Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-04-30

FoRHRY ON ENGLIsH'S BILL.--Col. tOrncY has
BEEN TO Washington, and from there he has
written his views upon the last phase of the
Kansas question, viz English's bill. Col. For
ney seems to feel that the breach between him
self md the Administration is that cannot
be healed. And his opposition has lost none of
the zeal nor enthusiasm of its first dawming.-
Col. Forney may have, and we think quite
likely he. has, hisaxe to grind OH this Lecompton
principle But, nevertheless, we believe that
he has the benefit of playing politician on the
right side of the question. just now, he is
representative man, from his peculiar antece=
dents and his present relations to persons and
parties in power and out of power, and what
he says finds ready hearing and reading among
the people.
Here's his last:
regard this entire English programme as in
the last degree Objectionable. 1t will not be
settlement, but continuation of dissention.
Every National Democrat, who has heretofore
voted against Lccompton, aud now votes for
this programme hopelessly stultifes himself
He win go before his constituents with the
brand upon his brow, and will lose not only his
selErespect but the confidence and respect of
men of every other party. The Republicans
will fling into his teeth his vote in favor of the
Lecompton Constitution, which he has SO often
denounced, his endorsement of the odious dis
tinction assto ratio between a slave Constitu-
ton and one that would he free, and also his
approval of the idea, so Extensively set forth in
the Calhoun continuance, and so ostentatouSly
abandoned by the Administration organs, tbut
o.st"it,eI i.,zshs Epelish bilLl viz the doctrine
that the people OF Kansas may not alter the
Lecompton Constitution until 1854, and only
then according to the stringent provisions of
the Constitution itself What man-is ready to,
take this fearful responsibility What Demo-
crat will make Himself odious by assuming it
As for myself ready as am to assist in the
adjustment of this unfortunate dispute between
the two sections of the Union, cannot give
my humble sanction to this new scheme. If it
fairly, submitted the whole case to the people,
in the spirit of the Grittenden- Montgomery
amendment, leaving them perfectly free to
manage their own affairs in their own way, and
allowing them, in the event of the rejection of
Lecompton, to frame another Constitution, and
to vote upon that, the wh1lc strife would nave
been closed, and / would have rejoiced in tho
harmony it must have restored to the country
and to the Democratic party. But when see
that the new project is nowssimpy to put Lee
compton upon thu people of Kansas, or, if they
repudiate il, to give them over, for an unlimit-
ed period TO the tender mersies of a pro-slavery
organization, protest with all my heart. An
other indication cannot fail to excite the indiS-
nation of the country; and that is, the clear
supposition that the project was intended to
propitiute those Southern States which have
precipitately resolved togo out Of the Union
if Lecompton is not put through Their honor
is to be saved at every hazard,l because it is
now clear that any such attempt would bury in
after oblivion I'LL who dared to undertake it
AT all hazards, sink OF swim, come what may,
put The Pres down against this English in.
Rention. j. w. F.