Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-04-20
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

Of the Conference Committee Of the two Houses
of Congress on the disagreement concerning
tho admission of Kansas into the Union, will
result in recommending concessions on both
sides such as no Democrat or Southern Amer
lean member sincerely anxious for the imme-
date settlement of the interminable and yex-
atious imbroglio will refuse to sustain. We
recognize and freely admit the existence of a
strong disposition on the part of some Of the
democrats who have made this question the
occasion for discovering their connection with
the Democratic party, an earnest desire for Its
settlement on terms upon which they can re-
new their former political affiliations, and re-
joice that they are likely to have the desired
opportunity. While we felt it to be our duty
to hold their recent course up to Democratic
reprebation. we have earnestly hoped that
they would in due time perceive that if de-
string to maintain their political Identification
with the Democracy they must reconcile them
selves to the necessity of acting with the party
on the great political question of the day. On
the part of more or less of them, their differ
ence has been one of form rather than SUBJ
stance. For forms we care not the snap of the
finger far less than for conserving to the fu-
ture OF the Democratic party organization its
friends Of Congress who have from impulse or
momentary mistaken zeal been induced to take
steps, which, unless retraced, must eventually
lead them into the Republican party ranks.
We desire also to say, frankly, that q portion
OF the American party in Congress have shown
themselves in connection with the Kansas ques-
ton to be above party where the substantial
interests of the country are concerned-proving
that, individually, they are worthy indeed, to
represent American constituencies We look
to the happy influence Of the counsels of these
gentlemen to do much in the matter of con-
summating a final satisfactory settlement Ct
the imbrogio concerning which we comment
above
+. S.-As We 60 to press We learn tn at the
committee "a majority thereof have agreed to a
report, which will probably be made to-day
1t adopts the preamble of the Senate bill, set
ting forth that, whereas the people CT Kansas
have adopted and duly transmitted to Congress
a State constitution which is republican in
form, therefore the Territory shall be admitted
as State into the Union by proclamation, if a
majority Of the citizens thereof shall accept, at
IN election subsequently to be held, the terms
submitted by Congress to Minnesota, in lieu of
the ordinance which was sent with tho said
State constitution for the acceptance Of Con-
gress; which said ordinance not being accepta.
bic to Congress, &c.
Though not the words of their report. we are
satisfied that the synopsis we print above EN-.
braces its substance. We know no reason TO
doubt the acceptance of this report by both
Houses, though earnest opposition will of course
be made to it by those who desire for political
ends, to keep the Kansas imbroglio alive 1t
is anticipated by some that a few earnest
friends of the Senate bill will also oppose it.
We doubt the fact. however, for it will soon be
evident that though embracing the concession
OF some points strenuOusy contended for by
some OF the opposition Democrats and South
Americans Of the House, it yields no single ne
cessary principle involved in the Senate Kan
sas State bill.
The TRUTH COMING OUT.-Immediatsly af-
ter the late election Of delegates to the Demo
cratic City Convention for Cincinnati took
place it will be recOllected, il was proclaimed
that the friends of the admission Of Kansas
into the Union on the Lecompton Constitution
had been beaten by a majority of $500. 1t
now appears that this statement utterly with
cut foundation in truth as it il, was made to
secure the votes of Messrs. Grosbeck and Pen
dleton (Of the House, against the Senate's bill
This fact will be plain to all who read the fol-
lowing card, signed by more than three -fourths
of the members Of the Convention in question
We publish it as embracing a capital exposure
of the mendacity Of the late and current efforts
to induce members of the House who have not
yet taken decided positions upon the Kansas
question as it now stands, to discover for all
time their connection with the national Demo
cratic party:
For the Ohio Statesman
A CARD The delegates to the Democratic City
Convention, held in Cincinnati on March 10th
have seen with surprise the following statement
In your paper: " That there lcer, only f,sO actfr,
Ls"onipton men in the Conrtntion. and that the
Convention GottsRed them on a motion for a com
mite On reSOIHtiOHs,' which statement is not
true. The undersigned, composing more than
three-fOurths Of the members of tbs Convention
Were then, and now are, in favor Of the immedi.
ate admission of kan>a as into the Union under the
Lecompton Constitution, and heartily indorsp the
special message of President Buchanan on Kan
First ward-Wm. Hart, d. McAvoy. Samuel
Bailey, John Nc DOnough, Patrick Fox, PETE r
u.
Matthew Mccormick
Second Ward-Dr. Jesse Owen, P F. MYERS
Wm. Barton, John Donohue, John Martin
Third Ward-Alex'r Cline, Edw'd Campbell
Daniel Moloy, John Connolly, Hugh Crumley
VIM Harvey, Jno. Bouman, B, w. Cunningh ham
Chas. Ratclih, Saml b Hirst, Michael Daum
Fourth Ward-Mchael Cleary, Jas Long shore
l.. McDsrmOt. Jas. Cowen, Francis Duffy, John
Murry. p. Fitzpatrick, John Crawley, Chas Cal
Imam, Patrick O'Neil, VIM. ii Glass, Martin r
Dick man~Benjamin Holters, John Long, Rich d
Bunker.
Fifth Ward-Thomas J Smith, J Elder,
VIM A: Setter, James Ferrie, J. J . Living ton,
Frank kiTchner.
Sixth Ward-A: HolcOmb, Thos Mack, Michu
LAWN, WIN. Egelhof, Thos Moran, Louis Denis,
Peter Murphy.
Seventh Wards. J. Ayres, James Emerson,
Geo. Male.
Eighth Ward-Henry HELLER, John O. Dowd
John II O6ermyer, John Gerves, Clemens Kra-
ner, u. Ii Gremine, X C. Smallwood, Michael
Crotty, Alex. Long, And. Gifdn, John G Kelly,
Chas. Riley, T. O'Bren.
Ninth Ward-Wm. Miller, John Sullivan
Henry Puthod, jr., Henry T. Warren, Smith
Chas. ksRdrick, JOS. Jahnsen, r. w. Norris
Tenth Ward-John A. Lakewood, Col J. IL
Lewis, Capt. q. Soloman Wendell Herm
Eleventh Ward-Jacob Hecht, Thos Frayez.