Freeman's champion., 1858-05-13
LecomptOn Versus the People The
English Bastard.

AHV A]0NNhPeVM P"A~ F
both branches Of the National Con-
gress on the 25th ult., ,--in the House
by a vote of l12 to 1903, and in the
Senate by vote Of Sl to ~. II
was not, however, that heccrnpton
naked, which it was blataRtly an
nounced was to be forced through.
The bill passed was a mean, risera-
bic piece oflegerdemain--a dirty trick
to which the commonest "Peter
Funk" would have disdained to
stoop. II comprises a paltry at
tempt at a bribe and still fouler
pretence Of threat which could alone
have emanated from the sudden brain
of a Northern doughfSce. 1t goes
through the farce Of - submission
not of tho Constitution, but of an or
dinance as much shave and q cheat
as is the swindlS framed at Lecomp-
ton itself. Mr.. English, Of Indiana,
claimsthO paternity Of this idea. We
do not desire to'rob him Of the infa-
my which belongs to it, yet even the
paltry ds-merit Of originating does
not belong to him. The project of
submitting Gland grab - in place
of the Constitution was mooted at
the Traitors Convention last No
vember. It was snatched up at
Washington, it seems, and by that
means the thing forced through Con-
gress. The following are some of
the principal provisions of the bas-
tard sdomission bill:
The Preamble States that the people
of Kanzas shall be admitted into the
Union with her prssentpopulatio", pro-
vided she accepts the propositions
annexed;
First, That the usual school sec
tions, two in each township or where
disposed, lands lying within the State
and as contiguous thereto as can be
obtained.
Second, Ssventy-two sections for q
State University, to be selected by
the Governor of this State and ap-
proved by the Commissioners Of the
General Land Office.
Third, Ten sections for Public
Buildings, to be selected in the same
manner and placed under the control
Of the Legislature,
Fourth, All salt springs IN the
State, not exceeding twelve in mum
ber, with six sections to each.
Fifth, Five per centum Of the net
proceeds of the public lands sold by
Congress after admission, to be paid
to the State Provided that no tax
shall bo laid by the State on the U.
S. lands, and that the nonresident
proprietor shall not be taxed more
than the resident.
Sirth, That an election shall be
held on the above proposal, ballots
to be endorsed Proposition accept
ed" or Proposition rejected" -
Should the former receive majority
the President, upon receipt Of tho
vote, shall announce by proclamation
the admission Of Kanzas into the
Union. Should it be rejected, then
Kanzas is to remain a Territory un-
til such time as q legally authorized
census properly taken shaH shOw a
population Of ninsty-thres thousand,
four hundred and twenty; then the peo'
pie may clect Delegates to q Con'tita'
tionql Convention, and vote upon the
question OF becoming a State; if ma
jority agree, then the Convention may
frame q Constitution under which,
after ratification by tho people, the
State shall be admitted into tho
Union.
Skc. 2. The Governor, Secretary,
and Attorney General Of the Terrific
ry, and tie President Of the Council
and Speaker Of the House Of Repre-
sentativcs shall DO constituted board
Of commissioners, any three Of shom
shdN constitute a board, with power 10
appointjudgeS Of election, polling pre-
cincts, also to require the Shoriffs OF
each county, or such other persons a.