Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-01-28
Washington Gossip.
The Correspondent of the Charleston Is. c.



The Correspondent of the Charleston Is. c.
M~curysays:
The great question now pressing upon public
men here is the admission of Kansas under the
Lecompton Constitution. The struggle upon
this point will be bitter and desperate. 1t is
clear that Kansas can only be admitted through
the active and determined support of the Admin
istration, and but for this the President would
have been more roughly handled in the late de-
bate, both in the House and Senate, upon the
connection of the Administration with the I'M
lawful capture of General Walker upon the soil
of Nicaragua by Commodore Paulding The
Administration is now weak, and the southern
men are very anxious to strengthen it, 50 as to
make its efforts in behalf of the admission of
Kansas, under the Lecompton Constitution,
more influential. This will account for their
ignoring other issues in which they differ from
the President.
Mr.. Buchanan did, last summer, write let
ter to Governor Walker in which he said to him.
'You must use all your influence to have the Con-
stitution referred back to the people for ratiica
ton or rejection upon this, you and must
stand or fall This letter will soon be publish
ed. Judge Douglas, last summer, in his speech
at Springfield, urged the sovereignty of the Con-
stitution Of Kansas. His change is applicable.
Freesoilism is omnipotent at the North, and the
admission of Kansas with pro-slavery Consti-
tuition will be the destruction of the Democratic
party.
The next House of Representatives will be
Black Republican, and in 1860 we shall See
What? Things are drifting to confusion. The
detection of Douglas has done more to shake the
confidence of the South in Northern men, than
everything that has happened before. If he
proved false, whom can you trust?'
The following is from the correspondence o.
this New York Euening Post
Mr.. Thayer's proposed organizedemigration
takes well. He has received applications from
the leaders of parties who count in the aggregat,
upwards of two thousand, who are ready to g
as soon as arrangement can be made for theil
emigration. Measures are being taken as fas
as possible to furnish means, and in the sprins
it is hoped rat emigration will commence.
ArfsTsies are talking to-day of Mr., Blair
speech Of yesterday on tho Nicaragua question
The opinion of the administration men may b.
expressed in the words of Southerner, WHIT
said oft: That speech will do no more mischie
than any other that has been made on the floor.
The opposition universally express the highes
commentator of it, and rejoice in the acquisi
ton of strength it has received by the presenc
of the speaker. Mr.. Blair's manner was cain
and dispassionate. He made no attemp at the
atrical effect Or violent defamation. He review
ed the cause and tendencies of the tillibuster ex
petitions, exposing the designs to open ney
field for the extension of slavery, and showing
the completely of the present and last admins
tration in the design.
He handled the slavery propagandists withou
gloves, aud expressed his opinions of the inst
tuition with a freedom and boldness worthy @
imitation by members from the free States. Hi
arguments were all sustained by quotations frou
the founders of our institutions and the Demo
cratic party, and his assertions by a variety O
authorities which are undisputed and indisputa
bic. He showed that the gradual emancipation
of slavery is inevitable, that their is now no pro
per place for their settlement, and advocated
legal acquisition of Central America as a plac
suitable for the colonization of free blacks unde
our laws and protection.
The N. Y. Tribune correspondent writes
The Senate Territorial Committee agrees
unanimously to recommend the admission o
Minnesota. Mr.. Douglas is authorized to pre-
pare report, embodying the facts and the re
commentator to admit; the report to be pre-
sented on Monday. The difficulty regarding tw
Conventions was overcome by member of on
who was on the Conference Committee, and yer
fled the joint production as the Constitution
which was accepted as substantial complianc
with the spirit of the enabling act.
The bill matured by the Pacific Railroad Com
mittee of the Senate and reported by Mr.. CIVIL
to-day, propose to locate the railroad betwee
the Big Sioux and the mouth of the Kansas riy
err, to San Francisco. Alternate sections {
land on each side of the road are to be granted
and So, 500 per mile advanced, on the compile
ton of every twenty-five miles of road unit
S25, 900 600 are reached.
JAN %. Dispatces have been received frol
the Utah expedition sFhieh confirm the previou
reports of excessive suffering on the part of tn
troops, and the great loss of draft animals b
snow storms, cold, and starvation.
A sufficient number of oxen, though poor, ha
been saved to supply part ration for six day
id the week, and there was on hand bacon fc
one day in u week for seven months; also fou
and small rations in abundance.
The Republican members are holding cal
Gus this evening, for the purpose of making al
rangements and fixing their plans to oppose tn
Lecompton Constitution, which will shortly /
communicated to Congress. NJ Blair is to /
their leader. They are confident that a sufficier
number of Democrats will 90 with them to d.
feat it.
The Southern route for the Pacific Railroa
has been voted down in the Senate Committee
the casting vote of Mr.. Douglas.
Jan. "a. Herald Washington correspol
dence.l Both Mr.. Calhoun, with the Lecoml
ton Constitution of Kansas, and Mr.. Stanton
with the proceedings of the Legislature in OF
position to that Constitution, are expected tn
eveningor tomorrow. There will be an excitir
time but the President is firm for the Lecom
ton Constitution, as the legally expressed opil
of the people of Kansas.
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