The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-05-06

The English Compromise, which was jus, no
compromise at all, afforded pretsxt for weak
kueed locofocos to desert the standard Of Free
dom and crngingly bow to the Slave Power, and
on Thursday last II passed both houses Of Com
gress. The vote in the lower house stood ll2
yeas 10 l03 nays. Every Loco'oco from this
State voted for the swinile. The vote in the
Senate was 81 yeas and % nays Douglas,
Broderick, and Stuart stood firm and combated
the iniquitous schems with great power to the
last
In the House Cox was handled without
gloves by those democrats who adhered to their
original position and demanded fair submis.
sion Of the Lscompton Constitution to a vote
OF the people. It is stated that he had a speech
prepared against the English pretext and read its
outlines to friend the night previous TO the
passage Of the bill. His best friends are utterly
eonlounded at his course. Prior to voting on
the BILL. the following conversational discussion
occurred, which shall serve TO show the charac.
ter OF the bill aud the feeling Of the House
Mr.. MARSHALL roso for tho first time since the
subject Of Kansas was introduced, to open his
mouth in relation TO IL. The report was the
original trout OF the Kansas-Nebraska BILL
~hat spectacle is presented to the American
people, when their representatives, are engaged
IN discussing measure, the suthors oil which
do not aud cannot understand its meaning.
whether or not it submits the Lecompton Con-
slitution. One Of the managers (Stephens) yes.
torday cmpbatcaly declared the principle OF
nonsubnisson, while another (English) main
tanned the Constitution was submitted.
Mr.. English wanted to know on what author
ity Mr.. Marshall made that statement. He
called on him to name the time aud ACE
Mr.. Marshall replied that it was an inference
drawn from his remarks and asked Mr.. English
whether ho understood the report the way that
Mr.. Stephens did, viz tina. the Constitution
was not to be submitted
Mr.. English said the bill was drawn in good
English (aughter), and he judged the gentle.
man was competent to Judge the IN lanirg Of the
words IN tho bill
Mr. Marshall responded that if that was all
the answer Mr.. English had to give he was
wilingit should goto the country with the decla-
rnton that the authors OF the report were .di.
vided us to its meaning When Mr. Cox spoke
this morning he was reminded of the old hymn,
"why should we mourn departed friends,
Or shake at Deaths alarm
'Tis but the voice Of patty sounds,
To bear him to its arms"
Excessive laughtor)
Mr.. Lawrance Immediately responded
"Whilo the lamp holds ont to burn,
Tho vilest sinner may return"
Uaughter)
Mr. Marshall-That may be the gcnllcmNn's
epitaph
During The discussion in both Houses, II was
repeatedly admitted by the friends of the Eng
lish bill that it did not submit the constitution
to the people, in fact, L was a sheer pretenoe
"a mere excuse for such men as Cox Hall, and
their LocoGoco associates to change lronts and
plant themselves with Buchanan and against
Douglas. But they have planted themselves in
to barren sot and ii their political trunks don't
die. we very greatly mistake tho sentiment of the
people of Ohio.