Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-02-13
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
SENATOR JONES, OF IOwA.-The remarks
made by this distinguished gentleman not long
since in presenting to the Senate, resolutions of
instruction to him to vote against the admis-
sion of Kansas into the Union, with the Lee
compton Constitution, having been extensively
mlsrepresented by the opposition letter-writers
we take occasion to quote them, tand the reso-
lutions superinducing Them from the official
record-the Congressional GIobe. Of them,
we have to say, that they are characterized by
that spirit of manliness for which their auth or
Is go justly famed While no other man in
public life is more earnestly devoted to con-
seientious discharge of the functions of his of
nee, none other more scrupulously carries out
what he regards to be the will of his constit-
uents, naturely made up, on any and all sub
jects wherein they have direct interest Yet
he is o gentleman o. far too great Independence
of character to bow to the assumption of right
10 dictate his votes on the part of an accidental
abolition majority of the Legislature of Iowa
on question not in issue in thsir own election,
and upon which there is not the slightest reason
to believe that majority of their constituents
diner from his views of the fitness of Saings, on
full information in the premises.
LEGISLATURES OF Iowa ON kansas.
Mr.. JoSEs.-I desire to present certain resosuL
tons Of tie Legislature OF Iowa and ask rat
they may be read ara printed
The Secretary read s5ezs, rs follows
Preamble ard Joint Scs5Iutior of Instruction.
concerning the admission Of Kansas into the
On!or Under ths Leco1rptoh Constitution.
Whereas, application has e<ea made. or is
he M al rn he NJ tal
States for the admission of the present Territory
OF Kansas into the Union under the Instrument
known as TIE Lecompton Constitution: and
whereas, among other grave questions zrisin,'
from said application. is that presented by tie
fact that the Convention which framed saiGs in
strument refused to submit i, fairly to the people
OF sdlo Territory for ratinCSsiOn or rejectiost:
and whereas, the question thus pr.sented involves
one Of the Fundamental principles upon which
cur governments, State and National, are all
pesed; and whereas IL Is eminently sight and
proper that the several States should through
their General Assemblies clearly express 70 their
Senators and Representatives in Congress. sheir
opinions upon such questions: Therefore
b % resolved by the General Assembly of "a,
State of IOva, That our Senators in Congress ~
Instructed and our Representatives be requested,
70 oppose the admission of Kansas as one of Tie
states of our Union under the so-ealied I.ecomp-
ton Constitution, because among other reasons
said Constitution was not submitted by the Con
ventOn which framed IL to a fair and honest vote
OF the people Of the Territory of Kansas for raii
nCdtion rejection.
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the United states. Senators in Congress and all
others In authority under the Constitution of the
United states, who have advised consented to
the admission Of Kansas into the Union under the
LecOmptOn constitution
RsSOIrsd That our Senators - Congress he re-
9uested to resign, unless they support the
foregoing resolves and vote as thpTe;n Indicated
RsSOirsd, That the Secretary of State nv in
structed 10 forward a copy of the foregoing pre-
amoie and resolutions to each of our Senators aud
representatives in Congress.
STEPHEN Il SHaIZDY
Speaker ofthe House of Representatives.
ORAN FAvILLR.
President of the Senate
Approved, January 3, 1853
RALPH Lowe
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE,)
Dss MoiaeS, Jan. y, 1883. :
hereby certify that the foregoing is true copy
from the original roll on file in nv office
ELIJAH SELLS, Secretary of State.
The resolutions were ordered to be printed
sir. JoSEs.-I present these resolutions as d
matter OF respect TO the State Legislature Of Iowa
which has sent them to me- but not because
intend, or have the most remote idea that shall
hereafter obey these instructions. know that
the people of Iowa, when they elected the pres
ent Legislature, had not the question of the adj
mission Of Kansas under the tecompton consti-
tuition before them. 1 believe that the people of
Kansas have had opportunities of expressing
their views at the ballot box that they have re
fused to do SO; that perhaps a majority of them
the Republican paTty almost nimously-re-
fused to express any opinion on the subject NV
to vote for the admission of Kansas under the
LecOmpOn constitution; and unless some st rouuer
Arguments are made against it than any that
have heard heretofore, shall continue of this
opinion
These resolutions, ! understand, were adopted
oy strict party vote in my Legislature | am
happy 10 say every member of the Democratic
party voted against them, whilst every membeI
OF the Republican party voted for them ! have
heretofore been similarly instructed by nv Leg
stature, and then detern. ined to pay the same
hat DO
these Ii was then done by Republican Legis-
idIure, and by strict party vote. Ii is probable
obey these instructions, but 1 do not believe
when they come to understand the question as
understand 1t, that they would refuse to admit
which she has sent here
These resolutions condemn the President Of the
United states, senators and all others in author
lty, who propose to sustain the views of the Ad-
ministration, and to admit Kansas under the Ie-
compton constitution. am not one of those who
intend to condemn the administration, but on
the contrary, j intend to do everything in my
power to sustain them on this question. | made
up my mind before left home az soon as heard
The subject broached, that should. as the surest
means OF settling this vexed question which has
almost brOugh t civil war into the country TO vote
70 admit Kansas into the Union as soon as could
possibly do so, if my vote would do it, so as to
eettle the al ncuty. NV own opinion is that We
ought 10 admit Kansas and Minnesota now in the
ssnie way that Iowa and Florida were admitted
go colldsen, into the Union. / shall do all
HoSt lndt END, and hope that Con-
res VIII DO II at an early day, and SO give quiet
liz count ana put au end to the question OF
OF the United States, well as the Jeyislafurss
OF the States, and the people tbems.Iyss IN ~
North q, well as in the South i'll 'he
The RECENT PHILADELPHIA AxrI-Lycov.
TON MEETISs.-This gathering, over which the
Republican party press is 50 industriou.v
blowing just now, turns out to have been
little more than a meeting of Z" Democrats
after the schoo, of politics of DIR. VIM Elder.
gentleman Of acknowledged talents and much
political notoriety. who has for some time past
been VIGOROUSLY the editor of the Philadelphis
PTs's- The pretension that it was bona Jfde |
democratic party meeting is thus summarily
Exploded by the PenRsyiran,an::