Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1858-05-07
PASSAGE OF THE KANSAS CON-
FERENCE BILL.


PASSAGE OF THE KANSAS CON-
FERENCE BILL.
Both the House and the Senate adopt
ed, on Friday last, by a majority of nine
each, the conference bill, admitting Kan
sas into the Union under the Lecompton
constitution.
This result (says the Onion is one
which will give peace to the country and
relieve the National Legislature of a sub
ject which has not only engrossed nearly
all its time, but has been means of dis
cord and estrangement between the mem
bers of the Democratic party which eve
ry patriot must have deeply lamentcd. -
We doubt not, and the result which we
announce to-day with unmingled salts
faction abundantly proves, that, with
few exceptions, it has been the determi-
nation of Democratic Members and Sen
ators faithfully to adhere to the great
doctrines of self-government which form
ed the basis of the Cincinnati platform,
upon which Mr.. Buchanan was elected
to the chief magistracy of the Union.-
Perhaps it was no more than might have
been expected that, in enforcing for the
first time after the express repeal of the
Missouri Compromise, and the utter re-
pudiation of the Wilmot Proviso, this
principle, differences of opinion would
arise and great difficulties be encounter
ed, even to the extent Of putting 10 ha-
zard the success of the measure adopted
as medium of its application. Happi-
ly, these disagrcements, which so recent
ly threatened the success of the measure
finally adopted by the Democratic party
of the two Houses, after the most anx-
ious del:beration, were so far accommo-
dated as to command majority in both
branches of the Legislature and the cor
dial approval CT the President and his
cabinet. In reaching this suspicious
conclusion, the most extraordinary events
have interviewed, which cannot fail to
make a deep impression upon the coun-
try. The Lecompton constitution, as
sailed with bitter ferocity at the opening
of the session, four months ago, and de-
nounced as usurpation and a fraud in
the course of legislation upon it, has re-
ceived an Affirmative endorsement from
every member of the House of Repre-
tives.
1t is a curious coincidence, that, on
the motion of Mr. English to lay the
motion to reconsider upon the table, the
usual clincher adopted in cases Of sharr
controversy, like that upon final action Of
Friday, the vote stood 113 yeas against
100 nays, precisely the vote which pass
ed the kansas-Nebraska act four year:
ago.
Thus has terminated the most extra.
ordinary and alarming political difficulty
which has ever disturbed the politics O.
this country Its origin is to be found
in the passage of the fatal Missouri Com.
promise; and its close was appropriately
effected on the anniversary of the inaug.
uration of George Washington as Presi.
dent of the United States under the fed.
eral constitution. The illustrious Fatbe,
OF his Country, or the occasion of his
accession to the Presidency says: Eve
ry step by which they have advanced, y
speaking of the States, ''to the charac-
ter of an independent nation, seems to
have been distinguished by some provi-
Dental agency" We submit that this
graceful acknowledgment of Divine in
terposition in behalf Of the republic is
most appropriately repeated on the pre-
sent occasion