Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-05-20

F., VOICE FROM KANsAs.-The Herald Of Freedom
Of May had heard of the main features of the
English conn ronise bill in Congress, and takes
occasion to say:
{" 1t ls needless to say, that if that PROPOSE
ton is passed, the Lecompton Constitution will
be defeated by the people, and then we are re-
manded back into our Territorial condition. If
the people have any chance to repudiate the
fraud, they will do SO. They will never vote tt
accept a pro-slavery government to be organized
under the Lecompton Constitution-they will
sooner hang every man that attempts it.
From the Lawrence Republican, May 6:
AS we go to press, we learn that the Lee
compton bill, as reported by English from the
Committee of Conference, has passed both
branches of Congress-the House by nine ma
jority
Lecompton is therefore passed-provided the
people of Kansas vote to accept proffered
land grab otherwise we remain in territorial
condition until we have 90 900 inhabitants. OF
course we will remain a territory ~
From the Leayenworth Times, May g.
" Our duty as it appears to us, is plain
though it be painful. With that devotion and
magnanimity characteristic of the Free State
party, we should drop all thought of existing
State governments go, like one man, into the
election under the English bill, vote the land
bride, with its Lecompton appendage, into
eternity, and then urge forward emigration,
so that before another year rolls around we
may count a population guaranteeing our ad-
mission into the confederation even under the
high-handed terms of the English bill.
These are our views on the matter, but we
think it highly important that convention Of
the people should soon be called, and that as a
ipGty we shoild resolve upon some definite
policy adapted to the present condition o.
things" .
From the Leavenworth Ledger, May 7.
d" Having found that threats alone are in
sufficient to curb the people of Kansas, oul
enemies have joined threat and bride ant
hope by the means to succeed in their nelariou
purposes. Wewould inform the administration
and lis minions that the government does no
own land enough to buy up the people of Kan
sas. The originators and abettors of the move
ment are boastng that the inhabitants of thi
territory would barter their hopes IN this lif
and the next for grab at Uncle Sam domain
What pitiable mistake We would rather
consign ourselves to eternal poverty, than be tn
instruments Of our owndegradation. Who tina
minges with the people, hears their opinions AM
observes the spirit in which they are expressed
can doubt as to what will be the result of tina
election Our enemies may consdea us fool
and knayes but give us chance at the ballot
box and we will return the compliment.
From the Quindaro Chindopan, May 8:
" The unfair submission of the Lecomptiol
Constitution will not shield it the people will
strike through the ordinance to bury the lane
of their just Indignation deep in the heart {
the swindle.
, This dodge has two features, a bride and
] threat. The bride is nothing more than oth(
new States have received, and which, in justice
will be given to Kansas by some future Coz
gress, when the National Legislature sha
have been purged, as it most surely will b.
and that right early. The threat is that KaT
sas must remain "a territory for an indefni
; period unless Lecompton is accepted. Br
, this is of piece with the bride. Until ii
right of petition is revoked, the people
q Kansas will retain the prerogative to sen
: up an application for admission into the Unic
as State, and the day is not far distant wht
= a National Congress will override the dictum
: an imbecile executive, and invest free Kans
: with all the dignity and every immunity of
4 sovereign State"