True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-04-28
A Kentucky Letter.
GLASGOW, KY, April 10. 1858.
Lec0innfon nanong the PpnnLe.

s,,s GLASGOW, KY. April IL, 1853.
so Leco'npton among the People.
EDS. DEMocRAT
If popular elections can be considered
a test Of popularity, then is Buchanan
IecOmptonism the most unpopular doc.
trine that was ever proposed. The
returns Of the late municipal elections in
various sections of the county show clearly
that The people have repudiated the
Lecompton Democracy, and every candi.
date tha, was suspected Of sympathy with
the Lecompton swindle. In Cincinnati,
a year ago, the Buchanan democrats were
triumphant few days ago, the Anti
Democrats carried the election by a
handsome majority. In st, Louis,
Chicago and Cleveland, all democratic
cities, the same party has been successful.
In the state elections, the fate Of the
Administration has been no less unproln
ising. In New Hampshire fol many years
the lone star Of Democracy in the North,
and in Connecticut, the shee; anchor Of
Democracy, hardly stain of Lecompton
Democracy is left. Wherever elections
have been held since the agitation Of the
Lecompton Kansas question, the Admin
islration party has suffered most igno.
minious defeat. These. we take it, are
but an earnest of the future. Their
significance will deepen, till the Admins
tra,ion shall see upon the walls Of the
Executive Palace the ominous warning,
"Mene, meme, tekel, upbarsin," which
shall make the knees Of The President
tremble, and teach him that his reign
of corruption is drawing to close.
That your readers may see how the
rejection in the House of the Lecompton
Constitution is received in Kentucky, l
send you the following extract from the
Frankfort Commonwealth. This paper
is only one Of the many American organs
in this State, all of which from the very
first, have condemned the attempt Of
forcing the Lecomplon Constitution upon
the people Of Kansas:
GLORY ENOUGH FOR One DAY.-Our
readers have already been made aware
that the Lecompton swindle has been
defeated in the House, and the Critlenden
substitute adopted in its place. Six SOU
,hern Americans, among whom were our
own Marshall and Underwood, nobly
disregarded the clamors of the slaves of
the Executive power and Federal patron
age, and stood manfuIly by the right. All
hail to Kentucky's most gallant and Patri-
olic sons Kentucky will bless them and
cherish them as men fitted to stand in the
place Of Clay, the grea, pacifcator.-
Their chivalsous conduct has almost
wiped out the foul blot cast upon the
honor and integrity of our fair State by
the eight todies of the adminisli alton,
and by their action the liberties Of the
people and the rights Of the States have
been rescued from the treacherous grasp
of those who have been trying 10 subvert
them. g.s-t ..
The Louisville Journal has been ex.
iremely bitter in its denunciation Of this
impious policy, and rejoices in as eloquent
terms over its defeat in the House. The
Louisville Democrat, too sterling Dem
ocratic paper, has been bold in announcing
the Lecompson swindle, though many of
lis subscribers have deserted il.
The great majority Of our common
people are strenuously opposed to the
policy of the Administration on this Kan.
sas question, and as loud in hailing
Crittenden as the great paclhcator. Some
Of The American organs have gone so iar
as TO sugges! the name of J. J. Critienden
for President in 1860.
What may be the issue Of this unfortn
nate question we cannot tell. But wher
we see Giddings and Crittenden, Camp
bell aud Marshall uniting their effort
together, we may hope that the fate o
LecomptOn is sealed past redemption. =
rp Democrat. d. E. B.