Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-02-06
The Presidents Message ON Kansas.

Inc message OF PRESIDENT bucnanan, accompany
ing the Lecompton Constitution, sent in to the
two houses of Congress Tuesday last at o'clock,
P. NJ The message was not received in time for
this paper, but we give below the substance of it
received by telegraph.
The President says that very great delusion pre-
walls in regard to the condition of parties in Kansas
He recaptuates the past history of affairs in that
Territory, and pronounces the Topeka government
a usurpation. On the other hand, he believes that
no people could have proceeded with more REGULAR.
ty in the formation of organic act than have the
people Of Kansas in framing through their legiti-
ma tely elected delegates the Lecompton Constitu-
ton.
The election for delegates in June last to Con-
stitutional Convention, was, the President says,
propitous moment for the settlement of all difficult
ties but the Topekates suffered the election to 60
by default, and have no just cause of complaint
The President considers that the Lecompton Con-
vention was legal Constitutional Convention, pos
sessed of full power to frame Constitution which
it did-submitting the question of slavery to the
people.
The President believes that under the organic act
the Convention was bound to submit this all-impor
tant question to the people. 1t did so, and the To-
pekates suffered the election to 60 by default.
At the election of State officers, the 18th OF Jan.
uary a wiser spirit prevailed and the vote was lar
ger The people of Kansas have, therefore, in strict
conformity with the organic act. framed Constitution,
formed State government, submitted the slavery
question to popular vote, elected officers, and
ask admission to the Union under this Constitution.
The President is decidedly in favor Of its admis-
sion, and thus terminating the Kansas question by
localzing the distractng influences now prevailing
throughout the country.
As question of expediency even, the President
says Kansas should be admitted, inasmuch as it
would restore quiet to the Union, and prosperity to
the Territory and people of Kansas. The only prac-
teal difference between admission and rejection is
whether they can more speedily change their pres
ent Constitution or frame second one to be sub
mitted to Congress. 1t should never be forgotten
that in a proposition insignificant as the slave
question: as affecting the few thousand inhabitants
the fifteen slave States will feel the rejection of the
Constitution keeniy Kansas once admitted, the ex-
element becomes localized and cools and the troops
will be Withdrawn. The President conscentiously
believes that the dark cloud now lowering over the
Union may be dispeled by the admission of Kansas,
but will be rendered darker by its rejection.
As soon as the message had been read in the Sem
ate Mr. Bgler moved its reference to the Committee
on Territories. Mr. Trumbuil opposed the reference
and assaed the Message as perversion of facts
incorrect history of the Kansas difficulties from
beginning to end, and being inconsistent with it.
SELF
Mr. Toombs followed Mr. Trumbull, and ardently
and eloquently favored the ground assumed by the
President. He argued that the people of Kansas
earnestly desired to be admitted into the Union
Three years ago they framed the Topeka Constitu-
ton without sanction of law but they had more re-
Gently adopted the Lecompton Constitution in pur-
suance of the forms of law.
The Senate adjourned pending the motion Of re-
ference
In the House, after the message had been read,
Mr.. Hughes, of Indiana on offering proposition to
refer the message to select committee, made
speech against the Republican party, and in favor Of
the Lecompton Convention and Constitution.
Mr. Harris, of Illinois, moved that the message be
referred to select committee with instructions to
inquire if the Lecompton Constitution embodied the
will Of the legal voters of the Territory.
A warm debate ensued, and amid much excite
ment, the House adjourned, without deciding the
question of reference.
The debate in the two Houses was no doubt con-
tinued on Wednesday, and will be kept up until the
State is admitted or repulsed from the Union.
The President has again thrown the whole weight
Of his opinions and authority on the side of law,
ORDER and regular government and against the rebels
in Kansas and the black Republicans generally
He stands like rock by the weaker section of the
Union, to shield it against abolition assaults. The
issue has now been fairly made up and presented
What the result will be one can confidently pre-
Dict but we confess have our fears that the
State will be rejected. The national Democratic
party is undergoing the severest test ever ap-
piled to it; and as that party is of the strongest
bonds of the Union, ard as its disruption and dsso-
luton would inevitably hasten events which would,
in the very nature of things array the two sections
in deadly antagonism, if not plunge them into the
calamities Of disunion every sincere patriot must
hope that it will be equal to the crisis, will succeed
In admitting the new State, and in giving peace to
the country. We know that there are factionists
here and faconists in the free States, who can see
nothing but party in all these things; and who,
while every moment is big with events for veal or
Tor woe to the Republic engaged in calculations
party triumphs and exulting over the prospect OF
the disruption and defeat of the national Democracy.
These factionists are, however, powerless. They
cannot change the course of things by any efforts or
any predictions of theirs; and if the State should
oe admitted at once. and peace restored to the
Try, it will be in consequence Of no exertions Of
THEIRS but the result of the combined action Of
patriotic and conservative men in all portions of the
Union
MExIco.-The latest news from this distracted
country is that the revoutionists and the troops Of
resident Comonfort were fighting in the City, and
mat the power of the President WAS serousY threat.