Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-23
GENERAL BURNS VOTES.
A Plain Statement of Facts.

presses and stumpers have been attempts
ing to humbug the people in regard to the
votes of Burns on the Lecompton BILL
Fearing to face the music, they now declare
he was an Anti-Lecompton man, and the
Cochocton Democrat saws, "that he never
would have voted for the Lecompton Bill
in it's naked form.' All such attempts to
shield Burns and to deceive his constituents,
is nothing but downright knavery, because
they well know, that his, votes in Congress
were given in favor of the Lecompton Bill
that although he pledged himself to op-
pose it-said he would rather suffer death
than intfict such a wrong upon the people
OF Kansas; yet when the time come his
knees faltered, and he became the supple
tool of Buchanan, and voted 10 fasten Sla-
very upon the people of that territory
against their will.
1t will be reeollected, that President Bu-
chanan sent Message into Congress ac-
companying the Lecompton Bill, In which
he urged both Houses TO pass il, and admit
Kansas as Slave State. 1t was i'll this
Message, that he made the startling decla-
ration, that Kansas ,cas as much Stare
State as Georgia or South Carotina.'-
When This Message was read, the Repub-
leans were fired with indignation, and
they determined if possible, to throttle this
monstrous Bill. Douglas, backed by 22
Democrats in the House, took sides with
the Republicans. Then it was that Mr..
Buchanan showed his corruption as Pres
ident. He went into the market like a
common huckster, offering fat Offices to all
those who would vote for his favorite
measure. Five Democratic members from
Ohio spurned his protfered bribe-but Gen.
Burns first faliered-then sustained the
Lecompton Bill and gave the paItry reason
for supporting it that it he had not voted
for it, he could not hare got any Offices for
has friends! Wonder if he expected such
twaddle would satisfy his betrayed constit-
uents?
When the Bill for the admission of Kan
sas under the Lecompton Constitution had
passed the Senate, the Republicans and
Anti-Lecompton Democrats held a caucus,
and determined to defeat it in the House.
They agreed to support Bill framed by
Senator Crittenden, which provided that
the Lecompton Constitution should be
fairly submitted to the people of Kansas,
and if adopted, the President should ad-
NIT the State by proclamation. Ifrejected,
the people should have the power to call
another Convention 10 form State Con-
stitution. This wus fair proposition, and
one any honest man would endorse. When
the Lecompton Bill from the Senate was
taken up, Mr.. Montgomery, an Anti-Le-
Democrat, who was selected for
the purpose, moved to strike out all after
the enacting clause, and insert in substance
Crittenden's Bill. The previous question
was called and this brought the matter to
an issue. This aoas the test yote whether
or not the Lecompton Bill could pass the
House. 1t caused an intense excitement
Ninety-two Republicans, Twenty-Five Dou-
glas Democrats, and six Americans, voted
to Defeat the Lecompton Bill. They cast
120 votes in favor of the Crittenden amend
ment. The Buchanan men. including
BURNS, rallied-but they could only mus
Ter ll2 men, and were therefore beaten
eight votes. When the result was known
it shocked the Lecomptonites, because
they had no idea of being beaten-but it
caused great clapping of hands and rejoic-
ing in the galleries. Now we would ask
every honest man, if the record is not con-
elusive, that Gen. Burns was in favor of
the Lecompton Bill. But for the purpose
of clinching the matter, we will here pub
lish the vote on the Crittenden amendment.
1t is as follows: f.s .-
Yeas-Abbott, Bdrain, Andrews, Ben
nett, Billinghurst, Bingham, Blair, Bliss,
Brayton, Burlington, Burlingame, Bur
roughs, Campbell, Case, Chatfee, Chap
man, Clark of CT, Clark of New York,
Clawson, John B. Clark, Cochran, Cock
erill, Colfax, Ccmmins, Covode, Cox, Cra-
gin, Curtis, Damrell, Davis of Ind, Davis
of Mass, Davis of Iowa, Dawes Dick, Dodd,
Durfee, Edie, English, Farnsworth, Fenton,
Foley, Foster Giddings, Gilman, Gilmer,
Goodwin, Granger, Groesbeck, Grow, Hail
of Ohio, Hall of Mass, Harlan, Harris of
Nd, Harris of ILL.,, Haskins, Hickman, Kel-
Iogg, Kelsey, Kilgore, Knapp, KunkeI,
Lawrence, Lach, Letter, Lovejoy, McKib-
ben, Marshall of KY, Marshall of Illinois,
Matteson, Montgomery, Morgan, Merrill,
Morris of Pa, Morris of ILL.,, Morse of
Maine, Morse of N. H., Mott, Murray,
Nichols, Olin, Palmer, Parker, PendIeton,
Petit, Petit, Pike, Potter, Pottle, Pur-
rance, Ricaud Richie, Robbins, Roberts,
Royce, Shaw of ILL.,, Sherman of Ohio,
Sherman of n. Y, Smith of ILL.,, Spinner,
Stanton, Stewart of Pa, Tappan, Thayer,
Thompson, Tompkins, Underwood, Wade,
Waldron, Washburn of Wis
,onsin, Washburn of Maine, Washburn of
illinois, Wilson, Wood.
Nays-AhI, Anderson, Arnold, Atkins,
Avery, BarkSdale, Bishop, Bocock, Bonhan,,
Bowie, Boyce, Branch, Bryan, Barnett,
BURNS, Caskie, Clark of Mo-, Clemens,
Jlingmau, Cobb, John Cochran, Craig of
No., Craig of N. G., Crawford, Curie, Da-
'idson, Davis of Miss, Dewart, Dimmick. |
)onnell, Edmunson, Elliot, Eussis, FauIk-
Ter, Florence, Garnett, Garthell, Gillis,
3orde, Greenwood, Gregg, Hatch, Haw-
,ins, Hill, Hopkins, Houston, Hughes,
1uyler, Jackson, Jenkins, Jewett, Jones of
Tenn, J. Clancy Jones, Keitt, Kelly. Kun
lie of Nd, Lamar, Lundy, Leidy, Letcher,
daclay, Mcqueen, Mason, Maynard, Miles,
Miller, Mrllson, Moon, Niblack, Peyton,
Phelps, Philips, Powell, Quitman, Ready,
Reilly, Ruffin, Russell, Sandidge, Savage,
scales, Scott, Soaring, Shaw of N. Caro-
ina, Shorter, Sichler, Singleton, Smith of
smith of Tennessee, Smith of Va, Stall
rortb. Stevens. Stevenson. Stewart of Nd