Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-02-12
the hall, and every heart expanded with


the very ''chaos Of anarchy" which had
for three successive days pervaded the
American Congress, was dispelled by
the magic, the talismanic eloquence Of
single man; and once more the
wheels of government and legislation
were put in motion. .
Having by this powerful appeal
brought the yet unorganized assembly
to perception of its hazardous position.
he submitted a motion requiring the
acting clerk to call the roll Accordingly
Mr.. Adams was interrupted by burst
of voices demanding "How shall tho
question be put p ''Who will put tho
question p The voice of Mr. Adams
was heard above the tumult Il intend
to put the question myself !" That
word brought order out of chaos. There
was the master mind
As soon as the multitude had recover
cd itself, and the excitement of irreprcs
sible enthusiasm had adatcd, Mr.. Richard
Barnwell Rhctt. Of South Carolina, leap
cd upon one of the desks, waved his
hand and exclaimed -
IL move that the Hon. John @,
Adams take the chair Of the Speaker OF
the House, and ofliciatc as presiding
officer till the House be organized by
the election Of its constitutional officers
As many as are agrc ID to this, will say
, aye those
He had not an opportunity to COM
plctc the sentence, "thosc who are not
agreed will say no, for ono universal.
dcafcning, laundering AYE responded 20
the nomination.
ilcrcupon it was moved and ordered
that Lewis Williams. of North Carolina.
and Richard Barnwcl Rhett, conduct
John q. Adams to the chair.
Well did Mr.. Wise Of Virginia say
''Sir | regard it as the proudcst hour Of
your life, and if, when you shall he
gathered to your fathers, | were asked
to select the words which, in my judg-
mcnt, are best calculated to give at once
the character of the man would inscribe
upon your tomb this sentence, 81 will
put the question myself ,.
Ex-AcrIxG GOVERNOR STANTON UPoS KAN
sES MATrERs.--ihc Washington correspon-
dent Of the New York Post gives The follow
Ing as the statement Of Ex-Acting Coy. Stan
ton, in regard to the present state Of affairs
in that Territory -
Mr.. Stanton, late Secretary and Acting
Governor Of Kansas reached this city yestcr-
day. He lalt Lawrence Friday week He
viii probably make some communication 10
the public in reference to kansbs matters in
Il few days Meantime | send you some i'll
formation have gathered from him in con-
vcrsation. lie says that there are in the Ter
ritory now from twelve to fifteen thousand
Free State men, and about 9, 500 Pro-Slavefy
men. Of course, the pretence that the Pro-
Slavery ticket has been elected, or
any part Of it, or that the Lecomp.
ton Constitution has been approved by any
thing approaching to a majority of the legal
votes, is simply absurd. Calhoun, who was
President of the Constitutional Convention,
and us such authorized to count the votes ut
the late election and report them to Congress
is anxious to be Senator, and what he may
d. to secure such Il prize no one can yet shy.
He does not propose to report the vote, how
ever, at all until Congress has acted upon
the CONSTITUTIONS The motive for this pro-
&c ding, pr same, is to weaken the opposi-
ti5n 3i thos5 who would be least likely to
favor such an acIulai ition as himself to tho
Senate.
Mr.. Stanton says that the votes Of somo
eight precincts were sent to Coy. Denver, by
mistake after the vote Of the State had been
! found by Calhoun two or three hundred in
! favor of the Calhoun or border ruliian ticket
The vote OF these precincts yielded free
Stlte gain Of some six hundred and free
State majority on Calhouns own count of
sJuc three hundred. How Calhoun will got
around this, and how far Denver will abet
him in the effort, remains to be seen.
Mr. Stanton SAYS that if the Lecompton
Constitution is imposed upon the territory by
Congr So, and the slave State ticket is return
ed elected, the Legislature will never
dare to convene there. That neither would
be safe for an hour, unless protected by Unit
cd States trooIs. That nothing but an arm
ed force could compel any thing like submit
sion to the leeompton government, SO flag
rant were the frauds in which it originated,
aud the tyranny by which it is enforced.
Nor is this feeling confined to the eastern
settlers nor - anti-slavcry mon. Stanton
does not hesitate to say that he would have
preferred that Kansas should be slave State
bat the feeling Of the territory is 80 decidedly,
50 Overwhelmingly against it, that it is utter
madness on the part of amy Southern man to
attempt to make it anything but free State.
Even Stringiellow, the most fanatical and
also the most capable of the border rufhan
party is now arraycd against the Lccompton
Constitution, on similar grounds. When
there was II hope OF making kansais slave
State, he was for it; now he knows that such
an attempt is prcpostorous, and can only
lead to civil war and TO the ruin Of the terri
tory.
Mr. Stanton thinks the President has treat
cd him in Il very unmanerly way. He loft q
lucrative business ogo to Kansas very reluct-
antly, and not until he had twice declined
it; he followed the Presidents irwtructiO, q
faithfully there, and was finally removed
without one word of explanation or apol-
. ogy.
50 much for Mr. Stanton. My own inn
preston is that his presence here at this time
G wili not improve the prospects of an increase
, of the army The President is expected Ia
vindicatc ly message, in few days, a deter
mination to press the Lecmnrton COnstitu-
tion through Congress at all hazards That
will inevitably result in resistance from thu
r people of Kansas. A military EHce will b,
t IA much required to enforce the federal au
It thority there as in Utah. and the upshot wil
Il be that the incSeake now asked for will par
:, of it at least lc used to coercc tho people o
' Kansas to submission There are many il
o Congress, besides Republicans, who will M
N t. money or i,en to the President IL q
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