Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-01-16
From Washington.
Correspondence of tic. Ca1oliniaa.

Kansas. The Kansas imbroglio is coming
to rapid solution. From authentic IN
formation just received from Gen. Denver,
it is ascertained that the great body of the
free State party had determined to go into
the election for State officers (which cleo
ton took place last Monday. The point
of the matter is that they have nominated
State officers, who are pledged, if elected,
to put the State in operation uader the Lc-
compton Constitution. Thus theadmission
of Kansas, under the Lecompton Consttu-
ton, may be considered q fixed fact and
this agitating question is removed from the
halls of Congress. The story about Gen
Lanes fight with the dragons was all bo-
gus-got up toprcvent the free State party
from participating in the election. The
free State party were in convention whom
one of Lanes cmissaries arrived and,
brcathlcss from pretended ride of ninety
miles, proclaimed that civil war existed in,
the Territory-that the troops were MUIR
dering the free State settlers. This pre-
vented theconventon from nominating can
didutes for the State Offices. The next day
it was discovered that it was all bogus
that there had been no fight, no civil war,
and that Lane was at Lawrence The free
State party denounced Lane, and deter
mined to so into the election. The only
party standing out against participating in
the election, is a fragment of wretches who
adhere to Lane, The great body of the
people of Kansas thus voting under the
Lecompton Constitution, puts an end to all
further prctcxts for her admission on the
ground of popular sovereignty. The Pres
idcnt is delighted with the peaceful Ienouc-
ment of matters through tho ballot-box--it
releases the South of an embarrassing posi-
tion. They could not have acquiesced in
the rejection of Kansas without great loss
of prestige; and yet there was, fear, too
much ground to apprchcnd that the victory
would have been sterile one, as it was not
likely at Kansas could be, or continue to
be, in any just or reliable sense, slave
State.
Judge Douglas, the great rebel. is looked
upon with Increasing distrust. The gulf
is widening every day between him and the
sound Democracy. 1t is suspected strong
ly that Douglas is crysalis Frcesoiler;
but be this as it may, / assure you Douglas
Is dead monin the Democratic party lis
a pity that his vaulting ambition has o'cr-
lcaped itself. No public man ever SO cause
lessly committed suicide as Judge Douglas
has done.
Your new Senator, Gen Hammond has
arrived here, and takes his seat this morn.
ing. He is man of intellect and will
have the opportunity, which doubtless he
will earnestly embrace, of rendering impor-
tant services to his country The South
is getting weaker every day, materially
speaking, relatively to the North; and
hence she needs in the councils of the coun
try her best ability, her most comprchen-
sive craftsmanship. A really intellectual
man at the South, prudent but firm, con
tented to serve the South and the South
alone, and not looking to place undcr the
Federal Government, is Jewel of the first
water. 1t is to be hoped that South Caro-
lima will always find such men,
CoNGAREE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 1S58.-Gen
VIM Walker has written an able letter to
President Buchanan. =
He demonstrates the legality of his ex-
peditions to Nicaragua, and the illcgality of
the conduct of Commodore Paulding and
Capt. Davis, in seizing him, aud demands
reparation for injuries sustained at their
hands. Hcrcpudiatcs the epithet Of pirate,
applied to him by the Commodore, aid de-
clarcs, enlphatically, that he will not relax
his efforts while his filth in the right, and
his confidence in the good endure, and he
will endeavor to regain what has been
wrcsted from him.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7-Senate
Hammond, Senator elect from South Caro-
lima, in place of Hon. Mr. Butler, dcceas-
ed, took his seat to-day,
Mr. Seward presented petition from
the citizens of Canandaiguo, New York,
praying for the adoption Of some practical
measure by which the people of the North
may cooperate with the people of the South
in tine extinguishm of slave owners for
the full value of their slaves. The petit
ton was ordered to be laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. King, a resolution was
adopted requesting the President to furn-
ish, fnot incompatible with the public in
terests, copies of the correspondence and
dispatches from our ministers at the courts
of England, France and other powers, on
the subject of the dangers to emigrants a.
rising from the contracting with irresponsi-
Bile parties for their inland passage.
On motion of Mr.. Foot, a resolution was
adopted calling on the President to com.
Fmunicate all the official dispatches and cor
respondenco of Robert M. AIcLane and /,
tcrParker, late commissioners in China,
with the State Department.
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