Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-08-25


EXTRACTS FROM THE SENATE KANSAS BILL, A
IT PASSED THE SENATE 23RD MARCH, 'j8.
"Whereas, the people Of the Territory o
Kansas did, by q convention Of delegates, callet
and assembled at l.ecompon, on the 4th day
' September, 1857, for that purpose, form fo
themselves constitution and State government
which said constitution is republican, and sait
convention having asked the admission of salt
Territory into the Union as State on an equa
footing with the original States
Be it enacted by the Senate and House O
Representatives of the United States Of Ameri
ca IN Congress assembled, That the State o
Kansas shall be, and is hereby declared to be
one of the United States of America, and ad
mitted into the Union on an equal footing will
the original States, in all respects whatever
And the said State shall consist Of all tue terri.
tory included within the following boundaries
to wit: beginning at q point on the western
boundary OF the State of Missouri, where the
thirty-seventh parallel Of latitude crosses the
same; thence west on said parallel to the east.
ern boundary of New Mexico; thence north
Oh said boundary to latitude thirty eight; thence
following said boundary westward to the cast
ern boundary of the Territory of Utah, on the
summit Of the Rocky Mountains; thence north
ward on said summit to the fortieth parallel Of
latitude; thence east on said parallel to the
western boundary of the State Of Missouri
thence south with tue western boundary Of said
Stale to the place Of beginning: Provided, that
nothing herein contained respecting the boun-
Diary Of said State shall be construed to impair
tue rights Of person or property now pertain.
ing to the Indians in said Territory, so long as
such rights shall remain uncXtinsuishcd by
treaty between the United States and such In
dialis, or to include any territory which, by
treaty with such Indian tribe, is not without
the consent of such tribe to be included within
the territorial limits Of jurisdiction Of any State
or Territory but all such territory shall be
excepted out of the boundaries, and constitute
no part of the State OF Kansas, until said tribe
shall signify their assent to the President of the
United States to be included within said State,
Or TO affect the authority of the government Of
the United States to make any regulations re-
spccting snch Indians, their lands, property, or
other tights, by treaty, law, or otherwise, which
it would have been competent TO make if this
act had not been pissed.
Sec. g And be it further enacted, That the
State of Kansas is admitted into the Union uron
the express condition that said State shall never
interfere with the primary disposal Of the public
may find necessary for securing the title in said
thereof or impose or levy any tax, assessment,
or imposition Of any description whatever upon
them, or other property Of the United statos
within the limits Of said State sead that .loskiaq
ithia o6t shat Do Constr fta1 oabrig geoT infringe
any right Of Tic people asserted IN Tie constitution
Of Kunsas al all times TO ahc', return, or abolish
their form of g0ccrnnaeM an such manner as they
may think py"per, Cony,eSs Hereby diSclaimiag any
authority 10 iateIfire or declare the construction "
the Constitution Of any Sate erceptto see that be
wpubLican in form, and mol in conflict Nth the
Constitution Of the United States; and nothing
in this act shall be construed as an assent by
Congress to all or to any of the propositions or
claims contained in the ordinance annexed to
the said constitution of the feoplo of Kansas,
nor to dpprive the said State Ol Kansas of the
same grants, if hereafter made, which were con-
tained in tic act Of Congress, entitled "An act
to authorize the people Of the Territory Of Min
ncsota to form constitution and State govern
mcnt, preparatory to admission into the Union
on an equal footing with The original States"
approved February 2G, 1857.
Sections and pertain to the Representative,
judiciary, &c.
FROM THE CRITTENDEN MONTGOMERY AMEND
MENT AS SUBSTITUTED FOR THE SENATE BILL
By TIE House, lsr April. '5S.
That the Stale of Kansas be, and is hereby,
admitted into the Union OH an equal footing
with the original States, in all respects what
ever, but, inasln,loll us it Is greatly disputed
whether tho constitution framed at Lccompt0n,
ON The Mmnh day " Noren,bcr last, aml nO,o
pemling bsiore CongreSs:) was fairly made, or
expressed the will OF the people Of Kansas, this
admission Of her into the Union as a State is
here declared to be upon this fundamental con-
ilition precedent, namely, that the said consti
tutional instrument shall be first submitted to
vote Of the people of Kansas and assented to
by them or Il majority of the voters, at all cleo
tiun to be held for tue purpose; and as soon as
such assent shall be given, and duly made known
TN q mujorHy Of The commissioners herein op:
Sointsd,) to the President of the United States,
lie shall announce tue same by proclamation |;
and thereafter, and without any further proceed
! ings on the part of Congress- the admission OF
the said State of Kansas into the Union upon
an equal footing with the original States, in all
respects whatever, shall be complete and abso-
lutte. At the said election the (rote) shall be by
ballot, and by endorsing on his ballot, as each
voter may please, " for the constitution" or
6 against the constitution" Should the said
constitution be rejected at the said election by
majority of votes being cast against it, then,
and in that event, the inhabitants Of said Ter
1itory arc hereby authorized and empowered to
form f,r themselves a constitution and State