Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-25

quired the right, under the law, to vote there
In whatever the Convention shall do, if it
clearly and unmitakeably reflects the will Of
the people of Kansas as we describe them (the
people) above, it may rely on the triumph Of its
action at this point. The Government here, we
are very sure, while scrupulously abstaining
from direct or indirect Interference with the
Conventions labors, is most anxious that no
room shall be left, when the new Constitution
reaches Congress, for the charge that it does
not reflect the will of Kansas; and to that end
Governor Walkers efforts have been directed,
though, as explained above, we fear that some
of them have not been judicious.
The Convention has been elected, and ma
jority of its members are Democrats, standing
by the principle Of the kansas-N ebraska act,
and sympathizing with the cause of the South
as involved in their expected action Under
such circumstances (which have only been
known here forty-eight hours our fears that
the Emigrant Aid Societies agents might be
unwittingly called in to decide the question
have vanished. 1t is the Convention s duty to
prescribe how the accordance of their action
with the will of the people shall be verified to
the satisfaction of Congress, and VIC are not
afraid that in so doing they will put it in the
power Of any parties illegally to defeat-nul-
ihfy-what they may do. Composed as the Con-
vention is, it will surely throw due guards and
preyentitives around any reference of its work
back to the people it may feel called on to direct
SO as to obtain an expression of the will of the
bona fde people of the Territory
We have, therefore, dismissed our apprehen-
slons in this connection, and call on our breth-
rem oil the southern press to do likewise. The
hope for the triumph of our cause lies in the
honest and fearless application of the principle
Of the kansas-Nebraska act in all that may
hereafter be done in Kansas and hero, on the
question. Upon it, the South long since planted
herself. That she is not to be cheated or gerry
wandered in any way out of it in the remain
ing steps incident to the admission of the new
State into the Union, is now so plain that all
may comprehend it who will take the trouble
calmly to study the subject in its present aspect
and bearings.
So surely as our hope Of the continuance of
the Union rests with the continued ascendancy
of the policy of the Democratic party in the
national government, so surely do we rejoice
that the constitution Of the State of Kansas is
about to be framed under Democratic party
auspices, of which no observing and rejecting
southern rights man who is not anxious for
dissolution of the Union, can be suspicious
MISTAKEN APPREHENsION-AW Washing
ton correspondent of the New York Herald in
Inmates that the difficulties surrounding prop
er decision upon the bids for carrying the pro-
posed overland mail to California are so great,
as that the Postmaster General may decline for
the time being to carry out the law under which
the bids in question were called for. Now, this
Is sheer nonsense. The Postmaster General will
surely carry out, to the letter, all laws the ex-
ecuion of which has been devolved on him
Many questions have arisen in determining
which bid and which route for this particular
service is best for the Government, and comes
nearest to the desideratnnl of securing the
prompt opening Of an overland route to Califor-
mia, embracing most advantages; and whether it
may not be best to cause the proposed mail to be
transported over a route not bid for They are
all, however, in fair way of solution-of such
solution as will prove eminently satisfactory to
the country; for the Postmaster General is him.
self laboring in the investigations incident to his
duty in this matter, as few men in his high Do
sition ever before labOred in discharging such 4
duty. The delay is simply the result of his de-
termination that, when decided, the very best
route shall have been selected, and that the
best contract for the Government shall be Sc
cured.
AN IMPORTANT LAND OFFICE DECISION-In
reply to letter from a southwestern (Land Of
fce) Register asking for information concerning
exemptions on lands withdrawn from market
for railroad purposes, in view of the provisions
of the act of Sd June, 1856, the Commissioner of
the Land Office has decided
1st That where the settlement was made
with good faith before the passage of the law.
and all the requirements Of the act of lS4l have
been met by the party claiming he was entitled
to file, subsequently, to the passage of the law,
his declaration, statement, and prove it up, as
we'll on the odd numbered sections as on the
even.
I'd. That by the act of Sd March, 1853, (chap-
ter 49, settlements with a view to pre-emp-
ton are authorized upon the alternate reseruca
sections at any time after withdrawal and prior
to the final allotment by the General Land Of
fee.
NAVAL COURTS OF INoUIRY-Before Court
No. L, to-day, Lieut. Chandler, Purser Jones,
Surgeon Green and Surgeon Horwitz were ex-
amined on the Governments behalf in the
pending case of 1t. Harrell; and Mr Blount then
read the defence in the case of It. Parker.
Before Court No. 2, in the case of Master
Lowe, Capt. Selfridge and Commander Gibson
| were examined on his behalf The report of
the medical survey ordered upon Master L. was
momentarily expected as the Star went to press.
The case of Lieut.. Rolando will probably be
taken up by this Court tomorrow.
Before Court No 3, the case of Capt Viii.
kinson was taken up, and disposed of on the
testimony Of Commodore StOrer and Comman-
der Gibson. That Court then took up the case
of Capt. A. j. Stone Paine, which was being
opened as the Star went to press.
WITNESSES TRAVELLING ExpRNsEs.-The
Secretary Of the Navy has caused to be printed
the following letter from himself, concerning