The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-10
GlTWq 1T UP-KAxsAs SATISFIED.
[From the ohlo statesman. !


The editor Of the Louisville Journal regards the Kan
question as settled He says by nearly universal
consent the chances overwhelming that Kansas be-
fore she has time to knock at the doors Of the Union,
will contain population enough to cntitle her TO admis
sion under the English bill This is undoubtedly true
the best evidence have is that of the aggregate
vote at the recent election and the opinions of Brown
of the q Herald of Freedom" the leading republican
paper in the Territory BY these IT appears that Kansas
has the population for member of Congress now in all
probability; and certainly will have it before she will
have authorized convention framed constitution rati
fed it by the popular vote and sent it to Congress The
general feeling of the Territory Is not only that this
not be done before the first session of the next Congress-
but that il is against the interests and wishes of the pco
pie of Kansas TO attempt to do it any sooner The en-
abng portion Of the English bill is believed by the peo
pie of Kansas TO be exceent adapted to their purposes
and they propose to avail themselves OF the offer and
strike the bargain Congress will then be bound to admit
This the understanding whenever Congress by
proposition provides for the calling OF convention and the
formation of constitution. And it appears that Con-
gress meyer did that in any instance without requiring
that the o of population should be required as one of
the conditions But though upon these conditions Con
gress is bound TO admit the State, II the people avail
themselves of them it by means follows that admis
sion would be refused if the people neglected to avail
themselves of the enabling act and proceeded in
other way. 1t would be question of expedency then
Congress might entertain another application nowith
standing the clause in the enabling bill requiring the
tio But there is doubt about one thing. The cna
bling bill rendered by Congress to Kansas reasonable
pfDNhlenb
is cxpcdent for her proceed in accordance with what it
prescrbes aud bind Congress to admit her under the
next constitution The people Of Kansas have wisely de-
cded upon that and when the constitution so
formed shall be sent up it win be the imperative duty of
every democrat in the two houses to vote for such ad
mission.
letter from Lancaster giving account of the speech
delivered there by Thomas Ewing, r of Kansas will be
found in another column 1t affords further testimony to
the overwhelming evidence before existing that the pco
pie of Kansas content with the enabling bill they
have aud that they mean to proceed under it, Now,
this will not suit the backrcpublican agtators OF Ohio,
but do not what right they have to coerce the
people of Kansas into the adoption of another mode OF
proceeding. 1t must be very provoking to the backre-
pubcans OF the States to have their plans upset. and
their hopes extingushed by the counter-pans of the
people of Kansas but how they going to help it
In the memorable words OF one OF their own number.
| 'What you going to do about it =
In the speech of Ewing, alluded to by the editor Ew
ing is reported among other things, having said as
follows
He had but little to say about the English compromise
bill under it the people of Kansas had the privilege OF
voting to stay out and they have under that BILL peace
ably decided by majority Of near l000O not to come in
under the Lecompton constitution and now, said Mr..
Ewing satisfied the people of Kansas Indifferent
about coming in State until they get larger popu-
lation. Mr. Ewing then wound up by saying he was in
favor Of the people of tho Territories settling these ques
ons for themselves in their way, at fair election,
and they decided, he In favor of either with OF
without slavery Said Mr. Ewing, will not go the doc
rine Of slave States am in favor of the peo-
pie fixing that question in the Territories for themselves
stand, said he where Judge Douglas and the Illinois
| I- -~.-ov stand.
States where slavery could be established if squatter
ereigny the principles of the Kansas Nebraska bill
carried out, seventeen millions of freemen from
the North could temigrae the two and half millions
from the South.
He said he had lived two years in Kansas and he had
the executive influence used to make slaves of the
people of Kansas in such way to require than
ordinary pay to bring it about that John Calhoun Jack
Henderson, and James Buchanan should be handed down
to posorty together three of the greatest scoundels
that ever lived, and equals