New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-18
Saturday night last. I: came 10 hand in II, R.p1A
iitaa Jas. evening"

TIE kcompton CONSTITUTIONS al Convention closed 10
lsoors on Saturday everin2 last ard afourne1 siHe
die. On Sunday morning the tents OF the Uaitsd
States amy we're struck, and the soldiers we're uoaer
motion, route for For Leaven worth, where tsey 80
into Winter quarter. They passed LswIence ~ noon
on Sunday and furnished ne the first ntlmston 'oss
the Convention bad adjourned.
have lot the Constitution but learn 10 u Is
o-SlsveIy Constitution throughout; but wi,n az
rten'on to make show Of fairness they hsve passed
q separate clsufe saactoning Slavery: ln,s sec.ou,
and this section only lie 10 be submitted TO all persons
Who are in the Territory st the time the vote !, taken
upon IT, which is said 10 be on the lst OF January,
1853 At the same time Sste officers are TO De elected
A Pro,isionol GorernmeHt, ,rih Gen. Calhoun, HAo
ras Pyesidsnt Of the Convention, as Gorera0T, "a'
formed 10 90 into operation immttIdkly.
Its eyd.otly the design to get this Constitution Sc
cepted by Cor gress, prior to the assembling OF me
Territorial Legislature. II this, however, they VIII
be foied.
understand that Comm i.tee hsve already waited
upon Gov. Wslker, asking him to convene an ezra
session OF the Legislature to meet tue contingency
From the character of my informstion, l have no
doubt but the Governor viii grant the reques, IL
ceed with his past petition | cannot zee how ne can
do otherwise. Here is bis letter to Buchsnsn:A
81 understand that you and sll your Cabinet cor
dslly concur in the opinion expressed by me- thst the
actual bona fds residents Of the Territory OF ksLss
By tar and regular r0te unaffected 6y fraud or s'0
lenoe must be permitted in adopting their STATE Con-
sttui0n, 10 decide for Themselves what shall be their
social il stitutons. This is the great fandsmentsl
pin ciple Ct the act CT Congress organizing that fer
Tory, affirmed by the Supreme Cout OF the United
stses and in accord with the views uniformly
eapiessed by me throughout my public csreer.
contemplate Pc acsfu settlement of this question oy
an appeal to the intelligence and patriotism OF The
whole people Of Kanias who should all participate
freely and fully in this deci-iop ard by majority OF
whose votes The determination must be made, as the
only proper ard constitutional mode Of adjustment
In biz inauguIsl the Governor took the same BROAD
portion that the Contribution no. az pant but as an
ba hrptt cd n
all the people. 10 bis speech at ropsks on the on OF
June he reiteI ated this position std more strongly and
repeated the same ST Big Springs. Yourstruly, x.
Correspondence Of The Missouri De no:rs. ,o--
The labors Of the Convention are evidently drawing
to close The final adjournment will probably take
place this week.
On Thursday the msjority and minority reports on
schedule were submitted TO the Convention. Inc
Convention has since been occupied in discussing the
reports themselves, and al.o amendments to them
which offered providing for sub mission OF the
whole Constitution to the People, IL - necdess 10
say that the amendments were lost The msJorlfy re-
port at first submitted provided for an election at
which the People we're 10 vote for " the Constitution
with Slavery" or the Constitution without slavery
TIE minority report urges the submission OF the Con
stuton to Congress without Offering II 70 the People
for ratification r. lection.
The Convt ntion passed resolutions for interns i'm
prove meDs, along with which was an ordinance oy
which they the State of Kansas, agreed with Con
in consideration that Congress would graut certain
lands to the State. These grants were four sections Of
each township for school purposes five per cent OF
alternate section of land in two tracts twelve mil Is
vide for railroads. from the Dorthern boundary 10
the bern, in the direction Of Galveston Bay aoo
the other from the eastern boundary on the Missouri
River to the western boundary OF Kansas The objec.
of the these magnificent grants is to reconcile the
people to Pro Slavery Constitution and the usarps-
iions of the bogus Legislature:
The Constitut has several proscrptve features In
it, one of which is that shall be Governor who
bas Iot been citizen OF the United States for twenty
year,
In the Constitution there is provision for coul-
plete banking system II decides that the capital
thall be &, 900 600, ard that there shall be four
branches two on each SIDE Of the Kansas River. The
Convention dec ared the bark charter granted for
bar ks il Kansas last Winter as null and void 10 q e.
batting this proposition il out thst in making up
hank at Lecompton, last Summer, 1t was necessary,
in accordaI ce 18th the charter to exhibit sch
cat ifal Of $50, 000 This was doae by borrowing
81 eco end putting it in two bsge; while the Governor
counted beg at time, the other was carried out
aJo brought in agap and this wss done until $50 OoO
were counted and ceItif oates obtained.
The State election uIder this Constitution s 20 be
held the lst Monday in January, for State officers
ar State Legislature.
The sppor,iopmt mt for State Representation was
by five of the most ultra Pfo-Slavery 10 the
Convention. 1t pretended to be BASED the regis
tered ist of voters but The list Of votes puts
down small number for many Counties in which no
censue was taken wbstsver.