Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-02-26
From kansas,

The Cincinnati Gazette has letter. dated
Lawrence, Feb. 9th, detailing the proceed
ings of ths Territorial Legislature in tho
passage Of what the correspondent calls a
"E~diral Masure''
"In the IIeuse Of Representatives, last
night, Mr.. Hanna introduced an Act which,
think, may Justly be tel med radical
The preamble sets forth, that neither The
1ccompton Convention, nor Constitution
have any just authority, or shadow Of au-
thority, from the people of Kansas.
IL then goes on to provide, that for the
Dictator to decl,re, by official proclama-
ton, the l,ecompton Constitution to
be the Constitution of the State
Of Kansas, or call upon or commission any
person to act as officers under it; or for any
Senator, Governor, Lieut.. Governor. Sccreta-
~, Auditor or Treasurer OF State, or member
Il the Legislature to atteppt in any way to
give effect to that Constitutional Government,
or exercise authority under it, shall be y fell
ony, punishable with death
The bill was drawn up by Judge Conway
The act brought out many violent speech
q. The Presidents message had Just been
received, and there was general feeling of
\
Speaker of the House, Mr.. Deitzler, said If
news of the ssagc of the Lecompton Con-
stitution should arrive here before the al
journme Mt of this body. he didn't know but
he should leave the chair and move the APP
pointmsnt Ct a committee to provide FOR
hanging tho President.
Many members declared their readiness, if
tho Locompton Constitution should pass, to
shoulder their muskcts, and fight any body
Or any power that should attompt to give vi
t~lity to it. If it came to that, they were
ready y resist the federal government to the
bitter end l never heard as many rcvolu-
ionary speeches in any Lawrence or Topeka
Convention 1t was agreed nearly unan-
mously that the passage of the act would be
an appropriate answer to the President S
message. The bill pass ID the House by a
vote of SO to 8. Its passagc was followed by
tremendous applause.
The bill calling Constitutional Conven-
ton finally passed both the House and Coun-
Gil yesterday, and only awaits the Governor s
approval to become law. If he does not
sign it it will be passed over his head. The
Convention will meet at Minneola, the new
capital, the first day Of its session, but will
undoubtedly adjourn from there to Lawrence
or Topeka.
The election of delegates takes place on
Che 4th Tuesday of March. The Convention
meots early in April.
Gen. MIane, participator in the late
election frauds, has decampcd to Missouri
Tho Herald of Freedom, in speaking of the
developments made by the Investigation of
those frauds, says -
The pro-slavery party conceds that the
game il played out and the leaders are
packing up. preparatory to leaving. Some
OF them have already sought security in
flight; to return, they are fully conscious,
II to ensure their immediate death. The
people are aroused, and are ready to sweep
into. eternity, any moment. every pers N con-
nocted with these fraudulent movements to
rob the people Of their liberties.
Preparations are being made throughout
the Territory for u very heavy spring inmi-
grafton.
The session of the Territorial Legislature.
rs limited by the Organic Act, must clos,
next Friday. The unfinished business before
1t, general and special, would employ it for
six months at lc.st, were 1t not for this re-
strictipn.