Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-04-29
English,s subterfuge.

TIE vote on Enghsh's Lecompton sub
stitute on Saturday did not postpone its
consideration until the second Monday In
May. Mr. Hill, on Friday, moved 10 post
pone, which was carried by IOS to 1O4;
then motion to reconsider was made, with
a motion 10 lay that on the table, pending
which the House adjourned. On Saturday
the motion to reconsider and TO lay that
motion on the table were lost, los 10l;
then the question recurring on the original
motion to postpone until the second Mon
day in May, Mr.. Washburn moved call
of The House. Here there is some omis-
sion by telegraph, but it appears Mr. HUI
ehes moved the previous question, which
was negatived. Had it carried this would
have brought to direct vote the report of
the committee. The House then adjourn
ed by vote of LOG to 80.
We cannot see anything encouraging to
the A Anti-Lecomptonites in this natter
The Administration no doubt has the power
to carry Mr.. English's plan through, yet,
anxious to get back all the disafected
Douglas men possible, delay in the vote
may by, therefore, polite even for the Le-
comptonites-
The telegraphic correspondence of the
New York Tribune gives, the doings CT
Friday. After the vote to postpone was
first carried, the dispatch says:
The Lecomptonites are thunder-struck
by their defeat to-day. The Administra-
tion was perfectly confident of success
Messrs. Cobb, Brown, Thompson end 9TH
er Cabinet officers were present on the floor
with the ladies of their families in the gal
lery to witness the expected triumph
More discounted men never walked out of
the Hall of the House of Representatives
than the Lecompton Leaders to-day
Their rage is turned particularly against
Messrs Quitman Miss Bonham Is. CO.
Shorter and Stallworth (AIa.,) and Hill
and Trippe (Ga., could not be driven or
pressed into sanctioning Mr.. English's con-
trivance.
The same letter says that the bill has
been modified from hour to hour, and f.
nally was presented in very different shape
from What it was originally. After the
vote to postpone, on which vote Cox and
Lawrence of Ohio had voted nay, they
changed their votes to aye, producing great
sensation, as their support had been calcu-
lated upon by Mr.. English.
On the introduction of the Committees
Report into the Senate, Mr.. Seward gave
in brief the character of the bill of bribes,
as follows:
Mr.. Seward, from the minority, namely,
himself and Mr.. Howard of Michigan, ex-
planned that the minority were of the opin-
ion that the people of Kansas ought not,
under any circumstances, to be subject
again to vote on the Lecompton Consti-
tuition, which they have already rejected; i;
and further, if the question be submitted, it
should be submitted in a fair, just and
equal manner. But this is one sided, of
fering admission into the Union, and dona-
tions ofp'lblic lands, if they will come in
under the Lecompton Constitution, but
throwing them back until they have suffi-
cient population, and offers no lands if they
vote against Lecomptcn. Besides, the form
of submission is eyasive. 1t does not OPEN
ly mention Lecompton, although it is like
the vote for Napoleon-you can vote only
Yes or No, if not for him you cannot vote
for any body else. The minority could
not believe that this measure would be ac-
ceptable to the people of Kansas.
This bill does not provide for vote on
Lecompton, but it provides for vote, for
or against grant of five millions of land
for railroad purposes in the Territory; and
if the people vote for the grant, then the
Lecompton Constitution is accepted and
the Presidents proclamation admits the
State, if they vote against the grant Kan
sas is not in the Union and cannot come
in until it has by an official census, a pop
ulation sufficient to give her member Of
Congress; thus postponing its admission
indefinitely, as there will be no official CEN
sus until 1860, under which census the IA
tio of representation will be so decreased
that it will require, probably, 10000 pop
ulation for one member, whereas, now it
requires $4,000 and fraction.
The bribe is tempting and We expect to
see it successful Cleveland Herald.