The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-04-30


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ness OF the Office will be addressed 10 the
Evansville Journal Company.
Fly. CARLfLE.
ENGLIsH's SUBSTITUTES proves to be
very different thing from that first re-
ported and published by US a. the first
and material section OF the bill. It does
no. provide for the submission Of the
Lecompton Constitution to vote Of the |
people at all. but submits land ordi-
nance to be accepted or rejected, and
upon the decision of the land proposition,
is the acceptance or the rejection Of the
Constitution, and the admission Of the
State into the Union to depend. 1t is
most deceptive and treacherous betrayal
Of the great fundamental principle Of
the right Of the people to vote upon their
Constitution. BY this bill they are de
MED the right to cote on their own fun
damental law but they are called upon
to sanction an ordinance Of Congress-
The supporters Of this bill place them
selves in the absurd position OF denying
TO-, the people Of Kansas the right to
adopt or reject constitution Of their
own, and at the same time make an or
dinance Of Congress subject to their ap-
prevail. 1t contains the greater absurdi-
ty Of making the validity Of State Con
stitution depend upon the provisions Of q
lind bill. 1t is moastrous abnegation
of all principle, and shameless aban
Comment of all consistency in professions
and conduct, and justly subjects its au
thor to all the animadversions and re-
proaches that are cast upon him. We
give the preamble and the principal sec.
ton Of the bill, and ask Gor them q
careful perusal.
WHEREAS the people Of the Territory o
Kansas did, by . convention Of delegates
assembled at Lecompton on the Ith day o.
Novembef, 81, for that purpose, form TO
themselves constitution and State govern
ment, which constitution is republican,; anC
whereas, at the Same time and place, sale
convention did adopt an ordinance, which
said ordinance asserts that Kansas, when ad
mitted as State, will have an undoubte,
right to tax the lands within her limits, be
longing to the United States, and proposes I,
relinquish said asserted right If certain con
ditions set forth in said ordinance be accept
cd aud agreed to by the Congress of tn
United States; and whereas the said const
tuition and ordinance have been presented t,
Congress by order Of said convention, ans
admission of said Territory into the UnioI
thereon as State requested; and whcrea
said ordinance is not acceptable to Congress
and IL is desirable to ascertain whether tn
people of Kansas concur in the changes il
said ordinance hereinafter stated, and desir
admission into the Union State, as here
in proposed: Therefore .. 20.
Be 10 enacted By the Senate and Hvuse 0
Representatives Of the United States Of Amer
icG az Coaqress assembled, That tie State
Kansas be and is hereby admitted into tn
Union on an equal footing with the origins
States in all respects whatever, but upon TIN
fundamental condition precedent namely =
That the question Of admission, with I'll
following proposition, in lieu Of the ord
nance framed at Lccompton, be submitted ,
o vote of tho people Of Kansas and assente
TO by them, OF majority of the voters VI
ting at an election TO DO held for that pul
pose, namely: .e' t-
That the following propositions be and Il
same are hereby offered to the people
Kansas for acceptance or rejection, which
accepted, shall be obligatory on the Unite
States and upon the said State of Kansa
to-wit:
First. That sections number sixteen ar
thirty-six in every township of public Ian,
IN said State, or where either of said Sc
otherwise disposed Of, other lands equivale
thereto and as contiguous mny be, shs
be granted to said State for the use of school
Second. That seventy two sections of Lar
shall be set apart and reserved for the SUI
port ola State University, to be selected
the Governor of said State, subject to q
approval of the Commissioner OF the Gener
Land Office, and to be appropriated and q
pliei in such manner as the Legislature
said State may prescribe for the purpo
aforesaid: but for no other purpose.
Third. That ten entire sections Of land,
be selected by the Governor OF said State,
legal subdivisions, shall be granted to "a
State for the purpose of completing the pu
lie buildings or for the erection OF Others
the seat of government, under the directi
Of the Legislature thereof.
FOURTH Il hat all salt springr within "a
State, not exceeding twelve in number, wi
Six sections of land adjoining or as contig
Gus as may be to each, shall be granted
said State for its use, the same to betseleci
by the Governor thereof, within one year
ter the admission of said State, and when
selected, 10 DO used or disposed Of on su
terms, conditions and regulations as the Ii
islature may direct; provided that no s
spring or land the right whereofis now We
ed IN any individual or individuals, or VIII
may hereafter be confirmed or adiudged
any individual or individuals, shall by /
article be granted to said State.
Fifth. That five per centum of the n
proceeds Of sales Of all public lands lyi
within said State, which shall be sold
Congress after the admission of said 8,
into the Union, after deducting all the
penses incident to the same, shall be paid
said State for the purpose Of making pul
roads and internal improvements. as
Legislature shall direct; provided the ft
going propositions herein offered are on
condition. that said State of Kansas 81
never iptsrfere with the primary dispose
tbs lands Of the United States, or with
regulations which Congress may find ne
sary for securing the title in said soil to
fd< purchasers thereof and that no tax q