The daily Butte record. [volume] (Oroville [Calif.]) 1858-187?, 1858-04-19
Lecompton.


compton, in the lower House Of Congress, de-
ponds upon the votes Of Messrs Chapman,
Dewart, Owen, Jones and REILLY, of Pennsyl-
vania. When we consider the fact its refer
ence to the committee on Territories was de-
feated by one vote only, this calculation
seems reasonable. 1t is confidently assert
ed on one hand that, they will sustain Lee
compton, and on the other that they will nd
here to the position they took when voting
upon Mr.. Harris resolution Of reference to
special committee, unless tho Lecompton
Constitution shall be materially changed.
1t has been generally conceded that it
will pass the Senate without trouble, by a
majority of 9. The course of Senators Crit
tcnden, Of Kentucky, and Bell, of Tennessee,
however will lessen the majority in that
body, although hopes Of its defeat in the Sen
ate are vain, under the present constitution
Of that body. There are In that august body
thirty two persons who are ready to disgrace
the government Of their country, by deny
ing the right Of the people of new State to
form their fundamental law. portion of
them pursue this course because it takes a
local question back into the halls Of Con.
gress, and will enable them to agtate them
selves into office, to defend the institutions
Of the South and the balance of them will
do IL because they are the base slaves Of un.
principled masters. whose will they obey, in
stead Of acting the Hon. American Senators,
and respecting the will of the people Of the
States they represent
The Lecompton swindle and outrage upon
the rights Of free people, never could pass
the Senate, was the true voice Of the people
Of Indiana heard in that body. Traitors to
Democratic principles and Democratic usa-
ges, have stolen the position of Senators
from tho gallant National Democracy Of that
State, and in the hope Of being able to retain
their seats, 60 with the administration in
this gross and palpable violation of the fun.
damental principles Of our free institutions
IL was damning act of corruption and dis
honesty, that permitted Messrs. Bright and
Fitch to occupy their seats for some four
months in that body, before asscrtaining
whether they were legally entitled to them,
and more particularly, as an Iowa Senator
has been denied his seat upon precisely the
same objections that are now urged against
the two Indiana Senators. We hazard moth
ing when we say that, the unitcd States Sen
ate well knew that their decision must GUST
Bright and Fitch from their seats in the
Senate, and that the Senate knew and felt
this when they postponed investigating their
claims to seats for n term of ninety days or,
until they had aided to disgrace free gov.
eminent by the passage Of Lscompton.
II is proper that the Lecompton swndlc,
should pass the U. S. Senate by swinde
like this; and il is great satisfaction to the
adherents to the democratic doctrine of pop.
ular sovereignty, to know that it could not
otherwise pass, conceived in sin, aud carried
out by the most diaholical frauds that ever
received the sanction Of government. des-
troying as it does, the liberties of a State,
it is proper that the great anl loyal Demo.
cratic State Of Indiana, should be outraged
aud snubble1 in the act Of admission.
1t is strange feature in the controversy
that the advocates OF Lecompton while ac
knowledging the right of the people Of Kan
sas to amend the Constitution, notwithstan-
ding the proposition it contains, as soou as
Congress shall have accepted it; deny their
right to reject it before il has any binding
effect upon them. although that rejection
was framed and authorized by the govern
ment of the Territory. Is there anything
beyond this simple statement needed to share
that its advocates are dishonest, unprinci-
Piled and unworthy to DO the rulers or coun-
sellers of ssstee people
A correspondent Of the Chicago Times
writes as follows,
Flipper letter writer's aud journalists,
whose pens are employed in the interests of
Lecompton. keep asserting that the admis-
sion OF Kansas under the unsuomitted con.
sttution is IA liked fact, thing already as
good rs accomplished, that the Admiuistra-
tion can aud will press it through Congress
immediately Let not the public be mum
| bugged by these assertions Winter will
close. and spring will come aud 60, aud sum
mer too, for that matter, before the abomi.
nation will have passed over the Senate. The
opposition will dispute every inch OF ground.
Tue debate will be the most seorching which
ever took place in Congress. / predict that
before il is closed the most violent Lecomp-
ISL will be ready and willing TO withdraw
from the conflict. Tue issue'which will be
presented 20 the American people will ava
ken the popular Indignation 10 height
which viii make it uncomfortable to lace.