Everybody knew the Lecompton constitution was the work of outside ruffians, and not of the people of the Territory, whose Legislature in February, 1858, solemnly protested against their admission under that Constitution, and whose protest was totally unheeded.
Julian argues that the Lecompton constitution was illegitimate and not representative of the people's will.
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It tempts civilized men to become savages and savages to become devils.
They cripple a great national industry and source of wealth, and insult the principles of American jurisprudence.
No sophistry could disguise this fact, nor could its significance be overstated.
They scourge the mining States and Territories with the unspeakable curse of uncertainty of land titles, as everywhere attested by incurable litigation and strife.
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