Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-04-24
THE NEW IA SfsAs aOEsEI TUTIOd.


We received vest efday evening from
the Office Of the Ql94aaro GAindowqn two
copies Of the new Kansas Constitution
The dectiment is1too long for publication
Iin ourlcoluinDs to-day, but We Shall here
| afler present some Of its most important
sections. MEANWHILE weowill state few
| OF the most prominent points Of interest to
ibe found IN the Instrument.
| The ''ordinance" provides for the appli-
cation of the public lands to be received
from Congress for railroad purposes to the
construction of four lines of railroad lone
across north Kansas, westwardly;gone a.
cross central Kansas, westwardlv; one a
1cross south Kansas, ,westwardly; and one
1sacfoss he state from north to south. The
btermini of.these roads is left to determined
in the future. A liberal portion Of the
public lands is applied to the creation of a
comtnon schoolf fund. The bill of rights is
fully up to high water mark, being c pied
in many parts from the old Virginia bill Of
rights of 1875 Slavery is stricken down
At a single blow. The right of trial BY
Jury is rendered inviolate in allcases what
soeyer. No man can be deprived Of his
liberty or property without the Judgment
Of his peer Women are afforded equal
rights with inen.in regard to property, and
in the control and protection of their chill
dren. A homestead of I60 acres is PROVE
ded for each family. Schools are to be
free to every child in the state. The sin
Gle district system is to be adopted for
members Of the general assembly.
/. The first legislature is to submit the
question ola location Of the capital to the
people, and is also TO provide ~ law for
tie submission of the question Of universal
sutfrage1to vote Of the people; mean
wIlila the right ofsuiffage, rs provided by
the lawsaof the territory, s'to be exercised
by male citizens Of the jEnited States over
the age of twcnty-one yeats Missouri
Democrat. i3&e i'a4 u
A MoDEL. DEscRIPTIoN. - Admirable in
its way is the description given BY a Mobile
critic ofthe violinistic execution Of Yankee
Doodle, BY viepxt9mptg. ..'....is, 3
1T is difficult to conceive how this slehs
der melody could have. been .arrayeda in
such an ample .garb Of splandor.fi Ingenu-
Iity must have been exhausted In deyising
Ffhe vaEiatiopa performed by this wonder
ful YioIipist, IL. played it low down, and
Itlhlen high UP on the & s.ringH-withfa all four
parts At once--with the. bow up against
The bridge-withopt any how at all; he
played il back and forwards and. believe,
| sideways and crossways -heginning at the
end and left off at the acknowledgement
at the middle aud left Of at both ends
and finished in the middler twanged It
like a guitar, grow led it like a bass .yiol,
F(a base violation Of the, tinne,a Qpoth my
| neighbor) sqneaked like q fife, swarhled it
Hike flute, and picked tout like a banjo
It was Yankee Doodle all the times{how-
| eyer-sometimes solus, like a boy shis-
llling: anon as a, duet like q pair Of har-
l'TInnonious cats; then with allthe variations,
| All Of which displayed and set oil. the ORR
ainal air, as a .mnltitudinous. array OF Jew
els enhance and display the beauty Of The
| fair wearer.""6 ia sslabthaa9 70 9aJ
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