The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-04-09
The Lecompton Fraud Rejected!--'rhe
Administration Defeated 6s4


Thursday the lst inst, being all fools
day, itseems the people Of this country
selected that day of all others to fool James
Buchanan and his followers. They boas-
ted up to the las! moment that the peo-
Pile of this country did not dare to run
contrary to the will and edicts Of King
James but, thank God, the sequel has
proven that there was independence and
honesty enough amongst the representa-
tives of the people to hurl back the taunt
of the tyrants by trampling beneath their
feet, as it were, the easure proposed by
the satellites Of this prince Of political dem
agogues.
In word, the Lecompton fraud has
received its death blow at the hands OF
the peoples representatives in the lower
House of Congress. But the pleasure
able emotions we have experienced in con-
sequence of this result, are increased ten
fold by the fact that the people, through
their representatives, have adopted the
high toned, honorable, conciliatory, and
patriotic policy, proposed by Hon. John
J. Criltenden, one of the purest patriots
and greatest statesmen Of which this coun-
try can boast.
The first day ofthis month was the day
selected for drec: vote upon The bill for
the admission of Kansas under the Le-
compton Constitution. In accordance
with this understanding, the bill was ta-
ken up on that day, when Mr.. Montgom.
cry, of Pa, offered, as a substitute, the
same amendment proposed by Mr.. Crit
tenden in the Senate The yeas and nays
having been called for, the substitute of
Mr.. Montgomery was adopted by a vote
of 1870 to lie.
Now, in order that our readers may
understand more fully the victory which
has been gained by the friends of right
and justice, by the adoption of this sub.
stitute, we propose to give the substance
of what is known as the Crttenden amend
ment. 1t is about as follows -
That the State of Kansas be, and is
hereby, admitted into the Union on an
equal footing with the original States in
all respects whatever; but inasmuch as
it is greatly disputed whether the Consti.
tuition formed at Lecompton and now pend.
ing before Congress was fairly made, or
expresses the will Of the people of Kan
sas, this admission of her into the Union
as a State is here declared to be upon
this fundamental condition precedent,
namely /: that the said constitution
shall be first submitted to q vote of The
people of Kansas, and assented to by them
or majority of the voters, at In election
to be held for the purpose and as soon
as such assent shall be given, and duly
made known to the President of the Uni
ted States, he shall announce the same by
proclamation: and thereafter and without
any further proceedings on the part Of
Congress, the admission of the said State
of Kansas iuto the Union upon an equal
footing with the original States, in all
respects whatever, shall be complete and
absolute. At the said election the voting
shall be BY ballot, and by endorsing, on
his ballot, as each voter may please, "for
the Constitution" or against the Consti.
tuition" Should the said Constitution be
rejected at the said election by majority
of votes being cast against it, then, and
in that event, the inhabitants of said Ter.
ritory are hereby authorized and empow
cred to form for themselves Constitution
and State Government by the name ol
the State of Kansas, preparatory to its
admission into the Union, according to
the Federal Constitution, and to that end
may elect delegates to Conven ton as
hereinafter provided
This substitute, you see, proposes
to admit Kansas at once allowing her the
right to form constitution to suit her.
self, and there put an end to all conlen-
ton upon the subject but the friends OIL
the administration who seemed TO be SC
anxious for the admission of Kansas, foi
the purpose, as they said Of establishing
peace and good order within her borders,
have already voted down the House
amendment, and Kansas is likely to re-
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