New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-05

AT Washington yesterday Mr.. Senator Pugh
introduced the new bill for the psci6cation Of
Kansas which he had caused to be so widely an.
nounced beforehand. 1t provides fo1 the admission
of Kansas under the Lecompton Constitution; and,
at the same time, annuls two of the principal points
| of that document. These points are the Slavery
clause and the clause prohibiting any changes in
| the Constitution until 1864. The Slavery clause
| Mr. Pugh proposes to submit TO popular vote Of
| the new State on the 9TH of April next; and he
would also have Congress guarantee to the people
the right to change or abolish this Lecompton Con-
sttution whenever they may see fit, notwithstand-
| ing its own express provision to the contrary.
This proposition of Mr.. Pugh's will probably not
receive the support of Mr. Douglas and his friends;
; certainly it cannot have that of the Republicans;
nor do We believe, on the other hand, that it can
| be adopted by the representatives Of the slave.
breeding a. hre-eating interest. The Republicans
must oppose il to the last because it is nothing but
consecration and reaffirmatiOn of the LecOmptOn
usurpation, and of all the preceding Outrages Of
which the long suferDg people of Kansas have
been made the victims 1t gives the control of the
State Government and the election of United States
Senators to the same wretched minority who have
hitherto by the help of the Federal Administration,
and by violence and fraud, tyrannized over the ma
jorty. And if Mr.. Douglas is sincere in bis late
professions of fidelity to popular sovereignty he
cannot accept this proposal, for it it, after ALL only
a new and somewhat less revolving mode of forcing
down the throats of the men Of Kansas a rule
which they hate and will never submit to, under
any shape. Nor will the representatives of the
savebreeders adopt it, for it not only asserts the
right of Congress to amend the Constitution they
have set up for Kansas but actually repeats those
of its provisions which have cost them the most
and which they hold the dearest.
II is very difficult to see any merit in this device
of the young Senator from Ohio. We notice that
some of his friends put forth in its behalf the claim
that it removes the question out of Congress and
leaves its discussion and its difficulties to the peo
pie Of Kansas. This is preposterous. 1t does not
remove the question out of Congress; on the con-
trary, it establishes for Congress the power to
amend the Constitution of the new State and it
exercises this power especially by amending the
clause relating to Slavery. On The other hand, it
does not leave the matter to the people, for it i'm
poses on them Constitution that they hate, which
was framed illegally at the outset which vast ma
jOrity of them have voted never to accept and
which contains odious and corrupt provisions on
variety of subjects with which Slavery has nothing
TO do. More than this, 1t confirms their State
Government and as their Senator'S and Representa-
tives in Congress a collection of scoundrels whom
they repudate, and who, but for the presence of
the Federal soldiery, would not be safe among
them. This is certainly referring the question
back to the people with vengeance.
If Mr.. Pugh and his coadjutors really wish to
withdraw this fatal and distractng question from
Congress, and to leave it honestly to the people of
Kansas, the way is perfectly easy. Let them aban-
don all bubbles and chicanery, as we'll as all fraud
and violence, and pass bill TO admit Kansas under
either the Lecompton or the Topeka Constitution,
as majority of the people at fair election shall
decide. And LET the same bill provide that if the
majority shall declare against both Of those Consti
tutions, then new Convention shall be held, and
new Constitution formed, which shall also be SUBJ
Il tied to the people for approval or rejection, be-
fore the State can come into the Union. Such
measure would satisfy all parties who do not wish
that injustice, fraud and violence should prevail.
1t would pacify Kansas at once and forever put an
end to the painful and sanguinary rumors which
now reach us from that Territory, and of which
specimen will be found in another column, along
with contradiction Of its statements, which may
or may not be true. We can tell gentlemen in
Congress that no such poor expedient as this of
Mr.. Pugh's can accomplish the end. If they do
not wish TO see the people of Kansas driven into
resistance which the power of the Federal Govern.
ment can never suppress, they must abandon the
career of tyranny and usurpation and do justice to
the Territory. If We read Alright the spirit of the
rennla neacn can ba had on no other terms