The Kanzas news., 1857-11-14

appearance, to say nothing about Oxford,
You know he was the Clerk of the Oxford
returns. The Convention at once conclud
ing that he was a ready writer" made him
Clerk of the Convention. He does not look
like a deep read man, except his nose, which
Is deeu red. | think his reading has prob
ablv been limited to the Cincinnati Direc
tory
/ am sorry have not time to note all the
notables. Ny regret is greater because
there is not much probability that / will
have a chance to give them "a first rate no.
tice'' again, until they come to be hanged.
I suppose that YOU have learned that the
great .National Den1ocratic' principles of
"Squatter Sovereignty" as ''enunciated in
the Kanzas Nebraska bill,'' are about to b.,
finally carried out, and thai the fanatical reb-
els, who want to make it an abolition
State" are not to be permitted to vote on
the Constitution. That's what call true
ssconservatism It's Democracy" whit
tied to point. To keep up appearances
there is to be a dodge submission. It's got
up on the principle of ''tweedle-dum and
tweedle e-dee,'' and has triumphed by great
expenditure of whisky and secret service
money. 1t means that if you vote "for
Constitution with Slavery" that it is bo-
gus Slave State, and if you vote ''for Con
stitution without Slavery" that We get this
same bogus Constitution with slave State.
IT'S the cunningest thing that was ever got
up. You can't tell which is which. 1t is
expected that all the "Abolitionists" viii
hurry up, thus to ratify the Constitution
and save We Pro-slavery party, We Demo-
cratic party, and We Isoihermal Governor
This plan is reported to be the creation of
R. J. Walker. and it has been styled ''1so-
thermal submission.
The Isothermal election is to be on the
21st of December and the State election on
the first Monday in January. The Regent
is to manage these elections. He is TO ap-
point three county Commissioners for each
county, as the Abolitionists carried the Ter
ritorial officers. The election is to be by
ballot. There is to be no certified returns,
but the poll books on which the names are
entered is to be sent up to the Prince Re
gent, who, like another Daniel, is to be able
to tell how these men voted. to determine
how many votes were cast, hor they were
cast, and to decide the result, and in Janu-
ary, who is elected. So you see, it's ali as
fair as fiddling.
When the Convention adjourned Hender
son of the Leavenworth Journal said, ''Men,
boys, let's have something to drink; and
the Convention broke up. There was some
| thing appropriate and handsome in that way
of winding up. When they voted on the
whole Constitution, yeas and nays were call
ed and only % out of the SO elected could
be got to vote for it. And so you see it is
the constitution of minority of Conven
ton which admitted that it was the Conven
ton of a one-ifth minority. The propriety
of sending it to Congress without allowing
| the people to vote for or against it. is clear
as daylight.
On the night they adjourned II. III. Moore,
of Leavenworth, made a speech in which he
assured his colleagues that he had not been
| bought up. was glad he did. as this was
subject that required clearing up. There
was two dozen more of them who ought to
have made similar protestations.
They voted 81 200 dollars to their rePsr-
ter, and so per cent. extra pay to the others,
all of which they expect us to pay.
We had only two street fights on Satur-
day. and one big row yesterday, and as
father McGhee piously says, ''the voice of
the rowdy is no longer heard in the streets
of Lecompton.'
The hotel keepers are in great distres, as
only those who were bought by the govern
ment are able to pay their bills. It's the
same way with the liquor sellers. We are
on the eve of a great commercial crisis
The Plug Uglies having suspended specie
payments and bogus stock not being ne
gotiable, the question recurs, chow are our
business men to save themselves from ruin
when their whisky barrels give out" |
leave the query with the profoundly fnan-
cial.
Winter is coming. at SHOWS and it
blows, and it's cold stormy weather" Gov
Walker has gone to Leavenworth. Sec'y
Stanton is at "Happy Valley" The dra-
goons, gunners, guns, infantry, wagons
and the whole rag-tag and bob-tail of the
army have gone back to the Fort Money
is very severe-commands per cent.
month and 10 if you have conscience enough
''Fanaticism'' is at a discount. "Democ-
racy" is at a premium. Good Whisky IS
one dollar and a half gallon, and delegates
to the Constitutional Convention various
prices; but all of them brought more than
they were worth. FELIX.
The RooTs Consfjtr1fie.u