The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-04-17
pro,pce,s OF a Comrrumise.

. ives 10 nGHcTe 10 tneir amendment 10 thc
Lecomp;on Bill, the idea was conveyed that
this was the end of the matter-in short,
that nothing but a complete backing down
on the part Of either the Senate or House
ropId save the bill. AID as such 4 thing was
no. TO be looked for, the whole Kansas cues
ton r,;sl., he regarded as disposed Of for
the present session. In this statement we
had followed, Gas we make 10 claim Of being
adopts in the niceties of parliamentary law
ourselves) some of the Washington letter
writers, who, we thought, ought to know.
II appears, however, after the Kansas bill
was voted upon a second time in the House,
and ihat body resolved to GdieTe to its
amendments, it was again returned to the
Senate, which body was competent still to
recede from, insist uron, or adhere to IT'S
vote on the House amendment, and III case
Of non-concurrence, could ask for commit
tee Of conference. Gar record of congress
sionaI proceedings shows that the Senate
have voted to insist on its previous vote re-
jecting the House or Montgomery amend
I ment. and asls for a committee Of conference,
! having appointed Messrs Green, Hunter, and
| Seward as such committee on the part Of the
/ Senate l, is now confidently stated, that
/ frem the time of the first defeat OF the
Senate Lecompton bill in the House, it be-
came the purpose OF the friends Of the nIea-
sure to modify it in some shape so as &c Sc
! cure for it the vote OF the entire democratic
I party and that this explains the readiness
with which tie friends Of thcs Senate ill
agreed 10 the Fastening the measure to its
final vote in both houses. Had the admin
istration been fully set in its purpose ul-
tilua;cly to force the Senate bill ;hrougl. the
House, and to take nothing else, it could
certainly have had no hope of success
except in delay. The President, however,
beyond attem. ting 10 force measure which
he regarded as essentially just through the
House, doubtless also feels deep anxiety to
maintain the unity OF the democratic party,
and for ;:.is purpose is willing to make con
cassious. After al, the only substantial
point Of difference between the S,nate bill
and the House amendment Is, that the one
submits the LycJ:.rtOa constitution 10 vote
OF the people and tic other does not. If
the President should yield tha point Of
submission. lie would make no sacrifice of
consistency, for in lis message 20 Congress
he freely admits that it Cugh; - have been
done Tie New York Neya}l, which is ty
many regarded as more the se!l:-oi,i-i.. or
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has wei considered article, tores"aio"iag
that The purpose u the administration Is to
ivy tr-ar,,.r, hi. co-r,,i,.o.. of rot, rrrc,ro
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sl-ht no4!4!c-t!Cn, 10 the adoption oi the
Crttcndcn amendment. I0rH6y's Ihtia- +
Mi, Pros res-ouIs TO this article with
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vcXed con;FoTerasy. The following Is For .
news article:
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con,,,rr and Ic,vcs il IN the neoDIe of Kan I
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ch,nan In his message desired sl5i,Id be /.
done :
I'd II establishes the nrincfple that no I.
STATE shall bp here admitted int. the Union .
i,.fcr,. i,s Cons.itn,ion shall bava bren sub- .
United TO vote Of the people. or be unqual- ,
ifedlv aruroyed by them. This priuciple !
Vr T;,ri.ran recommended ia his Iuess.c,e .
as or. fat op.Lt IN l.. established in an .
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stitu,ion itself. that il should be submitted
to the people for approval or rejection.
1t SuStains the South slaves States IN their
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