Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-12-24
Kansas Matters.


tn. frat gust of the Kansas storm has blow
over-but the clouds not yet broken. W.
much doubt whether the pacifcaton at Law
renee Is anything more than postponement O
the collision. But If this should not be so. Il !,
cersaia that the contest will be renewed in Con.
gress, when the Lower Branch shall have beer
organised BY the way, we observe an adroii
movement in some Of the Northern journals to
change the issue, for the purpose Of strength
ening their position. Heretofore the admission
of Reeder 10 q seat in Congress has been the
Abolition demand Now they seem willing 10
surrender that as untenable-and concentrate
their whole strength in the effort to reject Whit
field. The N. York Times. whose affinity is as
cordial as its Influence is decided, with the Free
soilers, declares that sach an irregular election
as that of Reeder .,cannot be regarded as legal
or valid, without dismgardiag all legal FORMS
and setting an example in fhe highest degree
dangerous to the stability Of our institutions y
However, anxious the North may bc,for political
reasons, TO give Kansas a free soil delegate, the
Times cautiens it against $50 grave and danger
Gus violation of law as the recognition OF
Reeder's claim Of a sent. Its position (as sum
med up by a contemporary is to abandon the
attempt to recognize Reeder, and to make the
contest on the rejection Of Whitfield, who was
chosen without opposition at the election order
ed under the law. In this case, all the forms Of
law we're observed ever the Times AYERS that
$50 far as legal forms are concerned Mr. Whit
field iscloarly entitled to his seat" Ale was
chosen" so the Times goes on to admit, "at an
election held under the authority Of the body
claiming to DO the Legislature Of Kansas, and in
pursuance Of the act Of Congress organizing the
Territory" But the Times would make an is.
sue that the Legislature was never fairly elect
ed--that they were elected by intrusive ruiians
from Missouri, and were never rightful Legis-
lature. in fact, that 1.-THE Territory Inns had no
Legislature" and consequently that there never
were any laws which are cnttlcdto respect, and
Congress ought to treat the Territory though
it had never been organized, and as though there
AS no binding law any subject whatever in
Kansas. 1t goes far beyond Rceder himself,
who, as Governor, vested with special authority
on the subject recognized the lawidlness of the
elections and treated the Legislature elect
cgularly and duly chos.n tody. 1t turns onits
p"h IVsiitohf nhA hnFihk oioN"hNN hiN N'hthi VI
Reeder, because he had not the sanction ofex
listing laws, and admitted the title of Whitfield
because he has oil the sanction of clear legal
form. ends by declaring that there were no forms
that are legal, and there is nothing legal in Kan
eas. The Free Soil plan of battle is. therefore,
to assume that every thing which exists in tie
form Of legalized constitutions. and political or
ganization and municipal authority, in Kansas,
is nulity and that Congress should direct them
to begin again de moro. 1t is well /" understand
all the phases of the contest which these parties
arewaging in Congress that sincere men may not
be deluded by an appearance of concession, to
abate their vigilance in the support of their rights
against all forms and devices Of cnmity.
THE DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS-, who have ap-
prentioed themselves to Mr.. Richardson, are una
BILE to discover, after three weeks trial. the i'm
possibility of seycnty-four men casting hun
dred and thirteen votes. Possibly, on other
fields, they have had 30 much TO do with double
voting, that. in spite of repeated failures, and
CARELESS Of the parliamentary rule, they yet hope
to accomplish tina, seemingly impracticablc feat
Meanwhile the democratic organs splitting
their throats growing over the courage and fde.
ty of that "Spartan Phalanx." We see nothing
wonderful in it, except its absurdity. 1t is no
performance of incredible difficulty aud danger,
thst these seventy four men should in obedience
to the instruction of caucus, say Richard
son" every time the clerk calls their names
With very little training, seventy. four parrots
could do the same thing. A body of men, as
-,
of adapting themselves to the circumstances and
the necessities that surround them. Not SO
with the seventy When they have voted
for Richardson, they seem to have exhausted
themselves, collectively and Individually. of
their whole resources. Not the first proposition
or suggestion of any kind, to relieve the exigen-
cy. has come from any of them. All unprejudiced
men perceive that, by their resolution of insult
to the Americans, cutting themselves off from
oil cooperation with them, and by their obsti-
nate " solidarity they not only most incon.
veniently delaying the organization of the House
but destroying all chance for the South to be
represented in the organization. when it shall be-
effected; but the fact does not start their nven
tive faculties. They have nothing to propose
they have been taught but one lesson and SO
they go on. from day to day. croaking Rich.
.ardson." Richardson" Rchardson"-as il
it were some talismanic word pregnant with all
the wisdom OF statesmanship.and prophetic of in
effable good to the country. Perhaps the seventy
four think that the people are willing to keep on
for all time. paying three thousand dollars day
for sport of this kind. 1t would not surprise u.
'ifthey were to find out they were mistaken.--
We believe the people had rather see the public
business progressing; and the nation relieved IN