The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-11-24
FroM Kaas6s,
Especial corrs,poudsnee of the 81 t.ouis hs~ss..,A
TorEEA, Thu'seay, Msy;

ted, will have 20 iurther dmcuity toout tne =
question Of excluding free negroes rom i,
Kansas, Col. Lane, who, with Messrs De. u
hbay and sParrott leads the Democrats and I - -
party, has. idtruduced aud i2g, q
Carried "a Resolution by which the ADMISSION y
or exclusion OF negroes will be settled by 8
direct vote of The people oa-tAe day when :,
the Constitution is submitted to the Sover- u
eign Squsttets for feieceSn or ratification. n
Df. Robinson is not an Abolitionist, but =
acts with parties only us they act against ?
the extension ofslayery.s While the Dsmos
Gratis laud the doctrine Of squatter soyer- :
eighty, he is opposed 10 the admission Of ap-1
other inch Of slave soil and consequently 70
that peculiar principle "ds ehnnciated in the 9
Kansas Nebraska Act'' The territory, be- "
,lisse, is Democratic by . large majority. 81 slr
To-day the question Of permitting the est
Htablshment or prohibiting Banks by constl-
|tutional provision, has occupied the atten-
tion Of the Cohsentidn'to the exclusion OF
aItother topics. 1t origiRstea.on the reporti .
Of the standing committee on Banks, Of
which subjoin copy:
The stading committee on Banks and Cur
rency have instructed me'to make the fol-
lowing report TO wit: s''g- q
SEC. l. The General Assembly shall have
no power to create or incorporate banks or
( any banking institution whatever, or to au-
thorize the making, emission or circulation
1 of any bill Of credit, bond, check. ticket,
lcertificate, promissory note or other medium
intended to circulate as money. a9e.sE
SEC. 2. The General Assembly shnll
! proh;b;t by law the circulation of foreign
4 bank paper within the State. /
/ SEC. 8. The business of borrowing ana
dealing in money shall be left free to aii,
subject only to restrictions as may be Prov,
ded by law, provided that no special privlleg-
es or exemptions shall ever be granted to
those engaged in such business, nor shall
any person either, natural or artificial, be al
lowed to deal in or issue paper money.
M. w. ,DELAHAY. Chairman,
The forenoon was spent in attempts to
, amend the Constitution and defences for the
article as it stands. The subject was dis
cussed in every possible light. ,2
Col. Lane finally offered n resolution re-
5 ferring Tie report back to the committee
; with instructions to provide clause author-
izing system of free banking, to be sub
4 mitted to the people for ratification Q: reiec-
: ton. The resolution prevailed, although
: warmly opposed. a' a'a ~
POPULATION OF KANSAS. .f's.7
y In the debates to-day Col. Lane declared
e the population OF Kansas to be from 10000
II to 80 600 while M. Latta, of Leavenworth.
r. denied that there were more thln from 20,-
,e 600 to 25, 900 souls in the ecTerritory. be-
20 ieve there are about 80 to $4,000 *'
N THE DUEL.
a. The expected duel between Messrs Lane
u and Lowry which creatfd SO much excite
of ment in this quiet community few days
appears to hsye been settled by amicable ar
III |rangemeiit. Ne f1+thers' preliminaries, al
he least, are noticed among US. AS both O
n the gentlemen are "dead shots.' the resul
n Of the negotiations must be gratifying to tbs
ok friends ofthe principals. We have no mer
n to spare in Kansas. and here, at least, th'
10 spirit which created the code Of the duelis
~ should be prevented, if possible, from stain
al ing our praires with ''human blood untime
ms ly shed" Ihops, h4aveSer, shat any nai
'ut no would refuse a challenge-who is not
IN; peace man Of Dr. Robinson's order, "wilin!
on even to fight for peace will stay at home
me instead OF coming here. should have beef
OF very sorry indeed to have seen my fren
lar Mr.. Lowry shot; but would have been file
il with still more sorrow to have seen him aiv
ire ifhe had not promptly accepted the cha'
lar lenge.
It'll a 900 STATE ORGANIZATION.
20. The Convention met again at half pas siA
ter The order OF the evening Yves the question {
Mt. State organization. Mr., Schuyler, Of Cour
nm Gil City, opened the debate with an abl
~ speech against the organization Of a Sta
of government before the decision Of Congres
his 10 relation TO- admitting Kansas as d State
,In Nf. 1oES y atr uhiifI
SO conservative But liberal in his, political idea
me His dgnifed demeanor, Just discrimination
on and sound Judgement. give weight to h
opinions on all questions he debates. q
AS referring to the TACT as an incontrovertib
ngs proposition by the advocates OF an immed
by lite organization, That the House Of Repr
on. sentatives would instantly pass a bill admi
a ting Kansas as State, he said he believt
ion we had more to feaf from cur friends tha
eet- enemies; that the Froe soil party of tt
ear, North had made arrangements to carry
tt4 the next Presidential campaign onthe Kai
nd sas question: and You'd, therefore, if Of
y a excuse was given them to do 50, refuse
t. settle the troubles created by the repeal
the Missouri Compromise by our immedia
w admission. He opposed it, also, on Il
ground that if we were admitted, the Teri
Oh; torial government and the free state organ
q cation would come in conflict. Herald th
Gov. Shannon, in d conversation With hi
-" had not only expressed his firm dssesmin
@a ton to carry out the laws.of The Barpns.
ots- the Shawnee Mission, but given him to u
it derstand that he had authority from Pre-
"a. dent Pierce to cali out the military for
- to assist Rim III thelr EXECUTION. y
The discussion on the State ofganisati,
50 closed about ten O'Clock; after Jud
Ter, Wakefield had spoken 10 favor Of and .
X, Robinson against Immediate organization.
IL EsfTGhANT' AID SOCIETY. ~
T. DIR. Robinson said, that, as On agent
75i tha, society, he wished to co1trsdictce
,ett, false statements regarding; il. which b
TN. been circulated for months past in pros
,,.. very papers and he found they were beiiey
p.s by members or free State party. He th
ich- stated the object of thesociety. which aare
.f33 with the account given in its recentladdrt
res. to the citzeDs OF Missouri; and added Il
ttat every pfoihilient member Of its commtt'
MI. TRayer alone excepted, were Known
s'eo thesmost conservative men in New En3la
= s"'s --Websier. Wings, or 'hunkers las .th
Ut VI arc called in politics--men who the Ea
h1sr ern abolitionists abuse as pfo-slavery dou,
oy faces The society, he maintained, u
= =. y merely commercial organizations aitsg'
'.ng ject was to faciIitate emigration to the w
tHe bv reduced railroad tares starting ma