The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-06-02

,# Washington GoEf. 1ouTISF JCSaFT1s.a.. # lanes Buchanan. the fifteenth psesi- Il dent. was lnaugura,ed on the 4;h 0! March. 1857. in the siaty-s,Nih year This age. The oath of office was administered by Chief Justice Fancy.
 The new cabinet consisted of Lewis Cass, of Michigan, secretary ef state Howell Cobb. of Geovgia. secretary ofthe treasury John E. Floyd. of Virginia. ? secretary of war: Jacob Thompson. of Mississippi, secretary of the interior: !: Aaron t Brown, cf Tennessee, postmaster general. and Jeremiah ;. Black, of Penn sylvania, attorney-general.
 The ;hiriy-tiih congress met Deeem- Z. Der :. 1857. The vice-presiden,. John (. # Breckinndge. presided over the senate. # and James l. On. of South Carolina, was elected speaker of the house.
 The Kentucky senators were John !. Criucaden and John E. Thompson rep resea;a;.yes. Henry (. Burnett. James 5. Clay. John NJ. Elliott. Joshua A. jewe;;. Humphrey Marshall, John (. Mason. Samuel Q. peyton. John w. Stevenson, Albert Talbotl and Warren L. Under wood.
 James E. Clay (son of Henry Clay was bora in Washington City, NoseIbe ;. iSt-. He received liberal education a, Pennsylvania I university. and ab3ut the year IS42 graduated at the Lexington law school, and commenced practice w.,a his father In lS4p he was appointed caaTsc affairs % Portugal, where he ftl3ss.'nea one year. h is5- hc was elected j rep resentati,e 10 congress as A democrat. re- ! cen.ng c ,-7 votes against c iSI :or Ham son. American. In IS6i he was ap- pointed by the Kentucky legislature one of the delegates ,o the peace congress Subsequently he identified himself ~t,h the southsrn confcderscy. and died .: Montreal. Canada. January 26. iS63. ohm w. Stevenson (son of Andrew ' Stevenson, one of the most distinguished ' Nirginians in his day) was born !, Rich mond. May :, Iste. Alter receiving a classical education and studying la.v. he wen, 10 Vicksburg. Miss, and there prac- ;iced for several years. In iS.i he re- moved to Kentucky and settled ai Gov ington. lie represented kcn,on county IF ,he state house of representatives from iSi5 to iS-9. and also i'll the convention that framed the presen; constitution of Kentucky h iSi9-5e. He was one of the three commissioners appointed by Gov enor Cri,tenden n 1880 to simplify the rules of practice ln evil and criminal proceedings was member of the dem oora,ie convention of rS.8, iS5, and lS,6 :: was presidential elector for the sta,e-at- large n r85, and i6,6; was ele, led representative 10 congress as a democr-. :. Tn 1857. and reelected in 1850, serving unt4l the -th of March, iS6i: was elected liec,enari-sovernor m iS6-, ard soon be- came governor. owing to the death ot t.ov- ernor Helm, which occurred few weeks after the election was elected governor m lotS 10 tll the vacancy caused by the death of Governor Helm. by majority U, nearly S9 GOO votes over his republican competitor was elected to the United States senate in December, 1869. for a fusl term. beginning on the 4,h of March. to7f, and ending on the Ith of March. ie1z. He resigned the office cf governor IT February, 1871.
 Governor Stevenson, l am happy to learn, Is s..sl n vigorous health. He is demo- era; of the jederscniAa school. an able lawyer. and an able statesman. He Slled all the high poiiiica. positions intrnsaed to him. for thirty years. with honor to himself and benc:li 70 his constituents
 In 1857 a convention was held a, Ie- compton. Kansas. under the late act of congress authorizing ihe people of iha, territory to form state constitution pre- paiatory 10 admission into the cs,on The fGcesoilers and abol.i onists refused To take part in this convention. or to vste on the ratification of IS work when sub mii.ed for adoption or rejcetIon. Their plan was ;o form .' free state eoaStttu- ton, as they called II. The Tesal, was the formation and ratification of consti- luton selera;.as slavery Under this con- sti;e;ioa. so made, IS franers and advo- cases applied Q congress for adrn ssion into the union Or rh.s afyDllcati on the scenes in the halls of congress were more exciting. perhaps. iaaE they haa ever been before. A b.n 10 admit the state under the constitution 50 formed. known Is he Lecomp;cl constitution" passed the senate. by r.l4Ior fy c. eigh, or ;ile -sc ot March, iSss h the hoasc. ! sao- s,.,a;e vas adoF-ed ia llea of sae senate oii.. on lie joth day of Apr, 5y ma ,oriIy of nine.
 bota houses adnering D .heir prev.o-s votes. | committee (! conference was finally raised. They reported a ne~ bill for she admission oi Kansas under con oi..onzi terms as - oaan6ary and public ooin--lE, nrst 10 ce appTa.sed by them. The repoE, of he conference committee was agreed 10 5v both hozses: and then the controversy was ended al that time. No Se-ious difssc a.sics arose n the ,erri;ory Afterxaf6.
 IL was On the admission of Kansas un- der the Leconpio. constitution. that disastrous spin took place n the demo- cratic party. II was founded or % rrac-