Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-04-08
Glory enough for one Day.

Glpry enough Tor one Lay.
The Redemption Constitution is defeated
and liberty is yet OUTS. On the first OF
April the bill for the admiss on Of Kansas
came before the House, when Mr.. Mont
GoMEKY, of Pa, brought forward what is
known as ~CKITTEsDEn's substitute; which
passed by a vote of l2o TO ll2.
This admits Kansas as State. grants
one Representative in Congress, and reiers
the obnoxious Lecompton Constitution back
to the people for adoption or REJECTION
Now had the Administration and supporters
been honest in the protesting to wish to
put q final quiet to agitation in Kansas.
there would have been no opposition to
this substitute. This would have made
Kansas a Sta.e, and the question no longer
would have agitated the nation, because
not national. But now it is evident that
the slave party was not honest; this was
not the purpose. Not one man OF ali those
who plead 'just to admit Kansas" is found
voting for this substitute. Every man Who
would have voted in favor of the Lecompton
Constitution voted against the substitute;
and why! We can give no other reason than
that slavery would have been defeated
This was the motive power with the sup
porters OF the Lecompton swindle, and
whatever they may have said to that effect
heretofore, it matters not, they have now
been tried. Tins substitute was a lest of
the honesty of their profession. They told
US just TO admit Kansas and all would be
cain and quiet. We were told this was all
they had ir view, that they favored the ad-
mission OF Kansas with The Lecompton Con-
stitution not because il favored slavery but
with impartial motives, out of the goodness
of their hearts would do the people Of Kan
sas a great good. They were willing to
admit under any Constitution but the only
question of importance was its admission,
Tor then said they the people can soon
change every thing tc suit themselves -
But was this the purpose, or was it hot to
gull those who we're weak in the faith, and
lead those weak members of the North who
we're not up to these tricks to support the
iniquityi Tha: this was the purpose of the
slave party is apparent FROM the fact tina;
they oppose a measure which carries out TO
the very letter all they claimed to have in
view. II is now clearly shown that under
the cloak of sympathy for The people of
Kansas, the Administration party intended
to entail upon these abused people the
biighting, whitening, damning, curse o:
slavery. 1t was a daring attempt to perp Pc
trate a crime that would have sullied our
nation Is glory, and covered this happy peo-
pie all over with slame. Saying nothing of
the misories entaiisd upon the people OF
AAauoasf huClC u noolu navy q he ullCSl
effects, it has a more important bearing as
an abstract question Of right. 1t is one OF
the great battles between liberty and slav-
cry, between right and wrong; and it is the
most signal victory that freedom has won
in years. Every lover of freedom must re-
dice in the glorious result, glorious indeed
and more glorious in after results. Below
is the LIST section of C~RIrTENpEs's SUBJ
stitute. This embraces the material part.
Be it enacted, de-. That the State of Kan
sas be and is hereby admitted into the Un-
ion on an eqral footing with the originsI
States in all respects whatever; but, mas
much as il is greatly disputed whether the
Constitution with which Kansas is now aG-
United was fairly made, or expresses the
will uf the people OF Kansas, this aGmis-
sion Of her into the Union as a State is
here declared TO be upon this fundame ntal
condition precedent, namely: that the SAID
constitutional instrument shall be first sub
mitted to a vote Of the people of Kansas,
and assented to by them, or a majority OF
the voters, at an election to be held for the
purpose; and, as soon as such assent shall
be given, and duly made known to the Pre-
sident of the United States, he shall an
nounce the same by proclamation. and there
after, and without any further proceedings
on the part Of Congress, the admission OF
the said State OF Karsas into the Union on
an equal footing with the origina. States,
in ali respects whatever, shall be complete
and absolute. At the said election the
voting shall be by ballot, and by indorsing
Oh his ballot, as each voter may please, "for
The Constitution" or against the Constitu-
tion." Should the said Constitution be re-
jecied at Tie said election by a majority OF
votes being cast against ii, thea. and n that
event, the inhabitants of said Territory are
hereby authorized and empowered to form
for themselves a Constitution and State
government by the name of the State of
Kansas, pre- paratory to its admission into
the Union. according to the Federal Con-
stitution, and to that end may elect dele
gates to a Convention as hereinafter pro-
vided.
@'There are but very few in this coun.
ty who do not fully concur in the position
OF tho President ."--Gaeetie d. Citizen.
The above is asserted of the Belmont
Demot rats, ubon the Lecompton swindle.
Democrats will laugh ct the Gazette's assur-