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?P#gSiTOEni'lriV,
Why Do wo Not Always Smilo.
TcndCsr flowers do not blossom
And a strongly troubled fountain*
(Vnnot nlwu.va calmly llow.
The noon-day >8 often hidden
Mt ii dark aud heavy cloud;
80 tho heart, l?y tempest driven.
>lay its light awhilo enshroud.
Tlicn, while the clouds ure passing over,
A...1 il._ I Vl-.l ?? - -
/vuu uivinmmt'u waii'i'B muvo j i
IT any should u frown discover,
Think it not the want of Love;
For friendships light i? brightly burning,
"In its 1, accustomed place,
Wln*no ?r its light ia Tforth returning.
Or tho "amilo iij; on tin? facO.'\,
AVo would not fill the siglilng bosom
Of I* too with chilling gloom;
Much less tile friends wlio kindly groct ua,
l,ikc ft bright and sunny morn,
If any lonely path-way brightuua
Hy a kind and stntliug luttk ;
If any load of grief' It lighten*,
We would give tlio fliendly look*
" y fponj.irac.Ai,,
The President's Mfessage in Regard to
KansasTho'lvnnsfts
convention,' thus lawfully eon*
( tittit'ed, prdonodi?d Ho 1'iiiitie u constitution,
und, having copjhlotcd theirWork, finally adjourned
on the 7th (lay of November last.?
THttv did not think brouor to Hubrnit tho
\yholo of the constitution to a populur vqte.;
hut tlic.y did .submit the question whether
Kiihsua sliouhl be a iVoo or u p'avo State, to
tho people. This vmS the question which
hud convulsed the Union and shaken it to it?
very etmtre. This Xvfts tho question which
hud lightened up tiie Hum us of civil war in
Kuuous, rtud hnd produced dangerous sectional
parties throughout tho confederacy.?h
was oS' a character so paramouut in respoct
to the condition of Kansap, as to rivet tho anxious
attention of the pooplo of tho whole coun
try upon it, and it alone. N7> porson thought
of uuy other question, l'or my own part,
when I instructed Gov. Walker, in general
forms, in favor of submitting tho. constitu
tipn to tho people, 1 hud no object >n view
oxecpt ilie all-absorbing question of shivery.
Ill what ntrtniior the pctjplc <?f Kansas might
regulate tlioir other cotuichis, was not a sub*
joot which attraotod any attention'. In fact
iho gonerrtl provisions of v^nr recent State
constitutions, uftcr an cipurjonQ'? of eighty
yonrft. are eo similar and so excellent, that it
would bo difficult to go far wrong at tno pros
?n'j day in framing a new constitution.
I then bidiovod, and still Wlieve, that uh
(ho organic act-, the K:msn8 convention
vvoro bound to (submit thin all-important ques
tion of slavery to tho peoplo. It was never,
however, my opinion that, independently of
tills act, they would lmve been bound to submit
uny portion of the constitution to u popular
vote, in order to give it validity, tlad 1
entertained such an opinion, this would have
been iu oppobiti6n Ii> nuiny precedents in our
history, oi>nuueocin? In tho very best aj;o of
the republic. It would have been in opposition
to tho principle which peryadpB our in*
Ntitutions, and wmoji is evory day carried out
into practice, that the people have the ri^ht
to delegate to representatives, chosen by
thom'?olve.?, (heir sovereign power to fnunc
constitutions, oniiot laws, mid perform nmny
other important aot8, without requiring that
theso should bo subjected to their subsoqucnt
approbation. It would bo a most inoouvoniont
limitation of theit own [tim er, imposed
Iry the people upon themselves, to oxelude
thorri from oxorcjjdng their sovereignty in
any lawful mtiun^v tboy think proper. It is
*t<uc that tho poople if Kansas might, if they
J?a?l pleased, have required the convention to
hubmit the constitution to n popular vote;
tout tins they have not done. Tlte only vein eily,
therefore, in this.catto, i? that which exist
in all other similar cases, if tho dologaiea
who framed the Kansas constitution have in
any manner Violated tho will of their couMtituonta,
the pCdjilo always' possess fhe power
to eharigo their constitution of thbir laws,
T'lt qtieation of tdavory was submitted to
4U) election of tho peop.lt) of Kansas on the
'iUf, tJccoinbur last, in obedience to tUo in an-,
date of tho constitution, Hero, again, a lair
onnbrtunify wiuj nvr^oiv?<wl ?.? the :idhfvbr.ts
of tho Topokn constitution, if they vrerb the
nnyority, to decide thU exciting question Md
thoir owh,way:". t\nd tUu? voatera- peaco to
tho distracted Torritovy: but. thi!y ugain ro*
fused to exorcise" their'right <?f popular sov>
orolgnty, and again aiifforfed tho election to
jiaop uty MUiuuu.
I heartily reioico that a wisor unci hot-tor
spirit prevailed among n Inreo majority of
tnfcHd pooplo on the fir?t Monday of January;
?nd tliut they did, on that diiy, vote under
tUb Lwomptort constitution for governor and
wthor State 6iUoor?, a member of Cpnyross,
ijnd for inoinbcrd of tho IeiialatuYo. Tlu?
I ctectfr.rt #ad ^abidy contested by tho parties,
ijnd n. lttrgor \*oto jvas polled than at nny.pw^
xiou.s election in the Territory. Wo jniy
9D\r roivonably hone that tho rejointionarv
$1 XopcUa- organisation will be upoodily and
Anally abandoned, and this wj.U ir^ fftiv to*.
wvutt tho ?k>."U . settlement of the unhappy
' difforouccs iii Kftrixft*, K Frauds ItyVft been
v! ^fnfnittrtd ajufls oloction, oltho.r 8* orto or
both parties, tho lCgi?hituro ot?ti the OTitynR
<tf <.KitO*?.t, un'lor-their conrtfitmlOnwill
know bow tQ "r^ilfoss themselves find pnuishM
tVoso detestable but bw.oomm.ouorhrtos with-.
. out lyiy out#l4? .* u . V:
pcoi)^o,bf Jiajisas hayo, then, ."in
lliqtr own fay," and in strict iicQor<^uce ,
witH QjZ orgfluiO ftot, fr^ucd a constitution
untl fetatogovorumeutj huvo nubvuUtcd tlio*
all-ttanortan^ CJU.WtiQn M- to tlio
jpcoptf, . jjj$$ ,.<dcct?!ci avgovcruof, a
I . hicmbor to represent thorn iu Congrcs*,
"uiuuiTi. j ?<:v now nsK uu\uittuop MHO
-fHo U/iioii under tIvia^o^TI^Jon, \yhich
j:-.blJjSttU in it*, <Wu>. ii i, for CouikMfy
whether t |i<ry will adroit mS
m wjcct tftu fctdWrfahifch lm,*. tfuiH betn croal;
^PPPHSjPiW'::":1':::;;;
Jio grcut ftriii('ij*!f stf nmi i?*ct:ifttwi,7c<> *
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ognizcd and sanctioned by the organic act, A
vrhioh declares in express language in favor
of " non-intervention by Congrees with ' i
sluvei'y iu the Suu.es or Territories," leaving :
"the people thereof pcrfcotly free to form i
and regulate their domestic instit''ions in 1
their own way, subject only to the constitu- 1
tion of the United Htates." In this man- i
ner, by localizing the (juestion of slavery, j
and confining it to the people whom it itu
mediately concerned, every patriot anxious- i
ly expected that this question would be
banished froui tho halls ot' Congress, where <
it has always exerted a balofnl influence
throughout the whole country.
It is proper that 1 should briefly refer to
tho election held under an act of the territorial
legislature, on the flv&t Monday of
Jauuary last, on tho Lecompton constitution.
This election was held after tho
Territory hati iieen prepared for admission
into tho Union as a sovereign State, and
when no authority existed in the territorial
legislature which could dcwti^ y its oxistcnco
or changc ifs character. Tho election,
which was peacoahly conducted under my
instructions, iuvolvcd a strange inconsistency.
A largo majority of tho persons
who voted against the Lccompton constitution,
woro at the very same time and place
recognizing its valid existonco in tho most
?..i~ -..:i - !??
nun;iuu una uumiciuic manner, Ity voting
under its prqvision8. I have yet received
no official :i formation of the result of this
?lection.
As a question of expediency, after the
right has been maintained, it may ho W'm
to rcflect upon the benefits to Kansas ar>H
to tho whole country which would rosuk
from its immediate admission into the Union,
as well as tho disasters which may follow
its rejection. Domestic peace will be
the happy consequences of its admission,
and that tho fine Territory, which has hitherto
been torn by dissensions, will rapidly
iiif>r<visr> in nimiilnfinii < v.A mn?Wl>< unnnJII..
....v. HWIl.l, e|iV>UMlljT
realize tnc blessings ami the comforts which
follow in the train of agricultural ami mechanical
industry. Tho pcoplo will then,
be sovereign, and can regulate their affairs
in their own way. If a majority of them
desire to abolish domestic slavery within
the Stato, there is uo other possible mode
by which this can be effected so spcodijy as
)?ir uvhmnf Tim
wj j'? v"?|/v i?viiuiooi\i>ii ^ ny w tiivj Iliajority
is supreme and irresistible when expressed
in an orderly and lawfully manner.
They ean make and unmake constitutions
at pleasure. It would be absurd to say that
they can impose fettors upon their powor
which they cannot afterwards remove. It1
Uicy could du this they might tic their own
hands for a hundred as well as for ten years.
These are fundamental principles of American
frcodbin and are roco^niscd, I believe,
in some form or other, by every State con
BLitution ; ami if Congress, in the act of nd- J
admission, should think proper to rctiognigfo
them, I can perceive no objection to Such
u fonr.se. This has been done emphatically
in the constitution of Kansas. It declares
in tho bill of rights, that y all political
power is inherent in the people, and u!!
free govornmeriLs are founded on their authority
and instituted for their benefit, aud
thereforo they have at all times an alienable
and indefeasible right to alter, reform, or
abolish their form of government in such
manner as they may think proper." The
great Btato of Now York is at this moment
governed under ii constitution trained and
established in direct opposition to the modo
prescribed by the previcds constitution. If,
therefore the provision changing tho Kan- ,
sas constitution, after tho year one thousand
eight hundred and aixty-four, could
by possibility bo construed into a prohibiAit
11\ mnl'o n ^
wvstt w jumuv ouuu it uiiuii^u jncvjuua lu unit
period, this prohibition would be wholly
unavailing. The legislature already elected
may, at its very first suasion, submit the
qiiootion k> u voto of the peopie whother
they will or will not lmyc a convention to
amend their constitution", and adopt all noc:
essary means for giving effect to the popular
will.
It htu* been solemnly adjudged by tho
highest judicial tribunal known (0 our lawn,
tlmt slavery ex into in Kansas by virtue of
tho constitution of the Unitod States.?
Kansas is, therefore, at this moment M
much a slave 8tato as Georgia or Soytli
uarounft. VY ithout this the equality of tho
feovoreign States composing the Union would
bo violated, and tho uso and onjoyment of
Q. territory acquired by tho common troasufrb
of all tho States, would be olostttl flgrtlnst
the pooplo and tho propcvfcy of nearly half
ihe members of the confederacy. Slavery
can thnretirr** rtrtvnr ho JwiOimiliul tr? TCnt.
ftria oxocfi^ by means of n constitutional provision,
mid in no other manner can this Ikj
^btainclfWi promptly, if a majority ct' tho
yoonlo dCdiro it^tia by udmtUtng it iqto tho 1
Union under 5tJ present constitution.
On the othor hand, should Congress re- *
jeefr the cof)atitu.tion, umioi* the idea of afford!
fig thef diRflftoctw? in KWitaatf'a third
.r*..?< ' i?._P
vjjjmmiiiin^Y o^pruinraung Hmvcry ]n lap H
Stnio, whiehtMy inighfc have clicmo twieo
hofore; if in the ftnjovityj &> hum c:m fpriiteH
thfc oonfc<yjuoiu;ofl. T^jJK i
, Tf Congress, for thq of tlirtsq Men
who rcfuijoji to vtfio fbr tlolegftfoa to the
tK^'ventior) wh*jn iltojpibight h?yo OK el tided
$laVory frptfi th^ coii^tiwtic/fi; and who nftWdf\win
MM .-rh- 4Mb /if HA
*7"'" >v ? wv v1* fwyfwf v?
ecmWlnst, when as thtfy clnim. *
have ?trioU<^ifc*i|^rom; tho constitution
whcnM r*oW fejteot mti StatrfTjeo^d?C ftfnvery
? >irii.i in tho < . .nstitutiun, i; in ninntfrst,
v' ' r^v. iit
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form than it has ever yot assumed.
Kvory patriot in tho country had indulged
tho hope that tho Kansas and Nebraska
nut would put a final end to tho slavery ugitation,
at least in Conjrres.1, which had for
more than twenty years convulsed the country
and eudangered the Union. This act
involved groat and fundamental principles,
;md if fairly carried into cft'eet will settle
the question. Should the agitation be
Again revived, should the people of the sister
States bo again estranged from each
other with more than their former bitterness,
this will arise from a cause, so far as
the interests of Kansas are concerned, more
trifling and insignificant than has ever stirred
the elements of n great people into commotion.
To tho people of Kansas, the only
v.-i i...:
|jtuv;i>ii;ui uiiit'iuiiui- uutwvuu ihiiiiinmuu cm
rejection, depends .simply upon the fact
wbother they can thomselves more speedily
change the present constitution if it does
not accord with the will of the majority, or
frame n second constitution to be submitted
lo Congress hereafter. Kven if this were
si question of mere expediency, and not of
right, the small difference of time, one way
or the other, is of not the least importance,
when contrasted with the evils which ir.ust
necessarily resuit to the whole country from
a revival of tho slavery agitation.
In considering the question, it should
never bo forgotten that, in proportion to its
insiguiiicance, let the decision be what it
may, so far as it may alTeet the few thousand
inhabitants of Kansas who have from
the beginning resisted Iho constitution and
tho laws, for this vory reason tho rejection
of tho constitution will he so much the more
keenly felt by the people of the States of
this Union, where Savory is recognised under
tho 'fconstitution of the United States.
Again. Tho speedy admission of Kansas
into the Union, would restore peace and
quiet to tho whole country. Already the
affairs of this Territory have. cnirrnKsod an
undue proportion of pnblic attention.?
They have .smlly affected tlie friendly relations
of the people of the States with each
other, and alarmed the fears of patriots for
the safety of the Union. Kansas once admitted
into the Union, the excitement becomes
localized, and will soon die away for
want of ouLside aliment. Then every difficulty
will bo settled at the ballot-box.
iJcsidi'S?and this is no trifling consid?
eratiou?1 Khali then bo enabled to withdraw
the troops of the United States from
Kansas, uud employ thorn on branches of
service where they are much needed. They
have sen kept there, on the oarncst importu
' v of Governor Walker; to maintain
the exi icnce of the territorial government
and secure the execution of tlu> laws. He
considered that at least two thousand regular
troops, under the command of Goucral
Harney, were necessary for thi< purpose.
Acting upon, his reliable information, I
have been obliged, in some deirreo, to in
tcrt'oro with the expedition to Utah,- in order
to keep down rebellion in Kansas.?
This has iuvolved a very heavy expense to
the government. Kuna;;:j onco admitted,
it is boljovcd that there will no longer bo
any occlusion there for troops of the United
States.
1 huvo thus performed my duty on this
important question, under a deep sense of
my responsibility to God ancl my country.
My publio life will terminate within a brief
period ; and I have no other objoot of earthly
umbition thau to leave my country in a
fidaccful aud prosperous condition, and to
ive in the alfeotiouH and respect of my
countrymen. Tho dark and ominous clouds
which now appear to bo impending o.vcr the
Union, I ooiisoiontionsly believe. uaay be
dissipated with honor to ovory portion of it,
by tho admission of Kansas during the present
session of Congress j whereas, if who
should bo rejected, I greatly fear these
clouds will beeomo darker and more ominous
than any which huvo oror yet threatened
tho constitution and the Union.
Jamks Buchanan.
Ragles in Virginia.?A largo Bald
: Jl'A A?-At.. ' i i
uugiu jii>iiih;uu iij>uu u Hvuray luuseovu ui.iko,
on Thursday evening, nt Mr. John Rowlett'#
farm, in Pi jnoo George, in order to
make a meal gf him, but the drake not relishing
such ?u uncoremoniouM .11, put his
muscular energies into' very active exorcise
anil niudo so acicntific a use of thorn a# to
give his feathered majfety a Bound drubbing?whereupon,
tho latter, determined
not to " mount wpv/arda" again with an
empty stomach, madr a vigorous attack tipon
ono of tho lady ducks of the vard, who
waft fortunately reaeu'ed fr^m tho talons of
tho hungry nnd nftvagfi bird, betforo she
KviBtiunoti a?v ftcrioxw injury.' It was decidedly
one of tho most fillibu&toring enterprises
that we have heard of for a long time.
Th^oaglc narrowly CKoaped capture, nnd he
W?H not again, we imagine, undertake another
fcxpouition of the kind.
f I'r.i-->-n/?i>y /;>ti'lh'gr.necr.
An Kar.<?We have reeoived a singular
?,-flw?uuivun?ij v?i Wi WUlj
from thoplantation of William Gallon, K?q.,
who roguuM near Snminerftoldrin this couuty*
It is about throe and a, half inoliow
lone, opuUvifty 28 rows of grain*, and 31
grains in 6*<di row, making 8GS grain* in
all.gyit is of tho kind bf com known as
''gotjwl sood," and for its length is dcoid*
tdly thd greatest oav of cons wc havo ae<Jn
for ifimy a In ttwt, wo do not believe
it can ho beaU?>S'4w?i
nhvny* i' uTv U> th in lo
i mj%: % y. f 1*
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The Pacific Railroad.
Tho following is a synopsis of tho Hil
introduced by Ml". Gwiu into the Sonat
of tho (Tuitod States for the constructio
of a Railroad to the l'auitio :
The first section authorizes the Presidon
to make contracts for the transportation b;
Kailroad of mails, troops, munitions of wtii
supplies, &c., from a point on (lie Mi&oui
river, between the mouths of the Itig Siou
and Kansas rivers to Ban Francisco, on th
most eligible route?reference being hn
to feasibility, shortness and economy.
The; second direct* tlicadvertianiuehl
nropoKuld for constructing the road and poi
forming the servico required.
The third section provides that the cor
tracting party shall denositc 8500,000 wit
the Secretary of the T' jasttry as a guarat:
tec for the fulfilment of the contract.
The fourth section provides for the ay
propriation of a quantity of public land
equal to the alternate sections, for twent
miles on either side of said road through
out its entire length.
Tho fifth and sixth sections relate to th
location oi 1110 route ana its uiviston nit
sections, together with compensation c
carrying the mails.
The next section authorizes the issuin
to the contracting party, on the coinplotio
of the first twenty-five miles of the roac
(Jnitcd States bonds, to the amount of 811
500 per mile, which are to bear interns
payable semi-annually, not exceeding fiv
per cent., and arc to he payable ninctce
years after date of said contract. On tli
completion of the second seetiou of tli
j foad, a similar amqunt of bonds are to L
! issued, and so with each succeeding sei
tion until the road is finished, providin
the aggregate amount shall not exceed $25
uuu,wu. xneso payments are declared t
bo advances made to the contracting parti
and together with interest, they are to I
repaid in transportation and service, as pr<
vided for in the act, before any conipetisi
tion besides the lands appropriated, is I
be given for such transportation and se;
vice. This section also provides that tli
contracting parly shall pay duty on all iro
imported for the road, and shall give tli
preference to American railroad iron if th
latter of equal quality can be obtained at
cost not exceeding that from foreign com
tries.
Tho oiehth section anaots that in oaf
the contracting party fails to prosecute tl:
work .so as to securo its completion in con
pliance with the tonus of the agreemon
all thoir rights to the said road, right <
way, lauds or other property pcrtuiniu
thereto, together with the" unexpeiuk
amount, of stocks deposited, shall bo fo
feitod. In the event of such forfeitur
the President is authorized to relet theui
completed portions of the work, 011 tern
not exceeding those provided for in th
iu:i, uiiu so us 10 secure us earnest conipi
tion. >
The other sections make directions i
regard to the selling of tho lands along tl;
route, the cstablishutont of an I?lectrieTe
egraph, and some matters of detail not ne
essary for us to repeat. Tho Bill has ev
dently been prepared with great care at
should enlist careful scrutiny.
[Carolina Times.
Kansas Pollov of the Administration
Wo copy tho following letter of the lion. .
(Jlanoy Jones, of Pa., to ft Democratic me?
ingin Philadelphia, us containing ft renwr
flhly clear nnd forcible exposition of tho po
icy of tho Administration in roferonco to Kai
sas:
Washington, Dec. 2G, 1857.?Gcntlonior
I havothe liouor to acknowledge tlio rceei]
of your invitation to attend a meeting of tl
Democracy of Philadelphia, to bo held c
Monday next, fur tho pttrposo of sustainin
tho mCssago of tho President. I regret th;
my dutios hero compel mo to forego the ploa
uro It would afford mcto accopt your invit
turn. J no message is one winch lins n
hearty anil cordial approval. The dootrit
of popular soyoroignty is now a settled at
integral part of tho Domocratie crccd ; b<
also, is its corrolntivo, that of non*intorvei
tion by Congress in tho domestic aflairsi
tho Territories. Af ours is a government
law and order, tho popular will of tho Terr
tory can only bo known through its legal rc
rcentutives.
Tho mode and manner of conveviug tit
will to tho Federal Government belongs c
clusrt vely to the people of tho Territory,
they direct that it shall bo mudo known on
through the popular suttragu, ratifying tl
acts <>f their representatives, it can bo rooei
oA in no othoi' form. If they authorize tho
ronrowotativoH to f>pe;ik for thorn Wit hoi
submission, .or by partial submission to tho
popular vote, it in nliko binding; fojr while, i
each ami cvory case, wo have no right todi
tato, suggest, or intervene, ? odnjiuer it tl
higheat attribute of popular tfovoioignty
. allow the pooplo of a Territory not, only
form and control thoir own domestic iiwtit
tionn, but to do this m their own way,
not tlio way that Congress may suggest.J
Kansas has done thiH. The President hi
nu legal knowlodge ol' the popular will ther
oxdept thvough its own oboBcq ?<jpro.sont
tiven. If ho wore 16 reject oif' disregard thi
it wpuld not only nullify U?e acts of populi
drtvoreignty, communicated to him throujj
legitimate channels, but it would bo into
vention with a high hand, and an "Executr
ft?t' tnrjtik jwVwvi **KaW
jn?v?v?? aua Mivtvvwiv'.r jVIU WMgf cnolU
al. Th? now doctrine thai tho popuiar wi
cannot bo ifiado known through itHownohc
on nffonts, if it bo thfljt* will Sotodb, i? j
Jibridflinent of flov'oreifcnty?n limitation
tho- ppwer of tho people, Imposed on th-jin 1
()unu,roSM, wU'mh acinus*,, \vitlu?iU w>Qstit
tlpnivl authority, to ojccfalHCit. Alls *oth't
. uj)-ivhlgh??f Uxr tban tho <?on?m?'ti<>nv1h<i
I m i<itv in -iw iwiwiwfl wuttir'# mm*
rtyrcton fii?i V - 'jfrr fiV u\i*\H ' ?r_
' m' n* tiff ? *.
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I recognize in the people of Ktinsntf, when
II they me Huffieieutly numerous, tho absolute
0 ri^ht, iu tho exerciso of sovcreijgu powor, to
settlo their domestic institutions; nnd 1 rec- ^
11 Ognixo it us one of tho highest uttributos of 0
tntu sovereignty that tliov may cliooso their ^
t own way, their own modo and manner. If t,
y tlio Executive or Congress oun dietato the
f nia'tnor.or compel thorn to select a particular
mode, other than that of thoir own choosing, ?
s then popular sovereignty is u farce, lftlio ti
agents aba?o the trust, to whom are they rcs"
ponslblc? To the pooplo, if they are sover- ,]
** oign?to Congress, it* the pooplo are not sovercign.
If the Constitution of Kansas is not
>r acceptable to the people of Kaunas, it is easy t
f. for them to change it ; popular sovereignty j
concoues them tlmt right. But if Congrosa |
attempts to change it, . ongrcssioual govern- |
, oiguty supersedes popular sovereignty, and n
1 the battle of 1850 lias been fought in vain. ,
I have no regard for the Lecompton Convon- i.
tion or its Constitution, except so far as it is j jj
>- the manifestation of tlio will of a sovereign !
s people, made known through their own u- j
v gents. It is beeauso I am bound to rogard
this Constitution as the act of the people, and j
not of tho Convention, that I accept it. I acknowledge
the right of the people of Kansas c
c to abrogate, alter, or amend this Constitution. ^
o I deny that right to the Executive or to Con- v
if gres#. With these views, my sympathies
and feelings are with you. Very truly, yours, r
J. Gl.vncy Jones. j
^ To Goo. lMitt, Esq., and others, committee. t
1, Kansas Affairs.?Wo find the follow- '
iug in the Washington Union of Sunday |
t, bust: v
c Oeu. Olarkson arrived in this city last |
n evening, from Kansas Territory, with the u
o ijceompton uonstltution, wtneJi, being ailo
dressed to tho Prosidcnt, was immediately 1
e placed in his possession.
5- (jen. Clarksou informs us that the vote
g of the Delcwarc Crossing prccinct had been v
returned to the Commissioner for Leaven- j
o worth county, and was in his possession at 1
f, the time the returns were opened and couu- c
ie ted in presence of the Speaker of the House, f
J- President of the Senate, and Governor, and
i- that it amounts to something over 800 votes.
<o This gives tho Democrats a majority in
r- both houses of tho Legislature. f
ie We arc also informed that the free State
n vote, said to have been rejected by General 1
ic Calhoun Veausc it was returned to Oov. 0
c Denver, had not boon returned at the time
a the aforesaid opening and counting took ^
i- place. It won cast at the free State polls f
holi', under authority of the Territorial t
to Legislature, for a vote on the Constitution,
to and that alone, ?nd was not returned even 1
a- to the Governoi u'ltil the next day after the '
t, counting, but before the publication of the
3f result by the Speaker and President, and "J
? was embraced by them in their aggregate, t
id Hence it is claimed that all the free State i
r- officers have been re-eloctcd.
0, General Ctdboun will bo hero in a few 4
1- days, when bo will doubtless furnish coin- *
is plctc returns.
IS Si-avery in California.?Senator Gwin, i
Q" some years ago, carried fevoral slaves with ?
him to California, who after working about t
n a year, sued hiiu for wages. The oaso has
io lately been decided by Judge Norton, of San i
1. Francisco, who. is his decision, stated that no j
* contract was proved, ami that the eirouin- I
stances of these slaves bore an analogy to i
those of .adult children who remained with
'd their parents and worked for them. The law 1
would not imply a promise to pay wages ;
and some proof of contract or request must
bo proved to justify a judgment in ftivofr of 1
tho claimant.
J- Dukc. Betwkkn ^Gigoy and Ifo^k-rx- 1
't- tiie-Day.?A correspondent, several days |
k- since, notified us of a duel which was to j
il- take place at the Ohippowa Agenoy, on the <
a- llith iiitjt., between a Mr. Giggy, a citizen i
of Crow-Wing, and IIole-in-thc-Day, tho '
,. well-known CbippcWa Chief. The duel, i
pt we understand, took place per agreement,
ic and three allots wore fired by eaeh party. |
,n At ,.i0 first lire both were wounded, Mr. i
Gigpy receiving a ball in lue right ->idc.? j
y At the second lire Giggy wus wounded in
a. tho left side. It was with difficulty that
,y ho could stand up for tho third liro, but
10 the Indian chief would not ngrCc to settle
id tnu dilfieulty, and tho third fire was ex-1 |
0. ....-1 4,1.^ 1 ^ ~~ -1..1 I
v>?hui^viy <n?v* x Ji\y n?f? OJJUL (
^ through the heart. Thc.se uro the particu^
lux's, u3 conmiunicutod to Pome of our citii.
zciks in, letters from Crow-Wing. '
F.V> Paid Pioneer, Jan. 10. (
t Thk Makiukd Man.?How ia it that I
x girls ?an always tell a married from a single J
If man '( The fact is iudisputablo-^tho phi- 1
|y loaophy of it is beyond oitr ken. Black- [
10 wood nays that " the fact of matrimony or (
y- bachelorship is written so legibly in a man's |
It appoarance, that no ingenuity can t'tmconl i
r | it. j^veiy where there isaome inexplicable i
[n i in.stiuot th.nt tells via whotheraiv individual
(whoso name, fortune and circumhbin^oa '
10 are ontircly un'inowu) he or not hu a mar- ^
to ried man. Whether it in a certain ffdb-- ,
<JL\ed look, snob ps that which characterize# j
ttj the lion* in u menagerie, aud difstingnishea I
^ thorn from the lordrf of the doHcrt, wc canw
not tell; but that the truth Lh ho, wc posies
tivoly affirm."
j lIo?E.-r-',Thi? is my home !" ovioda Utl*o I
^ one, ft trousured boy of four summons *44
,i, fresh and roHV he came in from nchoul. at
$^1 tihfe'clo^o $ i/flhort^hiteVutfevoonn. 1
' " " Indeed, little Willie !w sni<l hi? mother's (
' visitor, "how is it? ftitppose-y6u go out oil 1
;if the side-walk and try the no*t ddr>r ; a'uMK>J?
' you etch into the entry,-tlnow oil your, little 1
ln~ : :irl< ?# yOO llflVO hoVP, and pi-OWtfd to tllO f
6arlortrouldn'i that he- your homo?" '
2 ' "No, indued;" ?nid tV)tUe, "that wouldn't 1
* it." Wit t"U Sfe vrhy not ?'
u- c 11. t ft .
. lino mm ncv?r uum^ir* ur mis, xju j '
J? yrt?t ?>4 for ft momrtrtt; tl^n ?W*(?lf*1?Virt tin* ]'*
Y,f fo-whairo'hill v\*Lhf>r *&* how-Iii^.'lie J 1
'Wpljfvl willi mU Wc Wr* |-i
h f "
-: * : ?- : ^:dSL '
Tho Way of tho World.
11V a. AMANDA JtCl.AN R.
" Ob, ma," cxclnimod Miss Auglieta Harry
s bUo looked forth from the parlor window*
nc line afternoon in uutumn, "Oh, ma! if
here isn't that ugly Mra. Il</l'nian coming
rnvards tlio house ; I do believe j!ic is comtig
here."
" 1 hope not. diiar, for I do dotest that \volnn
from the bottom of my heart; I wieh
bat she,would stay at homo."
" So <lo I, 111a. If she hod BCt cict: mc at
lie window I would request Maggie at oneo
[> toll her that wo wore not at hointV."
" No, Augusta, that wouldu't do. She is
oo wealthy and aristocratic for1' us to overook
her with impunity, or slight in the least
legrce. Our position iu uociety is not so
Ofty hut that we euu ascend a little higholr;
.nd, Ijesides, it is very essential tlmt we k^ep
ho right side of persons like Mrs. Hoffman,
lowevor we may dislike them, for their inlucuce
is of great advantage to ua, strug;ling
as wo are to gain a position in society.
Jut there she comes ; now, Augusta, put on
our sweetest smiles, and be as aflahloas
lossihlo."
At that moment Mrs. Hoffman was ttshoV,1
4i.?v .. M...... ii i.- .1 n..?.
iiiiw mu jiiupvii^u ui iura,' irarijr uuu mr
laughter, who both arose viiiv graciously to
ecoive hor.
" M v dear i\fps. Iioffnuln, I ttnv an delight(l
to hco yon," was the first salutation of
drs. Barry, while kissoH wOVe' exchanged bewoljn
the in ; where have you kept yourself
or so long a time ?"
" Why, didn't you know, Mts.-Barry, I
iaVe been rusticating; in the country a tow
veeks, and should have'rohminCd longed,l>nt
Mllic. who remained in town, was taken sick
rnd 1 wus obliged to return."
"Your sweet child ill, and T neVcr know
t f 1 hope 6hc is getting bettor, the little
lenr."
"Oh yen, she is a great. deiil bettor this
uorning. I think in u' tow days thut alio
rill bo quite well. But wlmt is there now,
lira. Barry? I am uttorly ignorant of what
ins occurred. sine* my absence, oh I have
tilled upon but on* lrvdy since my return,
tud that was your dour triend. Mrs. Wilson."
" Not my friend by any means, Mrs. llolfrtnn,
hogging your pardon."
" Not your frienu; why, Whnt has occured
to estrungo two such former warm
Wends ?"
"Nothing, Kavo' the \Vilgonfl are bank*
1 XI..,. 11 _.~t.
II jit, JL JJUUtl\U, iUID, I 1 U11111 ?l 11, unit JUU
iro quite ignorant of tlx* fact."
" Indeed I am, Mrs. Barry ; why, can it bo
)089>hlol" 1 Devei'Wfw- o- aiirpriflod in my life!
"Yes, and that daunting Miss Emma is
iround soliciting pupils in music. Guod
mough for them i say."
Much inoro was said in refforcneo to tho
amilv in question, and then Mrs. Hoffman
;ook her leave. On her way homo she on ountered
Emma "Wilson, the young lady
ust spoken oft"; but she turned coldly away
'roin nor and passed along without a \Vord or
okeu of recognition. This conduct on the
lart of ono who formerly pretended so much
riondship. and who ovet sebnxkl so soliei-'
ions about her welfare, seemed incjtylieablo
;o Emma Wilson ; the thought never occur
uiji tlmt tho loss of wctvlth Would ;'tteet tho
ucling of 0110 liko Mrs. Huffman, who ever
ippeavcd to compassionate the ihisfortunes oF
ithers and hoc mod oVer rdlidy to rendelr assis-"
atice to the needy and distressed.
With a heavy heart she hastened home to
icquaint her parents what had occurred and
took consolation in their 'sympathy. Sluy
round them atono in tho sitliug-roomcoiwwa
ng of their recent misfortun'oS.'
" My dear Edgar," eaid Mrs. Wilson to heVliusbiuid,
" do not bo thus oast down. This
is a great trial cortainlv, still it is not ho
groat a inisfortu.MO as it might bo. We have'
lost weultlr. hut we hnvn 1 r>f> u.? nnr WnmU
kvlio linvc uotdeseited uh in- this our tryingliour."
" Al?, Mary, put :iO confidence in tho
Friendship of tlnj world's people, for society,
in its present state, is oxtroijiciy selfish; it
:nn sec no virtue whore fjold does not glitter
; it soes not the geiu in its rough coating;
but gold, glitter and show is the attraction,
inil th<* only attraction, while society exists
in its present state."
Very true, Edgar still thero avo exceptions
in many cases, for instance} our good
IV'umil Mr?. Vliift'mnn villi dn n/.t vnollir 1\.?
lieve that she would-prove fnlso."
"To tell you the troth, Mary, I have font
little faith in her friendship/'
' Nor I cithor, fathcV," oliimcd in Ennna,
coining towards them. She th6h rcoountcd
to her parents thd'inoetlng with that lady on,
the street, and th? cool trubtmeut sho roceivtd
from hor.
"Just what I expoctod. Rfarv," said Air.
wrii?rtn "nr. -;n : ..11 wi.?
>ur auctionis over woshall not borccognized"
And so it proved.- 'Phono'who Woto attracted
towards thohl by their wealth and
lofty position, when the ohunge took plnco in .
thofr {dreuniHtancos, fled from them as if 00117
taglon rtfst*d\pn thdir vory footsteps. While
? few truff'i'rian'cto/who vii1\i<Jd th<Mn for them
jcIvCS ftjone; eluug tli<! firmer to them in tlicii*
?ad hour of trial and udvornity ; thus witli
!ruO sympathy and puro' (tfsiutcrestednt'SH
Ulcviuling in tv measuro their h^ilVy misfor:unc#.
A ycivr ('lapsed arid tlicrq occurred anotbjr
bankruptcy In the house of Barry & Co.,
nhich caused no Uttlo commotion among tho
3jelu?iTCa in that oomiuuuity. Mrs. Burry,
to utro own expression, was utterly undone ;
Mid Stiss Augusta Buvrv alijo iolt horaelf in
that condition if she diu not dxptcas it in
words, especially whon obliged to io*ort to1
the ncodlc, which pfao so much vlot*6Wd, to
Bjain a livelihood, for thti education*nml ?\cconijdl.ihincnt.s
that she had rficdivetl \v>ro
too superficial to l>i> of any tw? *o- her iu thin
fioUr yfjiecd.
Their neighbors, the .WitoonN wrtom they
lm<l i'ortncrly ?li?hted. and vrho had been ro
?ntly rnWd from tlioiv fallon condition by
i !ogt}cy from a-doftMrtscl relative, now came
[otVura nnd cheer Cu 11 u profl'ored their o?m?mice
to the stricken family, thus rendering
?ood for ftVil, ftiyd Verifying tho Kftyingn of
lie scrlpturob, heaping coals of tiro on tneir
tlOftfl.
Mffl. IfofllcifuV /hrtfOt call on liOf dear
TicmtK. the isarrva. rtitotM ^iiimW in thoir
vtid at length, Vh?no\fli* slir
mot thorn in tl?<? ^trr.flt or saloon, did not (l?Tult
il, whil" to ?li*iti h? nil.
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