Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-05-22
POLL 7f00AL. /.
The Kansas Rill


The following is the Compromise Bill re-
ccntly passed by Congr6ss For tho admission
OF Kansas: 'f'o ''-f sf.f.
An Act for the admission Of tire State of Kan
s:ts into the Unian. rs;
Whereas tho people of the Territory of Kan
ses dld, hy.a Convention of delegates asscm.
blcd ut Leconlpton on the seventh Oi Noyem.
bcT, one thousand eight hundred and fftysey-
on Tor that purpose, form for. themselves n
Constitution and State Government. WHICH
Constitution is Republican; and whoaias. nj
the same tinc.and place, said Convention did
adopt an ordinance, which sud ordinance asa.
scrts That Kansas when admitted as "a stnte,
will have an undoubtcl right to tax tho olon,Is
within her limits belonging to the Unitcd
states, and prdposcsto retinqui Ii said asserted
rSht II certain conditions set forth in SAID or
d'nance I've accepted and agreed TO by t)ic Com
gress OF tho United States and wloreas. thc
sa'dS Constitution and ordinance have bcc,,.
presentcdto Congress by order of said Con.
yention, and admission. of said Territory into
the Union tllercon as a State requested ; and
w5creas said ordinance Is not acceptable 70
Congress and it is desirable to ascertain
Wbcthcrthc people of KaushS' concur IN tic
changes in said ordinance ereinahcr stated.
and desire admission into tho Union rs, ne n;
State as herein proposed: therefore Be item
acted, &c.
That the State of Kansas be and is here
hN admitted into the Union on an equal foot
ing with the original States, in all rcsptcts
whatever, but'upon this fundamental condi-
tionprccedcnt, namely: that the question of
admission with the following proposition, in
lieu of the ordinance framed at 1.ccompton,
bcsubmittod to q vote Of the people of Kansas.
and assentcd to by them OF a minority of tho
voters voting at ain election to be held for
Alx. al 4 . H.
ositlons be and the some arc hereby offered
to the people of Kansas for acceptance or rel
JectiOn, whiclIif accepted, shall be obligatory
ON the UnItedS States and upon the silidsstata
OF Kansas, to, wit; First, That sections mum
bcr sixteen and thirty six in cvery township
OF public landsin said state, or where either
OF said'sections or any part thereof has bceh
sold or otherwise disposed of, other lands,
9quivalcnt thcreto antlas contiguous as may
DC, Shall be granted to said state fin, the, use
OF schools. Second, That scyenty-two sec
tions OF land shall be sot apart and reserved
Tor tIe support of a'statc University, to be SO
lectod by the GQyernor of said state, subject
to thc approvalof the Commissioners of the
GeGeraE Land Office, aud to be appropriated
aud applied In such manner rs tho Legisla-
ture OF said stnte may prescribe for the pur-
pose aforesaid, but for no other pdrposc. -
Third, Thatten entire sections of land, to be-
selected by the Goyenov of said state, in legal
subdivisions, shall be granted o.said statd
Tor the purpose OF fcWnpleting tho public bull
dIhss, or fOr the erection of others Mt the Seat
of Government, under tho direction OF the
Legislature thereof Fonrtli, That all salt.
springs within said state, ,notcScccdihg twelve
IN humhef, with six sectfoHs Of land aliNin-
ing, or as contiguous as may be to each, sliall
bo granted 10 said state for It's use, tho sg.me
tobc selected by the Governof oof,within
one year after tie admission ff said Slate; aud
when SO selected, to be tisptior disposdd ofon
silch terms, conditiuhs5 and rcgulniiOiis as the
Legislature may direct; Provided H'liaEDo
salt spring. .or land, tilo right wheroofis now
vested ia any intigilual or .iudividaalss OBJ
which may herealter be confirmed, or, adj
judged to any individual or individuals, shall
by this artielc, be granted TO said Sfltc-J
Fifth; That iiye per 'ccntnI Of tlfe nett pro-
ceeis of sales ofaIl public lands lying within
said States which shall be soidby Congress
alter the admission OF said State into the I'm
ion, after deducting all tllo expenses incident
20 the same, shall be paid to said State for tho
purpose of making public roads and internal
improvements, as the Legislature shall directs
PROVIDED, The foregoing propositions herein
offered are on the condition th,it said State of
Kansas shallneyeB interfere with the priniaS
ry disposal Of the landsof, tho United States,
or with any regulation which Congress may
find necessary for securing the Sitle in said
soil 10 bona Jfde purchasers thereof, and that
10 lax shall BIO imposed on lands belonging
10 tbe Unitsd States. and tlsat 10 No case shall
nonresident proprietors be taxed higher than
residents. Sixth, And that said State shall
nevor tax the lands or properly Of the United
States IL tliatStatf,
AT the said election theyeang shall be ty
ballot, and by endorsing ON his ballot, as each
egCA Ia ~. "a
Proposition rejected" Should 4 m9cf4ty