The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1858-05-07

The following 10 Mr.. English's Kansas /,
bill as Il stands 10 day. Il may Of course De
modified:
SECTION 1. That the State Of Kansas be,
and il hereby, admitted into the Union, on
an equal footing with the original states
with the constitution framed At Lecompton,
and this sdmission OF her into the Union as
a state Il here declared 10 be upon the fun
damcntal condition precedent, namely: that
the said constitutional instrument shall be
first submitted 10 a vote Of the people Of
Kansas and assented 70 bv them, or ma
ori,v OF the voters, at an election 70 be held
for the purpose. At the said election the
voting shall be by ballot, and by indorsins
on his ballot, as each voter may please, For
proposition Of Congress and admissions" or
IA qainst proposition Of Congress and admis-
sion" The Presldent Of the United States,
as soon as the fact is duly mado known to-
him, shall announce the same BY proclama-
ton, and thereat, and without any futher
proceedings on the part Of Congress. the adj
mission Of the state Of Kansas into the
I Union on an equal footing with the original
states in all respects whatever, shall De
complete aud absolute; and said State shall
5e entitled to one member in the House Of
Representatives in the Congress Of the
United States. until the next census be TAX
en- BY the Federal Government. But should
+ a ma iority OF the votes cast be against the
proposition Of Congress and admission, y
shall be deemed and held tha, the people Of
kansas do not desire admission into the
Union with said constitution, under the con.
ditions set forth in said proposition; and 10
that even, the people Of said Territory are
hereby authorized and empowered TO form .
constitution and state government BY the
name Of the state Of Kansas, according Il
1.-THE federal constitution, and may elect del
! co ates for that purpose Whenever, and MOI
before, II is asceriained BY census dull,
md legally taken, that the population Q
said Territory equals the ratio Of population
! required Tor me mber Of the House Of Re
+ representatives. Of the United States; ant
: whenever thereafter such delegates shall
/. asse mbIe in convention, they shall first Dc
termine BY vote whether il 10 the wish 0
the people Of the proposed state to DO I'D
lmitted INTO the Union at that time, and.
so, shall proceed 10 form constitution, an
take all necessary steps for the establish
!. meat Of a state government. In CONFORMITY
!. with the Federal Constitutions, subject I
1.-The approval or ratif cation Of the people
y the proposed state, in such manner as she
1 may have prescribed. and shall be entitle
lcl 10 admission into the Union os state undo
such constitution thus fairly and legal
made, with or without slavery, as such cor
- stitution may prescribe.
~ Section Cd relates to boundaries, &c. an
he is the same as that in the Crttenden bill.
isl Section Sd relates to Commissioners I
q Election. and is the same as that in q
= Crittenden bill, except the United STATE
District Attorney is added to the Governo
- Secretary, and presiding officers Of Dol
Houses as a Commissioner. The remainir
~ sections are substantially the same us in u
u Crittenden.
Messrs. English, Green, Hunter, 81
Z phens and Toombs had private meeting
:" Sunday, and concocied this plan. the 81
ire ,Iety Of which is shown BY the effect Il b
already produced. Il Is virtual backi'
down Of the Administration and the sou
=" on Lecompton- admitting the Lecompt
is- Con stitution to be unsatisfactory to Kansi
ars and recognizing the Douglas doctrine
The popular sovereignty. For this reason ten
twelve Of the Douglas men are inclined
accept il.
MA The rest, including Judge Douglas hi
ad self, Messrs. Montgomery, Haskin, Cla
inc Davis. Harris aud the Illinois men,sre q
la against II, on the ground that Il is base .
shuilling avoidance Of the question at isss
II, that BY IL the administration admits itself
inc be in the wrong about Lecompton, but see
I'M to shun an open and honorable recantatis
400 The most high minded Of the southern M
the headed By Quitman. oppose i as disgra
ful surrender and betrayal Of oil the prin
pies to which they have committed the