The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1858-05-06
HLLLanoNouan. 30


LeComptOn triumphant
The deed is done The 'long agony
is over, and Locompton is triumphant
in both Houses Of Congress.
The substitute reported by the Com
mittoo Of Conference, known as the
English substitute, tho nature Of which
we explained briefly IN our last issue,
passed the House on Friday last, by o
majority Of nine votes. The result was
brought about by the desertion Of a
number of the Northern Democrats who
had previously opposed Lecompton, and
among them we regret to say, is the
/ Representative Of this District Mr.
Cockerill He, with Cox, Groesbock,
Pondloton and all the Democrats from
Ohio, went over to the enemy at last
and by their troaohery to freedom have
sealed their political DOOM
The subioined article from tho Cincin-
natl Gazette so well expresses our views
on The passage Of this iniquitous meas
uro, that we copy it in full, in lieu Of
any extended comments Of our own:
THE vILLAINv CoNsUyMATED.
The EN0LIsH juggle has passed both
Houses at last. The majority in the
House of Representatives was meagre,
/ but larger than previous votes seemed
TO promise Lt was gained by q general
detection of Anti-LeCompton Demo
Gratis, but there are honorable exceptions
which shine with brighter lustre for the
surrounding darkness and corruption
We regret to find that the confidence
placed in Messrs Groesbeck and Pen
IDLEToN has proved to be as misplaced
as that bestowed upon poor Cox and
Others, The unaocOuntable inconsist-
Iency of Mr. Groesbeck will be a subject
Of general remark, during the brief pc
riod in which, hereafter, he will be
Thought of as politician. Had he per-
severed in the honorable course he mark
ed out for himself, he would have found
la hearty support at home As it is, his
own party will repudiate him, and he
will ind no compensation in the respect
Of his opponents.
With individual traitors, the people
will promptly reckon, in due time. As
/ for the Administration, its worst enemy
could wish it no more serious calamity
than this partial success, more ruinous to
/ its credit than even unconditional Le-
compton would have been. Not a North
ern State, during the next three years.
would be found on the Administration
Iside, unless by some possible accident of
division among its opponents, or Of a
local and temporary issue, independent
of the one now raised For the Admin
Iistration it is peculiarly unfortunate
that this trick, which has proved so sue
cessful, not only alienates all respect
from its authors and abettors, both with
the North and the South, but leaves the
Kansas question open, with the prospect
of a more furious controversy than it
has yet excited. This triumph of the
tricksters will prove to be dear bought
and shOrt-lived.
What viii the people Of Kansas do?
This inquiry We will not assume to an
sBer. Time will show. We do not
doubt there will be some Submission
lists, on the principle so boldly pro
claimed by an Administration journal,
of putting money in their purse" II
viii give us no surprise to learn, in the
| progress of this controversy, that heavy
personal bribes are offered to indiyidu.
ais in Kansas, aside from the general
one contained in the bill, to cast theil
influence in favor of accepting the lie.
compton Constitution. That the people
of Kansas, however, under any pressure
of bribes and threats, viii ever organize
under the LecomptOn Constitution, W.
do not believe. Much as they may de.
sire an end of the controversy, we mus
still be permitted to doubt that They
viii look upon the insulting terms nov
offered them with any more favor thar
on the original swindle, aoithom this ad
ditional outrage.
This bill establishes an infamous pre-
eedent which the people will take car,
to choose men hereafter who will no
follow. How any Northern man car
return to his constituents without tht
crimson of shame glowing in his cheeks
after voting a bounty for Stare States
after assuring the people Of a Territory
that they may come in with Slavery
| though but 10000 strong, while, If the,
choose freedom, they must wait unit
they have near or quite three times tba
HuBlber-We cannot understand, exeep
upon the principle that shame is q weak
ness they had fully overcome, before ev
er they harbored such a purpose.
/ We are not disappointed at the result
| We had even expected Lecompton I,
pass without condition. The consum
nation Of this yillainy makes the Re
publican party necessary. TO viii b
| Iinvineible, until an end is put to the do
minion of the Southern Radicals VIII
now rule and reign.
On the passage Of the Kansas bill
there were 215 votes cast. There wer
consequently 10 members not voting
OF these, one was the Speaker, and th
remaining IS paired off as follows:
Messrs. Arnold and Washburne Of
p Wis. MattpgOn and Ron ho, n,v,s-. me-