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ate bill. Knowing with absolute certainty
that vote for the amendment would not
and could not defeat the original bill, why
did the Republican Senators vote for it
How did they vote for it, as it was not even
with them choice of evils, without com
plctc Remuneration oftheir principles? ?
The vote was an important one, if looked
to only as party triumph for the Democra-
cy; but it was infinitely more important as
signityng the rc,ulsion which had occurred
in the Northern mind against the extreme
sectional doctrines of the Republican party,
The conservative people of the North who
united with that party i'll 1856, and aided
in bearing the flag of Fremont, have had
time for sober, calm rciection-thcy have
made up their minds to repudiate the ex-
treme sectionolism of the Philadelphia plat
| form, and the vote OH the amendment was
a concession by the leaders to the moderate
men of the party
The amendment was defeated in the Sen
ate, and Committee of Conference appoint
ed by the two Houses. The Committee
reported what is now called the English
bill, which finally passed both Houses, and
was approved by the President The En-
glish bill is, in my Judgment, open to few
cr objections than the original Senate bill.
1t recognizes the validity of the Lecompton
Constitution, including the slavery clause
recognizes the right of State to come into
the Union with slavcry-recognizes pro.
slavery Constitution, Republican form; ;of
| Government under the Constitution of the
United States and actually admits Kansas
on condition which has heretofore been
applied to Iowa and Michigan-a condition
precedent and not subsequent, as the orgi-
nal bill did The bill requires that the as
sent of the people of Kansas to a reduction
in the quantity of land as claimed in their
ordinance, so as to conform in quantity with
lands donated to other new States shall be
given before admission, and avoid the diff
Guilty in the Senate Lill already referred to;
and it has consequently boon referred to
the people to decide in effect, "wll you
consent to reduce the amount of land claim
cd from twenty-five to five million of acres?"
| IT malorityvote aye, Kansas is one of the
States of the Unon-if nay, she is remand
cd to her Territorial condition, there to re-
main until census shcws her to have a
population equal to the ratio of representa-
stitution is not submitted to the people for
ratification only tho change in the ordi-
nance is to be passed upon by them Many
may vote against the change because they
object to other features in the Constitution.
! knowing that such vote will defeat admis-
sion, but the change of ordinance is the
only question submitted.
Some scattering returns of the election
held the first Monday in this month indi-
Gates the rejection by the people of the pro-
posed change by decisive mojority, and
such, | doubt not will be the result
Whilst believe there is NJ prospect OF
making Kansas a slave State, and have so
believed from the organization of the Ter
ritory, do not concur with our able and
distinguished Senator, Mr. Hammond, that
the Kansas-Nebraska bin was a cheatand
humbug do concur in most that he said
in his late admirable speech at Beech Is
land--a speech which is conservative, dig
niGcd and statcsmanlikc, maintaining that
high reputation for ability which he so just
ly and properly enjoys,
During the pcndency of the Nebraska
bill every Senator and every Representative
from the South who expressed any opinion
on the subject, except Gen. Atchison, of
Mo, admitted that slavery would not go
into Kansas; and the only chance which
has since existed, had its origin in the i'm
pertinent interference by tic Emigrant Aid
Societies in forcing population there that
would not have, under the usual laws of
emigration, removed to the Territory. 1t
aroused an interest in the South which
would not have existed, and carried thous-
nnds of Southern men therc'who would not
otherwise have gone, But the bill was i'm
portant, because it wiped out that odious
Missouri restriction which degraded us from
a just equality with the free States in per-
hitting us the privilege of removing to the
common Territory of the Union with our
property, and restored the true principles
OF the Constitution in the organization of
territorial governments 1t has settled the
policy of the Government on this subject
no interference by Congress with slayeryin
the tcrrtories--the people, when they form
a State Constitution, are to determine the
question for themselves. The decision of
the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott case
protects our rights during the existence of
the Territorial Government. Although we
have not addcd another slave State by the
Kansas bill, we have secured an important
principle which is to result most beneficial
lyin preserving the rights and securing
the tranquility of the country in future leg
islation.
Another question gave rise to an animat-
ed debate, especially in the Senate, and