The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-03-04
KANSAS NEWS.

Under date of February l3, the Lawrence
correspondent of the Nep York Times writes
"The Territorial Legislature practically clio
sed its session at II o'clock last night and Gov.
| Denver closed all communication with them at
that hour, as he claims that the forty days, to
which they are limited by the organic act, ex-
pired at that time.
can important question to the people of Kan
sas hangs upon this contingency. The chief
act of the session-the great measure of the
times, to which the people of the whole country
look for relief, viz: the bill providing for the
election of delegates to Constitutional Con.
vention-was not sent to the Governor until
Wednesday morning, the 10th instant and he
is allowed three days in which to examine all
bills by statute. By this limitation, the Gov
ernor holds the bill in his pocket, and the ses
sion runs out, while the people have no relief
| enclose the bill entire.
Sat a late hour last night, Mr.. Hanna offered
the following resolutions, which were unani
mousy adopted:
" ResoIoed by The Legislative Assembly of
the Territory Of Kansas, the Council concur
ring, That we do hereby, for the last time, SOL
EMMY protest against the admission of Kansas
into the Union under the Lecompt Constitu.
ton; that we hurl back with scorn, the libel
lous charge contained in the message of the
President accompanying the Lecomptoa Con.
stituticn, to the effect that the freemen of Kan
sas are lawless people; that, relying upon the
Justice of our cause, we do hereby, in behalf of
the people we represent, solemnly pledge our
selves to each other, to our friends in Congress
and in the States, our lives, our fortunes, aud
our sacred honors, to resist the Lecompton
Constitution and Government by the force of
arms, if necessary; that, in this perious hour
of our history, we appeal to the civilized world
for the rectitude of our position, and call upon
the friends of Freedom everywhere to array
themselves against the last act of oppression in
the Kansas drama.
Z" ResoIred, That the Governor be requested
to Immediately transmit certified copies of these
resolutions to the President, Speaker of the
House of Representatives, and the President of
the Senate of the Congress- of the United States,
and to our member in Congress, and that the
same be presented to both branches of Con.
gress.'
"a Mass Convention meets to-day, to consult
for harmony and success. The Topeka Legis-
lature are passing laws"
The members of the famous Lecompton Con.
venton, it is well known, have nearly all fed the
Territory. We copy below two advertisements
from the Kansas Star Of Empire. Messrs Wells
and McKown were members of the Lecompton
Convention
Notice.-By order of the Probate Court of
Douglas county, K. T., l will proceed to hire to
the highest bidder, in the city of Oxford, John
son county, Z. T., near little Santa Fe, Mo-, on
the first day of January next, four negro women,
one negro man, and two negro boys, the prop
erty of Newton Garry, deceased. Given under
my hand, this 18th December, 1857.
W. s. WELLS.
Slaves for Sdle!-I offer for sale, privately,
two valuable servants. The conditions of the
sale will be the securing of a good home, where
humane treatment will be extended. Call at
this Office, upon GEORGE W. McKowN.
The Territorial Legislature, previous to its
adjournment, passed an act defining the Judi.
cial districts of Kansas. The object of the act
was and is to assign Judges Cato and Lecompte
districts without population. The Kansas cor.
respondent of the New York Post SAYS:
"You will perceive that the bill assigns
Judges Lecompte and Cato to districts border.
ing on the Rocky Mountains, and almost unten.
anted, except BY Indians and gives to Judge
Williams, who has not yet rendered himself OBJ
noxious to the Free State men, the entire pop.
ulated portion of the Territory. Of the thirty
seven Representatives present at the final pas
sage of the bill, but one, Mr.. Bennett. the
Pro-Slavery member from Atchison county
voted in the negative; his sole REMAINING
political colleague, Mr.. Miller, begging To
be excused from voting. Lest some of YOUR
readers should imagine that the Territorial Leg.
islaiure, in their esgerness to express their dis