Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-02-08

The LEooMPToN CONSTITUTION. = The
Washington correspondent of the New York
Courier and Enquirer writes as follows, under
date of Feb. 8
Z" The position of Southern Senators is a.
subject of interesting inquiry. On all other
subjects except slavery, Mr.. Pearce of Mary
land is high minded and noble man, above
all tricks and dishonor. He has no visible
motive to vote for this palpabe fraud. He
may be against it. Mr.. Kennedy, his col
league, is SO, Of course.
Mr.. Crittenden is cast in the same mould
as Mr.. Pearce. He also, has no motive to
perpetrate this outrage on popular rights.
Mr.. Thompson of Kentucky, may oppose it.
because he does not belong to the party whom
it would not benefit; for no other.
Mr.. Bell Of Tennessee, is an old Wing,
brought up in a school of fidelity to principle
and contempt for swindlers. He will vote
against Lecompton.
Gen. Houston has no love for slavery ex-
tension, even by fair means. Besides, he
may be the Republican candidate for Presi-
dent. He will vote against Lecompton.
There are rumors that Mr.. Bates of Della
ware will oppose it,
Here, then are seven Southern Senators
that may vote against Lecompton. The
South has thirty members seven from thirty
leaves twenty-lhree. The following North
ern Senators are reckoned upon to balance
any detection from the South Mr.. Allen of
Rhode Island, Messrs. Wright and Thomp-
son Of New jersey Mr.. Bigler, Messre Fitch
and Bright of Indiana, and Mr.. Jones of
Iowa-seven in all The North has two ma
iority over the south. Thus, bare possbil-
ity remains-a barren,a feeble hope that Lee
compton may not go through the Senate"
The Baltimore Patriot says that Thomas
Winans, Esq, of that city, has recovered
claim Of five millions of dollars against the
Russian government, which makes his share
Of the proceeds from freight and passenger
travel over the railroads of that country reach
the sum of seventeen millions-drafts for
which on the banks of Europe have been
brought on to him. 1t appears that in his
contract with Russia he was to receive GER
tain per centage on all freight and passenger
travel, but it was thought by the government
that they were exempted from this tax when
applied to the transportation of soldiers to
take part in the war in the Crimea He &C.
cordingly engaged the services of John H. b.
Latrobe, who went on and recovered the claim
by due course OF law, and, on account OF the
many Thousand soldiers transported, his pro.
portion was swollen from twelve to seventeen
millions, Mr. Latrobe, it is said, received a
fee of $4,000 q month, Independent of his
expenses, and upon reaching Baltimore, and
announcing the result of his labors, was pre-
sented with a check for 100000. The Pa.
tyiot says that he has purchased tract OF land
with water front at Canton (Baltmore)
where, having a contract from the Russian
government, he will proceed 70 the eonstruc-
ton of number of magnificent vessels of war.
The following line of argument in
the Richmond Enquirer, reminds us of the
careful old lady, who declared that her son
should not go into the water till he had learn
ed to swim:
The opponents Of the Lecompton consti-
tuition contend, that in not referring the
whole Of it for popular approval or condem-
nation, the convention forces it upon the
people aoleas goieas. 1t is true. it may be in
opposition to tho popular will in many Of its
provisions, but Congress cannot prove it to be
so, without returning it to be voted upon by
tho pe6ple-and we hold that it should not be
returned fness ii has been previously proved
to Congress to misreprosent the popular will.
On this ground its acceptance IS unayoida-
ble."
IL is stated that the late Mr. Blenner-
hasset of st. LOUIS, who is mentioned as the
nephew Of the Hermann Blennorhasset who
was made so famous by Writ, had in his pos
session the manuscript journal kept by Her
mann throughout all his transactions with
Burr-the same document from which Mr..
Davis, in his lie Of Burr, has given several
extracts. John Mitchell states that il is the
intention Of a member Of the family ut St
Louis 10 edit and publish that Journal, to-
gether with some letters throwing light on
transaction in which American people, ese
pecially Of the West will never cease to TAX
an interest.