Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-05-13
To BE Punished.

The special Washington correspond
ent of the New York Tribune, in a dcs-
patch of the 18th, referring to the action
of the House on the report of the con-
ference committee, says:
ssWhen this struggle is ended, Mr..
English will be assaulted by his W par
ty at home for his previous desertion.
The plan is already formed to punish
him."
This shows the extreme bitterness
and disappointment of the Republicans
at the probable solution Of the Kansas
issue upon Democratic grounds and by
the Democratic Representatives in Con-
gress. The Tribune OF the same date
comedies that the Lccompton Constitu-
ton is "virtually submitted" by the Eng
fish bill, and that the people have the
right under it to reject that instrument.
If they are really opposed to what the
Republicans term "the Lecompton
fraud"-to a State organization under
that instrument-they have the oppor-
tunity to rcpudiatc it, and to frame a
new constitution at once if they have
representative population or if they
have not, to do so as soon as they shall
have. ."
For giving his influence to accomplish
this fair determination of the Kansas
agitation. Mr.. English is threatened by
the Republicans with punishment! In
this, 'they reckon without their host.
Mr.. English will be sustained by his
constituents. His efforts to harmonize
the Democratic party, and give peace to
the country by ending the Kansas EN-
broglio, will not only be regarded with
favor by the Democracy of the Second
District. but will receive from them the
reward due a faithful public servant.
From the passage of the Kansas Ne
braska act to the present time, the Re-
publican party have been gambling with
Kansas agitation. NO more slave
States and opposition to popular SOW
ereignty was the first Issue. In this,
they were beaten by the popular verdict
in 1856. These dogmas they have lately
abandoned, and claimed that the people
of Kansas should determine their own
institutions, whether slave or free. Thcy
objected to the Lecompton Constitution,
because it did not represent the will OF
a majority of the people of Kansas. BY
the English bill. hat instrument is
VIRTUALLY submitted" and the charge
that the Democratic party is attempting
to force" that fraud upon Kansas,
is removed.
The Republicans now demand the
submission of the Lcrompton Constitu-
ton, and by the English bill it is "vir-
tually submitted" The people Of Kan
sas can organize a State government un-
der it, or not, as they may elect. And
if they have a population of $4,000, as
they claim to have, hey can Immediate
ly form a constitution which shall ex-
press the will of the minority. Is not
this all that can be asked?
The opposition have defeated the i'm
mediate admission of Kansas under /;
constitution which would have given
her people the full control of the slavery
question, and by that defeat they be.
came responsible for the continuation
of slavery in that territory for as Ions
as it remains a territory, under the de
cision of the Supreme Court, slavery
must remain there. If the English bill
passes Congress, the people Of kansa:
will then become directly responsible
for its further continuance
We are not surprised, under this view
of the question, that the Republicans
desire to punish Mr.. English and Other
Democrats who act with him, for pro
posing and sustaining Il compromise
which will restore unity and harmony
to the Democratic party, and end the
Kansas gambling game of the oPposi
ton. The Republican leaders may rage
and threaten. but their 2rath, theil
threats, and their plans of punishment
will prove alike impotcnt and u~navail
ing.-SenHnei.