Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-04-25
MICHIGAN testifies for Kansas.
WAsHINGrON, April 8

Representatives, small in person, not a
lawyer, q believe he is a miller retiring
in manner, now for the first time in public
I life, and has never attempted to address the
House till to-day. The whole House list
ened in rapt attention. | will not attempt
to follow his line Of argument throughout,
but confne myself to the precedent case
of the admission Of Michigan, as set forth
by him to-day in behalf of Free Kansas,
In 1885, g, Michigan had outgrown her
Territorial swaddling clothes, and was ripe
/ for transformation into State. But she
had an unsettled Boundary dispute with
Ohio, involving a strip of land on which
the City of Toledo has since grown up !;
there had been serious collisions Of Juris-
diction, threatening others still more seri-
Gus and Congress resolved not to admit
Michigan unless she would consen. TO
quitclaim this disputed territory. On
this condition being made known, new
/ Constitutional Convention was held, under
the auspices of the Territorial Govern
ment, which Convention decided not to
accept Admissin on the condition imposed
by Congress. SO the question seemed to
be at rest.
| But not so: A movement was directly
set on foot by voluntary popular agitation
outside of and in defiance of the Territorial
authorities, for anOther Convention, which
was accordingly chosen and held, though
none but the friends Of the movement rec
ognized it in any way, and two of the
most ropulous counties were not at all
represented. This volunteer, spontanc-
Gus Convention resolved to accept admis-
sion on the terms exacted 10y Congress
and rejected by the regular Convention !;
aud sent the requisite documents to
Gen. Jackson then President. Gen.
jackson sent the proceedings and decs
ions of GoM Conventions to Congress,
without indicating any preference on his
own part. They came first before the
House, where the following proceedings
were had
H5use Jan. IL, 1S56,-Memorial of
the Legislature of the STATE of Michigan
presented. Mr.. Hannega of Ind. moved
. that 1t 10 -.joe.od. mUJion defeated.
Franklin Pierce voting in the majority.
Mr.. IIannega then moved that it be re-
ceived GAS the voluntary act of private
individuals. This was adopted, but
Franklin Pierce voted in the negative.
On the question as to which of the two
Conventions should be recognized as rep.
rcscnting the People of Michigan, the
Democratic House decided in favor Of the
irregular or spontaneous Convention
Franklin P,ierce voting in the majority.
When the question came in due course
before the Senate, Democratic, ) it was
referred to its Judiciary Committee,
whereof Felix Grundy of Tennessee, was
Chairman. This Committee sent out cir
culars to Michigan, to ascertain which Of
these riCn Generations most ruely repre-
sent tie Pople IF that .S'ctc, and which
had received most Of the Peoples votes
After waiting and receiving answers 20
these circulars, the Committee reported
that the spontaneous Coaeeation ,raS enti-
led 10 bc accredited, rather than tie reyu-
Tar: and that Michigan should be admit
ted on its motion. This motion prevailed
Yeas, Siias Wright, Benton, buchanan,
VIM. Il. King, &c. Nays only 10
The subject thercupon went to the
House, where the action of the Senate was
affirmed, and the admission of the State
completed: Yeas, li9; Nays, IS Frank
Pierce and Isaac Toucey among the Yeas.
SO Michigan came into the Union,
on the application Of a volunteer, ant,-reg-
ular Convention, just like that of Free
Kansas, and voted for Van Burcn for
President in 1896. IL. G.
GENEVA, n Y, April l5.-Thc steam
boat John Arnott was destroyed by fire
this morning, while lying at the dock at
Watkins. One Of the crew perishcd in
the flames, and the others on board were
all badly burned.
EAsToY, Pa, April 22-The river Lc-
high is much swollen Two horses, attach .
ed to pedlars wagon, belonging to James
Hess of Easton, were drowned to day in
the dam at Pcttysvillc They were at
tempting to pass the road, which was over
flown. Tie wagon was also lost with its
contents. t
ALBANY, April, IA portion of
the tunnel near Rhinebeck, on the Hud- |.
son Silver Railroad, caved in yesterday,
causing freight train to be thrown from
the track aud became complete wreck. I.
Fortunately no lives were lost
BosToN, April 22.-Yesterlay, an uu-
known schooner was capsized in the gale
off Gloucester. The crew was seen clinging