Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-04-08

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q Lecompton Defeated in the House.
The gratifying intelligence that Iecompton
was defeated in the House, on Thursday last,
was borne over the country on swift electric
wings, and salutes were fired, bells rung, and
the people of the North shouted for very joy.
When Mr. Stephens called up the Kansas bill,
the Cmttenden substitute, with few minor
amendments, previously agreed upon to conform
it to the feelings of all the opponents of Lecomp
ton, was moved by Mr.. Montgomery, of Penn
sylvania, and carried by eight majority. 1t came
mp in the Senate on Friday, and the House
amendment was disagreed to.
Now comcs the final action in the House. IF
the House maintain its position, and there is no
reason why it should not, for it will be but a
double suicide for any member who has voted in
favor Of referring the Constitution to another
vote of the people of Kansas, to turn against it,
Kansas is sure to have the Constitution in its
hands, for ratification or rejection, in some way.
II it is not sent back by Congress, still the State
cannot be admitted until the people have an
opportunity to vote it down, and make new
enc
What ths effect Of this result will be is very
plain to ALL Buchanan foolishly insisted upon
making the KANSAS question q test of party adj
herenca, and those who have voted against the
Administration. will have no opportunity, OF
wish, to return to its ranks. But they will
carry Inc great mass of the Democratic party
North with them, to the formation of great
popular-sove:eignty Republican party for 1860.
Not that they are going orer to the Republican
party for that party and themselves are already
standing alpon common ground, being forced
there by abe exticme pro-slayery ahinities of the
Administration.
| The prospect is glorious one and we delight
| to see the true Democratic doctrine of the will
Of the people, successful. 1t never was trut
\ Popular Sovereignty; it never was true Democ,
racy, to make one portion of the human race
slaves. and if it be applied to the whole nation
giving the iohole people the privilege of voting
unawed and untramelled, the result will be the
non-extension and, of course, take abolition Of
Slavery. Senator Douglas is an Abolitionist il
the most practical sense of the term. So was
Thomas Jefferson. They both believed that the
free will Of free people would prevent tine ex
tension of and finally abolish Slavery. And VIZ
are free to say that had the Missouri Comprom
Use not been repealed, the effect would have beer
to to extend and protect Slavery south of tina
line, as emigration would have sought eithel
SIDE. as best suited it. But the law of emigra
ton is from q colder to warmer climate, an(
now, although the struggle has been long anC
doubtful in Kansas, it is demonstrated tina
/ Northern emigration will totally prevent the ex
tension of Slavery; there being no dividing lin
. between slave and free territory, but all may b
free, if the people so decide. We have and d.
claim that Congress had power to prohibit Slave
ry in the territories but we will now accep
the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, and tn
establishment of Popular Sovereignty as fixe'
t facts, and endeavor to maintain the principle
. of true Republicanism to the prevention of tn
extension of Slavery and its final abolition. LIE
us see that each new territory in which there
any probability of an attempt being made t
establish Slavery, is filled up with free people b
!, organizing Emigrant Aid Societies, and by aid
ing poor but Industrious young men to max
their homes in those territories and if per
i chance few stop by the wayside, while passin
f the fertile soil and salubrious climate Of Mis-
!. s,uri, why we shall aid in the good prospect c
a the final application of Popular Sovereignty t
r that most northerly and most Aourishing Slay
a State.
= At the repeal of tho Missouri Compromis
. there were two paths open to the Democracy
The one Buchanan and the olicc-holding rem
nants of that party, together with the mass
>. the South are now pursuing. The other hi
!. been taken by Judge Douglas and the more hol
IS est portion of the party, together with the ma
a of the North. Had the prospect ESQ much prom
a isad) been favorable that the Democratic part
d would choose the more Northerly path-that
l. true Popular Sovereignty, held by the ant
Locompton forces, there would now have bee
II little difference of opinion between them and Il
/ Republicans. And had there been assuran
= that that path would be followed, instead
-. the one most extremely South, there would ha'
ID been no opposition to the repeal of the Nilsson
j. Compromise from the Republicans. These tv
We paths diverge from tho same starting-point to
I'd wide difference as the paths of the Republics
ly Anti-Lecompton party and that of the Radio
1t Abolitionists of the North although the ult
2 mate result of the great middle path will DO
III pcacably carry out what the Northern Radios
would do by force For the peace and prospe
ity of the nation, the path chosen by the An
u Lecompton forces is the best. And we thai
!, Eli Thayer and Judge Douglas that g there is
20 just God who presdes over the manifest desti,
al of the nation, raising up armies to fight o
an battles for us, and that we are not left to t
of guidance of blind fatality.
is Stick PIN rnERE.-Tha Washington CO
respondent Of the Journal of Commert
~ (Democratic) under date of March 30, says
ey !" The passage of such a bil-admitti
&c. Kansas and recognizing the Lecompton Cons
Az tution-will be a great triumph to the Admi
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