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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'
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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.
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