The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-01-16
IN. nsu. ftom washington.

Ths News from Washington.
The following telegraphic dispatches
are Of rather an unpleasant character; but
such as we have been prepared to receive
from Washington for long time -
Washington Jan. L.
On Tuesday or Wednesday next Mr..
Pugh of Ohio viii introduce into the Sen
ate bill for the admission Of Kansas as
State. under the Lecompt6R Constitu-
ton. The bill provides that the first
legislature of the State shall submit TO
the people whether or not the slavery
clause shall be added to the Constitution,
also that the first or any subsequent legis-
lature may submit to the people whether
they will call convention to amend or
alter the whole constitution. This will
meet the approval Of almost every DEM
oeratic Senator.
The New York Democratic members
are all for the Lecompton Constitution,
notwithstanding the slavery clause.
Mr.. Stephens, of Georgia, chairman of
the Committee on Territories, will report
Kansas and Minnesota in one bill, and Try
to drive it through by the previous ques-
ton, without going into the Committee
of the whole.
A letter has been received by General
LANE, from our Delegate in Congress.
Hon. MARCUS j. PARRoTT, in which he
says nothing can prevent our admission
into the Union under the Lecompton
Swindle. The matter has become fixed
fact, and the people of Kansas must look
to themselves for the remedy.
We have believed for long time that
nothing could prevent cur admission into
the Union. We considered it a fixed
fact' more than a month ago; hence our
resolution, and that of our friends, that
we would not be prevented from exercis-
ing such legitimate and peaceful remedies
as were yet in our power to throw off the
incubus which was bearing Us down
with mountain weight. If others could
60 to sleep with such load upon them
or if they would hasten on the conse-
quences by inaction we would not; but
like the disabled ship, before giving all
up as lost, we would make another effort
to save her.
We are conscious that the croakers will
declare the result about to be precipitated
upon US, is owing to the action of the
bolters," Gas they are pleased to call
those who would not lie down quietly
and allow the enemy to rivit the chains
upon u.s. in going into the election, and
thus tacitly recognizing its validity. To
put that matter at rest for all time, and to
brand the argument with sophistry, We
beg our readers to observe that the above
dispatch, showing that the matter was
decidedat Washington, bears date four days
tn adUance of the election, and only six
days after the nomination, time toe
brief for even communication to have
reached Washington by telegraph, when
| it is understood how remote we are from
the nearest telegraph Office.
The "sagacious politician" has been
satisfied for long time of the result
Had we all, like consistent men, engaged
in the election we should have triumphed
over all frauds, without question. Here
in Douglas county. one thousand votes
were withheld. In Shawnee county,
nearly as many more were lost by the
same slothtul means. And so it is through
out the Territory, save in Leavenworth
and Atchison counties. Doniphan county
which gave handsome Free State ma.
jority in October, was lost by the false
representations of their local journals
among which, we are pained to mention
was the Geary City Era, which, unfortu'
nately for the cause, has passed out o.
the control of its former intelligent con
ductor, DR.. GRANT-and is now in the
possession of short sighted men, whose
knowledge of Kansas politics is bounded
by probably six months residence in the
Territory.
But we will not follow the subject in
this article, as we intended to allude to il
more fully under other headings.