Arkansas intelligencer., 1858-05-28
From, .he (VdshiagtoA) CItioH.
Disunion in Kansas-ThreatenedR Rupture Of
the Republicans

leavcnworth constitutional convention, after
they had finished their work, called State
convention 10 nominate State officers and two
senators To be voted for by the people, sag,
gcsiing that the result Of the elections should
be received rs instructions 10 the Legislature
To return the two senators TO Congress who
should have the greatest number Of votes
We presume i, will surprise nobody to learn
that the Lsavenworth farce WAS the work Of
the monte-Oank Lane, who got up tempest
and expected TO ride iuIo power on the
strength OF its current Lane and his ultra
negroitcs took it for granted, when they
spread their canvas TO the breeze, that they
might sail into office before the wind aud get
firmly anchored ere the pilots should discover
their intentions. The concern, il seems by
the conventions proceedings, got aground on
the main bar-the State officers having been
nominated, but the embryo senators not even
noticed. The truth cf thi, affair can only be
explained on the hypothesis that there is in
Kansas among the republicans even an ele-
ment of self respect, the seed whereof We have
reason to hope will germinats, and by its
fruits ultimately extnguish the thick growth
Of weeds aud thisiles which have rendered
that country the Lane Of honest, fair living
1t is due TO the subject that We should say
Just passed has been thrown upon Lano and
his party in the State by the republicans ort-
side, OF course. when the latter recommend
ed the election of delegates 10 Leavenworth,
they confidently expected the defeat Of the
bill Of admission in every shape. In that
event they intended 70 fail b-ck on the ex
trcme negro works erected by the Leavcn-
worth militia; aud 10 send up 10 Congress the
.'evnsttuiiou' there ordained That project
has been knocked in ,Le head by the passage
Of the conference act. IL was gotten up rs q
nice stroke OF policy, by which u WAS hoped
10 get before Congress two organic Laws Of
the State at The sgma time; and II it was
though advisable, AMI that il could be made
AN effective means Of embarrassing the al
miDistra!iun, II Was the intention uf the Gun
spirators 10 LaYe sent up a,>o the Old Topeka
constitution. There were told and coufiJ,ut
men in January last Who predicted that b,,-
fore May should arrive they would lie able to
furnish ouc or two additional constitutions
from Kanaas
The wi"ter Is not prolific season for pro-
duclion in the physical or political world: but
= li,tic artiicia. heat and moisture and an at
trartive 60. eFiug, under the Inaua cement of
l..tnr, was rcAed upon u bring out something
winch, ia tic hand, Of re, ,uIlicau expert, here,
might be passed of perfectly natural pro-
IGct. Tie Passage OF the conference bill has
Wora,d "a wonderful change IN tie republican
programme, deinO>h.ns 1T least ihe three
months labor ii Lane, iuoudins Lis senate
r.al aspirations.
II Is no pant Of our business 10 advise the
republicans Of Kansas IN reference to the
course they should pursue in tle present
ergency. We cant help seeing, however,
tia; large portion OF them will fiud II iiu-
possible To follow Lane. What will they dul
Ii they reject tAe LcayeuwOIth humJus wl.l
they also labor - reject the terms OF the or
IIuaucc. 10 say the least oi II, aEd ih- they
admit there l. Powerful party in kail>@s,
composed .! tie solid iHen .! the country,
WHO ale s,ekiEr 10 make Stat, and not !
republican party, who viii vote assent 10 Ia.
terms Of admission We 30 not care 10 ia
qulrc into the 1siyrcnt shades u polite, com
posing the last mentioned clas,; their object
Is 10 get the whole matter settled. Now. II
The opponents Of l.aue-and We take il ipr
granted every honest, patriotic man ], ollO>-
cd to inm-w! uaite with tie druIoctais-
or rather admission party-t!,at. measure viii
triumph by vote 50 d,csne rs 10 cluse for
ever The career Of that noute-bauk restore
peace aud prosperity 10 Kansas and h..ruo-
~ and -oJG !-e..n5 30 he w.Ol. country.
We axe eoufira; that there are i-w Co
pie IN kau-as 50 Us, t. ,sltrcsprct aud TO tic
dictates Of common sense - to ollrs, tie
adm s>lou oi The Slate, LccJu,,. They were
/ opposed, not 10 the terms Of the LecoinItoa
constitution, but TO the men who tiainsi that
/ instrument There is no father who would
/ indulge such miserable caprice in his son;
and there is no man worthy Of the name Who
would foT moment consent 10 Ice guided by
/ motives 50 far beneath the character OF 4 re-
| Elective being. That there will lie persons
thus influenced aud guided We do not douii:
! but they Will establish the exception, not in
validate the rule. The language Of such con
duct Is this: that persons are everything, pm
| ciples nothing.
All We ask, and all the country asks or
have sought in the great controversy with
which the session opened, is that the people
OF the new State shall wisely consider and de-
eide the issue presented 10 them in the orJi-
nance. II is, We admit, though without tho
least reason, Il political question out Of tho
Territory; but it is not aspoliticaI, but a ma
terial, question in the Territory. The inter
ests OF the people of Kansas are involved in
all their relations Of lifs-eyeTy day life; the
politics of the nation are involved, because
wicked men have thrust the sublec: into Con-
gress and forced an excitement between the
rorth and the south regarding is settlement.
Hence, as a national matter, it is altogether
adventious, capricious, and fana,ical.
Payments for Mount Vernon.-The con-
tract between John A Washington and the
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