The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-02-23

Whst nas'ber efPsssons prs.ending q
sembled fnNAa .ieRnafx ecompton u Novembse
-, 81 49, 800 ~. $500
constitutiop .foe TIE. STATE Of KsaspA under
which 81 slsctioa 80 Md oasths 4th' u J1asa-
- lass 1es stasa o6eessy AM
4 Wheeaa. JohoyO slSQna< THE -Fsetdeu e cd
.peetenaed eoa6tt1ts6aal c1nve1hicn; cIims -
.t2su s0ugoug0sy - u.ugsln=x lysllgyy1o -.
clare ~ spreelsnasion ~ afoFepsid pretended
consultation, "a b. ehe eenqGit6tiOn 81 the state
Of KansAs, and the psfSons pprpoyting TO have
been elected On the Nh u Sahuaft last, to Be-
she iAstal calsers of gosefaussns fSsr The p6ssGs
Of KaasassuanA saaeG .sssssssA .f4a.oH
possessed no authority whatever from the people
IL Kansas, but We "a ifresponsibse ssslm6ly,
engagsd 10 . couspisAcy agsinsesth6 niehtstaDd
lbersiss Of the people. 4. & t,ojss;ss1s sai i,ir
Therefoes, be y enacted BY the governor and
legislative assem6fy Of the Territory OF KAnsaS
That n any iHdlSiduaI clainiing u have authetisy
feom the sconventiOn5 suhiCh aoeemh1nd at L..
compton ~ November lsst. to make . constitn-
tioc for the state 81 Kansas shall publish in The
shape Of an Official proclamation, any decl1faa
tion 10 The e1e6s th&s the ssonssitaxi6A made BY
mid convention y the consttntion IL The staaS
Of Kansas. Or shall CAV Pr any Repon Or pefr
sons to act ~ officers under said constitution,
shall offer or pretend to- Or in fact c0mmissioh
any person onpesSoaS 40 0llCersnnder the same,
Or II any psrsoas claiming 70 BE- goyerRes. kenr
tenant governor, secretary, auditor, and treasu
of state, under said constitution, Or claiming
to be elected to either house Or the legislative
assembly, ora member d Cougrsss under said
constitution, shalt assume the d0sies Of any o.
either of said officers under said constitution, o.
II any perSop or persons shall attempt in any
manner WfateSef, 70 give effect TO the govGrni
lnent under laid eonstis6tieu within shis serrito-
~. such person or persons, officer-or, officers,
,hall be deemed guilty oftclopy, and upon con.
viction thereof in any court Of competent juris-
diction, shah suffer death under this aci, 10 be
IN force frosa and after lie passage aai h.Ani
The debate ppon this bill last evening VAS very
spicy add interesting. The infamous message
OF President Buchanan, relative to the Lec0mp-
ton coastisdtiou, Mad been received and read,
and iss'e effect apon she House Was visible, H.
Miles Moore regretted that clause could not
lie introduced into the bill 70 hang Buchanan
himseif should Kansas come Into the Union 'un>
der tke Lecompsou consultations This bill pass-
ed ,he HOUSE, by . vote. of 80 ayes to 3 noes. II
will doubtless be concurred in BY the Council
70 day.
b The following joint resolutions originated ID
tho Council, and have passed both bodies:r II
FS ut .s JOINT RESOLUTIONS. srHsSsTl
Whereas, II II we'll established principle
that governments derive their jqst authority
from the consent OF the governed, and that IN
der the confederate system of states ofthe Ame-
rcan union. the consent Of Territory 10 neces.
saryI "a velltas that OF the general government
to fix and, establish state government over
such territory, aud that both the general gov.
eminent and the people of such territory, either
| d;.oCslv shrnuOh thn. NJ hnrifsns aloctn6 hu
them, shall bepfully agreed upon the terms ol
admission of such territory as . state into the
Union, to make such admission Of legal and
binding effect. Therefore be it II 9oif& IA
Resolved, BY the legislative assembly Of the
Territory of Kansas, Thatas the representatives
of the people of the Territory Of Kansas. and re-
necting their expressed ana known isl On
the state government, we most earnestly and
solemnly protest against the justice or the RICH,
OF the Congress Of the U. s., to force upon the
people Of this Territory constitution, in the
making of which they had no fair voice, which
does not embody their wishes, but IL il, ditecl
contravention thereto, which establishes in tneil
midst q constitution which they can neither
sanction nor tolerate while it is opposed to the
well known wishes of majority Of their mum
Der, and which, in its inception and genera
character. is in opposition to their interest and
| abhorrent to their principles.
Resolved, That we ask aud demand, in behalf
Of the people Of this territory, the rejection o.
| the so-called "Lecompton constitution" nov
| pending before Congress, and the recognition
| Of the rights and wishes Of such people in any
| action by Congress looking towards the forma
ton or confirmation Of = state government fol
| this territory. s-
Resolved, That CONFIRMATION Of the right:
and wishes of the people Of this territory as here
| in expressed, would be a good and sufficient
cause for armed remittance, which they would
justly deprecate, but which every consideration
! of honor and patriotism would prompt as in
maintenance and defense Of their jqst and lega
rights. 'ea 7&
Resolved, That the secretary Of the Council
be, and Is hereby instructed to forward copy
Of this preamble and resolutions, properly attest
ed, to the President of the U. s., and to the pre-
siding officers Of both branches Of Congress re
spectively. o6