San Andreas independent., 1858-06-05
Leeempton Again.-..The Conferences IN.
timatum.

ries of political outrages perpetrated un-
der the auspices of sectional mischief.
makers and their unnatural allies, the
Federalists. That dangerous idea which
aimed at the Capitalization of all power
in the Government at Washington, and
the practical abrogation of the reserved
rights Of the States, combatted so nobly
by Mr.. Jefferson at the head of the an
cient Democracy, is again confronting US,
in more dangerous and formidable shape
than ever Let US not be deceived by
the pleasing aspect in which power can
clothe tyranny; for this has been the
universal plan of usurpers in all ages Of
the world, to destroy the liberties of the
people.
The Senate and House Committees Of
Conference, after the defeat of Senator
Green's bill in the House, and the pass
ageof the Crittenden Montgomery amend
ment in that body, at last agreed upon
something which they call "Compro
mise," and which, by skillful plotting
and cunning generalship, the weakness Of
some, and, perhaps the perfdy of others
they have carried through the House by
a vote of Ill to 102, Fl members being
absent, and this bill has been signed by
the President and so become law. Those
of our readers who are familiar with the
provisions of the Lecompton Constitu
tion," and the efforts to impose it upon
the people of Kansas against their will,
will agree with us that this "English "
Conference bill is nothing but political
subterfuge piled upon fraud, to deceive
the unwary and stand as a scare crow in
the path of the faltering and the timid.
The leaders of the Lecompton !" busi-
ness, occupying, as they are we'll aware,
the most untenable and obnoxious ground,
and being utterly destitute of those great
and noble qualities of mind which di-
rect the operations of enlightened states
manship, have found it convenient to be-
come smart politicians. The tactics of
Machiavelli have been adopted by the
cabinet at Washington. They would dis
member the Opposition elements by cast
ing out bait for the weak and vascilla-
ting. The enemies of the Lecomp-
ton " fraud, with Gov. Walker and SEN
ator Douglas at their head, opposed that
measure because it was unfairly submitted
to the people. The people of Kansas, by
its mode of submission could not reject It,
Well, after passing it in the Senate, it
went to the House where it was defeated
Mr.. Montgomery, of Pa, offered, in sub
stance, Senator Crittenden's amendment,
which was that the uhole instrument, and
not merely part of it, CAS- Green's bill
provided should be submitted to fair
vote of the people of Kansas. This
amendment, so just and equitable to the
North and South, passed the House but
the Senate refusing to concur, Conference
Committees were appointed to compromise
differences.
See the result this English " bill
submits the "Lecompton Constitution "
to vote of the people of Kansas but
submits it with condition which is ab-
solutely degrading to the free-State set
tiers of Kansas and an insult to every
free State in the Union. After setting
forth the offer to Kansas, (if her people
will consent to the Lecompton fraud, of
the 18th and 36th sections of public
lands for school purposes seventytwo
sections for State University; ten sec
tions for the erection of public buildings;
seventy sections contiguous to salt springs
and FIVE per cent on the remainder of the
Federal domain within the Territory-in
all, near 4 900, 900 of acres-the bill pro-
vides that "at said election" meaning
the election for the acceptance or rejection
of the Lecompton Constitution,
Il The voting shall be by ballot, and by en-
dorsing on his ballot, as each voter may please
proposition accepted" or "Prposition reject
ed" Should the majority of votes be cast for
81 Proposition accepted" the President OF the
United States, as soon as the fact is duly made
known to him, shall announce the same by
proclamation, and thereafter, and without any
further proceedings on the part of Congress,
the admission OF the State of Kansas into the
Union on an equal footing with the original
States, in all respects whatever, shall be COM
plete and absolute and SAID State shall be
entitled to one member in the House of Repre-
seatatiyes. in Congress of the United States
untiI the next census be taken by the federal
government. But should the majority of the
Votes be cast for proposition rejected, it shall
he deemed and held that the people OF Kansas
do not desire admission into the Union with
said constitution. under the conditions set
forth in said proposition; and in that event
the people of said Territory are hereby anthor-
toad and emnowered to form for themselves