The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-05-05
From the Charleston Mercury
WAsuiNGroS. April 2a

Mr.. English, Chairman of the House
Committee OF Conference, gave notice
Yesterday that he would, at / o'clock TO.
day, report on the subject Of the disagree.
ing votes on the Kansas bill. 1t appears
to be very well understood that the House
and Senate Committee have agreed upon
a plan by which Kansas NAV be a,lmi,
ted. The project is this To take the
Lecompton bill, strippeI Of the Green
amendment, but SO to change 20 tain por
lions Of The schedule attached 10 il as To
reserve to the United Slaues the ynbIc
lands embraced in said schedule for rail
road purposes, DC; and then submit,
SIMPLY, the schedule to vote Of the peo
pie accept the Lecompton Constitution
with it. but il thew reject it; then they
shall br reIntnde1 back 10 their terri,ori
al condition, ana Kansas remain ineljpi.
bile I" become S ate until SIZE shall have
n population suiiicIent to ent:llc her, un
der the United States Constitution, to one
representative IN Congress. Every mem
br of the IL US and Senate has been
sounded rs tn hIs views upon This subiec,
aud little doubt is entertained that n ina
J"rlty has been secured in it's favor. In
deed, 80 certain does it seem, that inany
are already claiming il as triumph of
the Administration and Democratic par.
ty. But let us examine this matter for
the purpose Of ascertaining whether a
triumph has actually been secured. and
If SO, in what it consists. II | understand
the proposition correctly, and think |
4 n
do, 1t will, in effect, be the submission of
every part and subject matter of the lie
compton Constitution TO the vote of the
people OF Kansas. For, alti ouch the os
tensiO.e thing to be submitted i. the s,be
dule, yet the admission or rejection Of
Kansas as State, will depend upon tue
acceptance of the schedule. Tie whole
Lecompton Constitution, then, schedule
and all. is virtually to go back 10 the peo
pie tor their approval or disspproval. Is
not this precisely the ground assumed by
Douglas Did not hs insist upon il as
condition precedent TO the admission
OF Kansas as a State 7 Aud, on the 9th
er hand, did not the President, in his
Message, deny Douglass proposition -
Aud was I've not sustained by the Demo
cratic party in this denial, and Douglas
read out OF the party solely upon the
ground Of his persistence in asserting the
affirmative Of the propositioni Who
then, has triumphed, Douglas or the
Democrats You must answer, for nv
mOdesty forbids.
IL Is said by those sho are friendly I,
the measure, that il is "the best they can
do under the circumstances" Perhaps !,
may lie so. But il would appear that the
best they could have done, would have
been to have adhered to the proposition
that 1t was unnecessary tn submit the
constitution back 10 the vote Of the peo.
PIE, rather than have made party issue
upon II, and then quietly gone over and
voted Tor the reverse Of the proposition.
IL rs believed that Douglass has mana
ged this whole matter through Mr.. Eng.
lish and that he has done il cleyerIv.
few will deny. We shall soon hear him
andihis friends boasting of the achieve.
ment; and perhaps he NAV, without pre-
sumption, CLAIM, that he is not only in the
Democratic party, but tba, he ia tie Dem.
ocra,ic party ITSELF
The combination between Seward.
Douglas and Criuenden has caused so
much alarm among those who are look
ing to the succession, that il was deemed
OF PRIME importance TO drive Kansas out
OF the political arena, u, by "hook or by
crook" it could be done. For il is he
lieved that Mr., Crittenden will undouht
edly be chosen by the united Black Re-
publicans and Americans MS their candi.
date for the next presidency. under the
supposition that he will, as Southern
man, command large Southern vote ;
and TO have Kansas, coupled will; this
combination. at their back, would he mo.e
than mortal log roller could think of
without terror. II is with this view that
manv in Congress are actuated in swal.
lowing the Kansas bill, while others do
moi think much sbou, the matter. but
vote as they are advised by their friends.
! understand II is probable some few
Southern Rights men wiIl'6y The track,
but We shall sooo see 7