Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-03-05

Oregon is nov the iliry thr of the ,Enitnd States
ators, Joseph Lane and Delazon Smith, and represen
tative Mr.. Grover elected and occupying their pee
tive seats IN the Senate aud the Housc, while Kansas
with ,nuDh larger population is compelled To await
tne period, happily not far distant when her pnpuln-
ton shall have nearly doubled before she occupy
similar poition.-BrdtIeboro PhGnir.
We do not so understand it. If Kansas having
framed and adopted Constitution REPUBLICAN in
FORM should present herself for admission TO-
morrow, she would be entitled to be admitted to
the Union. We think our friend of the Ph9nir
scarcely doubts this Huntington Times.
Of course, he does not Nor is there any
doubt, hut that when he was pcnning the par
agraph his convictions rose up in judgement
against him. We have ever considered broth
er Cummings, of the PiGair, the fairest and
most liberal minded black republican editor in
the State but even in his case we occasionally
get glimpse of the cloven foot of his party-a
demonstration of its political rccllessness and
deprayity.-BN7ia9ton Sentinel.
We do not doubt that if "Kansas, having
framed and adopted constitution, republican
in form, should present herself for admission to-
n,orro,c, she would be entitled to be admitted to
the Union," nor have we expressed any such
doubt The question is not SIS she entitled to
admission under the circumstances rected
above? but it is "Could she be admitted We
think she could not for two very satisfactory
reasons.
In the first place the English bill" providing
for the admission of Kansas under the Lecomp-
ton Constitution, is a law on our national stat
ute-book. In the first section of that bill the
way and manner Tor voting for and against the
COOctit,tiO,, 10 Il
so the manner of her admission if that constitu-
ton is accepted. This section then concludes
thus:
"But, should the majority of the votes be cast for
Proposition Rejected 1t shall be deemed and heM that
The people Of Kansas do not desire admission into he In
ion w sad Constitution under the conditions set forth
in SAID proposition and in that event the people of
said Territory are hereby authorized and empowered
TO form for themselves Constitution and State Gov
ernment by the name Of the State OF Kansas accord
ing to the Federal Constitution, and may elect Dele
gates for that purpose whenerer and not BEFORE is
oerfained, 6y cersw duly and legally taken, that The
pgpslItlon OF SAD Ierrl'oGy s4aals Ms rqo Of rgre
resendtres Of he United States; and whenever there
after snch Delegates shall assemble in convention
they shall first determine by vote whether it is the
wish Of the people of the proposed State to be admit
ted into the Union ut that time, and, if So shall pro-
coed to form Constitution and take all necessary
steps for the establishment Of a State Government in
CouorIlHl VIII tlS fcuefN constitution, subject to
such limitations and restrictions as to the mode and
manner Of its approval or ratification by the people of
the proposed State as they may have prescribed by
law and shall be entitled to admission into the Union
as State under such Constitution, thus fairly and e
galy made, with or without Slavery, as said Consti-
tuition may prescribe"
Here is disability imposed upon the people
of Kansas if they reject the Lecompton consti-
tuition; they did reject it, and will either the
Times or Sentinel contend that this disability
does not exist or that existing, it is intended
to mean nothing, but was inserted merely as
piece of Legislative bunkum and has in fact
no binding force?
In the second place, in both the Senate and
House Of Representatives attempts were made
by the Republicans to have this disability or re-
striction removed. In the Senate but two dem
ocrats Douglas and Broderick, (neither of them
in the best of standing in their party voted with
the Republicans for its removal, while every adj
ministration Senator present voted against its
removal. In the House, also, the administra-
ton has been successful in retaining the odious
and partial restriction upon the statute book
For these reasons we are constrained to be-