The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-10-24

cEThe following remarks of the Chicago Times
the organ of Mr. Douglas, may be considered ex'
pressiye Of the views of the northern Democracy
In regard to Kansas, and as settling the slavery
question when the great battle, sought by he
South, or rather few southern ultraists, mas
been fought If these ultraists have been De-
.fsated upon the field selected and 10 battle
brought by themselves, whom have they to blame
or complain Off %
"The convention which was elected in Kansas
to frame State constitution for that Territory VIII
soon meet again They cannot fail to have OBJ
served, what all the rest Of the world have OBJ
served, that the voice Of the people OF Kansas is
In fhvor Of d free State. We know not what may
be the purpose or the feelings of the delegates,
upon the question Of slavery, but the recent cleo.
ton has demonstrated that nothing else than q
constitution which shall exclude and prohibit
slavery will be accepted BY the people Of the Ter
ritory. The fact iis,so patent that no man can
can shut his eyes to lite pna ,fasaes'i ,2s~ q, q
"It was said that the convention when elected
was unanimously pro-slavery. That we know to
be untrue. We know that there we're many dele
gates who were in favor of obeyiBg the wishes Of
the people; and majority in favor OF submitting
their action, no matter what 1t was to popular
approval or rejection at the polls What that
convention win do or what it will not do we have
not the means of knowing. But we know that
any attempt to force q pro-slavery constitution
upon the people without the opportunity Of voting
Il down at the polls will be regarded after the re-
cent expression of sentiment, as SO decidedly un-
ust oppressive, and unworthy of free people,
that the people Of the United States will not
sanction 1t. 3i5. ,5 y ~ Iss-f s..3 I
"As Kansas must be free State, even those
persons In the Territory who are known as pro-
slavery men must recognise in the late election q
decision which must not be sighted nor put at de.
fiance. affsis a8selaiii'i3t
"That fact being ascertained, let the conven-
ton frame constitution to suit her best interests
upon all other questions, and let the prohibition Of
slavery 6epst into IL, clearly and without quibble,
plainly, without disguise, explicitly, broadly, and
firmly. Let the convention then submit that con-
stitution to the people. IF it be adopted, Kansas
viii come into the Union at the next session"
letter received from Leavenworth,, Kansas,
dated the 9th instant in speaking Of the constitu
tional convention which was to have re-assenbled
on the 10th instant, says ..Si t5s.p gpnlS /
"A majority Of the convention have determined
to submit the constitution, when adopted for the
ratification or rejection Of the bona tide inhabi-
tants, that il, to the legal voters II ga.sA
ExrRAvAeANcE. The extravaganza Of the times
is hideous! The extrayagance Of some ladies has
no parallel but that Of Cleopatra, Queen Of Egypt.
It is said that she, in one of her oyefeasts given
in honor to Mark Anthony, TO show her reckless
extravaganza, sportively swallowed jewel in our
coin worth more than ten thousand dollars, This
she did to exhibit to the Roman hero her immense
wealth and splendid mode Of life.
But this falls but little short of the present ex.
travagance of some Of our fashionable ladies' They
do not swallow jewels, as the Egyptian Queen did.
They prefer them on the outside of the body.
Five thousand dollars, /" said fashionable lady
to one of the speakers at the late meeting Of the
American Board of Foreign Missions, " 1t cost he,
to give fashionable party?" and ten thousand
dollars for a dress with diamonds and jewels to
match, is no uncommon affair, nowadays; es
pecialy with those ladies' who shave nothing tc
wear! i $40 tEsa1 2 i1at ~
The ladies' of the present day may, in one sense
be compared to the " lilies Of the field" They
"toil not, neither do they spin yet solomon in al
his glory was not arrsyed fike one of these Sc
says the Providence Post. 3 ,a,mi.sas NJ.
ONO Observation-Disclosures from every county in
the State give Gov. Chase majority of ,l20, &C
cording to the State journal The Cincinnati
Enquirer gives Chase's majority as 548. Either
way of figuring, the returns give result which i
il hardly possible that the official count can change
From comparison the official returns, 80 far al
we have received them, with the figures on which
| the above results are based, we find severa
changes to be made In favor of Mr.. Chase, and ",
think the majority, as stated by the Journal, Il
very near correct. Messrs. Welker, Russell, Sut
liff, and Stone are also certainly elected respec
lively to the offices of Lieutenant Governor, Sec
rotary of State, Supreme Judge, and Treasurer
Backus is elected as member OF the Board Of Pub
| lie Works.-Cineinndti Gazette. 49, tI,a y
The FoRr SMELLING SALE-The sale Of For
Smelling which has attracted good deal of at
tention from the Western press within month o
two past and which has called forth q disclaime
of participating in It from Senator Douglas, i
likely to raise quite breeze in the next Congress
The St. Paul Minaesotian says: y- IN
Early in the next session of Congress a com
mittee Of investigation of the Fort Smelling opera
ton will be moved by q Democratic member from
one OF the States below. He declares we under
stand, that he was In correspondence with tn
Department at Washington respecting the sale
ready 70 offer 5000, 900 for the property. But tn
first information he could obtain was that 1t wa
already privately sold for $so,0o0!---N o. Com
Baiiitin. se.I s
DISCOVERY OF THE TOXIN oy HIPPocRArrs.-Th
Espcrance Of Athens states that, near the villag
of Anacutli, not far from Pharsala, tomb ha
just been discovered, which has been ascertaine
10 be that of Hippocrases the great physician, Al
Il = A. T.. Al.