New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-18
KANSAS.
pieG OF, Special Correspondent
THE CANVASS.

1HE NANNAcos
LAWRENCE, X. T., Nay H. 100.
Or Saturday night the canvass against me Le-
compton and Ssr the LesTen@orln OV's''u.,'"
Aeyan bv A pubhc meeting in Lawrence me
.h,,,h.. h.;,a ,eon;red for purposes of worship,
.onv.n.d IN front Of the Commercial
IT,, sa.ecb az were delivered by NUMBER OF
.a,,,.osn in all Of which hostility 70 the LecomP-
-, Constitution was the theme. Some OF tae
-. .ssmed even 70 doubt If the Pfo-Slavery
uonN have the hardihood 70 vote for the Le-
.o,rptou Constitution, under the circumstances.
To the sentiment that respectable vote for II
,,ouA be disgrace to the people OF Kansas, there
rs a hearty response from the crowd. Gen. Lane,
while speaking said that he had been told in Le-
eomptop. by man iust from Washington, that the
President had said that he had ordered the land
sales at this time in order TO give the people some
thing else 10 think of besi1e politics. To the sent
me Ut that not threats 81 selling Out the squat
ters of Kansas should move them from their princ-
PIES hearty cheers were gwen. The following
resolutions were introduced by Judge Conway, AMI
adopted without any dissent:
Whereas The Coz gress Of TIE United S,a.es. after
considering for month"; the motion % admit Kansas
INTO the Union as Sts.e, with the Lec0npton Con
stitution has referred that Constitution b+k to he
voted on by the people Of Kansas akng her sdms'
sion dependent upon s acceptance ny US therefore,
R.sorcd Tia, the people Of ksn.es nave no resson
Constitution that they regard il rs having originated
in violence ard fraud, IN utter defiance OF the WI OF
the people, and that il merits only the emphatic de-,
annexation Of every citizen Of Karsas and every friend
of seod government throughout the country.
Resolctd, That WILL use every exer,ion which
We can possibly comm and to secure for the Laconp-
ton Constitution, whenever !. shall be submitted 20
vote a unanimous reputation by the people OF
KaDsas.
ResOIred, Thst the pretended prefer Of ex'raor.
ana,y erahts OF lard in tie event Of al acceptance OF
fbe Iecomp.on COnstituti ~ is mean sttempt 70 I'M
pose on the people, ard bfibe Offered 20 tie people
70 induce them to prostitute hemelve. for gain, WIN IN
We rspel with indignation and contempt,
Pesolred Tina. defy the thre ats ED out by Con-
rress in the matter, that unless accept the Lee
compton Constitution, shall be excluded from the
Unhn until we have population OF near hundred
thousand.
RfsolUfd, That it ia new thing in the history OF the
county that Slave Safe may admission With
ffsy Thousand, while hundred thousand shall be re-
CURED the population necessary fo- the admission
81 Free State.
Rc,oIred, That The Lesvenw Orth Constitution was
made BY Convention legally elected by the people OF
Ksnsas; tina. when ratified by The people OF hsus 80
will be the embodiment of their viii, and that we will
demand adm ission INTO the Union Free Safe un-
der tt at and defy Congress to reject US
after having offered to admit u under the Lsconpton
instIumt Mt with our present population
The canvass will be made as far as practicable,
but il s not to be disguised that the party opposing
are openly or secretly doing all they can to defeat
the LeayenwOrth Constitution as preparatory
step.
Next Sunday is the day that was set apart as
day Of thanksgiving because Congress had defeated
The Lecompton swinde. Meanwhile. Congress has
thought proper to change front on the subject
Some suggest that the day be made a day Of hum
atiOn and PRAYER for Buchanan, English, Cox u
Co. The moral of the story is, that 1t Is always
beet not to return thanks for the benefactions OF
politicians until we get them.
,bo aati IN Len a
stitution without yenturing at present TO say any
ching ia favor of LecOmpton," are taking the
ground that it would be better for Kansas TO remain
as Territory for several years yet The argument
they give is economy. To this the following objec-
tioDs are urged. First That Kansas is still recOg-
nized as Stare territory by the Federal officials who
have to execute the law. Second That the Judici-
ary s mOnstrously corrupt-has completely forfeited
Mi confidence Of tue people, and Is merely partisan
machine of the basest kind. Before the tribunal OF
JuSges Cato and Lecompt none OF the people Of
Kansas feel Nike testing their rights. Third: Owing
10 the rapid settlement of the country the lands are
sll taken by squaters not leaving the school sections
and thus reducing the future school fund.
Fourth The President is hurrylng he lands
into market as to cheat the State OF the
five per cent on the sale of lands. Five per cent
on the lands ordered for sale would support
State Government for several years. tJh Ihat
it is impossible TO obtain roads or other improve
ments under the Territorial arrangement. To these
reasons might be added that the people are dra-
sooped over by Federal soldiers, cheated by Fed
eral officers and the country kept in turmoil by the
oliparcby who seem stupidity bent on showing their
disposition and weakness as long as the question Is
open. But for these reasons, it might perhaps be
better that Kansas should remain for several years
under Territorial Government; but as the Gen
eral Government has proved despotic instead OF
protecting father there is not much inducement for
American citizens to forego their right t. selfgov-
erI ment, and trust themselves to the tender mer-
cies of a Government which is the tool OF those
enemies who have just carried them through
bloody struggle.
The following from letter from Kansas, is plo-
Eshed il TIE Ner- Bee ford Mercury. Il il dated
May:
I'VE now have chan 20 come iato the L ii IN as
. Slave Stste-if We choose but Will vote toe
Constitution down if lain a Territory forever
We are not particular about being received toto tae
Union &c Stste. The question Si no longer be Fee
State ard Pro- Slavery, but the Republican and Dem
ccrstic party. l am glad, IS all o.ber conservative
men are, that the matter is sett ed K,nSas will
"spurn tie bibe.'