New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-02

that the military arm shall not b defcizt
We have had steady Winter weather ever since
the Let Of February. The lowest that the ther.
nometer has yet marked was 80 below zero. The
river hss been frenn over, and travelling generally
oAstrueted. We have only had one eastern mail in
Eve days. and as the probabilities are TIA. the mail
Going east is no better than that coming this way,
4 is doubtful when you will get this.
From Our Special Correspondent
LAWRENCE, K. T., Feb. 20, 1858.
Yesterday we had an improvised baptism Of q
Delaware squaw-pony, pappoose and all. The ice
on Ksw River has been used ~ Q bridge for the
ps,t week. Horsemen and even wagons have
freely made this economic transit. Two days ago
a vagor, loaded with those edbles and eomestibles
which repentant Border Rutiandom is willing to
supply to the "AboGtionists for q "consdera-
ton, popped through the ice. For the past two
days there have been increased symptoms of mild
ness, thaw and disruption but horsemen and horse
women still crossed The Delaware Indians are in
the habit of visiting Yankee town to make pur-
chases. They ride in and out, with blankets and
ribbons futterng, and occasionally get drunk as a
variation. The presence of the ice has rather in.
creased their visits of late. Yesterday q squsw,
with q pappoOse strapped TO her back, had thus
ridden into town. Having made what pur-
chsses she desired, and stuffed the arti.
eles thus acquired here and there in the
mysterious folds of her dress, that convenient
Indian 'omnixm gatherum," she essayed TO return.
Her pony, a chunky piece of Delaware horse flesh,
poked slowly over the creaking ice, shifting and
inorting it's protest against any such adventurous
proceeding. Kaw River, in general is not a.
hicted by depth but the pony in question, with its
precious cargo, had Just reached deep place when
pop through the ice it went. As the pony made
considerable hole in going down, it is by no means
clear how the feminine Delaware, and her pappoOse,
and her bundles got out, but they did get out and
crowd CALAMITY rushed to the spot and proceeded to
fish out the pony. The pony screamed as horse
can when in extreme pain or danger, and our Min
nehaha" gutteralzed and whned through her nose,
and the pappOOse stared about with its owlke pro-
fundity and dirty taow face until the pony was hauled
out shaking with cold when the lady, with her pony
and her pappoose and Der bundles, and all the rest
of her dirty toggery, proceeded on her way as II
nothing had happened.
1t is now certain that the bill changing the county
lines and county names has failed, as have also the
bill which provided for complete network Of Ter
ritorial roads, and the bill sending Cato and Lee
compte 10 Arapaho. might add the bill abOlishing
Slavery, and nearly every other bill OF general In
terest. While there is unquestiOnably few who
were actively engaged in securing just such result
it is equally certain that majority OF them regret
these lnDgs exceedingly. Ildu tiicy hoe
70 much of their time in the " MinneOla' sPecula-
ton, their constituency could more easily have for
given them. The MinneOans are making desperate
efforts TO make their speculation good They have
gone into the Constitutional Convention election
with secret arrangements to carry It, Ono oi their
number boasted that they would have majority IN
the Convention pledged (secretly) to it, If Mime
ola" stock could do it. The Indignation among the
people is very great against it, but stock ID freely
given to newspapers and newspaper correspondents
who will speak in favor of it, or ut least stop Opp0s
ing IT, The shares are pretended to be worth $o0O,
and members Of the press have been offered two,
three, and even five of them to buy them over
One correspondent was offered 500 in money to
take share. Shares are offered to those opposed
if they will merely cease opposition. Under such
circumstances / am constrained 70 expose this
iniquity more than otherwise would.
THE GOVERNOR ON THE CONSTITU-
TIONAL CONVENTION ACT.
From Orr Special Correspondent
LAWRENCE, X. T., Feb. 20, 1853.
Gov. Denver affects to regard the Convention
act as having failed. A letter addressed to him
called out the letter below:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, LrconProS, X. T.,
Feb, IL, 1858.
GEsTLENEs: In response to your note Of yesterday,
requesting my opinion upon the Legality OF the act
calling for new Constitutional Convention, II 10 ne
eesary to correct understanding OF the question.
10 90 back to the first Monday in January last, the
day on which the Legislature convened under the
law. .,o....
no session. in any year, shall exceed the term OF
forfv days except the first esslon, which may con-
"tDue sixty days. The session just closed was the
third held under this act and Their fore could not ex-
coed the term Of forty days" The first Monday
in January last was the fourth day of that month.
In law, fractional days are not known: That dsy
must be regarded the first of the session, and be
counted q whole. 1t was 80 regarded and couhpeo
by every one until few persons toward the close Oh
the session. in order to accomplish certain OBJECTS
thought proper TO give 1t different CONSTRUCTION anu
one they would never have dreamed OF giving /, but
to effect the objects they had in view. The law hAeu
DO hour for conveniDg; and they might just as Wen
have net at one clock in the morning, az to have
waited until noon, the hour at which they did meet
Commencing then on the fourth, gave them twenty
eight days in January, and twelve more would MAKE
forty. Tits would carry them to the end OF INC
twelfth day of February when the forty days elapsed
and they stood adjourned, sine de- by the OPERATION
Of the Organic act.
The Constitution bill was presented 70 me at IL
O'Clock g. IN. en- the 10th OF February. The 2lth sec
ton of the Organic act provides that ." II any OH
shall Lot be returned by the Governor within taree
"days Sunday excepted after it shall nave oeen pre-
sened 10 him, the same shall be law IN IKE man
"neY as if he had signed II, unless the Assembly, oy
adjournment prevent it, return, IN whch case u
"sball not be a law Counting by hours-twenty,
four hours 10 tie daythis would have given me antl
ii o. 10. Of the 18TH within which to return the b,
vbicb was beyond the period at which the session
must close; but as fractional dsys are not known 70
the law, had right to hold it back until any Tine
within three days si'er the day on winch t was pre-,
sen.ed 20 me. This would have carried tae tune 70
the end of the 9Th of February when 'he se'soh
could not continue longer than the I'm. ,,
have understood that Mr.. Whiting, the EnfoiIns
Clerk Of tie House, made statement under ostn "
the effect that be had offered the Constitution oi ~
L. -. a,trO az
can hardly be correct and allude 10 It only as q
rpmor f9 did not retire TO that night until sit-r