The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-01-23
Wa.hing,,on Corrsocndsnes. q
WAsHMaroN CRY. Jan. 4th, '5'

WAsHRaToN CRY, Jam. 4th, '58.
Nh. EDrroR:-Congress assembled to-
day, and the Senate Chamber and gale
ries were filed at an early hour. The
Kansas affairs are now in such aturbulent
state that your correspondent, in common
with all others who would write intelh-
gently and judiciously about them, must
exercise their patience until excitement
subsidies, and facts can be definitely ascer-
tanned.
We have three distinct propositions
before Congress, neither of which has
emanated from the people of Kansas
LIST an enabling act by Senator Douglas;
I'd bill in the the House of Representa-
tiyes by Banks, and Sd Kansas COM
promise bill, which has been much spoken
of here, and which Mr. Pugh presents to
the Senate to-day, and which by the act
of Douglas was referred to the Territorial
committee. -
The bill is long one and provides for
the admission of Kansas as State of the
Union with the boundries defined in the
"pacifcation BILL" ESQ called of thelast
Congress, with two conditions. The first
is that upon the 7th day of April next, an
election shall be held at which the peo-
pie may vote for the seventh article of
the Lecompton Constitution; that is the
slavery article. Upon this election the
President of the United States is to issue
proclamation declaring Kansas to be
State of the Union; and the Territorial
Governor is to convene the Legislature;
the clause to be submitted to a direct
vote eyes" or "no" of the qualified
electors on the 7th of April, at which
time the State officers, the Legislature
and Congressman are to be chosen; the
returns to be made to the Governor of
the Territory instead of the President of
the Convention, and the election conduct
ed in obedience to the laws in force on
the 7th of November last.
The second is that the Constitution
shall not be construed so as to limit or inn
pair the right of the people, through
their Legislature, at any time to call a
convention for the purpose of altering,
amending or abolishing their form of gov
ernment, subject only to the Constitution
of the United States. The ordinance of
the Lecompton Convention relative to the
grants of lands is rejected and in its stead
| the usual articles of compact are offered
10 the first State Legislature of Kansas
for acceptance or rejection as the case of
other new States. - -
Should Mr.. Pugh's bill be adopted the
Territorial government of Kansas will be
continued till after the proposed election
Of the 7th of April. The votes are to be
returned in eight days; the result is then
to be declared. The President being
duly notified will issue his proclamation
declaring Kansas to be Stasesdf the
! Union.
In the Senate Mn. Brown of Mississippi
took the floor on the Kansas question, but
after speaking few moments sudden
indisposition compelled him to discon.
tinue, and the subject was postponed till
tomorrow.
Pugh's bill is a new exemplifcation o.
the Democratic idea of the rights of the
people to form their own government il
their own way.
Senator Chandler of Michigan presented
to-day a memorial from w. P. Wright
J and others of Captain Walkers militis
asking bounty lands; also memorial of w
F. NJ. Army and several thousand Others
! of South Kansas protesting against ths
reception of the Lecompton Constitution
by Congress, and showing that the Con
vention which framed it was not Con.
yention of the people of Kansas, and pre-
senting the facts in relation to the dis
franchisment of nearly half the popula
ton of Kansas. 1t was referred to tn,
| Territorial Committee. Yours,
, -. - MILTON.
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