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THE WIRE-GRASS REPORTER.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 14, IKB.
OTNOTICE l hstvby given to our advertising
ttiiir that their ADVERTISEMENTS to be
Mre of !ertion,mu*t be handed la by twelve a’cloak
every Taeafcy.
grrhe Wirk-Gram Rkporter (a the Official
Organ for nnblithlng the Pherrffn’ Ralea of the coun
tiaa of Trifair, Berrien, Ware, Colquitt, and Thotn
aat also, for publishing the Advert,laementa of the
Ordinaries of CUoch.Tbomai and Ware.
—eatasßii i : il i” i “* , 1 . •=—
HTIf we can get tbe time to collect the
fhetpr we hope to give in oar next iatue the
ae*nes witnessed at Lake Hayea, when the
ytlemen of our town caught no man/ fieh.
PPPMilton 0, Smith was elected one of
tk Jnatieea of tbe Inferior Court of this
eowaty on the 4th inat., to fill tbe vacancy oc
casioned by tbe death of Alexander Single
’ r
m wAiHntoTOH uerm.
lojonrjisaue of to-day, our readers will
And a long hut interesting letter frotn our
Washington eormpondent,giving an account
ta rxtenso of the proceedings of the House
of Representatives on the proposition to ad
auf Kansas into the Union as a State as
paamAby tbe Senate.
Tbe Brat day of April, 1858, will long be
■Mnembered, and especially we of the South
should not forget the reason that actuated
the Black Republicans and traitors in refus
ing the constitution which Ksnsas presented,
lot it mast be born in mind, it was simply to
ignore the sight of every new State with a
pro-slavery constitution of admission.
If such is the principle established, and
we remain in tbe Union, truly then the Sy
ren Song ot the Union has made us forget
the courage that animated our ancestors in
assisting oppression.
MATH OT KAf. JOEL CRAWFORD
It is with regret that we Lave to chronicle
til* death of this distinguished gentleman
at his plantation, in Early county, on the 4th
fast. Maj. Crawford waa born in
1783, and according to the Psalmist, be had
paesed the limit of man)y life.
Ke had represented this State twice in thn
National Legislature, and retired from that
high post of honor of his own accord. He
Represented the county of Hancock frequent
ly in the State Legislature, always #ith cred
it t* himself and of benefit to hie constitu
ents. 1 ■ ‘ . “
In the common acceptation of the term,
Mats. Crawford was not a popular man, but
tiioee who knew him well loved him with
e devotion unequalled.
He apparently was banghty aud stiff to
the World, but beneath that haughty exterior
beat a warm and generous heart.. He waa a
gentleman of the old school—a race of men
who are rapidly passiug away.
Others may say what they please of the
deceased, but we who bavo partaken of bis
hospitality and experienced the kindness of
his heart, can with pleasnre exclaim
“ Green be the turf above thee.”
THE ATLANTIC AND GULF RAILROAD.
The engineers of this road have pitched
their tents within about a mile of this place,
and we understand that this will be their
head quarters for some days.
This is cheering to us all, inasmuch as we
know that thero is no humbug about this
metier. — Thomasville Reporter.
From the above, one would almost think
(hat the Thomasville folks bad been bngge 1
before.
As for us, we know there is no hnmbug
about Dr. Screven or anything that ho doe*.
The above is taken from the Southern
Georgian of Bainbridge, and we take occa
sion to say that no one has moio confidence
in Dr. Screven fhau we have. We have dif
fered, in some things, from Dr. Screrea, bnt
we never considered him a humbug or any
thing like a humbug. He is an intelligent,
energetic, high toned gentleman, ever saying
whet he menus, an! meaning what he Bays.
Tbe allksinn which we made in referenco to
humbngs, was intended for the Brunswick
At Florida Railroad, aud we are astonished
that the editors of tbe Georgian understood
it otherwise.
ZOrCOBIAL COBBUPOHDSXCB.
v-'*- Macon, April 9th, 1858,
As I have jnst finished a little private
writing and have a few minutes to spare I
thought that I would drop you a line. I
left Tbomasville as yon know between ten
and eleven o'clock at night on Wednesday,
end we had every pleasant passage up, as
the stage was not crowded and the compny
vary agreeable, .During the night I fell in
eonversation with a stranger in regard to nur
town and country, and at its conclusion took
occasion to make some flattering remarks in
regard to both.
“Yea air,” be replied, “I like your coun
try very much, and especially your town.—
k is decidedly the best town south of Macon,
and bids fair, if it continues to improve, to
doable itself iu a few years to come. Your
citizens, I have taken an eapecial liking to—
they are intelligent, polite and social. I had
fteqoent opportunities of testing the matter
daring several days which I recently spent
there, and I do assure you, air, that 1 did
sot ask a single citiaen of yonr town to take
e drinA at any time of the day, who re
fitted:” % V
“Ahem, ye#—-sir,”
1 thought of the many temperate, even
abstinent citizens of the place, and was
about to mention the fact, but being uncertain
whether tbs compliments were intended over
tbe right or left let it pass and changed the
subject.
Tbe next morning, between eleven and
twelve o’clock, we arrived at Albany, where
we had to lie over about four hour*. This
place is not improving as rapidly aa hereto
fore. There seems to be a pause If not a ret
rogression in jnatters. The truth is tbe peo
ple of Albany are intelligent, and far-seeing
and they know that the railroad cannot term
inate there—it most make tbe connection with
the maintrnnk somowhere, and it matters not |
where, so far ss they are concerned. I,stopped
at the Isabella House, formerly the Crum-!
mey House, kept now by L. 11. Durham, a 1
man of wealth and a gentleman. Friend
Byington has always kept a good house, and
I understand that he keeps a better table
now than ever before. Both . these houses;
are excellent, and are eminently deserving
of public patronage, and it is to be hoped
that both will be rustained. Why cant we
have a number one hotel in Thomasvillel
To say that we have such an one, or have
ever had, would be ridiculous in the extreme,
and yet there is nothing which the town
needs more, nor auything which would pay
better,
At a quarter to four in the afternoon we
took our seats in the cars, and the iron horse
rave a prolonged neigh, which shook the
earth, warning those who wished to take pas
sage in his train to get aboard; and such as
did not, to get ont of the way. Soon we
glided slowly off, until it appeared that ev
ery thing was right, and then we made haste
to this city.
There is nothing new or strange here.—
Perhaps yon may hear from me again. “
LITERARY CURIOSITY.
We clip the following from the Albany
Patriot of the Bth instant.
Webegleavoto assure -our cotemporary
that we do not know of any such suffering
as is described by bis poetic correspondent,
and we should feel sorry if any person or
persons in our city, should for ‘ one moment
cherish in hia or their breasts such sentiments
towards any Damsel “ Vidderr,” or any other
poor lone and forlorn woman “ without par
ents kindred or friends,” especially if they
‘• had obtained possession of her person.”
But if there be such n person or persons
in our town and, they will let them
selves be known to the temporary editor of
this paper, we shall tell them what we think
of their acts, that is to say to wit: that they
are acting decidedly wrong. If “ One Un
known” is not satisfied, we should be pleas
ed to bear from him again plaintively.
The following lines Bent to our office bj
*• one unknown,” will doubtless arouse our
Tbomaaville friends. Wo suppose from this
poetic statement of the case, that the subject
is an interesting, but helpless young lady,
without parents, kindred or friends, nnd that
someone ha* obtained possession of her per
son, who is delighting himself in acts of tyr
any. Perhaps some allowance ought to be
made for poetic license :
LINER
TO MISS E. 1. E. OF THOMASVILLE.
By One Unknown. ■
Lady, heed not slander's tale,
Let not malice be thy guide!
Know ye not that they will rail
Loud ‘gaiust virtue's honest pride?
See ye not gaunt envy standing,
With her chalice full of gall,
Now persuading—now commanding
Thee to drink it, dregs and all?
Know ye not that they would joy,
__ And, exulting, bid tliee—Go !
Could they all your hopes destroy,
And your heart sink deep in wo f
Know ye not their sonls would leap,
With the happiest emotion,
Could they all your pleasures sweep
Info sorrow’s gloomy ocean ? “ .
Lady now, I pray thee, sever
i.. Ail the fragile cords that bind
Ye to them, ami thehce forever,
Only happiness you’ll fid!
Written lor the Wire-Grass Reporter.
Mr. Editor:—l see by last issue of the
Federal Union the report of a meeting held
in Milledgeville with a series of resolutions
attached, inviting and extending the hospi
tality ot the city to the Hon. Edward Ever
ett of Boston Muss. Ido not understand how
he has deserved this mark of- favor at the
hands of the citizens of Georgia. Perhaps
it is for his spirited behavior in signing the
memorial, raised by the citixcns of Boston
complimenting the Hon. Charles Sumner
for hit chivalrous conduct in being beat
like a puppy, by tbe late lamented Brooks
of & G. or for his eloquent objection to the
same by crying; “Oh! Lord I’me almost
deadlf it is for cither of the above rea
sons that this distinguished man is to be fe
ted in the Empire State of the South 1 cave
ta. I await a rdply. ■ —- F. of Clench.
JUDGE LORING'S SUCCESSOR
John P. Putnam has been appointed and
qualified ns Judge of Probate for Suffolk
county, Massachusetts, as successor to Judge
Lori rig, removed.
TWO DEGREES OF MURDER.
Amqgig the kills passed by the legislature
of Massachusetts is one making two divisions ‘
in the crime of murder, the first of which,
where it is premeditated, or life taken while
in the Commission of felony, is made punisha
ble with death. The second degree is pun
ishable by imprisonment for life.
DEATH OF COL. BENTON.
Wax bins TON, April 10th.— a* was antic
ipated when we telegraphed last night, the
daye of this statesman were fast closing.—
Col. Benton, jtstained hia aenaea to the last,
expired at 7£ o’clock this morning (Saturday.)
The trials of life are the teat* which as
certain how much gold there is in us.
” Brave actions are the substance of life, and
good sayings tbd ornament of it. .
LITERARY NOTICES.
Tbe Kansas question has been thoroughly
discussed, in Congress and ont of it—by
statesmen and wonld-b* “great men—by
newspapers in high repute, and others not so
high ; the genins of tbe country lias been in
voked to throw light upon the merits and de
; merits of the whole question, from its incep
tion down to this its last phase—the Lecornp
| ton Constitution —and whilst we say this, we
cannot fail to mention the fact that even the
‘ Southern-Enterprise pod Wire-Grass Repor
j ter, newspapers published in the City oj
j ThomatviUe, have condescended to lend
j their talents to the solving of this question.
; And as be who lords it over where we sit is
| absent, and as the tournament is ended for
1 a while, we propose to turn our attention into
’ paths more colonial to our tastes, unless
Lucius becomes too savage and rampant in
the abaence of Our worthy Judge. And wo
will further state in vindication of this course
that we have not the moat remote idea that
the government is resting on our shoulders,
(for Livingston, or “Thorough.”
We utneh prefer to praise the works of our
own land to those written in “ merry Eng
land beyond the waters,” but in this case ous,
feelings must yield to our better judgment,
and say that we were completely carried
away with this “latter-day” production. >
The plan of the work was well laid and
thoroughly studied by its author before it
was written. It has what we like, not too
many prominent characters; and the histo
ries of those characters are told in a pleas
ant manner —the author does not kill too
quick —you expect what will be the result,
but you are not quite certain—and when
the tragedy is ended, you think it is right in
principle, and it took place in the right part
of the story. This is a merit whielQs over
looked by moat of the authors of the present
day, or, on the other extreme, they overreach
their story in trying to produce the proper
effect on the reader's mind. The passions
which animate the chaiacters are thoroughly
portrayed in such a manner that we see
the life-like almost before ns. Tbe untamed
love of Ralph Mohan for the woman of his
choice, Caroline Mannering, brings us back to
the days when men were wont to do deed*
of daring for these they love “ not wisely
but too well.” The trusting love of Cbar
ly and Isabel Forrester is told as sweetly as
if sung by Burns from his Scotia’s hqme.—
The character of Guy Livingston, the hero,
is told for the purpose of bringing to the re
collection of this fast and grasping ago that
the bold and noble'shall not be forgotten
even now. Guy Livingston is a magnificent
character—of such we love to read—too sen
sativo, to a tault, when an injury has been
done by him, as is witnessed in his devotion
to the dying Cora Brandon, and for which he
sac ‘ficod his life.
We cannot give a farther insight into the
characters, but the futo of Miss Bellasys
shonld be read and pondered on by a certain
class of females, who are generally termed
fast.
Whits Lias—By Charles Bead,
Is well written, like all of his works, but
the work ha* a superabundance of characters
—too many heroes and heroines—and al
though Mr. Cliarles Read stands high in liis
profession as an author, and we but humble
as a critic, yet wo will give him one piece of
advice, although we know there is no likeli
hood of his ever seeing or healing of it. He
must, before he can be eminently successful,
stop all attempts at making great folks out of
waiting servants. We have no doubt but
what Jacintha was clover and Dard was obe
dient to Jacintha, but be tells it too often in
White Lies.
But there is an opinion of the author
which we will give our readers, for if it is so
we still hope to arrest the magnificent strides
some of our fiends are making towards
bachelordom :
“No.no! I won’t fancy any thing; tell
me about women, then, if you think yon can
understand them.”
” I will then. Above all mortal things
thoy despise faint-hearted men. They are
on the look out for something stronger than
a woman. A woman hates to have to make
the advances. She likes ta be always re
treating, yet never be off. >3he is not con
tent to take what she wants, and thank God
for-it, nnd that is a man. She must play
with it like a cat with a mouse. She must
mako difficulties. The man he is to trample
on theip. She made them to no other end.
If he is such a fool let them trample on
on him, heaven have mercy on him, for she
wont! Her two delights are, saying ‘no’
half a dozen* times, and saying • yes’ at last.
If you take her at hey word at the first ‘ troV
you cause h'er six hitter disappointments:
for then she can’t get to say tho other * no’s,’
and, worst of all, she can’t get to say the
‘ yes’ that she was looking forward to, and
that was in her henrt all along.*’
MARKETS.
Savannah, J April 10, Gotton.—The
America’s advices caused a decline of about £
cent on all grades from the highest point of
yesterday’s quotations. There lias been a
moderate enquiry, but the views of holders
were too stringent for purchasers, particular
ly fine grades, hence the limited sales repor
ted. The sales of the day were 507 bales
at tho following particulars:—4 at 11 j; lat
llj ; 20 at 11$ ; 303atll£; 60 at 12, and j
119 at ljj cent's,’, v-.Vri .
BENT BACK.
The Governor of Georgia received, the
other day from the Governor of Maine, a set
of resolutions denunciatory of the Lecomp
ton Constitution, the President and Slavery,
passed by the Legislature of that State,
with a request thnttbey he laid before our
Legislature. Tbe resolutions were very j
properly returned, without comment. i
CORRESPONDENCE WIRE-GRASS REPORTER
Washington, April Ist, 1858.
Mb. Editor :r—The excitement at the 1
Capitol to-day is intense. The understand- 1
iog that the vote would be taken to-day at
one o’clock on the admission of Kansas as a
State, brought to the House of Repiescnta
cives a mass of hupian beings such as has
never been witnessed before. The gallertes
in tbe new Hall were crowded, seats, aisles,
and doors, and the outside aisles were filled
with anxious listeners, waiting to bear the
result of the vote announced. Every mem
ber of the House of Representatives was
present to record their votes, (except Caru-.
there of Missouri who is absent from sick- >
ness.) The House met at 12 M. The mor-;
ning hour was disposed of in disposing of j
Senate bills on the Speaker’s tabic, referring
them to appropriate committees. One o’clock
arrived, the speaker brought down his ham- i
mer to restore quiet, and every thing was for
the moment still as death. In the midst of
this stillness, Stephens of Georgia, arose and
addressed the Speaker, hia sharp, shrill voice
echoed and re-echoed through the “ Spacious
Hall” ns he called up the Kansas bill.
The bill was read by the Clerk in a clear,
impressive voice. The importance of this
critical moment and tlie.uncertain fate of a.
great measure involving tho equality of the
States of this confederacy, had not failed to
inspire all with awe. The impending strug
gle, added to the excitement ns it progressed.
After reading the Senate Bill as follows :
Whereas, tho people of the Territory of
Kansas did, by convention of delegates,call
ed and assembled at Lecompton, on the 4th
day of September, 1857, for that purpose,
form for themselves a constitution and State
government, which said constitution is re
publican, and said convention having asked
the admission of said Territory into the Un
ion as a State on an equal footing with tbo
original States —
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States nf
America in Congress Assembled, That the
State of Kansas shall be, and is hereby de
clared to be, one of the Uuited States of
America, nnd admitted into the Union on an
equal footing with the original States, in p all
respects whatever. And the.|aid State slfall
consist of all the territory included within
the following boundaries, to-wit: beginning
at a point on the western boundary of the
State of Missouri, where tlie thirty-seventh
parallel of latitude crqsses the same : thence
west on said parallel to the eastern boundary
of New Mexico; thence ndrth on said boun
dary to latitude thirty-eight; thence follow
ing said boundary westward to the eastern
boundary of the Territory of Utah, on the
summit of the Rocky Mountains-; thence
ribrthward on said summit to the fortieth par
allel of latitude; thence east on said paral
lel to the western boundary of the State of
Missouri; thence south with the western
boundary of said State to the place of be
ginning: Provided, That nothing herein
contained respecting the boundary of said
State shull be construed to impair the rights
or property now pertaining to the Indians ir,
said Territory, so long as such rights shall
remain unextingttished by treaty between
the'United States and such Indians, or to in
clude any territory which, by treaty with
such Indian tribe, is not without the consent
of such tribe to be included within the terri
torial limits of jurisdiction of any State or
Territory ; but all such territory shall be ex
cepted out of the boundaries, and constitute
no part of the State of Kansas, until-said
tribe shall signify their assent to the Presi
dent 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 regulation respecting such Indians,
their lands, property, or other rights,by trea
ty, law, or otherwise which it would have
been competent to make if this act had not
been passed.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That
the State of Kansas is admitted into the
(Jaiomupon the express condition that said
State shall never interfere with the primary
disposal of public lands,, or with any regula
tions which Congress may find necessary for
securing the title in said lands, to the bona
fide purchasers and grantees thereof, or im
pose or levy any tax, assessment, or imposi
tion of any description whatever upon them,
or other property of the Uuited States, with
in the limits of said State ; and that nothing
in this act shall be construed to abridge or in
fringe any right of the people asserted in
the constitution of Kansas at all times to al
ter, reform, or abolish their form of govern
ment in such manner as they may think prop
er, Congress hereby declaiming any authori
ty to interfere or declare the construction of
tho constitution of any State, except to sec
that it is republican in form, and Dot in cqu
•flict with the constitution of the United
States ; and nothing in this act'shall be con
strued as an assent by Congress to all or to
any oLtlie positions or claims contained in
tbe ordinance annexed to tbe said constitu
tion of-fhe people of Kansas, nor to deprive
tbe said State of.Kansas of the same grants,
if hereafter made, which were contained in
the act oi Congress, entitled “An act to au
r fhorizo the people of the territory of Minne
sota to form a constitution and State govern
ment, preparatory to admission into the Uu
ithr “on an equal footing with the original
States,” approved February 26, 1857.
„ Sec. 3. And best further enacted, That
until the next general census shall be taken,
and an appointment of representation made,
the State of Kansas shall be eutitled to one
Representative in the House of Representa
tives of the* United 1 States.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted. That
from and after the Admission of the State of
Kansas as hereinbefore provided, all the jaws
of the United States which are not locally
inapplicable, shall have the same force and
effect within that State ns any other State of
the Uuion ; and the said State ia hereby con
stituted a judicial district of the United
States, within which a district court, with
tlie like power and jurisdiction as the district
court of the United States for the district of
lowa, shall be established. The judge, at
torney, and marshall, of the United States
for the said district of Kansas, shall reside
within the same, and shall be entitled tothc
same compensation as the judge, attorney,
and marshal, of the district of lowa.
The question was then taken; and result
ed—yeas 95, nays 137; as follows:
Yg AS *—iMesare. Abbott, Andrews, Bennett, i
Billingburst, Bigham, Blair. Bliss, Brayton, i
Buffington, Burlingame, Burroughs.Campbell, <
Case, Catfee. Chapman, Ezra Clark, Claw- i
son, Clark B. Cochrane, Colfax, Ootjtins, Co* <
vode, Cragin,Curtis, Damrell, Davis, ofMas
sachusetts, Davis of lowa, Dawes, Dean,
Dick, Dodd. Durfee, Edie, Farnsworth, hen- <
ton, Foster, Giddings, Gilman, Gooch, Good
win, Granger, Grow, Robort B. Hall, Harlan,
i Thomas L. Harris, Hickman, Hoard, Horton,
Howard. Kellogg. Kelsey, Kilgore, Knapp,
John U. Kunkel, Leach, Letter, Lovejoy,
Matteson. Morgan, Morrill, Edward Joy
Morris, Freeman H. Morse, Oliver A. Morse,
Mott, Murray, Nichols, Olin, Palmer, Park
er, Pettit, Pike, Potter. Puttie, Purvinnce,
Ritchie, Robbins, Roberts, Royce, John Sher
man, Judson W. Sherman, Spinner, Stanton,
j William Stewart, Tappan, Thayer. Thomp
-1 son. Tompkins, Wade, Wnlbndge, Waldron,
Walton, Cadwalader C. Washburn, Ehbu B.
• Washburn, Israel Washburn, Wilson, nnd
Wood—9s. ‘
Nays—Messrs. Adrain, Aid, Anderson,
j Arnold, Atkins, Avery, Barksdale, Bishop,
| Bocock, Bonham, Bowie, Boyce, Branch.
Bryan. Burnett, Burns, Caskie, Horace F.
J Clark, John B. Clark, Clay, Clemens, Cling
man, Cobb, John Cochrane, Cockerill, Corn
ing, Uox. James Craig, Burton Craig, Craw
ford, Curry, Davison, Davis, of Maryland,
Davis of Indiana, Davis, of Mississippi De
wart, Dinimick, Dowdell, Edmunson, Elliott,
English, Eustis, Faulkner, Florence, Folejf,
Garnett, Gartrell, Gillis, Gilmer, Goode,
GreenwdtSd. Gregg, Groesbeck, Lawrence MG
Hall, J. Morrison Harris, Haskin, Hatch,
Hawkins, Hill, Hopkins, Houston, Hughes,
Huyler, Jackson, Jenkins, Jewett, George.
W. Jones, J. Glancy Jones, Owen Jones,
Keitt, Keily, Jacob M. Kunkel, Lamar, Lan
-1 dy, Lawrence, Leidy, Letcher, Maclay, Mc-
Kibbin, McQueen, Humphrey Marshall.
Samuel S, Marshall, Mason, Maynard. Miles,
Millar, Millson, Mmitgumery, Moore, Isaac,
N.Morris,Niblack, Pendleton,Peyton, Phelps,
Phillips, Powell, Quitman, Ready, Reagan,
Reilly, Ricaud, Ruffin, Russel, Sandidge,
Savage. Scales, Scott, Searing, Seward, Aa
ron Shaw, Henry M. Shaw, Shorter, Sickles,
Singletoii, Robert Smith, Samuel A Smith,
• Willian Smith, Stallworth, Stephens, Ste
■ venson, James A. Stewart, Talbot, George
Taylor, Miles Taylor,"Trippe, Underwood,
Ward, Warren, Watkins, White, \yiiiteley,
Winslo.w, Woodson, Wortendyke, Augustus,
R.-Wright, John V. Wright, and Zoilicoffer
—137.
Mr. Montgomery, of Pennsylvania, moved
to amend the original bill, by striking out all
after the enacting clause and inserting the
Crittenden bill, which is as follows :’
“That the State of Kansas be, and is here
by, admitted into the U niou on an equal foot
ing with the original States in all respects
whatever ;’ bnt inasmuch as it is greatly dis
puted whether the constitution framed at Le
compton on the 7th day f November last,
and now pending before. 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 condition precedent, namely:
that tiio said constitutional instrument shall
be first submitted to a vote of the people of
Kansas, and assented to by them, or a ma
i jority of the voters, at an election to be held
for the purpose, and as soon ns such assent
shaft be given, and duty made known, by a
majority of the commissioners herein appoin
■ red, to tire President of the United States,
i heshall announce the same by proclamation ;
and thereafter, and without any further pre
■ ceedings on the part of Congress, the aumis
• sion of said State.of Kansas into the Union
■ on an equal footing with the original States.
! in all respects whatever, shall be complete
l and absolute. At the said election the vot
• ing shall be by ballot, and by indorsing on
L bis ballot, as each voter may please. “ for the
’ constitution,” or “ against the constitution.”
i Should the said constitution be rejected at
, the said election by a majority of votes be
• ing cast against it, then, and in that event,
s the inhabitants of said Territory are hereby
: authorized add empowered to form for them
selves a constitution and State government
i by tlie name of the State of Kansas, accor
i ding to the Federal Constitution, and to that
end may elect delegates to a convention as
hereinafter provided.
Sec, 2. And be it further enacted, That
the Said State of Kansas shall have concur
: repi. jurisdiction on the Missouri and all oth
’ er rivers and waters bordering on the said
State of Kansas, so far as the same shall
1 form a common boundary to said State, and
any other State or States now or hereafter
> to be formed or hounded by the same; and
said rivers and waters, and all the navigable
1 waters of said State, shall be common high
ways and forever free, as well as to the in
habitants of said State's.* to all other citizens
of the United States, without any tax, duty,
; impost, or toll therefor.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted. That,
! for the purpose of insuring, as far as possible,
that the elections authorized by this act may
be fair and free, the Governor and Secretary
of the Territory of Kansas, and the presid
ing officers of the two branches ot its Legis
lature, namely, the President of the Council
and Speaker of the House of Representa
tives, are hereby constituted a board of com
missioners to carry into effect the provisions
of this act, and to use all the means necessa
ry and properfo that end. Any three of
them shall constitute a board ; and the board
shall have power and authority, in respect
to each and all of the elections hereby au
thorized or provided for, to designate and es
tablish precincts for voting, or to adopt tboso
already established ; to caifke polls to he pp
ened in sufeh places as it may deem proper
in the respective counties nnd election pre
cincts of said Territory ; to appoint as judg
es of election, at each of the several places
of voting, three discreet and respectable per
sons, auyf two of whom shall be competent
to act; to require tbe sheriffs of the several
counties, by themselves or deputies, to attend
the judges at each of tho places of voting,
for the purpose of preserving peace and good
order : or the said board tnay, instead of said
sheriffs and their deputies, appoint at their
discretion, and in such instances as thdy may
| choose, other fit persons for the same pur
pose; and when the purpose of the election
is to elect delegates to a convention to form
a constitution, as hereinbefore provided’ for,
the number of delegates shall bq sixty, and!
thoy shall be appointed by said board among
the several counties of said Territory, accor- j
cording to the number of voters; nnd in ma
king this appointment, the board may join
two or more counties together to make au j
.election or representative district, where neb
ther of the said counties has the requi(H
number of voters to entitle it to a delight*,
or to join a smaller to a larger connty.having
a surplus population, wliere it may serve t„
equalize the representation. The electio QS
hereby authorized shall continue one day on
ly. The said boaref shall appoint the day of
election for each of the elections, hereby 0 .
thorized, as the same may become necessary.
The said Governor shall announce, by p roe j
lamatiou, the day appoiuted for any one of
said elections, and the day shall be aa early
a one ns is consistent with due notice thereof
to the people of said Territory, subject to the
provisions of this act. The said board shall
have full power to prescribe the time, matt,
ner. and place es each of said elections, tad
to direct the time and manner of the returns
thereof, which returns shall be made to tb’
said board, whose duty it shall be to *o.
nonnee the result by proclamation, and to ap
point therein aa early a day as practicable
for the delegates elected (where the election
has been for delegates) to assemble in con
vention at the seat of government of said
Territory. When so assembled, the conveu
tion shall first determine, by a vote, whether
it is the wish of the proposed State to be ad
mitted into the Union at that time; and, if
so, shall proceed to form a constitution and
take airnccessary steps for the establishment
of a State government, in conformity with
the Federal Constitution, striqoct to the ap
proval and ratification of the people of the
proposed State. -And the said convention
shall accordingly provide for its submission
to the vote of the people for approval or re
jection ; and if the majority of votes shall
tie given for the constitution so framed as
aforesaid,the Governor ofthe Territory shall,
within twenty days after the result is known,
notify the President of the United States of
the same. And thereupon tbe President
shall announce the same by proclamation, •
and thereafter, and without any further pro
ceedings whatever on tlie part of Congress,
tlie admission of the said State of Kansas
into the Union, upon an ecfhal footing with
tire original States in all respects whatever,
shall be comple and absolute.
Sec. 4. And be it further 1 enacted, That
in the elections hereby authorized, aH whits
male inhabitants of said Territoty, over the
age of twenty-one years, who are legal vo
ters under the laws of the Territory of Kan
sas,ar.d none others,shall he allowed to vote ;
and this shall he the only qualification re
quired to entitle the voter to the right of suff
rage in said elections. And if any person
not so qualified sliall-vote, or offer to vote,
or if any person shall vote more than once at
cither of said elections, or shall make, or
cause to be made, any false, fictitious, or
fraudulent returns, or shall alter or change
any returns of either of said elections, such
person shall, upon conviction thereof before
auyeourtof competent jurisdiction,. he kept
at hard labor not less tlinu six months, and
not more than throe years.
Sec. 5. Andbe.it further enact id, That
the members of the aforesaid board of com
■ missioners, and all persons appointed by
them to carry into effect the provisions of tins
act, shall before entering upon their rlntie*,
take an oath to pcrfoim faiihtu.ly (lie duties
of their respective offices, and on failure there
- ot, they shall be liable and subject to the same
j charges and penalties as are provided iu like
’ cases uuder the territorial laws.
, i Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That
the officers mentioned in the preceding see
tion sliall receive tor their services the same
, compensation as is given for like services un
; der the territorial laws.
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That
- the officers mcntioned’ in the proceeding sec
i tion shall receive for their services the same
.’ compensation as is given for like services mi
i der the territorial laws.
Sec. 8. And he it further enacted, That
the following positions he, and the same are
hereby, offered to the said peoj 1 1 of Kan>a<
for their free acceptance or rejection, which,
if accepted, shall be obligat. ry upon the
j United'States and upon the tad State of
1 Kansas, towft: First, That sections num
bered sixteen and thirty-six in every town
ship of public lands in said State, and where
■ j either of said sections, or any part thereof,
has been sold or otherwise'been disposed of,
> other lands, equivalent thereto, and ns con*
M tiguous as tnay be, shall be granted to said
’ State for the use of schools. Second, That
seventy-two sections of land shall be set
apart and reserved for the use and supportof
a State university,to be selected by the Gov
ernor of said State, subject to the approval
| qf the Commissioner of the General Land
Office, and to be appropriated and applied in
such manner as the f-egislature of said State
tnay prescribe for the purpose aforesaid, but
for no other purpose. Third, That ten en
tire sections of land, to be selected by’ the
•Governor of said State, in legal subdivisions,
i shall be granted to said State for the purpose
of completing the public buildings, or fur the
erection of others at the seat of government,
under the direction of the Legislature there
, of. Fourth, That all salt springs within
said State, not exceeding twelve in number,
with six Sections of land odjoiniug, or aa
contiguous as may be to each, shall be gran
ted to said State for its use; the same to be
selected by the Governor thereof within one
year after the admission of said State, and
when so selected, to he used or disposed of
on such terms, conditions, and regulations, aa
the Legislature shall direct: P'onded, That
no salt spring or land,’ the right whereof is
! now vested iu any individual of individuals,
or which may be hereafter confirmed Os ad
judged to any individual or individuals, shall
by this article be granted to said State.—
i That five per centum of the net pn>-
| ceeds of sales of all public lands lying with
in said State, which shall be sold by Con-
I gress after the admission of said State into
the after deducting alll the expenses
i j incident to tbo same, shall bo paid to said
J State for-the purpose of making public roads
and internal improvements, as the Legisla
ture shall direct: Provided, The foregoing
propositions hereinbefore offered are Oit the
; condition shat the people of Kansas shall
provide, by an ordinance, irrevocable with
out the consent of the United States,, ibf*,,
snid State shall never interfere with the pri
mary disposal of the soil within the same,b7
the United States, or with any regulations
| Congress tnay find necessary for securing
the title in said soil to bana file purchasers
’ thereof; and that no tax shall be imposed
; on lands belonging to the United States, and
that in no case shall non resident proprietors
‘be taxed higher than residents. Sixth, And
j that the snid State shall never tax the lands
or the property of the United States in thal
j State : Provided, hoieevtr, That nothing ■
this act of admission shall be construed as