Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-05-21

''N'NNN W NhN NHl VI NiAN'lN y w utNlNtN.
Poon Puou-rhe Senator from Ohio.
who reioicos in the name of Pugh, must have
had an unpleasant winter of it. His position
on Lecompton was we'll defined, but some
what awkward lie oboyod the instructions
of his Legislature by voting against Lecomp-
ton, but all the time mcckly declared to the
President that he didn't go for to do it,"
and made speeches whenever he could against
his own vote. Lip service was all he had to
offer, but of that he gave literally. Now
that Lccompton is sure thing. Mr. Pugh
has suffered a snub from the President The
latter seems to think Mr.. Pugh a not very
useful partzan, and frankly tells him that his
Senatorial wishes as to the distribution of Of
fees in Ohio will not weigh a feather weight
with the appointing power They had an in
terview the other night in which report says
Mr.. buchanan was very severe, and sent poor
Pugh away in grief and disgust. Mr. Pugh
must swallow his modification. lie is a
squeezed orauge.-Bg6oio Journal
Vorcr FROM KANsAs-The H.raH of
Freedom of May l., had heard Of the main
features of the English compromise bin IN
Congress, and takes occasion TO say:
ut is needless to say, that if that PROPOSE
ton is passed, the Lecompton Constitution
will be defeated by the people, and then we arc
remanded back into our Territorial condition.
| If the people have any chance to rcpudiate
the fraud, they will do so. They will never
vote TO accept pro-slavery government 20
be organized under the Lccompton Constitu-
D. tion-thcy will sooner hang every man that
attempts it,
TuE KANSAS PRrss oN ENGGIsu' Bill.
-- urNar "a ahgrp "a
on the Free State men Of Kansas by the Con-
ference bill, we make the following extracts
from such Kansas papers as have como to
hand, containing references to the new mea-
sure.
From the Lawrence Republican. May 6
AS we 60 70 press, We learn that the I.c-
compton bill, as reported by English from
the Committee OF Conference. has passed both
branches of Congress - the House by nine
majority
Lecompton is therefore passcd-proyidcd
the people of Kansas vote TO accept a proHcr-
oi Land grab otherwise wc remain IN tor
ritorial condition until we have $4,000 inhab-
itants. Ofcoursc we viii remain territory :"
From the Leaycnworth Times, May G.:
"Our duty, 10 appears 20 MS. Is plain though
it he painful. With that devotion and mag.
uanimity characteristic of the Free State pare
tN, we would drop all Thought of existing
state governments go. like one man. into
the election under the English bin. vote the
land bride, with its Lccompton aupondapc. iu-
TO eternity, and then urge forward emigration.
so that before another wear rolls around We
may count population guaranteeing our adj
mission into the confederation even under the
high-handcd terms of the English bin.
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 q parity we should resolve upon some de-
finite policy adapted 20 the present condition
of things
From the Leayenworth Ledger. May =
"Haying found that threats alone are in
sufficient to curb the people of Kansas, our
enemies have Joined threat and bride, and
hope by this means To succeed In their noia.
uous purposes. We would inform the adj
mnlstration and its minions that the govern
ment does not own land enough TO buy up
the people OF Kansas. The originators and
aoettors Of the movement are boasting that
the inhabitants of this territory would barter
their hopes in this life and the next for grab
|at Uncle Sans domain. What pitiablc
mistake We would rather consign our
selves to eternal poverty. than be the instru-
ments of our own degradation. Who that