Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-12-05
The Administration Party in Kansas.

Caleb cusbing's busy finger il never idle
Not content with extra-judiciai decisions in af.
vance OF the Supreme Court on the nightiest
questions Of constitutional law. he dipped his
spoon into Mr. Marcys dish ane. came n..a spoil.
ing the Seeretary's broth; and very recently has
been engaged in managing the Kansas Constiiii-
Hona' Convention, with view TO her cure and
endorsements Of the kansas-Nehraska hill. The
Topeka correspondent of the St Louis fnteili-y
geneer opens up chapter of current history.
that, when Caieb's anteccdents are remembered,
viii not appear surprising. IIesays:
. OF these disturbing political questions the
most exciting, and one thai has consumed a
great deal Of time in discussing has been the at
tempt to endorse Douglas Kansas-Sebraska Bill
This subject has been dragged up in every shape
Resolution has followed resolution, and amend
ment has followed amendment. into which this
feature has erept in every insidous shape At
one time the political serpent would get SO com
pleteiy wrapped up in its tslimc that members
who would never knowingly have supported the
policy involved, were dupcd into supporting il;
and after discovering their error moved ire
consideration, and defeated what they had voted
for thus opening the question again. During
the discussion some representations were made.
10 the effect that the prominent members of the
Douglas faction we're in correspondence with GER
tain politicians at Washington and elsewhere:
and assurances have several times been given
on this floor, that the Administration would sun
port the Free State party and carry them through,
provided they would endorse the previous policy
OF that party or faction Of party, and place
matters IN Kansas in a proper shape. II this
tampering by the Administration has really la
ken place, and there is every reason to believe
1t has, the same thing on smaller scale has
been carried on here. The leaders of that party
here have been dividing the prospective State
offices among them, and making these offices the
basis of political capital. Yesterday in the Hall
OF Convention, Mr. Emery of Lawrence, charged
that threats had been used that no one should
have office i'll the Territory who did not vote for
the Democratic resolutions sustaining the Admin
istration. He had been approached on several
occasions on the subject, and had been told on
the night on which the resolution was adopted,
The having voted against the resolution, that
those who had voted for the resolution .sshould
he taken care of" and those who did not should
be politically dead. This statement caused a
good deal Of futtering among the Nebraska
birds, and a determined effort was made to
break the speaker down, but he stuck most de-
terminedly to his position. As mentioned, the
resolution had passed en- Thulsd night by
majority OF II to Is, the house not being full
Yesterday it came up again on reconsideration,
and last night, after protractcd discussion, was
finally killed, 10 voting against, to Is for By
this latter vote the Administration party sustain
cd defeat but that they will claim an advantage
is more likely
Who but Caleb could have conceived the
bright idea of making the Kansas Iniquity tow
erof strength by wheeling short around upon
his heel and turning traitor to his pro-slaTcry
friends? Pierce is capable of the treachery, but
has not the wit to plan its execution. To Caleb
be the honor, even though he was beaten in spite
OF his good intentions.-Chicago Jour