The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-08-05

not by any action of Congress, but because The
Free-Soiiers had literally taken the Territory
Had Congress admitted Kansas into the Union
snd consented to donate to her the ttcenty-thre
million of acres of the public lands which sht
demanded in her ordinance as part Of he'
proposition to come in, the immediate etfac
would have been the abolition of Slavery IL
Kansas, the election of those abolition cut
throats, Lane and Robinson, or others of the
same kidney, to the Senate, and another Black
Republican to the House."
"The bill. as it finally passed, accepts the
Lecompton Constitution as the Constitution oil
the people of Kausas-makes no objection to
it because it recognises Slavery; admits the
State into the Union under that Constitution,
to take effect by proclamation of the President
of the United States whenever he is officially
notified that the people of Kansas have deci
ded by an election to accept the usual quantity
of public lands allowed to the other States
when they were admitted, instead of the enOr
nous grant Of tsoenty three million of acres
which Kansas demanded and claimed as part
Of her proposition for admission. Appended
to this letter you will find copy of the ordi.
nance passed by the Convention that framed
the Kansas Constitution. By reference to it,
you will see that Kansas positively asserts that
sac has an undoubted right to tax within her
limits the laads belonging to the United States,
whenever she is admitted into the Union, and
proposes to relinquish that right if the condi
tions which she imposes shall be accepted and
agreed to by the Congress of the United
States What are those conditions? A de-
mand that Congress shall give her a certain
Quantity of our public lands, which the Com
missioner of the General Land Office has
officially estimated would amount to tscenty
three million Of acres ! The Conference bill
admits Kansas fully into the Union as a slave
State, but first requires her to relinquish her
asserted right to tax the public domain, or to
lay claim thereto; and offers to give her, in
consideration of that relinquishment, the usual
quantity of lands that have been given to the
"Suppose Kansas rejects the proposition
rendered to her by Congress, in what position
is she left by the Conference bill7 Under 9
Territorial Government, where Slavery is
recognised and protected by the decision of the
Supreme Court of the United States in the
celebrated bred Scott case. By voting to re-
ject the land proposition, the people of Kansas
themselves resume their Territorial Govern.
ment. They are then required by the bill to
remain Pro Slavery Territory until they have
$4,000 people. But it is suggested by some
gentlemen that Kansas may apply for admis.
sion as free State, before she has the popu
lation fixed in the bill.
eff such an event should occur, / do not be
lieve that Congress would admit her, unless the
Black Republicans have a majority in the
Senate and House of Representatives. The
Democratic party is pledged against it. But
should Kansas be brought into the Union under
such circumstances, as an Anti-Savery State
and in direct opposition to existing laws, thai
act would present to the South a much better
fighting issue than we could have raised over
this Kansas question, had Congress adjourned
without effecting a settlement. Alabama had
committed herself, through the Legislature, tc
submit the issue of Union or Secession to her
people, provided Kansas had been rejected by
Congress because of Slavery in her Constitu
ton"
The Southern Democratic journals, with two
or three exceptions, are satisfied with the pas
sage of the English bill, consoling themselves
with the contemplation of the fact, that by its
terms the Free States were insulted, and
Kansas given to understand that as Free
State she is not welcome to come into the On.
ion. But if, for these reasons the Southern
Democracy is appeased, how will it affect the
Northern wing of the party? Will Northern
Democrats, the constituents of Messrs. Eng
lsh, Cox, and others, rest satisfied under the
insult to them and their childrenP The cleo.
tons will show, but we venture to predict that
they will not.