Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-01-21
WASHINGTON, Jan. Is.

w ASHlNGION, jail 1o.
There is no longer any doubt what
course the administration will take in re-
gard to the Lecompton Constitution. You
frequently see it asserted in correspon-
dence from here, that the administration
are going to back down to Douglas. The
administration are not going to do any
such thing. They are going to make fight,
if they are slaughtered in the field, as l
think they will be. If had no other eyi-
dence of what | assert than that James
Buchanan owes his election to the ultra
South, and is now controlled by them, it
would be enough. The important airs and
arrogant tone of Fitch, in the Senate to-day,
is evidence that there is no intention on the
part of of the administration to back down.
The declaration of Warren, of Arkansas, In
the House yesterday, that the democracy
intend to vote for the Leeompton Constr
tuition, as it comes here from the election
of December 21st, portends the same result.
But do not found my judgment upon
these things, when say there is no longer
any doubt. My authority is higher than
these. The final decision was made to-
day at the White House. A member OF
the House, who is little shaky on the
Lecompton Constitution, but who has earn
ed the right to be counted firm friend of
the administration, called upon certain
gentleman in this city to-day, who speaks
by card The member said he desired to
make up his mind what course to pursue,
and felt that the time had. come when it
was his right to know precisely what the
policy of the Administration is to be with
reference to the Lecompton Constitution,
He received the reply that the Lecompton
Constitution must be put through at all
hazards, and at whatever cost, and that
was the final decision. The member ex-
pressed the fear that there was dagger in
such course. 'Not at ALL" was he re-
ply; ''there is more danger in not dong it;
for" added the man of authority, "tle peo-
pie care nothing about Douglas s,uatter
sovereignty. The only question is aare-
ry or no &arery, and the moment the
thing is settled, the details upon which
Douglas makes issue will be lost sight of
and forgotten. We must put the LecoiEp-
ton Constitution through regardless Of tie
action of the people of Kansas on January
4th."
will add, that very near the same time
that this conversation took place the Presi-'
dent of the United States declared to a
gentlman, who called to see him on bust
ness, that he wished the result of the cleo
tion of the 4th, was to come to him; he
aconld dispose of 1t s0ithout ceremony! As
he made this declaration he exhibited
degree of feeling seldom noticed before in
Mr.. Buchanan. He was about to state,
by request, what he would do with it, when
the approach ofa lady changed the eonrer-
sation.
Isaw the President at the White House
last evening, on the evening of his first le-
wee. He looks the worse for wear. He is
not near so fleshy nor so straight as he was
when he was inaugurated. With Douglas
in front of him, with Walker to right of
him, with Walker to left of him, and Brig
ham Young in his rear, the poor old man
finds himself in pent up Utica, with con-
tracted powers.