Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-07-23

FOR or AGAINST.

Inc Messenger has been urging the De-
mocracy of this County to give their assent
to the English Bill, which with one hand
offers the people of Kansas we know not how
many thousands of Uncle Sans acres, and
opens the door of the Union if they will
consent to tako Lccompton, and with the
other hand closes the door Of admission in
to the Union, against them till they have
%, 420 inhabitants if they will not take it..
The same paper also urges the ronomina-
ton of L. w. Hall, who voted for this con-
temptiblc bribc. 1t says tho Lecompton
Constitution is submitted by the English
bill. AT the same time it swears by Doug
las. Now We wish every reader of the
Messenger into whose hands our humble
sheet may fall, TO read the following extrac.
from speech made July ID, in Chicago by
Mr.. Douglas. Observe what he thinks of
this English bin, which Mr.. Hall voted for
and which tho Messenger endorses.
When found an effort being made during the recent
session of Congress to force Constitution upon the peo
pie of Kansas against their Will and to force that State in
ected By ten thousand MAJORITY felt bound Of
honor Representative ofllinois bound ty every
sideraon of duty, of ndelitya of patriotism resist
to the utmost Of my power, the consummatcn of that
fraud.
We did resist IT successfully, until the attempt was
abandoned We forced them to refer that constitution
back to the people Of Kansas to bc accepted rejected
they should decide at election which is fixed for
the first Monday in August It's true that the mode Of
reference; and the form of Submission not such
could sanction with my vote for the that it dis
crminated between Free States and Slave Staesproy
ding that if they in with the Lecompton Constu-
ton they could be received with 35 00 but il they chose
20 demand another constitution more consistent with
their sentiments aud theirceng they should not be
eeved into the Union until they had 420 inhabitants
didnot consider that mode Of submission fair for the
election is fraud upon the rights Of the people which
holds out inducementsfor Affirmative votes, and penalties
for negative votes. But while not satisfied with
the mode Of submission, while resisted that mode to the
last, demanding fair just, free mode of submission,
Of the people Of Kansas at that election to reject the Lee
compton Constitution, and then make out another in har
mony with their opinions and their principles in
stead. do not believe that either the penalties
on the one hand, the inducements the other,
going TO force that people to accept Constitution
to which they are irreconciiably opposed All say
is that their votes be controlled by such considea
tions all the sympathy has been misplaced. and all
tho efforts made in defense their rights Of
ment made in unworthy cause. If they to bt
influenced in the result by these considerations
He says just what we have said, that
this English bill places it in the power Of the
people of Kansas TO reject the Lecomptou
iniquity, and he thinks they will do it, but
how does the bill place it in their power to
reject it9 Not by submitting the Constitu-
tion to ycs or no vote, but by permitting
them to say whether they will take Uncle
Sans land and the Constitution and SC
come into tho Union at once; or whether
they will reject the land bribe and the con
stitution with it, and stay out of the Unior
till they have 93,420 inhabitants. Doe
lany honest man doubt whether Mr.. Dougla
is right in denouncing this cheati vii
any honest democrat be persuaded by th'
Messenger to. vote for man who after pre-
tending to stand up for tho rights Of ou
people, sells himself and them for such
mess of pottage as thisl This L. w. Hal
who voted for this English fraud, which MI
Douglas so bitterly condemns, is just tn
man to DO nosing round petty postoffice'
land if he smells out democrat who ha
in him a spark of genuine democracy, &C
him turned out. Onco moro We say let th
English Lccomptonites nominate this sneal
They cannot please us SO we'll in any otl
er way. The people want chance at hin
lie will be satisfied with running once.