Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-10-07
WHEN DOCTORS DISAGREE, WHO
SHALL DECIDE?
Is the English Bill Democratic?
Democrats Read.
OPINION OF SENATOR DOUGLASS

OH1N1ON VI SEN ALUM OOCuAASo
The Holmes County Farmer of Sept. so
speaking of Burns vote for the English
Bill, says: 4
at is fact that should be remember
ed by every honest voter in the District,
that Gen. Burns voted for freedom in Kan
sas. He voted for the English Bill which
gave to the people of Kansas the opportu-
nifty of voting down Lecompton and deela-
ring in favor of Freedom. Hence Gen.
Burns vote for the English Bill was in ef-
feet vote for Freedom"
To see how Burns DID VOTE for 'Free-
dom,' we refer the reader to extracts taken
from the Farmer of an earlier date than the
one We copy from now, and placed in the
first Editorial column of the Republican.
Below is what the Ohio Statesman, the
Central Democratic Organ in Ohio, said of
this same English Bill. 1t differs slightly
from the opinion of the Farmer, don't ii,
but then the Statesman had no axe to grind.
But read what the Statesman says:
''The Bill is now before us. 4 1t
Is neither clear, .forcible or direct. 1t is
evasive from first TO last and admirably
calculated TO SUIT NOBODY who has
positive principles of any kind. We sup
pose that it is what it was adopted for
1t is neither fish, flesh or red herring
Practically it will enable the people of Kan
sas to reject the Lecompton Constitution;
theoretically, it pretends that it only sub
mits the land ordinance. Admire the Os
trich like sagacity of this device! 1t sub
mits the Land Ordinance and makes the
Constitution TO depend upon its adoption.
No Ordinance, no Constitution-this is not
submitting the latter-of course not! In-
stead of this ARRANT TOM FOOLERY,
we should infinitely have preferred the
plain Yes or No upon the Constitution
we can assure Mr.. Stephens and his coad-
tutors that the subterfuge or rather false
hood insinuated in the preamble is repudi-
ted beforehand He will find the Popular
Sovereignty lion in the path, if the Lecomp-
ton proceedings are ever initiated, and the
trifling pretence of this preamble will nei
ther break his teeth or blunt bis claws"
So much for the Statesman, now hear
what Senator Douglass has to say about
this English Bill and the reason why he
voted against it. There are still few ad
mirers of Douglass left in Holmes county
and We hope they will take this article to
the election with them on next Tuesday
and read it to the Buchanan Democrats
If not, won't some of our Republican friends
see that their Democratic neighbors have a
chance to read these opinions of Mr.. Dou-
glass. The extracts are taken from speech
made by him at Onarga, Iroquois county,
Illinois, on the Oath of Sept. 1858.
81 am not aware that the President has
written a letter requesting the people to
elect any other man except Mr.. English,
the anti-Leconptonite. (Laughter) My
offence, it seems, consists not in defeating
the Lecompton Constitution, but in refus-
ing to support the English bill after Lecomp-
ton was dead.
Reviewing the features of the English
bill, he said:
was not willing to vote for that bill,
because it made distinction between a free
and slave State, and whilst permitting
Kansas to come into the Union under the
Lecompton Constitution with 10000 in
habitants, refused to admit her if the people
were determined to have free State until
she had acquired a population of 9s,42O.
My opinion then was, and now is, that
whenever Kansas has population enough for
Slave State, she has population sufficient
for Free State. (Thunders of applause.) }
| have never yet given vote in Congress
by which l have made distinction be-
tween Northern and a Southern State,
between free and slave State, and |
never intend to give vote by which any
such odious distinction or discrimination
shall be recognized between the different
sovereign States of this Union. (Hear him,
and cheers.) l hold that equality among
all the States of this Union, old and new,
is fundamental principle in our Confede
racy which never can be violated with i'm
punity. Because I aoould not recognize
that odious and unjust discrimination be-
tUeen the free and Stare States, you are
told, and the country is told by ihe WASH
ington Union, and others IN authority, that
l am to be prescribed, and that the power
Of the administration IS to be acielded
to crash Douglas for his oJstinacy IN
not supporting the English bill. Il Ill had
only followed the example of English, aud
voted for the English bill, l might then
have violated its provisions and refused to
carry it out, and still have been a good
Democrat in the estimation of certain men.
daughter )-IF HAD ONLY VOTED FOR
THAT BILL AND PLEDGED MY HONOR NOT TO
SANCTION THE ADMISSION OF KANSAS, IF |
SHE REJECTED THE LEcoMPToN CoNsTITU-
TIoN, UNTIL SHE HAD A POPULATION OF 93,- |
42O, L COULD THEN HAVE TURNED ROUND |
FORFEITED MY HONOR, VIOLATED MY PLEDGE
VOTED TO ADMIT HER AT ONCE, AND STILL
HAVE BEEN A FIRsT-RATE DEMOCRAT
(PoUR IT IN TO THEM; THE HOUNDS DE-
SERVE IT, ETc.) WHAT OTHER REASON Is
THERE FOR THIS UNHoLY AND UNNATURAL
CRUSADE AGAINST THE DEMOCRACY OF ILL
INoIs, EXCEPT THAT WE WOULD NOT RECoG-
NIzE DISTINCTION BETWEEN FREE AND
SLAVE STATES. (That's the reason, and
cheers
III. b. Payne-.Then and Now.