The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-04-30
The ErIbc aud THREAT. What is said Of il.

Ii is almost impossible to say too much in
denuncia,i,n of the English movement TO
make Kansas slave State. We append a
few extracts from leading papers in relation
toll First in order we give what is said OF
il BY Col. John W. Forncy, OF the Philadel.
phia Press. lie writes from Washington, in.
dignantly regulating it as follows:
"The proposition of submission is adroitly
prc,cuted; but the fact which will strike the
popular heart everywhere, and which is sig.
naily consistent with the whole tTickery OF
this entire Lecomp,on business, is this: that
If the people ol Kansas will vote for the Lee
compton Constitution, then, and in that case,
they will be admitted into the Union but IL
they reject L.. they must wait the time when
they have reached population sufficient TO
entitlo them tn Representative, (93,00O at
present, and about l20, 900 under the new APP
portionment OF 1907 which will keep them
ont four or five years longer, leaving them in
the meantime under the control OF the same
pro.slayery influence which has oppressed
them from the beginning. In other words,
Iecompton, with its protection and perpetual
ton of slavery shall be made the Constitution
OF Kansas, with population, according TO
the accounts of the yro.slsyery men them
selves, OF not more than $4,000; while. ii the
people reject il. and proceed TO make con-
stitution OF their own, they will be kept knock
inc at the doors OF Congress until they have
attained the requisite ratio OF population -
The English bill, in order TO secure the sup
port of the Southern extremists, omhs that
norton oftAe original Senate bn reported by
Seaator Green upon NhieA 50 much stress rds
laid for hs purpose of oaptnrisg tceak Demo-
crats, that procldiaed the doctrine Hat tie peo-
pie Of Kansas could immediately proceed 10 alter
tAs Lsc0n,pton Consultations outside Of ths pro-
risiOHs Of h0 Consultations uSeG. You will
recolleet that, on this theory. powerful APP
reals have been made to the people Of the
North TO agree 70 l.ecompton. Mr.. Buckaew,
of our State Senate. based his plausible, vet
unsound, report upon il, while John Van
Buren, and Others rung the changes upon it
until il was elevated into new article OF the
Democratic faith. But now Mr.. English, in
ord,r to obtain the support of the seventy-six
Southern Democrats in the House, who late
ly voted to strike out that provision, deiiber.
uiCly crpaigrs from he ReW programme,
and 50 iedres LecomP,oR purely and simply a
pro-slarery Constellation.
This plan l. the Inauguration not only of
w" 'Nf mus NNNtNnns IL u
flying III the face of the entire action OF the
Democratic party. No man who votes for il
from free State can ever expect to stand be-
fore the awful tribunal OF popular Indignation
aud Investigation. In 1855 the entire Demo-
cratic party voted for the admission OF Kan
sas. when the number Of her population was
far below what i, il at the present day. and
in 1855 the Administration planted itself upon
the theory that the Kansas-Nebraska bill was
an enabling act OF itself. and now, TO cap the
climax, we have Mr.. English coming forward
with a proposition to admit Kansas into the
Union with pro. slavery Constitution, in the
face of the admission that the population of
the territory is but $4,000; rhite IN the same
6il, ne takes care 10 insert proA'biiioH against
Asr admission under any other Consultations an
G she has attained Rsc and Increased ratio
9PoPulatiOH -
The New York Tribune says oft:
"Now it Is not to be denied that the rascal
~ ingenuity or ingenious raseality Of this
project Is very deeided-qui,e above the range
OF Englsh's capacity. We believe Stephens
Is its original inventor. though he doubtless
proh'ed by the friendly suggestions of others.