The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-06-24


course howed the accomplishment of their purpose
as an Outrage inflicted upon them 10y their enemies
But the bowling did not have the desired effect te
gent and candid people that they were in the wrong
They saw that the Lists of voters in spite Of all the oppo
ston which had been offered TO the censustakes
toleraby perfecthat notwithstanding the dctaon Of
the Topeka leaders, great many free-State men had
placed their upon the registry and that the indus
try Of the territorial officers In searching out the names
and residences Of voters had accomplished very much
which they had intended to prevent The names of up
wards Of ne thousand rioters found upon the lists -
and conclusive proof that fraud had not been resored
to- the fact stood out that the greatest increase of voters
was in those ffcesatc localities remote from Missouri
where people from that State would not be likely to claim
the privilege of voting
Well thus stood Kansas aiars-the abolition leaders
convicted of the most shameful Encouragement say the
least Of it, two three weeks ago. What was to be
done OF course, something must be, If nine thou
sand legal votes should be cast at the June election
would be folly to attempt to convince the people of the
North that the rce-State men had not voted SO Jim
Lane and few sympathzers determined to call another
convention at Topeka and Robinson who had once re-
signed the Office of governor and afterwards taken it up
again. though pair of brogans to be put
and taken off at his pleasure called session OF the To-
pea Legislature the State legislature elected by the
met the It'll instant resolved have nothing do
with the coming election denounced in advance all who
should consent to delegates in any way take
mart in the srrepie and after epyeninc lis anenst
monies by endorsing that defunct humbug, the Topeka
constitution (Which received its adoption but about
300 votes) demanding admission into the Union under
the said constitution, and advising tho Estate lcg-
sature" to go ahead and fix things took res
cess The legislature met on the 9th and the papers
that or R,ft ,iu
not seem have delayed business in the least sena-
elected in place of the valiant Colonel Lane and
the law-makng power" backed by the convention
went to work to organize the government arrange coun-
y machinery, and complete the civil code II is still
at work, suppose and very shall hear that
it has taken steps to bring about collision with the ter.
rtoral authorities.
There be doubt as to the purpose Of these IA
natcs They to try their hands once more at re-
belion We think they will accomplish their purpose
far to get themselves into trouble but we are con-
dent that they will not succeed in disturbing peace
of the Territory for any great length of time The mo-
ment they attempt to enforce their sham State laws or
offer orcbe resistance to those of the Territory they will
find themselves in uncomfortaby hot water They have
had enough of persuasion enough of warning All
that reasonable could ask has been freely granted to
them Those of their number who have been found
in arms against the government have been liberated
from prison, as step towards Cancellation and per-
manent peace by those having the control of the
government Laws which they objected to with any
show Of reason have been repealed Everything has
been done that possibly could be done to relieve them
from actual imaginary wrongs, and restore their good
nature. At present they show disposition to spurn
every offer of peace. We think they can have war; if
they want it but they may rest assured it will last
long The President is determined that the laws shall
he enforced thew he the
is strong enough to enforce them Mere talk is harm
less and Governor Robinson will be allowed to write as
many messages, and his humbug legislature will be al
lowed to pass as many cs may suit their tastes But
the moment another attempt is made to obsruct the
legal government of the Territory these traitors to their
country and to the interests of Kansas will find themselves
involved in difficulties which they evidently have not bar
gained for. We mistake the temper of Gov Walker Il
he allows them to carry their joke inch further than
they have already carried it, We certainly hope he will
punish the first overt act of rebellion with all the severity
which the law provides and with the promptncss which
may reasonably be expected of efficient and energetic
officer dealing with reckless adventures who have
spurncd with insult every offer of honorable friendship
and peace.
The SuEz CANAL.--The report of the international
scientific commission appointed by the Vccroy of Egypt
to inquire and report to the feasibility of uniting the
waters of the Mediterranean and the Red by means of
canal, has been recently published and is ennenty
worthy of attention. well because it is strongly in favor
of the projected canal as from the amount of valu-
able and interesting information which it affords Incl
dentally Two eminent civil engineers from England
Messrs Rendel and MCLEAN; Capt Harris from British
India the minister of public works from Sardinia the
inspector general of railways from Austria the chief en-
gneer Of the French navy the head of the
from Holland, and the directorin- chef of the public
works from Spain composed the commission and after
careful survey of the Isthmus and deliberate exmria
and
proposed from time to time they have decided that it is
possible at an expense of about $40 600 000 to con-
struct canal from Suez straight across the desert
to the nearest point of the Mediterranean (Peusium
through which ships of the largest tonnage may pass
from to 1t thought at first that the best
line for the canal would be from Suez in the drec-
ton Of the old Pharaoh canal to Join the Nile at
Cairo, distance of upwards Of ESQ miles but it is
ascertaned that the direct route which does not
exceed 100 miles in length, and does not include any
portion of the Nile is the BEST and presents fewer engi-
neerng difficulties Should this project be carried out it
calculated that it will shorten the distance from New
York to Bombay nearly 1000 miles that from London
to Bombay upwards of 5000; from Marseles, 900
from ST. Pecrsburgh, 1000 and from Constantinople
1900 miles The immense commercial advantages of this
diminished distance between the East Indies and the great
mercantile marts of the world the impetus it will give to
enterprise and trade, and the civzng effect it will have
upon the unenlightened nations of the eastern world are
scfeyident As mere pccuniay investment it is cal
cnated by persons favorable to the enterprise that it will
yield upwards of 10 per cent the total outlay after
deductng all the necessary running expenses The ton
mage likely to pass through the canal is estimated at not
less than 5000 900 tons per annum, which, charged at
the proposed rate of ten francs per ton would yield an