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m "'II rflTlTM II bi ' UW?'6' WTPflflW ' w r 1 H . r ft r ' i . R'rt . t -l. rcgon Snithid. W. G. TVADLT, EDITOB. JACKSONVILLE. OREGON. Sntimluy, Fcbruisry IS, 1808. Hnn rrniiolico Aisoncy. .JTuou.ia, JJoce, .corner of JYaiblngton nnd'Moiltgomcry streets, Is our authorized Agent In Snu Frnnclsco, to rccolvo sub scriptions and advertisements Tar tlio Uk.v tixkl. Natlou. Wo r;ouia call the attention of llio former patrons of tlio Skntinki, to tlio recent chance or proprietors, and urttcntlv re quest tLat all those who are Indebted to us befaro Ilia 20lh of Mny, 1857, to nmko Im mediate payment, and those having account nptinsi ins wikjo prior to unit unto Mill plcaso pruK'iit llicin, nn it becomes necessa ry that tho Looks of tho firm obnltboiottlcd up at as early a period av poi Iblo. W. O. T'VAULT, ALKX. lILAKUIiY. CON- dkxockatic county YUNTION. The Democratic citizen of Jnektoncaujv ty aro requested to meet at Ibo niml riUct of holding election III Mm notcrnl t're-J clncls on Saturday, tbo IStli of February, at 2 o'clock l. M., for tlio purpow of elects log delegated to represent tho prcclnoU In tliu County CoiiTcntlon, to bo held at Jack soiitIIIo on Saturday, February 20th, IM8. to elect eight tlnlegiilcs- to rcprercnt Jack con County In tho proposed Stnto Conven- Hon, to tw held at Salem on tho 10th day of iiiurcn, ieiio nun to transact sucii other business ns mixy bo ilcemiNl necessary. Jacksonville and Sterling 1'rcclncts aro entitled to four delegates each : tbo other l'reclncts Ibrco cacti. THOS. I'YIiK. THOMAS F. UKAI.L, !. DUNN, Democratic Central Coptmttlte for JattioitfCounty. CANDIDATK FOR CONOKKSS, L. T. GHOYER, Subject to tlitS will of tho Democratic Con rentier). g. Jalitor ItenliiitltVleaK aunounco the c.ofluio of GUN. A. L. LOVEJOY. As a onndldato for Governor, subject to tho ucciuon or tho Dcmxrallo Stato' Conven lion, and obllgo MANY VOTnitS. of Jackson County. To-duyithosovorilgn pooplo of JaqI son county meet in their respective pre chiefs lo transact important husliicftri in relation to their political iutsrosls. ilio sovcrnl prootnot meetings to La Attended by (ho peoplo should give iwi expression uf tho pnliticnl views nijil wishes, so timt tliuir tlelegntos in thu County Convention, to. bo hold on llio 20lh, mny bo tho bultor pripnrcd lb re flect their will, and also (lint tlio delo- gates to bo tent (o tho Stnto Conven lion might' rcceivo tho instructions of . Jucirxonjtitucntt. If tho,great mass or tho 'Democracy of Jackson county dciiro that a now platform should bo adopted by tho Siato'VConvonllon, they should so ex- . press It; mid It would ho right and! propar.rcftjliienijlo express tholr iirst cholco for all Stato officers lo bo noni. inutd at tho Stnto Oanvonllon. Tlio 'delegates to tlio Stato Conven. tion should carry out tho will of their constituents as far practicable. 'In (J selection of delegates, to represent'the Democracy ot Jackson, them should bo n fair expression of tho u of tho Democratic voters within iheilimlls.ofi tlio county, uubiassod by any outsldo iiilluonco, and such porsons sclccfe'ii a? delegates as aro now present to r'ecelvo tho Instriictioua of tho pooplo. Wo havo no doubts of tho capacity of,tlio peoplo to act and apeak, as it la ;their right to do, on nil questions of self government. Having had tho ex perionco of tho past, and judging of tho .present, should tho Democracy be sat isfied Mo continuu muder tho proton t platform, as adopted by tho Territorial Convention in April last, tlioy should so express It, ff a chongo is dosirod in any particular, instead of finding fault with tho past, let thorn express u desire to chango nml Improve; and for this iioionsshould bo blamed. Almost u Iinol. On Tuosdny Inst upon tlio nrrivnl of iMr.jilnggnrt'fl express train from Yro ha, now! was brought that an "affair of honor" wns tocomooff nt.Vo'elock, f. St., just north of tho '1SW parallel 'of North latitude, between Gen. D. D. Colton, and T. T. Cnblucss, M. D., both gentlemen citizens of Yrolin. Wo nro informed that tho mlsunder stnndlng botwocn tlioso gentlemen otl. glualcd about n uowspapor corrcspon donee. First, nn nrliolo appoared In tho Yrtka Union signed "Josophus," and then a card appeared In tho S'uku Vtjou Chronicle signed "T. T. Cablncss, At. D,,"nnd flnully n uhnllcngo. 1 hnvo It from good authority, that by tho iutorposlliun of friends nn hoitnrnblo and nmicnblo ndjiistmout of (ho (lilTerunco was brought about, and both parties returned to Yrcho, mucl refroihcd from having bronthed tho pure mountain air just north ol tho 4Ud parallel. Every statement, and (ho circunv iMmiccB of tho enso. warrant us In thu bulief that both gontlomeii woro dolor- mined to fight, unless nn honorable nut! satisfactory adjustment wns made. I bo friends of the parties deiorvo credit for their prompt and porsovoring energy in bringing nbout n reconcllln. tlon without tho ulicddlng-of blood, Long may tho ollvo branch of poaco wave ovor tho inhabitants of Yrelia. L 0O We lonrn Hint tho preliminaries of tho "affair of honor" thnt was to have oomo off botwocn Gen. D. D. Col ..... l m tit n t . . ion mm i . i , vainness, oi. u., on Tuesday last, woro arranged by Cnpt. Guodall as Ihofriond of Gen. Colton, and dipt. W. D. Fair us tho friend of Dr. Cnbiuoss, and wore: Distance, 10 yards, with U. S. yagors, to bo londed by tho seconds in tho prcseiico of their ptincipuls, and handed to tho princi pas i at their respective positions, to bo held in n horlznntnl position, and to flro botwocn tho words "Fire, and one, Itco, three " ollhor parly violating any of tho stipulations, to bo subject to tho code of honor. Cnpt. Goodall and Fair, ns wo nro informed, acted with discretion nml ro gard to tho'lmnor of their principals. Annivimiiauv Uall. Wo under stand that excellent nrrnngimants nre being made to entertain tlio guests who mny uttciid .tho ball on thu 2iit at Da- vis Evans' splendid now bull room. The services of Air. J. .ft. Scely, the best violinist in Southern Oregon, have boon engagod for tho occasion, Let all the lovers of good music attend. Voi.unti.kus Fok Saw Laku. We call attenlluu loathe notice of Mr, a O. Unrrett, in another column. All who feel disposed to voluntoor In Copt. Barrett's Company, will dowell to bo I early in attendance on tMoitday ovon. Ing ncxt.tat r.IcCully'a Thcatro.. 'IIuhoii Wo hoar it stated that II. JL Drown. tour lata Renrasnntnllvn In to . fl'. . .'-.. A mo iegwiniuro irom Jackson county, Intends being a candidato for Secro. tary of State, bofuro tho Democratic Convention nt Salem, nn tho 10th of .March noxt. TiutDitoii Ab was generally anticipated that water ditch was not constructed on 'Saturday last. There wu'qulto a number of farmers and nil. nors In town, but no action waa (alien ; conildorablo talking about tho practlc. ability o( supplying (ho mines with w. ter ; somo thought it would bo much choapor If It would rain and furnish tho.mhl with water; olhery wero qf opinion that Uutto crook could be turn cd into tho minus with less expense than .Applegato; finally, nothing was done J rtGJr.Tho .minora on Jackson creek occasionally strike a big lump, Some , lucky hombre, wo we told, picked up ajten puqce chunf(goJd nt Sldvoly'a gulch. tIiQioh'rduy. tOtrWo 'havo bad beautlfuj cloar, frosty weather for (ho lasen doy. M OrCupt. Goodall called at our oflico jcnoruny. o regret our nusence, but liopo tho Cnpt. will call on us again on his return to town. (Gr To-day tho Precinct Meeting tako placo to send delegates to tho County Convention, Send on your proceedings wo will publish them. Juunv Sullivan of tho News Da pot, San Francisco, sent us a liberal supply of States papors of Jan. 5th. Thanks. IiATKR FItOM THE STATES. I)y tho arrival of tho steamship Go) don Gnto, from PatJntna, wo hnvo advl cos from New York and Now Orleans to JanuaryCth, Wo tako tholfollow Ing Bunimnry of nown from the Sunrn. monto Union: Gr..v. Wa Minn's UtvrunN ami Sim. iiRNumt. The news of tho breuklng up of Wnlker'ti expedition created nil intenso excitement in NevrYorlt, Wash ington, Mobile, nml nt other points nt mo aoutn. iiiu conduct of Commo doro Paulding was sovoroly criticised. u is statoil Hint that otlicor acleil with nut iustriictionu in his demonstration ngnlnst tho filllbusterR tho onlyjirdcrs nsucil being simply thoso promulgated some Itnio alnco to nil llio olliccrs of tbo I'edornl Govornmont, In prevent In frnctinus of tho neutrality laws. It is furthermore stated that tho Admhiis trntiun disclaim and dlsnpprovo of the conduct or tho Commodoro, and thnt ho will bo hold to a stiict nccountnbll. ity Gon. Walker renched Washington on Tuesday. Dec. 22d, In company wttii ninrsiini uymlors. lio-fmmoili-ntoly proceeded to tho Stnto Depart ment, whoro ho bad an interview with tho Secretary of State, and was for mally surrendered. Gun. Cass, how ever, stnkd that ho bud no directions to give concerning Gen. Walker. It wns only through tho judiciary that ho count bo held to answer nuy chnrges brought nunlnst him. Tho renowned fllllbustor nnd bib escort retired, the formor at liberty to no where his incli nations might lend. It is reported, however, that n capias will bo issued to bring him to trial for violating tho neu trality lanst Tho Cabluot on Tuesdny, Deo. 22, nolo u consultation with regard to the conduct of Commodore Paulding In seizing Walker nnd his men, nt which the Commodore's dispatch to tho Seo rotary of War in justification of bis action was read. Thq Commodore says: "1 could not regard Walker ami hla followers in nuy othur light than outlaws who had oscnpod from tho vl gllnucooftho officers of tho Govern ment, nud left our shores for tho pur pose iifrnpino nud murder; nnd I saw no other way to vindicate the law and redeem tho honor of our country Hum y disarming nml aomlliig tliem home. In iIoIiil' so, I am Bousiblu of the re sponsibility I bavo incurred, nml uonll ilently look to the Govornmont for mv justification." The movements of tlio politicians nnd Ihoir supporters nro tho absorbing to pics of tho ihy, Tho excitement nt thu South is up to fover hunt. Public muutimrn hnvo been lirld vxurf awnu.ti.. dlgmitioii at the seizure of (Jen. AVilit er. They havo boon railed at Nev Or leans nud Mobile. Kccrultiuc for Ni ciirngua is koIiil' on actively nt those I points, anil n largo forcn Is itlrendy on- listen. A uony or night hundred men left Texas on tho 2(lih December to rclnforco Col. Anderson. Congressional. Our Congresfioual nows por last steamer was to December IDlli, On the 21st, Kiiiuas matters wore brought up In tho Somite. Senator Hlglor do fended tho Lecnmptou Constitution, and blamed Senator Douglas for in consistency. Dotiulns replied in a speech which was sovoru on Senntor lliglar. Tho House spent tho dnv in discus sing the l rcasury nolo lull, the prlnci "An Omj IhcKojtv Dkjioohat." Your inlorrogntoties havo been roooiv ed, and shall be attended to next week. Lots ov Nkw Sunsciitni:s art cn taring their names on tho Sentinel's list. (r Principles nnd measures should govern political parlies not personal prejudicea. OCT Tlio platform of a political party should bo based upon principles, -and not made for individual tiso. Tub Wjzahu Maiitin was perform ing nt.Korbyvillo last weoli, He Is a "funny fellow." To Paukkii, of tho Uook, jStoro, Yreka, wo nro indebted for late papers. (rSlx or eight of the wounded' num.from the triiB (ately attacked bj tho Cheyenne Indians and Mormons, nrrive'd.'qfS( lwU on IhaOth'.r-iY, 0. Delta, ' pal speakers theronn being Letchor ol . Irglula, Lovejoy of Illinois, Hanks of Massachusetts, nnd .Camnbell of Ohio. Various substitutes and modifiualinns of tho measure wero suggostod, but no action was taken. Leave was asked, but not obtained, (o introduce n reso lution of Inquiry into the propriety of oxciumngtur. ncrnlilsel, tho delegate from Ulanfifrom his seat. Mr. llluir .brought In n.blll nuthoriz Ing tho contractors for carrying the overland Callforniamail to ndopt any routo thoy might choose. On tho 22d,tho Sonnto referred bills lo secure to actual settlers tho niter unto sections of the public lauds roser veil in tho grants to tho States for rail road purposes; to crant ovorv hoad of it inuiiiy, wim is a citizen or tlio United States, a homestead of 100 acres of unil, on condition of Its occupancy nud cultivation. 'On tho President' Message, Fitoh took tho floor. Ho did not desire to read Mr. Douglas out of tho party, but pointed him to tho fate of such ns had taken position outaido of the pale, in stancing Mr. Van lluren ns n. frightful example. Mr. filch was for admit ting Kansas with whatever Conslltu tion tho might prosent. Mr. Douglas replied, showing Mr fitch to be heterodox in ono point nt loaat. Me (Mr. u.) had nover beoomo tho mero sorvilo tool of any precedent. If tlio President wanted Democratic harmony, lot him stand by the Cincin nati platform. Mr. Douglas spoke with confidence in tho strength of his posi tion, and in a tone of defiance to those who denounced his uoiirse. On tho 23d, aftor referring vurious portions of tho President's Mossuge, Mr. Sluart took up tho Knnsas ques tion, Ho ngrcod with Attorney Geuo rnl Duller, that tho power of Congress in mo uuinlMlon ot now atntos was plenary, -Congress is to determine whether tlio State shall be admitted at .ill, and If sq, how. Enabling .Acts nro not indispensable to (he admission of new States. Congress hail power to admit, but nut to coerce. If half oil tbo voters of Knnsns had not an op portunity to vote for dolegntes to the Convention, how should they nbldo by tho decision In which they had not boor) heard. The Convention was n trlck'and fraud, and he would nover voto to sanction that fraud. I hoy might cry "Peace, peace, but there would bo no peace." Senntor Uroderick agreed will Mossrs.JDouglasand Stuart in moBt of their remarks. When Wnlkcr went to Kansas ho found insurrection, nnd, with groat labor, restored peace. Tho President nnd Cabinet wero nlono re sponsible for tho recent outbronk. It was tho first lime ho hnd known n President to descend from his high po sition to cocroo poaceablo citizens to the will of.pnrty mon. Ho hnd ren dered ns much Bcrvico in tho election of Duohnnnn ns any man on tho floor. Tind was sorry to dlsngrco with his party, no was astonished at tho lor bearauco of tho pooplo of Kansas to wards tho delegates of tho Convention; nud If tho Lecnmpton Constitution should over bo presented to the Senate, ho should havo something to my ubout it. Ho wnsno freeSoiler. InhlsoWn Stale, his most blttor opponents woro Republicans. Mr. Drown gavo notice that he should hereafter express his views; but if tho recant election in KsiHnj was a fair ono, ho stood in favor of hor ad mission; nnd if she should nsk to come in ns n aiavo aiato, no unpoii tits Irfenus on tho othor sldo would admit her. Tho Sonnto then adjourned to thu lilt day of January. Congress, nftcr n recess of ten days, ro-nssemblod on thu 4th of January. In both Houses resolutions cnlllng upon tho President for Information re specting tho capture of Gon. Wulkor, and thu entire rnngo of subjects nnd circumstances bearing upon our rela tions with Nicaragua, wero adopted. J A vast amount of business was brought forward ; amoiiR the most im portntit wo uotico n bill for the ndmis- tion of Kansas offered by Mr. Pugh as n compromise. It provides for the ad mission of Kansas uudor tho I.ocomp ton Constitution, nud requires that the clnuso relatlvo to slavory shall bo sub mitted to n dlreot vote of the people on the 7th of April next; also thnt the Constitution shall not bo so construed as to impnlr tho right of tho people to alter orumond It at any time. Tho Committcoon Territories of tho House woro instructed to report on the propriety of rcpealhm tho Utah orL'im ized law and attaching that Territory to oinor lurrlturles contiguous. Hills abolishing tho Court of Claims; for thu organizing a regiment of moun-u-d voluutuuia in I'axMoi fur a military nondemy nt tlio Ilormltnga, In T..n... see; for the repoal of certain sections of the neutrality laws; for tho estab lishment of a branch mint in New York, and for thu codlflcntion of the rcveuun Inwa nud arrangement of the collection districts, woro offered ryid appropriately referred. MlscclltuieoHs. Tho Charleston Mercury of Decem ber 20th, states that tho steamer Fash ion, which convoyed General Walker and his forco to Nicaragua, bad put lino Havana, unit that thu American Consul at that place hod seized tho stenmer for alleged irregularity in herj paiiera. A report was prevalent nt Koy wust, on Christmas day, that a bark hud passed thnt point with GOO men on board who woro proceeding to Goncral Walker's aid. General Scott is now in Washing ton, planning tho Spring campaign against tho Mormons. In tho Virginia Legislature, resolu tions wero introduced denouncing, in very cmplintlo terms, Commodore Paulding's arrest of General Wnlkor. Tho resolutions woro rcud and ordered to bo printed. Sathor & Church, of Sail Francisco, havo mado an assignment to Peter Nnylor, of this city. All their small diafts of 9100 and under, will bo paid in full, by their asslgneo at his oilice, No. 70 lirond street, on presentation, they having made a special pro-payment to the holders of small drafts. On tho larger drafts, somo timo Mill probably occur before a dividend is made, us the proporty assigned cannot uo mnao available except at n groat saoritico. uouerai cjiiteicis nml uov. tlico are eleotod to tho U, S. Senate, from Min nesota. Tho United States Government will send the Niagara to assist in laying the Atlantic telegraph cnulo. Tho Wnlkor mania in tho South, and Kansas matters in the North, monopo lize (lie Now Yoik press. Walkor is a perfect lion. Denver was forced to givo up tlio arms to Gon, Eldridgo widen Governor Geary had token from him. upon tho question of participating in tho election for Stnto officers. Wo havo a report from St. Loufo of1 n tcrriblo battle in Kansas botwecn Gen. Lsno'a force af.d the U. S, Dra goons, at Sugar Motind, In which,!t Is said, several of tho latter were killed. It is also reported that iho dragoons retreated, nud that Gen. Denver had sent four companies of Infantry to ns slst them; moreover, that tho Free Stnto men, to tho number of Q,bOO, had rallied in support of Lnne, nnd that n fonrful collision wan expected. Kansas advices of the 22d Decern bor have been rcoclvcd at St. Louis.--- Tho Lccompton Constitution, with slavery, was carried at the election on tho Slst Dec, by n large majority. Tho returns us yet received are, how over, very monger. It was reported at Lawrence that a party of Free Stato men wero coins .to Lccompton to seizo tho Territorial ! arms. Mexico. On tho 17th ultimo, Provident Com oufort, executed n grand coup (I tint, overturning tho constitution recently ndopted, dispersing the National Con gress, nud proclaiming himself Dicta tor. In tlio now plan ho acts forth, ho promises to oonvoke, within three months, a Congress which shall frame a now constitution, and proiido for tho election of n ruler by the people. Gen. Commoufort bus resigned the Dictatorship of Mexico, after a short reign of ten or twelve days. Europe. An attempt to launch tho Lc Indian provod n failure. A further attempt was postponed sine die. Monetary offntra nro somewhat eas ier in Englnnd nnd Hamburg, but in tho North of Europe tho pressure was atill felt with grcnt sorority. At London, money waa plentiful. Consols had improved. Stock specu lations woro active, nnd n roduclion In tho bank rata of interost was expected to tnko place shortly, ! Tho rato of interest nt Purls nud Ilnmburg had boon reduced. Meantime, heavy commercial fail tires continued to bo roported. Tho Nubilities of suspended houses in ' j rent llritaln, since Ootobor last, are estimated at 8250,000,000; and this enormous sum is believed to be in side tho mark. Tho American produce markets woro depressed. Tlioro Is no political nows of import unco. It was reported that tho Empe ror Napoleon would grnnt a general amnesty for press offenses, on New Year's Day. Tho Spanish Government hnd grant ed nn amnesty for political offenses In her Irnns-Atlaiitio possessions. 'j'horo i limiting luiot r.v... ru;.r China. Tho contractors for raising tho sunk en ships in tho harbor of tiubastopol,i have abandoned thu work. ;t mm Civil Wak in Kamai. -The Now York Herald statea that tho faotions in Kansas havo at Inst cqtno to hard knocks, The Free Stnte and Pro elaveiy parlies in Uotirbou engaged recently ip n regular pitched battle, in wliiuli (hero was ono man killed, sevo rul wounded, and prisonous captured on both sides. Goncral Lune had en trenched himself at place .called Su gar Mound,, flrd asserts ids Intention of attacking the United Stales troops if thoy are sent to dlslodgo him. While, hls bloody work is going pn, the Free Stae delegat'os o tho Law.' rrnco Convention arc at loggerheads Tlio KaHsaa Imbroglio. The opposition to tho Lecoinpton constitution is chiefly composed in the Scunto by tho Senators from Califor nia, Mossrs. Uroderick and Owlu, by Senator Douglas, of Illinois, Stew.vt, of Michigan, and it Is supposed Sena tor Pugh, of Ohio, Allen, of Rhodo Is land, and others on the Democratic side. Theso, added to the Republican strongth in tho Senate, may defeat the constitution in that body, should it ever' - .- - .. C!. .... II I -t-l.1 uwiiu iu a vuin. si-uuiur uruuericn hns spoken very decidedly ugaiust it, and Dr. Gwin has euoh personal relations with Gov. Wnlkor, that it is beyond doubt ho will support his col lengiio. In the House, tho con i stitutlon will hnvo but little chance,' from present appearances, especially after the voto In Knnsas of tho 21st of December, by which slavery wns dcci-ij ded as a part of tho future government of tho new Statu. Mr. Cox, of Ohio, a new member of! great ability, has delivered an eloquent speech against it, and ho is expected to be followed by others. It Is not known what position Messrs. MoKib brn and Scott will tuke upon this issue, though it it Is conjectured McKibbcu will co-operate with thu Senntors against tho Constitution. The example I oi ivniiiorma is quoted with great effect In support of Duuglus and vn,,, California camo to Congress in MO and 'SO with her two Senators, G win and Fremont, her two Representatives, Geo. W. Wright and Gilbert, with her constitution in their hands, which con stitutlon was first adopted b) an over whelming popular voto, and when bro't to Congress was bitterly opposed bv such men as Messrs, Hunter, Davis. Atchison, Hutler, Mason, and others. who took ground that they would not support u on the ground ol not having oecn mauo manuesi to them tuat it had been referred to a fair popular vote- Now wo find theso gontlcmon on ox- nelly tho other side iu the Kansas case. Lone before the new position of tho Administration on the Kansas question was mado known, tho Democratic press not only of tho frco States, but of many or the journalu of tho South, such ns the Richmond Enquirer and the Louisville Democrat, camo out distinct ly in favor of submitting tho constitu tion of Kansas to tho people thereof. Forney's Press was omeilg tho fltat to toka tills position. This was Ipug before Judgo Douglua or Govern or Walker had spokon; and tho exam pie of tho Press was followod by near iy tlio entire column ol tho Democratic joururils of tho free State. The Chi ' cago Times, the organ uf Judge Doug I las ; tho Detroit Free Pre, the sup. posed organ of Gen. Cass; the Ohio Statesman, tho Unston Post, and the New Hampshire Patriot, too, opposed tho Lccompton constitution. On tho 7th July tho Washington Union said : "Wo repeat that the con stitution of Kansas mnst conio from tho pcoplo of Knnsas. Other power to make such an Instrument there is none under heaven." It was such contidra lions ns theso thnt induced tho demo' cratic papers alluded to adhere strictly to tho principle hat tlio constitution of Knnsns should go to tho people. Tho Union camo out nbout tho middle of November, with another ni tide, ma king tho Lccompton constitution tho test of Democracy, Mid dcdailng thnt it wns not necessary to the fulfillment of tho Kansas-Nebraska bill thnt the pcoplo of Knnsns should voto uporv tilth own fundamental law ; thus con tradicting its former position. Tho next step wns the messngo of tho President, In which no test was mado upon dem ocrats but tho doctrine htntbd at that thu constitution of Kansas, if H camo to Washington legally endorsed, should bo rocelved. On tho 21st ult., at an election held In, Kiims, a ntuglo clnuso in tho constitution, that of slavo ry or uo slavery, was submitted to. tho ballot box. It isonough to say thnt tho frauds at tdis last election aro expected to vitiate it when it comes to bo presented to Congress. Thousand of MisRourinns went over tho border Into Kansas and voted for slavery. Two other elections were to hnvo ta ken place in Kansas yesterday, Jan. 4, at one of which tho etitiro Lecompton constitution wns to bo submitted with the slavery clause, and at tho other of which Stato officers wero to bo votfd for, under n call of the Lecompton State convention. Should tlio body of tho pcoplo vote, as is expeotcd thoy will vote, against this Lecoinpton con stitutlon, nnd ngnlnst slavery, It Is hoped that Congress will obey their will, nud so settle this unpleasant nml irritating question. Forney's Phila delphia Prets. Tim Slavuiiy Question in Con oiikss Tin: RualCuisisat Last. Three new States Knnsas, Minnesota nnd Oregon aro waiting nt tlio doors of Congress for admluiou into tho ITn. ion, tho first with a nlnro Stato consti tution, and the other two as free States. Thero it nn complaint, from any quar ter, touching the constitution! proceed ings In Mlnnosnta and Oregon ;--but iu Kansas tho slavery owstien has been reduced to' shape an pointed 'and ci ideal that upon its solution the ad mission of Minnesota and Orrgon will depend, or, perhaps, a sectional illwo lution of tho present CongiVM. ' ' Nivr liufnrA Im lW lvory ques tion boon presented In a form so posi tive, pointed and porjilexing a this in reference lo Kansas. Ill her behalf n slavo Stato constitution Is submitted, when It Is known that at least five sixths of iho people of Knnsas are op posed to slavery ; but if tho majority, by refusing to voto iu tho late regular Iy authorized constitutional election, have permitted slavery to be carried by default, they are themselves only to blame, and with them should rest tho consequences. All these lato skirmish ings In Kansas between convention, constitutions, Legislatures and conflict ing elections, are mere burplusnge, and amount to nothing since the ratification of tho Lecompton constitution. Con gresu must, therefore, decido cither lo admit Kansas as a blavo Slate, under tho Lecompton constitution, or to abldo tho consequence of its rejection. Our present Impression is, however, that, aa tho enso stands, unless Kauim I shall be admitted ns a travo Stute, In the way of an equivalent to tho South for the admission of the now free States of Minnesota and Oregon, the South ern members of tho two bouses will adopt a scry bold and startling move mcut in retaliation. We are persuaded that with tho rejection of Kansas as a slave Stato will withdraw iu u body from Congress, issue a manifesto from Washington requiting tho Southoru State Legislatures to take (he matter in hand ; and that, having done this, the said Southern membors of Congress will await In JYjiyhinatea jljch; reeall home, or their otders for a surrender, at discretion to the will of a Northern majority, hi a word, this Kansas dif. ficulty Las been reduced to a solution by the Lecompton contention, to which tho North may consent, without even losing Kansas, but from which the South cannot retreat without humilia tion and disgrace. A few days more and we shall know (he drift of the wind. N, Y, Herald, Jan. 0. What Should be Done with Kt sas f Thero aro two wnvsofdeoli wltli Kansas; ono suggested by ( Presidout, approved by our Deoicral members of Congress, (except Sickl nud Hh&kiti,) and assented by Iho Den ocratic party, is to admit tlio Stato Kansas Into the Union just ns soon n posstblo, with, whatever constitutioi may bo presented, so as to get rid q ibis etorual bother, wash our hands o, tho question of eluverv. and secure at once nnd forever that "nonular sover eignty" (o the people of that unhappy region which can only be exercised in in its feeling and completeness under a State Governinont. Tho other plan is to keep Kansas under Territorial Gov. cruuunt as long as possible, send back any and all coiistituiipiiH, nud by con siqueure to ngirnte tho slavery ques tion, try to dittde tho Deinc-crn'iie par. :'l 1 m m -I2P ftCI . . 1 A . '