Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-09
Then and Now.

The Locofoco papers in this Congress
sional District, now deny that BURNS voted
in Congress with that party who attempt
ed to fasten the Lecompton Constitution
upon the unwilling necks of the People of
Kansas. What are the facts? Let the
Holmes County Former speak for itself.
That paper of Feb. 4, says:
"On Monday test yose was had in the House
on the Admission of Kansas under the Lecomp-
ton Constitution The test consisted of mo-
ton, by Mr.. Harris, of Illinois, to refer the
Presidents Message on that subject to select
Committee for the purpose of inquiring into the
alleged frauds accompanying said Constitution.
The motion was carried. and this is believed by
many 10 be fatal TO the instrument. If the in
vestigation does not kill it, delay will, as the
great argument of the President and that on
which every northern vote it gets is predieated,
Is, to rush the Territory In rs Il State and have
done with the difficulty. But this committee
to which the matter is referred Nil not make
report until a new Constitution, which is now
authorized by the Territorial Legislature, is pre-
sented, duly made and ratified by the people
Mr.. Harris motion was carried by vote of lis
yeas to Ill NAYS. All the Democratic members
from q. except PENDLE1oN and MILLER stood by
the side of popular sovereignty and voted for the
motion. Gen. BURNS was firm upon this prinel-
pie and true TO his constituents. La such
course he will be most emphatically and tri-
umphantly sustained by the Democracy of this
District"
The above article asserts that Gen.
BURNS voted with the anti-Lecompton De-
mocrats of the Northern States against
Lecompton. Did he so votea We again
let the Farmer speak for itself. That pa
per of Feb. Is two aceeks after the above
extract was penned says:
"In speaking of Gen. Burns, last week, in con-
nection with Mr.. Harris, resolution to refer the
Presidents message on the Lecompton Consti-
tuition TO special committee, We made an error,
Mr.. BURNS voted against this resolution and in ia
vor of referring to the regular committee on Ter
ritories, ,Aich ras the LecomEton side Of the q,Ses
ton. We were led into the error by statement
to that effect, in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Again, in the Farmer of Feb. 25, the
Editor speaking of the abuse which the
Republican papers of the District were
heaping upon Gen. BURNS for having SO
shamefully betrayed his constituents and
the entire North, says:
"Gen BURNS seems to have attracted general
notice from the reckless and unprineipled Black
Republican papers. who are violent in their
abuse of him, because being COMMITTED
AGAINST the Lccon,pton Constitution he rotod
Nth those IN its faror!
Again, in the Farmer of March Is, We
find the following:
John K Miller, Of Mt. Vernon, who wants
consulship, has called a Leeompton meeting at
that place and announced the Hon. VIM. Allen,
Hon. David Tod, and Hou. Thos. W. BARLEY to
address the same"
These men are out and out Lecompton-
ties, and were among the first to advocate
the denomination of BURNS. Do you sup
pose that this would have been the case
had they not known to certainty that
BURNS was with thenls Yet, noly, these men
also deny that they ever favored Lecomp-
ton. What world we live in.
Again, in the Farmer Of March Is, we
find the following paragraph touching up
President BUCHANAN for the share he took
in the attempt to force Lecompton upon an
people: