The Washington union., 1858-03-12
AFFAIRS IN KANSAS.

events IA thai Territory, acnoun ol which has reached
Us dnTiag tic past fortnight
Ii has heretofore been stated that the Topeka legsla
ture assembled The 4tA a January the day
that tiie territorial legislature met that its meml-rs
took recess reAInbled ti4ac previous t. the aa
ioHntnent Of the territorial legislature found them
selves without quorum, and finally dispersed. iew
OF as naenbers, with Wm Philips the Kansas
pDnient Of ie New York Tribune al its head, represent
ing themselves joint committee Of the senate and
house ei representatives under the peoples oonstifu
hon have recently issued address to the people
Of Kansas IN which they nsrate the history Of tie To
peka movement and close with the following remarks
According to the terms Of the constitution this body
the se1ond legislative assembly convened January sfh
of this year In the October election the ground had
everywhere been taken that the territorial forms should
be swept away by the peoples government Conventions
OF the freestate party had decided We have accord
ingiy assembled but find thnf the territorial legislature
hAs utterly refused IN any shape recognise exist
eee, DO anything Strengthen the peoples govern
ment They have refused To repeal the laws Of the
Missouri usslrfers
Under these circumstance find that the people have
made another government the acts and labors Of which
SUPPORTED ty federal money and federal power
We DO not now shrink from any responsibility tl4st
might lr incurred by sustaining the people government
but Inevitably suffer from these facts and our action l.
crippled aud rendered inefficient
by concurrent resolution, asked the territorial ies
lanfe To do what the people Of right expected them
do, and took recess, the better To enable them to
ply, as best they could, and during which to prepare
code OF laws for the State e submitted legislative
action. This done On reassemblfng find that
the territorial legislature has failed redeem pledges
to majority Of those who elected it We find that In
stead Of using the forms OF territorial government to
overthrow the Missouri asurEton such usugpaton has
been leyalzed; while few general laws and large
amount OF special legislation has been ngrafied upon il
snch the circumstances under which fiIa our
selves High executive officers under the State oonstitu
tion have pnbcy declared that '+the Topeka constitution
is dead Discouraged, many members Of each body
have gone home, and LETT without quorum. We
stl ready to perform duties should the majority
Of the people desire it, Should tIying hour for the
people of Kansas arrive BY the acceptance Of the La
compton constitution hy Congress, shall he
posts should the people decide to fall back upon that old
government We thus compelled by necessity that
leaves choice, to adjourn for the present and to
refer back the people who elected us the question s
10 whether the Topeka constitution Is dead.
That Haay be regarded the last gasp Of the Topeka
movement in Kansas The Topeka constitution Is dead
Lame continues what excitement in the Terri
tory he can appearing occasionally point and then
at another letter from Learenworth dated February
II, furnishes the following
We have quite lively times here few days are the
State party held meeting ia which, after expendng
good deal Of gas, proposed require all the
bers a the legislature elected this county on the
democratic ticket 10 take oath not TO receive their
oertitates OF election IL Calhoun should grant
them and tlsreupon committee composed af even
nunbtr III Americans and Germans perhaps fifty in all
was despatched bring them before the meeting but the
boys could not he found,
Jim Lane il noa in town He made speech last
night, in which he paid his best respects Mr. Eastin
the editor Of the Herald, for saying that he Jim Is1el
the leader Of the DaIites Sc Lane appealed to tle
Germans telling them that Eastin the cause of the
death OF Barker. ] think that the he gave
a any the person lac spoke of German AT
this the CRY raised Hang him ~ '1ilroa his press
Ia the river Sc Jim said they could might DO
they pleased and while for going down inn
medistey and requiring the editor retrat shat he had
sii, and in o refusal then throw his press into
the riTer. the epoer heads ia the meeting managed
| get abe whole matter postponed until Monday
Ia his speech Lane said further that the Legislature
had passed. law requiring all persons eighteen years
Of age to join military company and ia case 81 re-
fasa they would be fined drren the Territory
He said also that all enrolled he would
lead them 10 WefG and burn ard sack the place
The Gernlan portion oi the audience wanted to go that
night but Jim todd them 10 wait few weeks ad then
they should have the nlost cuaJlete revenge CA the boz
der rufizns. Lane is eaavassinr the Territory
suppose for the purpose of paving his way Con
I gress.
/ The gentlemen whose on the Democratic
county ticket for Leayenworth prndenty out OF the
way when this committee Of fifty ygooaeled to search
for them. At the meeting committee was ap-
pointed to oTrzpoud with .hase gra4llcnlcn and 10 in
qure Of them whether they will accept seats ia the STATE
nloAta iAlDUbn gFc Them
OF election. The have been published ana they
all sgree in stating that II elected they sall claim their
seats; ii not they do desire to hold them In 4,
the latest sdvices the matter had NOT been pressed anY
farther
To the committee appointed to correspond with Gen
Eastn the editor Of the Kansas Herald that gentleman
replied that the article complained Of wac selected frola
Missouri paper that il puhlisled for general ifra
ton and that he disiaied any responsibility f1r the
facts stated therein In oonnexion with some remarks
upon this matter ia the columns al the Herald General
| Eastin makes the annexed remarks
We have our rights and shall insist upr tlsr han
at the time ve desire secure all others In the fan
Possession OF their rights II opponents would rrb
M less OF siasanatory ARTICLES and ooufine the 1ly 10
reason and argument woad have no unusual excite
men.s This i the ocrsa have pursued In our own
editorial career and il should govern in all others W.
hope hear q attempt IN these United stats
l force b. nbridge the freedom cf the press Can free
State men, who bnast Of their advocacy of frs sr.r
encourage the restriction Of the freedom of the press
There good many accounts OF ourages perpefra
ted by Lane and his gang upon the democrats Of The Ter
0ry, doubtless to keep UP terrorism and maintain his
infneuNe among the people We take the following from
the st. Louis Leader Of the 9th Instant
We learn from gentlemen who have inst arrived In
this city from Kansas Territory, that serious troubles
have again taken plaoe at Fort Scott that larr. BODY
of lanes militia have attacked that place and committed
many ontrageS. Three companies of Tnifesl states
troops despatched from Fort L1avenworfh 10 af
point 70 assist in quelling the iDsurrection on the re-
QUESTION Of Governor Denver The result had not been
aaerained t0 the az