The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-04-21

deHes Of he people whose trusted representative
act upon such = principle" So say we. Le
them stick to something. Let them not be say
ing one thing, and doing another. q
1--WE have had enough OF this policy. and to,
much" says the Joa,zal. "Ths vote for DuSS
BILL to please the Americans, lost US two mem
bers Of Congress in Ohio, and probably three
and weaned US greatly otherwise" Yet are
publican" thinks Congress did a great wOrl
when it voted for the Montgomery Critendel
amendment, and cries rejoice! rejOice! Ant
voted for it too. Would you admit Kansas will
slavery, Mr.. Bingham, if all 6ss people then de
sired it? Certainly not. Did you, Mr.. Bmg
ham, vote for the admission Of Kansas, few
days ago, ioih slavery, il the people would de
sire it? Certainly did" Oh, where
Hampden and Sidney? s
Here is the article from the "Ohio State Jour
mar Of March 29th. 1t is as follows:
1t is said that the South Americans in thu
House OF Representatives at Washington will
refuse to vote against the Lecompton bill-wil
actually vote for It, unless the republicans viii
consent to vote for Mr. Crittenden's amendment
We earnestly hope that no such condition q,
this win be complied with.
What is Mr.. Crittenden's amendment? 1t i
substitute for the Lecompton bill, and it pro
poses to do conditiOnally what the Lecomptor
bill proposes to do unconditionally. 1t admits
Kansas as slave State, if the people of Kansas
will accept the Lecompton constitution and pro-
vides for the question to their decision by vote
If they reject Lecmpton, they are authorized tC
elect delegates to convention to form new
constitution, which, ifapproved by the popular
vote, may be submitted to Congress at its mex
session. These are the alternatives presented
to the people of Kansas by Il Hrittenden amenl
ment Immediate admisSi n under the Lecomp-
ton constitution, or continuance in territoria
condition until new constitution can be adopted
approved by the people, submitted to Congress
at the next session, and sanctioned by the Sen
ate and House of Representatives.
1t is said that republicans may safely consent
to tho admission OF Kansas as slave State. in
the event that the people agree to the Lecomp.
ton constitution, because they never will agree
We do not like the principles ofthis. 1t is the
same as saying the republicans may vote in di
rect contradiction of their declared principles
because there is strong probability that some.
body else will prevent the effect of the evil
No party can retain the confidence of the people
whose trusted representatives act upon such 8
principle 1t is doing evil that good may come
And who knows the good will be done? Who
knows that when the alternative Of the Critten'
den amendment shall be presented to the people
nf 1iota nd
mission under the Lecompton constitution, with
freee state Legislature and free state officers
already elected, and full power to change the
constitution to suit themselves, to longer con.
tinuance in the territorial condition, with all its
harassing and vexatiouS circumstances? Ger
tainly there will be a powerful party in the
Territory who will so for immediate admission
Nearly all the State officers and members elect
although free State, may be expected to favor
it. The whole influence of the administration
will be on the same side. Many plausible and
some really strong arguments for it will be ur-
ged. Suppose success: and where will the re-
pnblicans who vote for the amendment be then!
Precisely where Buchanan and the admnistra.
tion are now.
We have had enough Of this policy
and too much. The vote for Dunn's bill to please
the Americans cost Us two members OF Congress
in Ohio, and probably three, and weakened us
gretly othrwise. We know by what arguments
members sought to justify it; but we also know
that those arguments never satisfied the people
We trust we shall not have another such load
to carry in the shape of republican vote for thu
Crittenden amendment.
No; let US have direct straightforward action
IfSouth Americans or democrats, moved by jus
abhorrence of the Lecompton iniquty, will vot
with republicans agains it, let them have graft
tude and just commendation But let not sucl
votes be purchased by concessions which canno
be justified on principle.