The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-02-27

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rected to Forney's Press at Philadelphia;
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9Th, 1858.
A proposition. in the form of resola:
ton, will be offered from the Leeompt6n
side, TO the effect that the people Of Kan
sas, under the Leeompton Consultation,
over every provision in that instrument
TO the contrary notwithstanding, viii have
The right to change it at any time after its
acceptance, if il be accepted by Congress.
This Is q concession.
John Calhoun, of Kansas, and late
president of the Lecompton Convention
has imprisoned himself in his room at the
Kirkwood's, to write a defence of his con-
duct It viii be q lengthy document
and viii, Ilearn, make some rich develop.
ments. Calhoun is not as well satisfied
with his position as many people imagine.
At least the indignation his tyranny has
excited affects and troubles him much.
WAsHINGToN. Feb. 8, 1858.
There is to-day, calm in the political
work here; the preliminary questions oi
reference and an investigation has been
decided against Lecompton, and people
now, as quietly as they can, wait for the
development of facts from an official and
authoritative source.
1t is true that since the issue was first
joined of Lecompton and anti-Lecompton,
the latter side has been constantly gain
ing in strength, until Yesterday, on q fair
trial, and with nothing but facts and fair
ness to help il, it achieved glorious tri-
i-umph. Therefore it is idle to say that
Lecompton viii pass by large majority.
In my opinion it will have merited de-
| feat.
Calhoun is compelled to expose the
frauds of Delaware Crossing, and the com
mittee of the Legislature show in their re-
port, compiled after personal investigation
of the matter, that only forty or fifty peo-
pie could be found at Oxford, where, ae-
cording to Calhoun's veracious record
eighteen hundred votes, were cast Like
outrages are being exposed one after the
other, and when the full measure of IL
justice that has been perpetrated upon
the people of Kansas is made public, it
will require more nerve than politicians
generally possess to bolster up, even by
implication, the Lecompton contriyance.
No Southern man denies that the large
majority in Kansas is in favor of Free
State institutions. Then, why ATTEMPT
to force upon them a Constitution of State
Government utterly repugnant to their
wishes? 1t can result in good to no party,
and must whelm the State, when formed
and organized under it, into frightful con-
fusion. 1t is not slavery that is Che NOV
ing cause of opposition, for the Democrats
who now fight Lecompton are the very
men who have heretofore stood by the
South IN the admission of new State
that presented itself with Slavery Con-
stitution framed with the consent of its
people.
At present the anti-Lecompton men
occupy the vantage ground, and the fu-
ture is hopeful.
The House will go at once to the ordi-
nary business of the session-the consid-
Grafton of the appropriation bills, codi-
fication of the revenue laws, and several
questions in controversy between the
United States and foreign nations.
Gen. Calhoun visited Judge Douglas
shortly after his arrival. They had long
conversation, several persons being pres
ent. The Judge inquired in reference to
the returns from Delaware Crossing
Coihoun made no answer. Before they
separated the inquiry was again made
Calhoun replied that the returns had been
properly certified. Judge Douglas then
gave him some sworn evidence on the
subject. Calhoun read and turned pale.
About one O'Clock at night Calhoun sent
to Douglas house that he was convinced
there had been fraud at Delaware Cross
lng-54O votes being put down where
only 40 were cast-and that he had made
the correction in the record with the ap-
proval of the President. He authorized
Judge Douglas, Mr.. Harris, of Illinois.
and Gen. Quitman to publish this fact.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 10.
Gen. Calhoun has a private telegram
from Kansas to the effect that his clerks
are besieged in his office, and have forty
stand of arms for defence. BE admits
openly that the Free State Legislature is
elected.
Secretary Stanton's Philadelphia speech
has made sensation here. Aati-Le-
comptonmembers are subscribing for pam
phiet copies by the thousand.
he Star has a solemn and terrible
article, announcing semi-officially, the i'm
mediate dissolution of the Union, in case
Lecompton does not pass. Notte South
ern Representatives would, in that event,
remain day longer in Congress. Those
at the North who have property, the value
of which will be destroyed by the de-
struetion of the Confederacy. are kindly
warned to beware. Everybody here laughs
at the article.
Mr. Douglas was again voted down to-
day in his effort to take up the Kansas
resolution of inquiry, after being several
times called to order by Messrs. Davis
and Mason. 1t is their manifest purpose
to dragon him into submission.
Mr.. Douglas is determined to postpone
the passage of Lecompton through the
Senate for months, ifcoercion is attempted
by the majority
- WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.
The Senate Committee on Territories
viii make three reports on Lecompton.-
The majority, will report in favor of the
admission of Kansas under the Lecomp-
ton Constitution.
Mr.. Douglas will report against the adj
mission until the Constitution is submit
ed to the people of Kansas, while Cola
Iner and Wade viii also snbmi. . report
adverse to the admission under the Lee
Constitution.
The Democratic Senators held caucus
to-day in reference to the business before
Congress at which Douglas, Broderick
and Stuart were formally read out of the
party
Il is generally conceded that the Army |
bill now before the Senate will pass that |
body by one or two majority.
The 7rIbuHe's correspondence says -
General Calhoun sent man to Col. Harris
IN Monday, before the vote was taken, to
lssure him that the Free Stats men would I
oe counted in Kansas. Harris suspected /