Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-03-26
Freedom, national; Slavery, sectiOnaIl
LecOmptcn got through the Senate!
The Free States BETRAYED

week was protrac;ed until very late houl
with discussions Of tie Lecompton issue
pgo aud con.
TuEspAy, March 20. The Senate cham.
lrr and lobbies were crowded TO suGoca-
t''a. After preliminary business, the lie.
compton Constitution was taken up, on
nation Of Nr. Green Of No, and debated
By himself, Critteuden and others. The
conclusion of the struggle in the Senate
we copy from the Philad. Led!yer:
Nr. Green without further debate,
moved to proceed to take the vote. He
withdrew the Minnesota bill altogether,
and moved three amsndments to the orig
iual bill.
Firstly to strike out the preamble, and
insert the following
Whereas, thc people of the Territory of
haDsas, dj9, by convention Of delegates,
called and assembled at Lecompton, on
the lth Of September, 1857, form for
themselves 4 constitution and State Gov
crumcut, which said Cjarration having
asked the admission Of the Territory into
rhe Union as State, on equal footing
With the original States, &c. Sc.
This amendment was carried.
Sec9rdly-To amend the second section
hy inserting the following clause il the
ninth line:
That nothing in this act shall be con-
s'ruol to abridge or infringe any right of
the people asse,icd IN the k1nsas Cyasti-
'u'i,a, at all times, 20 alter, reform, or
abolish their form of government in such
L maDncr as they may think proper, Con
grcss hereby disclaiming any authority to
interfere or declare the construction of
th. Constitution of any State, except to
sec that it is republican in form, and not
in conAic: with the Constitution Of the
United States
TIE amendment was agreed to-yeas
81, nays %.
Thirdly-A verbal amendment TO the
eleventh line of the second section To
cancel the word ''cf'' in the sentence, ''!n
the ordinance of the said constitution y
IN substitute therefor the words "arncg-
cd TO-" making it ycad, "in the ordinance
uu,erc{ II the SAID constitution" D" Car
rcd.
Mr.. Crittcuien moved a substitute for
the bill-in substance that the COnstitu
iiru framed by the Lecompton Convention
/. srJmi@,R to lie pe2plc eJ' ktnsos, now
that, If It be approved, the President shall
atmi: Kansas by proclamation; if it be
,g'ertcd, the people Of the Territory shall
call acongcnfion to form new constitution
The substitute makes special provision
against tie occurrence Of frauds.
Several Senators took occasion to cx
plain their votes.
wouIi support MIR. Crittendcn's substitute
-reserying the right afterwards to vote
for the original till.
Mr.. Houston Of Texas would vote for
rae original bill, in obedience to the reso-
ia,ions passed by the Legislature Of his
State.
alr. Puch of Ohio reluctantly voted
scainst the bin for the same reason.
Mr.. Crittenden's substitute was then
put and lost-yeas 24, nays 81,
The bill, as amended, to admit Kansas
into the UEioD, with the LfcomntGI" ~"
stitution. was H.. ru' 'uu i''''' '1'
-, .lays %, as follows:
yt,s-Ncssrs. tim Of RI. T7oaps3r ard WriqH If
NJ. Ei,y of p, Brt3itauI F of Ind '''ssrf lows
nj mrs. r.. Cal from Free S'ates>anl Eayari q p-t,
Tl,.r,'y - Iiy Grcrn a,ll Fo-l If No. johnson and
~ Tr q I.
aEI Hammond Of > C., lTcTsoE and rom. Of .a.'
~ fi.,,,si,l "a se l E: CLAY and fifrair'r' ~ Va
SAYs-N.s,rs. BELL of Tenn, CEITTENDEY Of KY
g ON saFe State and Fo-scudvn and Iiamlin og ie
nl Wi.-a ": Mass Simmons Of l. l. Dixon and lsi,r
- e.. k.E gul Sew ard Of ny. pu-h anl Wntc Of o
W. Douglas aud rruuraIi Of H. Harlan Il Iowa, and
E.yl,rirl. Of Cal.-2i.
ABSENT Bate Of Del, Davis Of Miss. Reii Of y. c,
paired on with Cameron Of IA.
The announcement of the result was re.
ceived with applause and Kisses.
This was an unexpectedly full vote
only tour abscntccs-3 beipg yor aud l
ogainst the bill.
OF the YEAS, AHo,, Bg7er, Briyh', Fitch,
G,ria, Jaes, Thompson Of y. J., and
Wriht-9 in all-nOtoliously misrepre-
scntcd the wishes and the interests Of the
States they hail from. Bright aud Fitch
have no Just night to the seats in which
,acy have been kept by the South Oh pur-
pose to help this fraud, (wbile the two
legally chosen from Minnesota are Kept
out for the same purpose-a fraud Of .t'1"
,r sic votes to aid SlavcryD And Alien,
.JJD.s, Thompson, and Wciyht voted con-
trsry TO the INSTRUCTIONS as well as the
WISHES Of the States they misreprcsent.
Had these 5 Free State men voted as they
should. Lecompton would have keen killed
by : yr on full vote.
OF the NAYS, BELL and CRITTEN-
DEN from Slaves States nobiy and fear
lcssIy represent the old fashioned Demo.
cracy Of the South, and breathe the con
seryatiye Wing spirit Of Henry Clay. All
honor 10 them, and to the Democratic Sem
ators, BRopERIck, DOtGLAs, PUGH, and
STUART, for acting ike freemen in oppO-
siiyn - party vassalnge and Executive
licta,i,a
at Is understood that Buchanan has