Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-02-04
Washington Gossip.

The aspect of the Kansas question has changed
in the House since Last week. and changed for
the worse.' As there is hope of q proslaverv
State government and legislature, under Cal
houn counting it is determined that the Le-
compton fraud shall be put through and it
probably will be- The Northern Democracy
are backing5down. Ten Pennsylvania members
have given in their adhesion to Lecompton.
among them Mr. Landy previously reported to
be anti-Lecompton. Of the New Jersey Dem
ocrats Mr.. Adrian alone holds out. Of the
six Indiana Democrats, four are for Lecompton.
Clay, and Jewett and Stevenson of Kentucky
are claimed for LecomptOn, though reported
last week to be against it. The Vice President.
who it has been asserted sympthizes with
Douglas, is for Lecompton. When Lecompton
is referred to the Senate Territorial Committee,
two reports will be made by Jones' Fitzpatrick
and Green, affrmatively, and by Douglas, Col
lamer and Wade, negatively.
! | am informed on reliable authority that the
President, in anticipation, has fully prepared
a message to accompany the Constitution which
is characterized as moderate in its tone, rather
able, persuasive in its style, and making the
immediate admission of Kansas, with the Le-
compton Constitution, party measure. The
intelligence that Calhoun has counted in the
pro-slayery Legislature of Kansas annoys the
President very much, because it renders his
Kansas policy more difficult of execution.
The following is from the Washington CORES
pondent of the Journal of Commerce.:
The Administration are in possession of high
ly important information relative to Mexican
affairs, and also respecting the situation of
Cuba and Spain, in regard to Mexico. The ex-
listing CONFUSION in Mexico will propably re-
suit in its disintegration. For long time, it
has been in contemplation by Mexican leaders
to separate the northern provinces of Mexico
from the central government and establish the
Independent republic of Sierra Madre. The
present Governor of Monterey, Gen. Vidaurri,
very able and vigorous man, has it is said,
cherished the scheme. and the present is a fit
time for carrying it out.
LATER.-Wa shngton Jan. %. Advices by
letter and telegraph this morning to the admin
istration, warrant the belief that the Free State
party have carried everything in Kansas A
! complaint is made from some Democratic quar-
tiers against Calhoun for agreeing to give Ger
tifcate conditional upon the investigation OF
the frauds authorized by the legislature as sur
rendering virtually the whole result. In other
: quarters it is alledged that the returns commu-
nicated through General Denver conclusively
settle the election. Southern members of Con-
gress acknowledge that all is lost.
The Lecompton Constitution is expected
here tomorrow or next day. On its arrival the
President will send it at once to Congress with
special message. The Democratic members
of Congress generally will act with the Admin
istration and make the question test of party
orthodoxy A caucus of the Democrats sup
posed to be oppressed to the Lecompton Consti-
tuition have a meeting this evening for the pur-
pose of comparing notes. They expect to mus
ter Is votes in all. The Republicans have com.
pleted their organization and arranged the pro.
grammo to defeat the Lecompton Constitution
t Mr.. Blair of Mo. and Mr. Grow of Penn. are to
do the heavy work
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FROM KANsAs.-The last advices from Kansas
state that the Free State men have been entire.
y victorious, having elected their State officers
/, and two-thirds of the Legislature. The MAORI
h ty against the Lecompton Constitution was ovel
: 10000. The Territorial Legislature has passed
an act abolshing Slavery in the Territory, after
!. the first of March, and are enacting an entire
Vt code of laws to supersede all Others
v TN
Is IMPORTANT TO PosrMAsTERs,-Th POSTMASTER
IS General has recently decided that if Postmas
ters do not give publishers of newspapers no
q tice their papers remain in the post oihc, with
y out being taken out by the subscribers, within
If five weeks, they are liable to pay.