The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-06-03
KANSAS.
[By Telegraph
THE ELECTION UNDER THE ENG
LISH BILL.
KANSAS.
LEAvENwoRTH, May, 26, 1858.


The Board OF Commissioners appointed
under the act Of Congress of May con-
vencd at Lecomptop on the gath. Pres
emit. w. Denver, Governor; Hish 5.
Welsh, Secretary; C. W. Batcock, Presi
dent of the Council; Geo. W Dietzlcr'
Sneaker of the House; and Wm. Wier,
District Attorney.
The members of the Board were sworn
in by Judge Cato, and the Commissioners
organized by elec,ing Gov. Denver Pres
;dent. and Mr.. Walsh Secretary. A
Com mittee of three was appointed by the
Chair te prepare programme for con-
Quoting the election, and report at the
next meeting of the Board, which takes
Mace on the 3lst of May.
On motion Of Mr.. Babcock it was u
unanimously agreed that the election or
dered by Congress be fixed for the 6rst
Monday in August next. The Commis-
siouers then adjourned.
Gov. Denver arrived here this evening.
ane proceeeed to the Fort. Rumors are
IN circulation of battle on the South
ern border between Free State force
and a party of Missourians, in which
twepty.oDe persons were killed and eleV-
on wounded. The news is not authentic.
The Com nissioners designated BY the
English Kansas bill have met, and. on
motion of one af the Free-State minority,
have designated Monday, Aug. 2, for the
Election prescribed by that act. The
people of Kansas will on that day vote
for or agaiut 'the proposition" submitted
to them by Congress-wbich proposition,
though unfairly and indirectly presented
involves the fate Of the Lecompton Consti-
tuition. As this matter appears to be well
understood in Kansas, we have nothing
N ore to say with regard to it. /; me-
iority shall vote "for" the English prop
osition, we shall regard that vote as an
acceptance by Kansas Of the L'comptoD
Constitution, and consequently shall un
derstsnd that Kansas has decided to come
into the Union a Slave State. We shall
certainly regret this decision; but having
done what we could to avert it, shall have
no choice out SuOMisSiou.
But if. as we undoubtinsly expect. the
pedple of Kansas shall reject "the propo
sition," by an overwhelming majority, We
shall hold that the Lecompton Constltu-
ton is thereby declared an imposture and
fraud, and Kansas iDfexibly opposed tc
Slavery. And we shall insist that those
who, against our utmost efforts, have for
ced this unfair issue upon the People OF
Kansas, shall except and respect their
decision.
Nor shall we rest here. A majority o
Congress has been dragooned in requir'
ing the People of Kansas to vote to ac-
cept or reject very liberal Land Grant
We all understand that in voting No on
this proportion, the People Of Kansas DC
not really mean that they will not have
the Lands, but that they will not have the
Lecompton Constitution. We shall feel
bound, therefore, and We hold all Anti
Leconpton men in good faith pledged
to hold up both bands for concedirg to
Kansas, in case of her rejection of the
English proposition, precisely and as
good land as she would have secured by
accepting it. As her people do not real
ly mean that they will not take the lands
offered them by Congress, so we did moi
mean, by opposing the English dodge, tc
deprive them of those lands. We are and
shall De in favor of giving them the land
grant in question under Constitution o
their own choice, Whenever they shall ask
for it,
So with regard to admission. We dc
not Judge that an early admission into
the Union is or is not desirable for them
they decide that question for them
selves. But We all know that in vo
ting to reject the English proposition,
They do not mean to vote against Admis
sion under the Lecomptou Constitution
Never having consented to the Englisl
juyelc, the anti Leconpton People out o'
Congress, are nowise concluded by its pro
vision thot, if Kansas shall now reject
"proposition, she must stay out of the
Union until a census shall have showr
that she contains more than 3,34O Fed
eral population. On the contrary. We in'
sist that the population which was ac-
cepted on all sides are sufficient to justify
her admission during the Winter of Is
57.s, shall be accepted as sufficient to en-
title her toAdmission at any time hereaf
ter, the provision of the English bill t.
the contrary notwithstanding. And
whenever her people shall see fit to appl,
to Congress for admission, whether under
the Topeka. Leavenworth, or some future
Constitution, We shall advocate promp
, compliance with her wish, and We believe
the anti Lecompton Members and Peo'
: pie will universally demand such compli
; ancc. We shall ask only-"Has this
Constitution been authenticated "by I
clear vote of the people Of Kansasl
ifit has, We shall insist on its acceptance
by Congress, precisely as if the Euglisl
} bill had never been eoncoeted. And
the Lecompton Democracy shall see q
to keep Kansas out of tho Union, simpl.
because she has rejected Slave and ap
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