The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1858-05-07
The Kansas Bill.

The Bill reported 10y the Kansas Con ference
Committee. We see. has passed both IIouses of
Congress, by majority of nine votes. in each
House. Tho vote in the Senate. stood al to
%. and in the House Of Representatives ll2 to
lU3.
The effect of the measure. will be to remand
the Lccompton Constitution back 10 the pco-
pie Of Kansas. not as they say, on account OF
The pro slavery feature, hut on account Of an
accompanying ordinance, which afi ms the
right of Knusas. to tax the public lands, to
which Congress. will not assent. If Kansas
ratihes the Constitution anew, " without the OBJ
jrctionahle ordinance she cutters the Union, rs
n slave.holding Stnte, under thnt Constitute ion.
by the Presidents proc lnnlnt"n if she r. Gets
it, She rcInnins in the territorial condition, un.
til she acquires population, t93non, sufficient
to cntitle her to II representation in Congress.
Senator Hunter. Green and others, We g
take the ground. that the Conference Biil does
not in fact, submit the Co stitu'i"n anew. to
tn. people Of Ka.sas. but only the nccomranv-
ing ord nance, and on this ground give il their
support. The Northern friends of the meas
ure. however. pnt iifercnt construction up.
on ii. and justify their support the ground,
that is practical rc.sul,ni>,ion of the Lccomp.
ton Constitution. Neither section is wllin.
to admit that has made any material con-
cession The Bill j, made to assume n 1unble
aspect Us it is intended to concilla,e Northern
and southern votes. aud different sections are
IN 81. t" c"a!csre in voting for very different
propositions, under the same assumed puise
After all, it seems to he an tempt 10 stave off
and t" mc,licatc for Il ,l,..p.scatcl ulnl,lv, Lv
so"thiny anolyucs We annex statement of
the ground assumed hy Senator lIun,cr:
MIR. Hunter said that the Lcc"mr,"n Con.
s'iuli"n WAS se. her" hy the people of Kun
their app'icati"n for a'llu iss;nn Pun port.
ing Ia t- the Constitution at the people n.l"pi.
e.l hv them il Convention assembled. H. hal
iecn rx x,min"i aud found "Rrpubsican" in lis
chn,ac,rr C"n.r-ss had nothing fur, her 10
Il" with it, II the people OF Kansas had chang.
cd their minds "r'l did not like it. they could
alter i, III their pleasure when they became a
sovereign State. But in company with tn.
conStiiu,i iGn an ''Ur,iinance' had been sent
which C"nyrcss rorll not agree to. In lieu Of
this OriinAnrc Congress proposes the sam.
terms Of ad,nssn that other States had been
c-ivrd on. Therefore. Tie p""pIe Of Kansas
having formed aud presented II Constitution ac.
c-l,inhir l." C"nIrc>s. AMI Cun-reSs l.avn. of
i-rrI tu receive her into the Union or the same
terms tim, other States had been received if
they rel i-ct this offer. tnir in all r.src,s where
WAS the Inconsistency of not allowing. them to
trouble he Na,i"na! Councils again until they
found out what they wanted. aud amounted I"
II sufficient number to -ntitlc Them To popular
representation in the Fel-ral Legislature. As
II general principle the pe"plo "f II" Ter it"ry
ought /" come III n, a Stat" nntil they ar. sntli
c,ently nu:ncr"n. to cn'itr them to- member
i'll the House oi Representatives"