American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-04-08
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
The New York Tribune's Washington

The Buchanan men mourn end lhresten al
ternately. The Whippers-in insist that the
House must aud will reOede; but the an
ti-Lecomptonites are firm. and oil say that
the man who yields shall be branded by |
The whole Phalanax as disgraced.
Nc. Harris. Of Illinois. came in from his |
sick room. determined to vote II it cost
him his life. as it may. He. with Messrs.
Hickman and Chapman, Of Pennsylvania.
voted to reject the Senate bill absolutely.
Every anti-LecOmpton member should
still stay at his post. No one can know
the hour at which the Senate may send
back the bill.
Mr. Horace F. Clarke is entitled to
much credit for bis course to day against
urgent influences from oil quarters. Mr..
Pendleton fulfilled more than was expect
cd from him.
The N. Y. Lecomptonites, with other
doughfIces, refused even to vote for the
bill after il was amended thus denying to
the people OF Kansas their last chance to
express an opinion on the constitution
They presented humliating spectacle.
an1 shriviled under the shout for liberty
BohOtiVS UhVh
the Administration was defeated.
The Administration !prstends to claim
several anti Lecompton Democrats as rea
dy to surrender on fnal test. with no
better authority than that on which they
rested their prognostics concerning the re-
suit o.day. Buchanan is down aud the
Cabinet is expected 10 resign. since 1t has
forced the issue and been defeated 10 the
House Of its friends.
: Especial Dispatch 10 the N. Y. Times.)
E WASHINGTON. April l.-Nohing is
talked Of but the result Of the great strug-
gle and the euccess OF the Anti Lecompton
It aliau,e. The opposition are jubilant.--
n So re Southern Democrats profess not TO
care much about it.
: Opinions are freely expressed that the
Senate will finally recede. The design,
il however, Of the Administration Senators
IS is to insist on the Senate bill. and il the
House insist also. TO ask q Committee oI
j, Conference. They believe that the South
= Americans will finally yield. the Rspub-
licans mean to vote against the committee.
n Pendleton and others are dissatisfied with
the suffrage clause. and may vote for the
il COMMITTEE in order to get that amended
a They attempted it to day. but too late.
Every member Of the House was pres
= ent aud voted. except Caruthers, of Miss.
ouui. Caruthels will arrive tomorrow.
In the vote on Quitman's amendment
j" striking out the clause declaring the right
, Of the people to alter the Constitution al
. pleasure, was nearly sectional. Every
'e Northern voted NO. and all the Soutl
70 but Blair, Craig. Davidson. Greenwood
10 Morrison, Harrise, George w. Jones, Mar
10 shall, Really, Ricaud. Smith. Stephens
J, = Underwood. Warren and Whiteley, voteC
,. =; 'Aye.'-tho exceptions including five A
'' mericars.
% The Philadelphia Pennsylvania, Of Fir
Dr. day. says: ,.
Of 1t seems that the disrcputable coalition
ID formed Of political shreds and patches o
o. all shades and colors-A Abolilionists, Ma
hs tive Americans and apostate Democrats
n. have resolved to continue the senseless an
- Infamous slavery agitation, OF which th
ee devoted Territory Of Kansas is now mad
all TO bear the immediate burden.
b. Never was such shameful spectacl
he presented before 10 this or any other count
ne nv. With the sole object Of perpetuatn
1t, a dangerous and Improbable agitation, th
OF moral. the very moral and pious Abol
ls. ionists in the House. Lave coalesce
nd with traitor Southern American and rene
10. 2 de mulatto politicians, TO the extent {
it, swallowing pro slavery constitution, al
ID. the meu Of the Humphrey Marshall facilit
's' Of temper. have embraced Giddings an
il, Granger 10 the name Of Southern submii
g sion to the demands ofa sectional mrjorit
oh in Congress. to impose extra constitution
he al conditions hereafter on the people OF an
lid and every Territory applying for admis'
be ion into the Union, while the trembln
Ia Douglasiles have rejoiced to acespta re
a. spite under any circumstances whatever.
oI The Washington Union. Of Friday, say
~ ~ Of the Montgomery amendments
ire 1t is essentially different from tha! prc
al posed by Mr.. Orittendon In the Senate. il
is, asmuch as it not only provides for sendiu
he back the Lecompton Constitution. to
he voted on by the people Of Kansas. aud,
I'd the event Of its rejection. for the formatic
ed Of another constitution, but provides, ais
by that The State may be admitted with tn
ust second Constitution, il the people Of Kal
icy sas adopt it, by the simple proclamation
m. the President. Thus, the President is Al
ust thorsed (if. under the constitution Of Il
by United States, he can be so suthorized)
lbe adopt in rdvanco q Constitution whit
ON Congress has never seen and cannot kno
be to be republican, and to admit State 10
,iD the Union under it, without the action {
in. il. either Of the House or the Senate.
gas The Uniop says:
nd II the House shall persist in occupyiI
DO. ita present position, the disagreement OF Il
two brouches must be permanent on
Ar. and the cardinal object Of the black repu
vas lica ns-ra non. settlement Of the Kans
SO. uestion--will be successfully accompli
ere cd. We will not pause now to descri
the inevitable consequence Of this result
Len the consequence alike to the business
,ht the country, to its political parties. and
ok, the harmony, il may be, Of the Union
un. because every rejecting usu can fort
son aud adequately estimate these consequer
ce. es for himself. We put the argument NJ
ND. upon the naked facts as they are shown
md yesterdays proceedings. and in view
that record we appeal to every memt
- dnas.aa n I'D NJ IF