The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-02-25
POLITICAL SUMMARY.

POLITICAL SUMMARY.
TIE people of Col. Orr's district, met a few
days since, at Craytonville, s. c., and passed
resolutions endorsing his course in Congress,
and expressing regret at his determination to
retiie from public life at the end of the pres
ent Congress.
The Democrats of the Iowa Legislature, in
caucus, have passed the following resolutions.
The! are substitute for the Republican res
olutions which have passed the Iowa Leeisla
ture5
| Resolced by the General assembly of tht
Staa; Of Ioa0a, That We regard the refusal Of
the tIecompton Convention to submit the Con-
stit'ition framed by them to the people of Kan
sas IS unwise and unfortunate for the peace oil
That's Territory, and we hereby declare that
ever Constitution of a new State, unless 9th.
erw5e declared by the people themselves,
ougnt to be submitted to the bona tide electors
OF such Territory, for their approval or reiec
ton.
| "Resolred, That our Senators in Congress are
hersby instructed, and our Representatives in
thai body requested, to vote against the admis
siot of Kansas into the Union under the Le
compton Constitution, unless said Constitution
shat receive o majority of all the votes cast
for End against it, after full and free submits
sior of said Constitution to the people of said
Territory.
"Resolusd, That we rely upon the enlightened
patriotism and sagacious craftsmanship of the
| President of the United States, to administer
the Government in conformity with these prin.
ciPrs. :,
TResolped, That the Secretary of State be re-
| quested to forward copy of these resolutions
to each of our Senators and Representatives in
Cor gress"
What will Senator Jones say to such resolu.
TORS, written and approved unanimously by the
Denocrats of the Iowa Legislature2
The Providence Post, strong advocate Of
| February rs, calls upon General Calhoun to
infeem the country who are the successful can.
didetes elected on the 4th of January. The
Posi- believes that nothing short of fraud :
just such fraud as that exposed by Walker in
johnson and MCGEE counties-can secure a
con .rmation of the election of the Pro Slavery
can sidates, and insists SHAT the people should
be assured by Mr.. Calhoun himself that such q
fraud is not to be countsnanced."
Many of the Lscompton presses are calling
upoa John Calhoun to decide upon the cleo.
ton returns in his hands, and issue certificates
to tie Free State or Pro.Slavery claimants. A
correspondent of the st. Louis Republican
says:
The returns of the election had to be made
TO General Calhoun, and he invited the Presi.
n fhQ nn,I L.
Hotae OF Representatives to be present at the
opening of the returns. They attended. and
they published the success of the Free State
tickst.
"fien. Z. published nothing, but very soon
thossi clai ming to be his friends published the
elecaon of the Democratic ticket. and ever
since we have had it first one way and then
the ether, without hearing ANYTHING from Gen.
CALHOUN; and he has left for Washington.
without making the result public.
All this is seized upon by designing men of
the Free State party, and paraded about as evil
denee OF trickery and fraud, and many of the
Democrats are dissatisfied, and think the matter
Dug e to have been made public.
Honest men of all parties want fair game
playsd, and don't like too much secrecy and
mystery about political matters. verv much
regrat that the General did not publish the re.
sultl,efore he left, as the omission will preiu.
dice,aim and u.s."
Agreat anti-Lecompton demonstration was
madi} in New York, last Thursday evening. A
grea crowd repaired to the Chinese Assembly
Rooals, and the Hon. George Bancroft took the
chai-- The following.named gentlemen we're,
with their consent made Vice Presidents:
Geo1ye Douglass; William F. Havemeyer
Johfi Emeu; Edward c. West; James A. Nc.
Masters, editor of the Freeman's Journal: A.
c. Ffsgg; Oliver De Forest Grant; George B.
De Sorest; Emanuel G. Massaras, editor of
Cowsier DIES Etats Unis; William Harry
Malcolm Graham; j. Onenderfer, editor of
the ,iStaats Zsitung; Aaron R. Thompson
Hugh McCutcheon; Robert G.. Dunn.
Secretaries-A. M. Pell, George B. Butler,
William Gale, jr.
M Bancroft made short opening address,
and ,sx-Secretary Stanton followed in long
and sble speech, one hundred thousand copies
of which have been published, and are already
in the hands Of the people of the country. The
meeting adopted strong set of resolutions,
condpmnatory of the Lecompton Constitution.
We fopy two of the resolutions, which may
interest certain gentlemen this way:
"sHsesolred, That our best thanks are due to
Thos,as L. Harris, Of Illinois, and the major
ity II the House of Representatives, especial
ly including the true-hearted John B. Haskin,
who, as the grand inquest of the nation, have
give, the country the hope of a thorough in
estsystion of all affairs relating to the Le-
com ton Constitution, and the frauds connected
Herewith.
Resoloed, That the immediate representa-
tives of this city of New York, Horace F.
ClarI, John Cochrane, John Kelley, William
B. Esclay, Daniel E. Sickles, and Elijah Ward,
are hereby requested to oppose the Lecompton
Constitution, as required by the principles of
POPLAR sovereignty, by the Cincinnati plat
form, BY the instructions of President Buchanan
to Governor Walker, by the authorized prom
Uses IF Governor Walker to the people of Kan
sas, ny the fundamental principle Of Democ.
racy and by the desire Of the great majority
of tie voters of this city"
A case of election fraud occurred in Atchison
equity, Kansas, recently, where special cleo.
tionkwas held for member of the lower house