The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-26
Latest News from Kansas.
OUR LAWRENCE CORRESPONDENCE.

LAWRENCE, X, T., Dec. 10, 1898.
Ledcenuo,th Constitution Sent 10 congressFarties in Fl
ror and against Admission UnderI -Speculatsng-La
Jot1tng- Projects for Obtaining GRAMS IF Land from
the Federal Government, dc.
Politics, so far as the people are concerned very
quiet in the Territory at present. but spectators and poll
teal aspirans are ever working, plotting, planning and
devsng The admission Of Kansas State and grants
Of land from the federal for railroad other
stockobbng purposes the subjects which chiefly occu
by their attention
The Leavcnworth constitution, il will be remembered
ratified by small vote Of about 600. .sot~tt
standing the opinion OF the Attorney General anst tn
legality OF that constitution, many parties here cb'l ih
i legal, and desire Kansas 70 be admttei under y
Judge NJ F. Conway, the President of the Convention
which framed said constitutions accordingly forwarded
few days since, by the United States express to Washing
ton two copies Of the document duly authenticated,
eompanied by two copies of tabular statement OF tue
returns Of the election the ratification of the
same san , one to De given TO ~ J. sd rarr9' Tor
the Senate The constitution has doubtless been
presented ere this time that the application Of Kansas
for admission must now be before Congress What The
republicans here tear that the republicans IN the
states Will themselves suppress the application, that
II gets before Congress at all at this session IL viii DC AT
late day and then introduced ouy for appearance
10 be referred TO committee and quietly killed ina
would enable the republicans TO keepup their nue. and cry
Of % Bleeding Kansas,
Then Robinson is engaged in scheme to get the Dele
ware Reserve and other valuable lands IN the Territory
appropriated 10 a railroad company - OF which he
principal stockholder He desires defeat admission
State, because that would defeat hs land spoAso
scheme would necessarily supcrsedc this apecal an
direct grant Of land, and all the lands given by the
federal government for railroads and other purposes 10 DC
granted, as provided for in tho ordinance to the
state Constitution, the provisions Of which would
he insuperable obstacle 10 the scbcms of Robinson
Co is understood that Robinson has engaged with him
in this business large number of republican members OF
Congress have heard Henry Wilson's name mentioned
one Of them. II Is, therefore, quite possible that in
order 10 share this plumber, and to keep the Kansas
question still ia some measure opcn for political uses the
word ~ this session.
Robinson great sehener He has been pretending that
be would leave the republicans, and 10 the demo
Gratis but this IS sham lie has got the influence Of Den
and other administration Democrats behalf Of his
scheme, upon This expectation While AZ the timn ~
tells republicans secretly not 10 organize the republican
party until he gets through w The democrats and secures
his land and that then he will he with them lie calcui
laes sMndne ihc democrats ami thereby getting the
land. STAYING OF the adm OF the state ant this
accomplished thoR 10 round, be Berce republican,
and ride into the United States Senate such. SGcn
trickscr ought TO be upset
Seward has M interest IN aaper here which he intends
designs 10 to effect the vote Of Kansas 1850