Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-01-27
CORRESPONDENTS.
Letter from Kansas.
LAWRENCE, Jan. 10, 1860.

FRIEND EARLE Thinking that per-
haps you would like 10 hear something
of the doings of the Kansas Legislature,
/ seize upon this early opportunity to
communicate to you of the dOings of that
body.
Lecompton being unalterably fixed as
the capital of the territory during our
territorial existence, as was decided about
a year ago by Attorney General Black,
they were obliged to convene at that
place. Lecompton is a respectable vii
lage about the size of Barion-I mean
respectable in size, not in character for
Iif there was ever a town since the days |
of Sodom upon which t h e curse OF
Heaven rested, / think ii must be Lee
compton. At all events whether God |
curses it or not, know of some finite
beings who curse it most emphdticaiiy.
The House was scarcely organized be-
fore joint resolution was introduced
proposing removal to Lawrence. This
resolution passed both branches with but
little opposition and was transmitted i'm
mediately TO the Governor. Secretary
Walch of e thanksgiving notoriety," who
could not lie. this favorable opportunity
pass of giving the Legislature to under
stand that he " still lived" and that he
was still the Secretary of Kansas Ter
ritory,, sent a message or communication
to the House and Council, telling them
that he couldn't go to Lawrence, ergo,
the Legislature must of a necessity re-
main at Lecompton.
The resolution was returned by the
Governor on Thursday with with his OBJ
t jections, and on reconsideration was pas
E sed over the veto by vote of twenty-five
to seven in the House, and nine to four
f in the Council.
The House is composed of thirty-nine
.. members, and Dictator Walsh says
R that twenty-five not being two-thirds oil
the members elect, though more than
!. two-thirds of the members present, doe:
not pass the resolution.
it Precisely the same language is USED
/ in the Organic Act in relation to the
?, number required to pass bill over the
\. veto of the Governor, as in the conStitu
d ton of the United States in relation t.
the passage of bill in Congress, anC
/ according to all precedents that body re
1t quires only two-thirds Of the member
$. present, provided the same constitute
T quorum. Neither branch Of the Legs
e. Iature paid any attention to this wond
erful opinion Ct Mr.. Walch, and conse
quently removed to this place on Friday
of as the joint resolution proposed.
y, The pugnacious little Secretary is i
AC Il l6IEtOlG PtSAlC doOut IT, anu has Il I
piled to Attorney General Black to hav
r. his point decided. Pending that dec
tie sion the little Secretary aforesaid refuse
Use to recognize US as the Legislature, br
in terms US the Lawrence Debating Club
He avows that he will pay no membe
ar who has left LecomPton, nor Provid
ms them with stationery of any kind.
OF One Democratic member of the Coul
10 Gil, Mr.. Bebee, is somewhat intimidate
ms, by these threats and still remains at IL
nd capital He is doing, am told, "Lar
1al Office" business in the way of legislatio
lu- though he finds it very difficult in a
of journment, as he must necessarily
from time to time, there being no one
on second his motion a friend, howevt
the informs me that he has finally effect
this purpose by resolving himself into
ISL committee of the whole.
'ess Little business has yet been done,
the considerable time was occupied in
Gus moving. send you herewith copy
IDLE the Governors Message, which is We
on good instrument, political questions q
cepted. He pays passing complime
on to the old Bogus Laws" but his sta
lich ment that most of our existing la
were taken from those repudiated st
be utes, is an executive Democratic lie,
I as every one knows that they were tax
OWN almost rerbatim from the statutes of Oh
me- A bill has been introduced into b.
'nly branches of the Legislature prohibit
ent. slavery in the Territory, the Presider
END message to the contrary notwithstal
iety ing.
best Truly &c
mere ---
Gy,,a II De-. xa4 -, porkox,