The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-09-09

long letter To his constituents, in the course
of which he shows that the conference meas
ure was better for the South than the orig
inal Lecompton bill of the Senate. His re-
marks are worthy of particular attention in
this latitude. We quote the following pas
sages
LEcoMPTOS NOT SUBMITTED.
There is nothing in the language or
spirit of that act to warrant the assertion
that it submitted the Lecompion Constitution
TO vote of the people, but much to CONTRA
dict the assertion; for it acknowledged that
constitution to be the act of the people of
Kansas, to be Republican in form, and TO be
acceptable TO Congress, but declared that the
terms of admission demanded by Kansas
were unacceptable, proposed other terms and
submitted them TO a vote Of the people. 1t
is true that the people might vote against
the terms proposed, not beclusc they were
unacceptable to them, but because the Lc-
compton constitution was unacceptable to
them. But what had Congress to do with
the motives of the people of Kansas? 1t could
not legislatc reasons tor their acts into or
out of their heads"
BETTER FOR THE SOUTH THAN LECJMPToN.
"Hence, repeat, there is no objection to
the Conference bill that does not obtain
against the Senate bill. There arc no OBJ
jectionS to the Senate bill that do not obtain
against the Conference bill. The Senate
bill, by the Grcen-Pugh amendment, de-
clared the right of the people of Kansas 'at
all times to alter, reform or abolish their
form of government, in such manner rs
they may think proper, Congress hereby
disclaiming any authority to interfere" &c,
which truiSm seemed like an apology TO
Black Republicans in and out of Kansas,
for admitting her under the Lecompton con-
stitution, and suggestion to them TO come
in, and Immediately thereafter to change
their constitutional policy which some Of
them advocated. Again, the Senate bill
made no provision about Kansas in case Of
her refusal TO come into the Union under the
LecomptoG constitution. The Conference
bill is free from the Green-Pugh amendment
and declares if Kansas refuse the terms
therein proposed, she shall not be admitted
into the Union till sit is ascertained ~
census, duly and legally taken, that the pop
ulation of said territory equals or exceeds
the ratio of representation required for II
member of the House of Representative Gf
the Congress of the United States '-l de-
claration by law of sound general principle
which may tend To suppress those frequent
conventions that have destroyed all peace in
Kansas aud in Congress, and may keep her
a Territory for many years, where under the
Nebraska act and the Dred Scott decision,
Southrons have a right to carry and hold
slaves"
This is the beautiful English bill, which
the Democracy of Indiana have deliberately
resolved to acquiesce in, and to sustain as a
test of party fidelity. This is the grand is
sue to be passed upon by the people of this
State at the coming election Southern
Democrats have frank, manly way of
speaking, which their Northern ailies are as
scrupulous to avoid. The latter dodge, and
quibblc, and lie, to cheat the people but
Senator Clay gives the plain English o. the
whole business. Let every honest voter
carefully read his exposition of the Confer
cnce bill, and see the effect of his vote for q
Democratic Congressman.
: But this is not all. Mr. Clay candidly
owns that the bill offered "strong induce
mcnts to the people of Kansas to come in
as a slave State. Hear him:
THE BILL CONTAINED BEIEE AYD \ THREAT
/ think nothing was lost ny the Senate in
. the Conference Kansas act either in the alb
! stract or the concrete. in principles or prac-
teal results. 1t maintained the right OF the
people to form n slavcholding State in terri
/ tory north OF GO so, proposed to admit such
a State, on equal terms with other new
States, and offered her strong inducements
TO come into the Union, by declaring it she
did not accept the terms proposed she should
stay out till she attained the population that
would entitle her to one representative.
! This, then, was "lcaving the people
perfectly free to choose or reject slavery,
Z was it?
WHAT THE SOUTH has GAINED.