Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-02-04
spirit of washington Letters.

Spirit of Warrington Letters.
The New York Courier's letter says:
WAsHreroN. Jan. %.
The bill of Senator Davis, for adding
thirty two companies to the regular army,
and increasing its aggregate strength to
$4,000 men, is warmly supported by the
Executive, Notwithstanding that it sup
plants Gov. Floid's recommendation for
five additional regiments. This proposed
increase of the army is an indispensable ad-
junct of the Lecompton Constitution
That spurious instrument cannot be forced
upon Kansas without war, and war cannot
be waged without troops. The present ar
my is amply sufficient for reducing Utah
to tranquility, but not for continuing wars
agains Kansas and Utah together. Col.
Davis very frankly admitted few days
since, that the troops might be needed to
put down the rebellion generally, obviously
alluding to the probability ofa collision, un-
der the constructive State authority about
to be set up in Kansas and the mass Of the
people there. He designs to meet, by
armed preparation, the difficulty so vividly
sketched by Senator Douglas in his recent
speech. Civil war has no terrors for him.
Mr.. Reuben Davis yesterday made the
most sanguinary speech of the session. He
spoke of carrying war and desolation into
the North, if the South were not allowed
her own way in Kansas affairs. This is
the second harangue of the Bona5astes Or
der, which has been heard in the House
this winter. According to Reuben, the
conquering hosts of the South were to march
into the heart of Northern territory, even
to the Western Reserve of Ohio, carrying
fire and the sword in their hands, and leay-
ing desolation in their pathway. This fell
purpose will do business for Lecomptonians
of Ohio, and promptly bring them up to
the mark of Administration policy.
The Union, the senior organ, wields the
party lash with immense vigor. 1t pro-
claims all anti-Lecomptonites in rebellion,
and give notice that every man who refuses
to sustain the President in the scandalous
imposition of the pretended Constitution,
will be summarily banished from the par
ty, and all his friends in office tomahawked.
This is the way things are done in the mod
ell republic,
1t is said that this and other striking ar
ticles of the same tenor branding the Doug
las men as insurgents, are written by Mr..
johnson of Detroit, Michigan, who is to be
rewarded in due time by the Consulship to
London.
The New York Posts letter says;
WASHINGTON, Jan %.
To day the count against the Lecomp-
ton constitution gives a majority of seven
to the opposition. This estimate give the
Administration all who are considered
doubtful and all those that have not ex-
pressed themselves against the constitution.
The Democrats who, with the Republican
party, make up this majority, have pledged
themselves to each other in the most SOL
emn manner, short of an oath, that they
will not falter or wayer in their steady op-
position to the bill
Ex-senator Foote, of Mississippi, is tar
rying here. He is well advanced in years.
Most great men contrive to perpetuate their
names by a saying. Foote managed to do
that when told he John P. Hale in the Sen
ate, one day, if he should utter his anti
slavery sentiments in Mississippi, that be
(Foote) would hang him as high as Haman.
This was uttered in the heat of Senatorial
debate. The old man has grown WISER
One day this week he said to the distin-
guished Senator from New England, that
he had done him great injustice: had ut
tered many harsh things about him, at diff
ferent times, which be was now satisfied
ought not to have been said. He express
ed his deep sorrow at having done so.-
The New England Sen. had no recollections
stored away and therefore nothing to for
give. 1t would amuse one of the radical
constituents of Senator Hale, to see him
and "Hangman Foote" chatting and laugh
ing at each others jokes. Yet such
scene has been frequently witnessed in this
city Of late, to the especial amusement of
some Senators who remembered the wrath
full SAYING of Senator Foote above quoted.
The New York Times letter says:
WASHINGTON, Jan. 90.
The latest canvass of the Senate gives
reason to fear that Lecompton will have a
majority of two in that body, including
both the New Jersy Senators, Jones of To-
wa, and the protested Senators from Indiana.
In the House, nineteen Northern Demo-
Gratis are considered certain against Le-
compton, with seven probably in addition.
The Fort Smelling investigation seems like
ly to show that the job was the considera-
ton on which money was raised by the eel
ebrated New York Hotel Committee to
carry Pennsylvania for Buchanan. Rich
ard Schell is expected here on Monday
He will testify that he has no interest in
the matter, but cross-questioning will elicit
the fact that quarter interest in the job
stood in the name of his wife.
The N. Y. Iri6une's letter says:
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.
The Douglas Democracy are exerting
themselves to retrieve their losses and
strengthen their position. The States,
which has become the Douglas organ, has
long and significant article on Lecomp-
ton this evening. Itdeclares that no Dem
ocratic Senator or Member of Congress
from Northern State could face his con-
stituents if he were to vote for the accept
ance.
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