The Washington union., 1858-03-31
A BILL FOR KEEPING UP THE KANSAS AGITA-
TION AND MAKING CONFUSION WORSE CON-

pacfcaton, compromise, or settlement, but Pan
doras box full Of the Gagged elements OF explosion
and strife 1t 10 not olive-branch but an apple
of discord II is not measure for ending strife,
but for prolonging it indefinitely
1t is vourninous in terms but simple in actual pro-
visions. 1t provides that the Lecompton constitu-
ton shall bs submitted to the white male inhabi-
tants Of the Territory resident there three months
and citizens Of the United States If majority ap-
prove, then Kansas is to be admitted State by
proclamation of the President.
II, on tho contrary, majority disapprove, then q
convention is to be called to frame new constitu-
ton /; which, ia turn, is to be submitted to like
vote of the inhabitants. There the bill ends for
the new State will not come in by proclamation in
the event Of an affirmative vote at that election but
is to be held back come before the session of
Congress precisely in the manner in which it has
come into this, with charges of frauds between
one local party and the other with new ordinations
and recriminations and sessionfull of Kansas
speeches, and nothing else
1t is intimated in tho newspapers that there are
demonstrations Of coquetng and coyness on the
part Of the attractive Mr. Gddings and sundry other
bellies Of the pure ebony hue at the advances of Mr.
Crittenden but it is all in my eye Betty Martin.
The accommodating gentleman from Kentucky could
not have made proposal 80 entirely acceptable to
the aspirations and designs of the duennas in ques-
ton. The bill has slight seasoning, it is true, OF
know-nothingsm; but it is as full Of black repubi-
canism as an egg is Of meat
The provision referring back the Lecompton con-
sttuton for second vote Of the people, carries with
it everything that the aboltonists have aimed at
since they first commenced their organized resistance
of the government instituted by Congress in the Ter
rtory. The reference is reputation of the
regular proceedings that have been had in the Ter
rtory the constitution 1t toeratss and sanctions
all the factous refusas of the abolitionsts to vote
in all the elections that have been held in the Terri
tory. 1t interes against the regular Legislature in
its act Of February 1857 which called the Lecomp-
ton convention, and was passed over Geary's veto
which condemned the omission to require sub
mission Of the constitution to the people 1t inter
genes against the convention which framed the con
stitution reversing the decision made to submit the
slavery clause and not the whole instrument. Repu-
dating the action Of the regular Legislature and OF
the constitutional convention of Kansas. it violates
most grossly and wantonly the principles Of non-in-
tervention so solemnly laid down in the Nebraska
Kansas act, by interposng the edct of Congress
against the regular tribunals of the Territory.
1t goes further. 1t virtually declares the regular
action of the people through the balot-box null and
void For it sets aside, at the appeal of factionsts
who refused to vote and repudiated and resisted the
authority Of Congress and of its agents in the Terri
tory, the procedure that has been had under the
laws and the results that have from the action
of the lawandorder citizens pronounces the faction
lists and their factious doings worthy of equal con
sderation with the friends Of order and their legal
action and sends both parties back to the Territory
for repetition Of the old scenes Of turmoil violence
and lawlessness.
We should like to know what would be gained by
this provision Of Mr.. Crttendens billf 1t does not
help matters at all but puts them back where
they wore six months ago.
Sending back tho Lecompton constitution to Kan
sas with the reputation Of Congress endorsed upon
Its back, the chances even that majority vote
could not again be obtained in its favor What then
does Mr.. Crittenden providef Why, that the fra
ming Of constitution shall be commenced de novo
that affairs shall be put back precisely at the point
at which they stood as long ago as February, 1857
All tho work of the last year is to be done again. all
its old factous proceedings repeated all the
ding strifes and improbable disputes re-enacted.
Such would be the effect of Mr.. Crittenden's bill
which is the darling object of the black-republcan
heart Il is bill for reviving and perpetuatng fac
ton II is bill for decorating the feelings Of
tions for tearing open anew the wounds of the
Union 1t is bill brim-fulI Of mischief and danger
of illwill and bad blood, of maligniy, dishonesty,
and chicanery.
It is Just such bill as disappointed, decayed,
and ehelved politician would frame to defeat old
and honorable party which had foiled his hopes and
aspirations 1t is just such bill an unforgiving
enemy Of the democratic party would frame, in the
;nsidious name of compromise to enable the political
assailants Of that party to triumph over it. The good
intentions OF Mr. Crittenden! Why, the worst of
places is paved with the best intentions. Mr. Crit
tendens bill not acceptable to the blackrepublicans
Why, Mr.. Crittenden, who was never known to strike
q generous blow for democratic measure, framed
it.
THE SPEcIAf KANSAS MESSAGE AND rrs Expects -
Mr.. Buchanan, in view Of the effects which his
special message to Congress- on the subject Of the
H..