The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-05-05

Gu 81 lasti h SpiVc Vi INC IactiOuS oppOSltlon oi
the black republicans in passing bill for the
admission of Kansas into the Union, which
may be found in full in to-day's Sentinel. The
entire Democratic delegation from Ohio voted
for the Bill. We should have preferred the
original Senate bill but as that could not be
passed, we much prefer this to any other that
has been before either house. The features of
the bill, which induced those democrats to vote
for it, who were opposed to the Senate bill, is
that the people of Kansas by voting 'proposi-
ton rejected" may refuse to be admitted into
the Union under the present constitution.
And this bill is not near so Objectionable to
the friends of the Senate bill as the Montgom-
cry Critenden amendment. 1t preserves the
ancient usagcs Of the Democracy in such cases
and violates none ofits time honored precedents
l. The Crittcnden Bill denied the legality Of
the Lecompton Constitution. This bill admits
| it.
2. The Crittenden Bill gives the President
the unprecedented power to admit State with
constitution which Congress neuer Sd,O. By
this bill the President can only admit the State
with the present Constitution, which has been
before Congress all winter. u.r ..
8. By the Crittenden bill Congress assumed
the power Of compelling the people ofthe terrific.
ry, after they had framed their constitution, to
ratify it by direct vote. Congress never at
tempted to do this before, in all the history OF
our government. But this bill does not require
the people to take vote on the constitution
The constitution is taken as it is or not at all.
Neither does the bill dictate to the people Of
the Territory hoa0 they shall form their new
constitution, il they do not desire admission un-
der this. 1t shall be made and approved Gin
such manner as they the people of Kansas)
shall prescribe by law"
If they do not desire to be admitted with this
constitution, they can form another one when
ever they have population sufficient to entitle
them to one representative in Congress.
What they will do under this bill depends
altogether on the question whether the Topeka
ties shall have the dumps when the election
comes off They had the dumps when the del
egates were elected to frame this Institution
and refused to vote. They had the dumps when
the slavery clause was submitted to them and
refused to vote. If the Tribune and snch pa
pers tell them not to vote, as they did before,
they will take the dumps again. They always
have the dumps except when fat offices are to be
got. But according to Gov. Robinson, it would
seem that they had learned little sense, and
got tired Of the non voting ioolishness, and now
desire to have their affairs settled peaceably.
The proposition to be accepted or rejected j:
this. Congress agrees to give them the usua
grants of land, on condition that they will re.
linquish their right to tax the public lands il
, the Territory. BY the ordinance which The
Kansas convention adopted and which w
published when we published the constitu
ton, they asked large grants for Railroad pur
poses, in addition to the usual grants for schoo
purposes, &c. This proposition Of theirs Con
gress refuses, but offer them much smaller a
mount, as set forth in the bill If then the ma
jority vote, proposition accepted" they are ad
: mitted into the Union under the Lecomptof
Constitution. If the majority vote "proposi
ton rejected" they can form a new constitution
S and be admitted when they are entitled to ont
representative.
The Democratic majority in Congress woulc
not agree to require Of Kansas what they hac
t never required OF any other Territory, that is
that they should take direct vote on thei
constitution. Many believe that Congress ha
! no such power-that it is for the people to de
termine hoy they will form or rati(y their con
7 stitution.
But If the people do not desire to be admitte,
under the Lccompton Constitution, this obec
can be effected by voting proposition rejected.
: So that without violating settled precedcnts
they can in substance, rid themselves of it
they want to-
/ But the republicans raise great cry that
bribe is offered the people to accept this consti
tuition. 1t is not much compliment to th,
: honesty and intelligence of the dear people G
: Kansas, to say that they would accept bribe
s even if one were offered. But what arrant
humbuggery to say So Why! it is identica
: with that proposed in the Montgomery amend
r ment, and voted for by every Republican in th
r House. Yes, Bingham voted for this same 69J
in the Montgomery bill, yet we have him il
: the last Republican crying stop thief! and brib
4 cry! at Democrats for doing just what he did
: few days before. Verify, we thought tina
e what was "sauce for the goose was sauce 70
!. the gander." 1t is the usual grant given to al
new States. Just the same that Minnesot
! will receive, and just the same that Kansas wi
I receive under any constitution.
!. About this JriJe, the Washington States, a
d anti administration paper, has the following:
& As the ordinance is only such one as
't usual in the cases Of allnew States, there is
particular reason why the people shall be il
/ fiuenced to accept it. Whenever they come Il
they shall have Just such an ordinance certainl
oi one of not less value; while the Lecompton O.
o dinance would have given them one seven timt
" more valuable. The Leaompton ordinnnC
% would be worth in land some 500 AGO, 200; Il
le ordinance Of the new bill gives iand TO the
u mount Of over $4,8000,0O0 Therefore v
le cannot regard the new ordinance as bribe
n swallow the constitutions as it is only the usu
At grant, and seven times less than that demand
y Kansas, supposng Kansas to have made Il
n Lecompton instrument. If Kansas rejects In
IS constitution, she will have what she is now offe
cd be the new ordinance when she comes
with any other constitution; consequently,
cannot be especial bride to swallow this ~
Ill We should think that the Republicans ougl
Of to hang their heads in shame, after desertir