Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-08-17
what Will They Do Now 2

Tho neople of Kansas have rejected the Le-
comDton Constitution, aud the subject which
lately ae;tated the country for many months VIII
soon be thrown back upon Congress again. The
miserable English bill" as the measure OF pact
ficstiou passed by Congress is called, has faileo
of its object; and another sectional controversy
;s impending. That bill, it will be recollected,
STIPULATED that in case Kansas rejected the Le-
COMPTON Constitution, she should not come in'o
the Union until she had acquired populaton Ol
some ninety three thousand. This provision, A'
a general rule, is just aud proper. Only one he
preventative iu Congress is apPortonea 10 e'ei'
n;natv.tbree thousand people in the old STATES
and there is no propriety in allowing repre-
sonto+;va 70 q lass number in the new States
Rnt the Leeomptonites advocated the admission
of Kansas with population OF thirty or loF'y
thousand, under the Lecompton Constituuon'
and il is for them to explain how they can deny
70 her the privilege of coming in under another
Constitution, properly framed, with inc same
population.
Kansas, however, is not going to wait till she
has compiled with the conditions OF the Engll'n
hill before she frames another Constitution anu
annlies to be received into the Union. Inc PEG.
ple argue, very plausibly, that if forty thousand
of them are enough to form State under one
Constitution, they are enough to form o'a'e
rnder another Constitution. "We may, there-
fore expect" says the New York Herald lu
tbs teeth of this restriction, that new Constltu'
tion will be laid before the two houses at Tue
next session, coupled with demand Tor auuiS'
sion under it. What then?" The Herald re-
plies: "Why, then, as the Lecompton 0ons'i'u
zion is definitely rejected, and as Kansas Cal
never be q slave State, though she may De KEEP
waiting at the door for ten years to come, TN
hest policy with her is the shortest. Admit he
and be done with her; because a refusal 10 al
nit her on the plea of restriction OF the last ses
sion, will only furnish 9 new fund OF ponElca
capital for our Northern Kansas shrlekers ah'
agitators."
The Richmond Enquirer advocates the same
policy, and says this programme tor oh"nge
front, coming from the Herald in its presen
accepted position of q&Gsi 0rganSAaP" OF I'M
Administration, deserves particular attention.
The Herald, moreover, processes to speak for tn
President. So it appears that Immediately ate
declaring, by formal and solemn act that
Kansas rejected the Lecompton Constitution sh
should remain out of the Union till her popuis
tion reached the number of ninety-three thou
sand. the Administration wheels about aud ex
presses its willingness to admit her at any TIM
and under any Constitution. The Enquirer
having opposed the "English bill" is conSisten
in its present course, but it must have very NTH
respect for the consistency of the Administrator
when it urges it to adopt the policy indicated
The sum of the matter is, that the grand scnein
for the paciGcation OF Kansas for which the Al A.,
ministratiou aud the Democracy genefail.
claimed so much credit, hiss proved rldlcnlou
failure, and the whole thing stands confessed a
q deception and farce.