Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-03-29

that in the vote which he shall give on Thurs.
day next he will consider that he is a represen-
tative of the people Of California, bound to
reflect their views and defer to their wishes
He can now, as q servant Of the people. grace
fully retrace his steps and cooperate with the
Democratic party in the work of restoring
peace to the country and renewed life to our
national Union. That he will pursue d fer
ent path and obstinately refuse to hearken to
the clearly expressed wishes of his constituents
1t would be doing him injustice to believe.
The MAINE REsoLUrIoNs.-In the Senate
on Thursday. Mr.. Fessenden presented resolu
lions from the Legislature of Maine, which pal
pably illustrate the hypocrisy of Republican
profession of devotion to the Union They are
ostensibly prORunciamento against the adj
mission of Kansas under the Lecompton Con-
stitution; but really nothing more than TRADE
o. abuse of the Administration, and uudigni
fed animsdversions relative to the Kansas.
Nebraska bill, and the conduct of the Terri.
| torial Government of Kansas. The passage of
the Kansas-Nebraska bill is denominated a
perfdiOms breach" of the Missouri Compro
affairs is declared Classification of the his
tory of that Territory, "hJei" on its free
people, and "aeep disgrace 10 tie Amerieqn
name and to the office once filled Jy lVashfue+
| tom One resolution, the third accusing the
President of completely in an oppressive and
| illegal attempt to force slavery on Kansas, we
| quote entire, to wit:
" Resolred, That the reign of the late Terri
torial government in Kansas presents a record Of
VILE and violence unparalleled in modern his
Tory, unfolding gigantic plot to force African
slavery upon the freemen OF that Territory, by
the barbarous and bloody edicts of a foreign
Legislature, sustained throug hout ny the Ad-
mnistration, with its army and Territorial Judi
Ciary.h
The tenth resolution contains the following
language, which we can only interpret as dec.
laration, on the part Of Maine, of purpose to
join the Jim Lane party" Of Kansas, in an
instruction against the Federal Government
1t declares that elf that constitution shall
finally be forced upon Kansas" &C., 1" they
will be justified in resisting it at all hazards
and to the last extremity and in SO righteous
struggle, the people of Maine are ready to
aid them, both by sympathy and action"
Mr.. Mason objected to the reception Of this
dclectabie document, On account of the dlsre-
sPectful language it contains. lie was not
willing to have the Senate made the medium
OF abuse towards coordinate branches of the
Government. He, however, would not move
| to reject the resolutions Mr.. Fessenden urged
their acceptance, and endorsed whatever they
| contained, 'as far as he understood their
meaning"
THEIR SCHEMES FOR THE FUTuRE-The
| constituents of Messrs. Humphrey Marshall,
IL. Winter Davis & Co. may comprehend what
those gentlemen are expected to labor to bring
about, now that they have practically taken
service under the Republican party flag, from
the following extract from the New York Erem-
ing Post of the day before yesterday:
owe expect to have a clear Republican ma
jority In the House Of Representatives Of the next
Congress, Qhe 36th,) Ia Republican President and
Vice President and Cabinet in le6I, elected 10y
the votes OF every free State. and clear majority
in the Senate, at least in the 3Sth Congress (is631
which will make the working portion of the
government unit. Suppose act Of Congress
should pass, calling national convention, % TO
revise and amend the Constitution of the United
States ~
| "With half the determination and none of the
rascalitv employed by this administration to car
~ the I.ccOmpton outrage the cooperation Of
majority OF the State Legislatures might be Sc
| cured, to appoint delegates to the convention,
| ana the convention might proceed to GO amend
| the constitution by abolishing the slave repre-
sentation and the surrender Of fugitive slaves,
| altering the superintendent to correspond, and
| remodelling the Supreme Court as to vacate
the bench at once, and require new ind yes To be
| appointed, and then simply order the next sue
ce-ding election to he held under the new .c.ed-
ule the returns to be made and elections certified
by the President Of the Convention.
son the ith Of March, 1855, the government
would be psacesbly inaugur'ted on the new la
sis, ready for harmonious and resistess action in
= pyrcnf tvp and i..,ii
clal Aud any minority of States would hnd
themselves without remedy or deliverance They
would oe within the boundaries and occupying
the Territory of the United States, and subject to
all the laws thereof at present. Other nations
would al once recognise the authority of the Gov
eminent and its right to the exercise of its own
laws within Its own bounds, as heretofore And
no power on earth could review or alter the re-
| suit -
CONFIRMATIOSs.-The following are among
the appointments confirmed by the Senate on
Thursday:
P0sfmast'rs.-P. Barrett, Dunkirk. n. Y;
W. Caldwell, Cambridge, Mass s C. Allen,
East Boston, Mass; W. A. Taylor, Cumberland,
Md; J. c. Stephenson, Newbern, n. c.; b. +.
johnson, Frankfort, Ky; L. l.. Stevenson,
Stanton, Va; Z. Leavenworth, Waterbury,
Conn, c. B. Rogers, Chsrlestown, Mass; |. f.
Rryan, Fayetteville, n. c.; Ii. c. Graham
Greensboro, N. c.; W. Wertenbaker, Univer-
sity, Va F.; c. o. Faxon, Clarksville, Tenn.
U. S. Ano,neys.-C. c. Rogers for Kentucky,
j. c. Knapp for Iowa, A. J. Requier, for the
outhern district of Alabama.
U. ). MarShals.-S. Summers for Iowa, +.
c. Gardner for Rhode Island Ct H. Neldon for
New Jersey, c. NJ. Godbold for the southern
district Of Alabama
NJ. H. Morris to be a Purscr in the Navy.
j. b. Miller to be Consul at Hamburg.
HE IOWA RAILROAD.-COnsidera interest
is manifested as to the character of the issue
involved in tho communication from tho Score.
tary of the Interior to the House Of Represen-
tatives on Friday last, and the resolution of
Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois, to have the same
referred to the Committee on Public Lands.
with directions TO investigate the matter. 1t
appears that Congress granted to the State of