New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-05-05
BILL FOR THE ADMISSION OF KANSAS.

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We publish elsewhere in exfenso the bill providing
for the admission Of Kansas into the confederscy
reported by the joint Committee Of Conference Of
both branches Of Congress- and which the telegraph
has Informed us has since received the sanction Of
majority Of the members OF the Senate and House OF
Representatives and is therefore, law The bill Is
long, but as it refers to topics which have agated
the country from one extremity to the other, eques
ton whether lis space could be filed by more valu-
able matter
| Starting out with the undeniable premise that the
apnlcatIop of Kansas has been resisted because of
the proslavery feature In her Constitution and that
the original bill for her admission has been amended
compromised and conferred away, until the author
would be unable to recognize his own handiwork-all
of which is tanamoun to absolute rejection Of the
primary proposition-we propose to glance at q few
Of the more prominent features Of the new bill.
Before proceeding with this work, however, we feel
constrained to aude to the new and artful dodge
by which it is proposed by the Committee OF Confer
TO satisfy all parties delude all parties and
sections it makes no difference which SO the object is
attained, and thus bring Kansas in. The Constitu.
ton of Kansas, like the constitutions of all new
States, was accompanied by ordinance which slip
ulated for an immense grant Of lands, ETC. which the
Committee Of Conference very suddenly discovered
was " not acceptable to Congress" and accordingly
changes were proposed in it by the Committee as
aforesaid upon which the people arc to vote to accept
or reject at future period
II strikes us this is rather transparent subterfnge
and not calculated to deceive any intelligent man
or set of men. Why were not the impurities Of those
land grants discovered bffore? How did it happen
that none OF the Freesoiers headed BY Seward
found anything questionable therelns why was II
that the only objection to the original application,
Moved exclusively rom tne question oil slavery and
issues Immediately connected herewith, and that the
land grants formed no greater proportion OF the dis
cussions ~ the senate and House than does single
crop o. water 70 the immensely OF the Gulf Of
Mexieof u certainly looks strange, passing strange
that an ordinance TO Consultation oil which nobody
ever took any notice. should suddenly vault into such
Importance as to override not only the Constitution
itsei' ana the slavery clause IN IT, but become the
means Of enectlng quasi settlement where settle
ment appeared Impossible! wonderful are the ways
Of pohtcans ana great Is the gullibity OF the SOW
eis,sn peop'e'
BOT suppos'ng 'ne ordinance 70 the constitution
y Kansas mao sa'u no'ning aoou. land grants or
eny Jung =, 'ue Ainu "ouia w Tue oommitlee OF
- =
co"'d eney nave harinohizeu upons Notning. Inc
slavery oonsu'ulion wouid nave $1,000 on It's naked
meri's-lns' as Il ought 70 nave stood-and then the
ISSUE would nave peen PLAINLY ana boldly presented
As y - 'ne prOposlnons OF inc Committee Of Con-
ference ainoane 70 no'ning more nor less than an
eVas.on VI re'eience, win DrlDe, OF the main
question 70 'ne so.ers o. hansas-ior mat territory
= my " y auui'''eu un'l tne anu grant propo-
s'.o's = Oons'ess are secep'eo oy tnem- Ihey are
oaee upon " so'e iur VI against 'ne Leeompton
Oun'''u'lon' nos az al-Du' lhey are called upon to
so'e ~ 'ie aio.ssaiu 'anu sranu proposed IN tne
.on'eienee nii, ine luor must ABSORB ana swallow
''s ,ayo. p'opos''ou' oeiore anything can DC done
anu = = ~ nus aosorDeu ana s"aiiowed, the ap
pl'oa'ion u hsnss unuer Tue Leconpton Constitu
s'on = ~ o'uer "orus' Kansas must INST
aooep' TUG p'eS0fioeu OF congress before
oonsreSs WI consen. 70 accept or acknowledge the
inueeasiOie nsn's Q, Aansasi Suen rahoclnation Is
ai'ose'ne' worthy 'ne pon.lcians ana statesmeh-
heaVen forgive tne remark i-"ho abound IN these
iatIer days
II tne voters OF Kansas agree TO take the land dona-
uons Vouensaied oy the Conference Committee in
Iner admission BILL then the President Of the United
states is 70 issue proclamation, and without any
further proceedings the part of Congress- Kansas
il In he admitted ne gtata r,,on ~, a,,,al fo.;