The Kanzas news., 1858-02-13

Scr1DeQ Dy the Org1hzc ACt ioI inc SESSION.
of the Territorial Legislature, expired, and,
of. course, that body adjourned at that time.
We are not advised as to the action of the
last few days of the session, but we earnest
ly hope that a portion of it at least may
have been devoted to the furtherance of the
public good. and not to disgraeeful schemes
of plumber and aggrandisement. as was the
case during the first thirty days of the
session.
The grand scheme for locating the Terri
torial Capital, which we alluded to last week,
was consummated on the 4th instant by the
passage of bill. by both branches of the
Legislature, removing the Capital from Le-
compton and locating it on sixteen hundred
acres of land adjoining the defunct village
of Centropolis, in Franklin county, about
thirty-five miles from the eastern border of
the Territory. The name given to this large
tract of land is the very euphoneous one of
s'Minneola' we believe, signifies
corruption "a very appropriate name.
truly! The vote on this question was as
follows:
HOUSE. -Yeas-Appleman, Bennett, Bar
ry, Bassett. Curtis, COLUMBIA, Danford,
Elliott, of Atchison, r. G. Elliott, of Della
ware, Hanna, Hatterscheidt, jenkins, Keller,
Moore, Mcclure, Mitchell, Owens, Orr,
Reynard, Still, Seymour, Stewart and Shan
non-93. Neys-Barber, Brock, Cooper,
DeLong, Deitzler,s Graham, Jamison. Lock
hart, Morrill,, Pennoek, Stratton, Speer,
Wheeler and Zinn-14.
CoUNc1L.-Y Yeas--C Crozier, Mead, Nash,
Patrick, Sibbett and Wright--6. Nays
Allen, Babcock, Holiday, Learnard and
Root-5.
After its passage, the bill was sent to
Gov. Denver, who promptly vetoed it, on
the ground that the Legislature had no right
to remove the Capital SO long as Kanzas
remained Territory-the Organic Act pro-
viding that the ''irst Legislature shall To-
cate the Capital permanently" etc. The
bill was then passed over the Governors
fStO D1 tOtC.
The town was chartered by the present
Legislature in the name of few outsiders,
prominent amongst whom are W. Y. Rob
erts, j. K. Goodin, G. F. Currier, G. w.
Brown, and others of that kidney, and but
for the location of the Capital would never
have had house built upon its site. 1t is
neither in the geographical center of the
Territory nor in the center of the popula-
ton; and in all respects the location is to-
tally unfit for any kind of a town, much
less the Capital of Territory.
These outsiders purchased the site, and the
members of the Legislature agreed to locate
the Capital at that point in consideration of be-
ing taken into the company as. original pro-
prietors, having an equal interest with the
others. Oper forty members Of the Legis-
lature are parties to this neonstroas saoindle !
But the members of the Legislature are not
alone in this scheme Prominent members
of the Free State party, outside of the Leg
islature-men who have been loudest in
and corruption, have, for consideration,
lent their countenance and support to assist
in sitting the expression of popular indig-
nation at this base betrayal of the rights of
the people. And there have been found
Free State newspapers willing to come down
from their high estate and so far forget the
dignity and respectability of their position
as to aid and abet in this scheme of rascal
ity and fraud.
1t is burning shame and disgrace that a
body of men, elected as exponents of the
principles of Republican Liberty purer
and more democratic form of government
elected as representatives of an intelligent,
virtuous and self-saerifcing people, who
for three years have struggled and suffered
for freedom and against corruption and ty-
ranny in every form, should thus basely
betray their constituents, and bring reproach
and scorn upon a great cause. A heavy
responsibility rests upon them for their ac-
ton. They have tainted the new life and
healthy growth of budding Com
monwealth with corruption's foul touch
they have cast blot upon the fair name
and fame of the Free State party they have
insulted and betrayed their constituents
they have violated all political honesty and
decency, and have made their Border Ruff
fan predecessors in Office respectable by
comparison.
For this there can be no excuse-no pal
liation These men were chosen to initiate
a new and better era-to remedy the mis-
rule which corrupt National Administra-
ton had fastened upon US. 1t was expected
that their action would be characterized by
a spirit of justice and magnanimity, and a