr•r.v to atlrnission in ro tire Union on :w l'qual l t>ilti n~ with lire origin al 'tate; " ~tpprove • l Fchnuny 2(i, I '.'>l~. ' § 8 . .And be oil jltJ·lher encLcli!d, 'l'lrn t, until the ne x t. gcn~.:r a il'C II Sil:i shalt be taken, and tLII nppo r tionnrcnt of r cpt·e~l'rilatio n marlt·, tlre tlrate of Ka n~:t' ~halt bl! cntitlcd t l! urw ll,·prc~l'ntatrv c in the ll·JU,e of ll cpre;cntrL ti v ..:~ of tJre Unit l·.i 'tatL':i. 'l'he bill p<tss0.ll, :38 to 25, a follows: YK .\ ~-~·o n L I':UOli PTO ~ . Aun.nt L- l!'itzpatrick, Clay. AnK.!.Ni\.\ 8. - ehastlan, J nhnson. U,\l,tFUtH>tA.-0 win. DI':LA W.\ 1\".-B.tyJLrt l. ~'LCll\ < OA.- \I : dl ory, Yulee. (.h:oncr ,L -l vt:r~•) l\ 1 'l'oorn lts. l~ D l.INA .-Fitc lr, Hrrght. I o wA.- J ones. K ~: :>T U(]l{Y.­' l'wo Jt PI:!O:S. LOUt!-,tANA.-llenjamin, Slitl ell. :\!.~ HYLA N D. -Pt.!arcc, K !>NN IWY. l\1 18::\lSS! PPI.- ll rown. l\l t:>SllU 1!1.­Gr .. cn , l'.rlk. Nt•:W-Jl!:RSKY.-Wrigllt, 'l'homson. No uTrl c,,JlOl.IN.\ -Uig:;~. Pl>I>INSYLVANU.-Bi!ilC r. lt llOIH\ l~ANll.-AII e n. SouTH CAltOLli!U.-Evan~, Jlarnrnnnd. 'r . ..:~N I\:;:M:. -J ohnson. '1'~;x.>.s . - J [ e n uer:~o u, HousTON . \' llWt.SIA.-Ma ·on, Hunter. 'l'otal, 33, ~lr. ~[ontO"' OtnCI'.Y , or Pa. , ofl' ·re<l :1'-' :\ ?ub. ti- tutc, w ith Jight alterations, the hill which ~ir. 'rittendcn hacl olferetl in the , 'enate. 'Mr. (~n it n mn, Of ,)l ississi ppi, al:-<O ofl't•l'C tla ~ubstitutc, whie lt was the Rame a:-~ the 'cnak IJill, w ith th~ O lll is~iOn Of tltc cleeinr:ttOry cltlllSC, "that the pl'()ple ·h:Lll have the right at all tin1es to nlter o r :unentl the Constitution in sut'h lllanncr as tht'Y th ink p r·oper," etc. ~l r. (lllitm:tn'R suhstitnte was lo='t-Ycaf'l, 72; Xav.: -~ , l1iV ' the .r. ca'> l1vin tr all fr o m the -.b\'e ;"") ~l:ttt•s, antl )lr. .\lontgomcry's \\:l" adopted , 1~0 lOll:!. The Cri ttt•ml 'n-llontgomcry .·nb~Litu te, as it pa:-;~etl the H ouse, was in tlte 1'ollowit1g word § 1. Be it MUJ.ctecl, etc. , That the Slate of Ran~a~ h,.., and i~ hereby, atl rnlt.ted into the Union 011 an l!qual foot-­ing with thl! ori!iinal ::ltate;r In a ll re~pr: ct~ whatl!vcr; !tut in:Lsrnu.:lr :t~ it i::l ~rl!:l.tly \l r~ puletl whe tl rtr the Cono;trltl ­tiun ll'llltlt:d at l~eCt l lll j)LUn (ln the 7th dny or No vemlwr la~t. and n ow pcnd'ng hdorc Congre'"• was fairly llltlllt~, or expre set! the wl l of the people nf Kan:l:tS, thi atlnri•­' iion of her into the Union a:; tl State;: i here declared to he upon tlri:; fundameutal condition precedcnt, ~a111cly: 'I'ha t the ::mid con:; I itnt iunal instrument ~:~hall he hr:ot sub­mi tted to a v ote of the people of K:Lwms, u mla~scntedto by therrr, or n. majority of the vote rs, at an clc~;tion to hll held f·>r the purpose; ami as soun a~ ~uch a::~~ cnl sh;~ll h~ gt l'en, an1l duly made known, hy a majority_ uf the Com­rui~ l'll\!11 •r herci~ appointed, tu the J'res!llent. of thc United t'I Hte~, he shall a rltHHII1CC the S:\llle by pr?cl:rm~L­tr on , a red 1 hl!rt:a ft t: r, wit huut any furth er p roct•ed llll('i on the p:Lrl ll f c,,n ~r· t·s~ , the arlmls!:!ion of the said L_<Lte M K nn~a~ 1111o tire Union upon nn equal footing wrth th..: "n~ rn .d ::\tate• rn all re,pec t-; whiLtevcr, f!HLII IJe complete nud ,LIJ~olrrtc. 'At the sard d •c t iou the voting slmtl IJC hy batlnl and by iwlor':'tilK orr his brd lnt as e a ch voter tnay pl..:a-c', ' · r .. r the U n n~t iruti nn ," o_r 11 again~t t~le Cun~tilu­lion . '' 'hould tire said Uunst; lulinn he r eJecter! at Lhu ,aid r:IL:cli•lll l1y a u1ajurity .. r \' Ole:! heint' ca-;\ ar;ain_:<t it, then, allll in th~tt \.'Vt.:nl, t ltc inhahil:llll'i ol said '1'crntury a rc herehy aulh, ri:t.c·tl lllttl erupowercd tu form for therrr­selves a CvrJI:ltr tull t>n anrl ' tal..: Uovcrnilll'llt hy the rlltlll( c-f t'l,e .:!ta tl! of l\;~n~a~. acconlrng to t ire Fedt:ral Cnn­stitutinn, ;urd to that cn I mtLY cilct dckgatc:! to a. con­vent ron as hercrrraf!<'r provitlt:d . § 2 . ..d. ncl IJI! itjnl'!lle.r enac_lc1~, ~h;_Lt the salt! S~nt e l'f K :~ lh; t•; ~halt l1:r v..: cuneurreut ; uns,ltcuon on I he ~~ t-;so u n and ;Ltl otlr..:r ri Vt:r~ allli Wltt.er:! hn nll!riu~ ou the bit hi Stt tl! or K.w~a;;, ~'' f;~r a 'I the ~<lllle slrr~tl funna comrnuul.Jou · d- 11ry , ,, suiu StaLl! and any other 'talc or i::l l<liC:I nuw or J.ereafl..:r to he r .. nned or IJuundcu lry. ~h e !mme i t.ntl saitl riv ers nnd w ater~ , and nil the navrg1~hl e water~ of said 'tate :;lrall ht.: eullllli Oil h i);liWttY>l UllU f,rrcvcr fret!, a:~ Wl!lltu 1tltc inh:IIHia ntd of H:Lid l:itate n.- to all otl!cr c rti- ~AY8-AO AINST Lb:C0111PTON. zens of tile Unitct.l 'lltt..:s, without 1wy ta x , duty, nHpo~t. CALIF·•HSt.L-IJrotlf•rick. CoN~t>CTICUT.-Ji"oator,Dkeon. or tolltlrerefur. lt.t.l~ots .- ll"n gt""• Trwn~uull. IowA.- 1/arlant. KKN- § 3. An£t be itjttrlher t;nac.:ted, '!'hat ~~ ~·.the pmpo~e t'l!UKY.- l!tll t'T r,:No~::o:. M.\lNK.-.ft'es.1end8-ll., 1/ir..mlin. of in::~uring, w1 far a" pus~IIJI(j, LIHLL the clcc~wn:1 uuth\Jr­~{ \ <l'ICliL':::.•.TT:i.- IVi/8()11, SU111l lt61' . MWHI(IAN .-l:\IUILI't ized by tlr i~ uct IIHIY I.Je fa.lr anti r~·el!, tire Go verrror ;IIlii G_hn ndltt' Nio!IV-IIA.Il P~Illln;. - llct le, 0/.n,l'!~ . ' to:W~ the ·l·eretfU'Y or the Tcr rlllli'Y of h !LllSa.;,lll\d the p rc, rd· 1 ouK. - .. )'.>lV..tl'u , Kine;. ouw. - P ugh, JFudJ. Ruoo~~: ~ ing olli.-crs of the two I.Jrauchc:1 of .t:l l • ..:gr~ht~urc,u .. urv·ly