Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-05-28
Opinions OF the Press in Kansas

Opinions Of the Press I'm Kansas.
Below we give several extracts from papers
published in Kansas, which were published af
ter the receipt of the passage Of the English
Kansas Bill. Not a paper published in that
Territory defends !he adoption of that swindle.
The Freedoms Champion, pulished in Atkinson
city, publishes long article against the adcp-
ton of the Leeom?ton Constitution, and con
cludes With the following plragraph =
sit COW derolves on the people Of Kansas
when called upon to vote, to return to WASH
ington such an answer to this base proposal as
only freeman can give. We know what that
answer viii be. The men who attempt to bribe
settlers of Kansas into tame submissiona feel
none of The spirit which antimatcs them. They
would rather remain outside of the Uuion forever
than accept this svindle on any terms. They
hated it first from a sense CT its injustice, and
at every step in lis progress as the gillainy
whi,h has grown more infamous, their hatred
has grown more intense; and we know that We
speak the sentiment of the whole Free State
element ip this Territory when we say that no
consideration whatever could induce the people
70 live under the Leceglpton QRRssltuijan
the paltry acres With which unprincipled mea
have sought to purchase their manhood.''
cit now remains for the PEOPLE Of this Ter
ritory 10 decide whether they will accent the
brIbe offered to them By Congress. or reject ii,
and with it that budget of yillainies, the Be-
compton Constitution. We have too much
confidence in the integrity of the people Of
Kansas to believe that they will accent any
such proposition. We believe that they would
rather remain Territory eternally, than to
come into the Union under such insulting and
degrading conditions What be bought IN
ike flock Of sheep Sacrifice our princi-
pies for the triumph of which we have been so
earnestly eontendng, for fine slice of the
public lands? Away with such an idea Il is
libel alike en- the good sense and patriotism
of our people-a miserable subterfuge, finn
sy trick for sitting the popular voice. Mr.
English and The other Democrats who favored
this substitute have indeed won for themselves
a great name. But what a name ft only to
rank with the Judases and Arnolds-to be COW
cred with imperisbabe infamy. We are as
sured, nay, we are confident, that the peopIe
will administer such a rebake to Mr.. Buchanan
and his satellites as will make them treuble in
their shoes. "-LeoUenWorth City Lsdger.
sHaying found that threats alone arc insnf-
hclent to curb the people of Kansas. onr enc.
mics have joined threat and bribe. and hone.
by tins means, u succeed in their nefariaus
purposes. We would inform the Adn,inistra.
tion and its minions, that the government does |
not own land enough to buy up tue peoplo Of
Kansas. The originators and abetFors af tbo
movement are boasting that the Inhabitants Of
this Territory would barter their hopes II This
llte and the next, for grab at Uncle SANS I
domain. What pitiablo mistake! I'VE would I
rather consign ourselves to eternal nover,v /
than be the instruments of our own aeorada-
ton. Who that mingles with the f,ef,nle bears
their opinions, and observes the spirit in which
they are expressed, can doubt as 10 what viii
be the result Of that electionq Our enemies
may consider US fools aud knayes. but o;ro ne
a chance at the ballot box, and we will ret,rn
the compliment. "-Leqvenaeorth Ledoer
'sFhe unfair admission Of, tho To
compton Constitution will not shield i, Nc
people will strike through the ordinance 70 bnrv
the ID lance OF their Just indignation deep iato
the heart Of the swindle, and thus struck Down
1t will be tranlpled into the very earth wb;I.t
its memory, like the ghost of Banouo will ,r ,or-
ment the party which countenanced It's croa-
ton and cherished its transient being -
Quindaro Chiadoa9aa.
''As we go to press We learn that the To-
compton bill, as reported by English from the
Committee of Conference, has passed both
branches Of Congress--in the house by nine
majority.
"Leeompton is, therefore, passed, provided
he people OF Kansas vote to adopt profered
and grant, otherwise we remain in territorial
condition until We have $4,000 inhabitants
of course we will remains territoryp'-
ence Republican.
s'0ur duty, as il appears TO US, is plain. /
hough it be painful. With that devotion and
nAgnanimity Characteristic of the Free STATE I
,arty, We should drop all thought of existing
'tate Governments: 60, like one man, into the
lection under the English bill, vote the land
'ribe with its Lecompton appeudage into eter
ity, and then urge forward emigration, so that !;
efore another year rolls round, We may count r
population guaranteeing our admission into :