The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-05-06
The Lecompton Capitulation.

The Louisville Democrat expounds the
terms upon which the Lecomptonites
have surrendered, under English's Bill,
clearly and justly, in the following ex
pose Of the Bill:
Since the terms of equalization, on the part
of the Lecomptonites, have passed Congre ,,
they will, no doubt, be very tenacious OF the
meaning. Some demanded n surrender ut
discreiion; but others, better d: red, grant
ed the terms, which arc not at al difficult TO
| be understood. via
The condition insisted on was, that the
Constitution should be submitted to the peo-
| pie of Kansas. This had to be done, and no
| compromise could be allowed, but the lie
tomptonitos had staked their all en- the point,
| that it was neither necessary nor proper to
submit the ILecompton Constitution; and
that, if it were done, the South must forth
with secode from the Union. They would
give up the point, however, in its fullest ex-
tent, and send the Constitution back to the
| people, provided they were not compelled TO
say so on the face of the bill itself. If the
people of Kansas wished to reject Lecomp-
ton, they should have the opportunity to do
so; and it was to be of no force or effect I'M
less made so by their will and vote; but they
plead to be allowed 10 say that they did not
submit the constitution-to say so, mark it;
whilst it was written in the bill that the peo-
pie should say, accept or reject; and their
vote was to be final. Hunter, Green, and
, Stephens said so in the House and Senate
1t was privilege allowed in The terms o.
capitulation.
Then, again. they were allowed to put in
TO the enabling part of tho act, that any
new constitution the people might hereafter
1 la cbn ha tiaI tba 2 ha,
might provide. The Lecomptonites felt
horror at the doctrine of the President, tina
all territories hereafter should be required t
submit their constitutions to the popula
vote, before they applied for admission un
} der them. They had contended so stout,
, against the necessity or propriety of sub
mission, thai they had got themselves int
5 the position Of regarding non-sul mission u
q merit.
1t was agreed that they might so provide
: inasmnch as it amounted to nothing
, There is now no need of such a requisition
, The fight on Lecompton and the surrender
q will have u better effect in securing a sub
O mission in similar cases to the vote of til
people than all the acts of Congress.
t Then, the whole matter is understood
r. The Lecomptonites are to be allowed to sa
that the Lccompton Constitution is not sub
70 mitted to the vote Of the people. AS we &C
O cept the terms, We grant permission to theI
to say it uncontradicted. The Coustitutio
VI made at Lccompton is not submitted to I'll
IL people of Kansas. To submit, is to pI
under; and the Lecompton Constitution
. not put under the people of Kansas. I'll
is returns OF the election there were submitte
to the wood pile; that is, put under it; b,
), the Constitution is not disposed OF.
The people OF Kansas are directed to So,
proposition accepted" if they want Il
Constitution; or proposition rejected
they don't want it. That is all that is don
v We are not to cali this submission of Il
c. Constitution; of course not
~ Now, if the Lecomptonites arc please
- with their terms of surrender, we are mo
z, than pleased. The awkward terms, tn
people will laugh Mt, are of their own wor
- If they are pleased with it, we have no rig
g to object.
ne The whole matter is now in the hands
OF the people of Kansas; and will all outside
ne let it alone till the people of the Terrific
ad settle it fairly! Some sound Democrats
st good as this Union olds-dcmanded a su
ct render at discretion; and we don't blar
on them, after the bad conduct of their opp
ny nents. But let this bill be carried out nc
~ in good faith, and it will be well. We shi
Id leave the Southern Lecomptonites to explu
ng how those great rights Of the South q
nd therein vindicated, as they have held thel
lie and we are ready to hear how the Lccom
re tonites OF the Free States explain the d
in tinction between ,Lecompton and any oil
at Constitution. They win have hard til
til of il. -t'. 10 .l