Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-02-27
Prospects Of the Kansas Bill.

WASHINGTON, Sunday, Feb. y, 1853.
There is an unexpected, and il may be insur.
mountabc difficulty to the speedy execution Of
the programme of Senator GREEN and the L.
comptonitcs. 1t was their intention, and is still
so far as can learn, to press the LccomptOn
Constitution through the Senate without the
least delay and then, that it shall be as hurried
" rushed through the House. Unfortunately
for them, however, there CRISIS tie ,cidcS diDc,-
cj,cc ri construction amongst NE Lccomptonitc'
IN respect 10 The po'ccr If Tie peopIe IF Kansas
10 alter and amend Heir fj0me Of state GorcrR-
n,ciii j,'io1 In 1864, Mc time ,cbich prcsc,ibcs
Some Northern Democrats, who have gone with
them thus far refuse TO 20 one step further
unless the people there are empowered by
law, in manner admitting no contrariety OF
opinion, to throw off the incubus Of hateful
Constitution, which nobody prctends to support,
as cmbodying the consent of the governed
The ultra Southern men, the followers of the
Richmond South, the New Orleans Dc}td and
the Charleston WercWy-who, ut the beginning
of BCCnANAN's Administrations rcyicd him in
in every way, imputing the most improper mo-
tiyes to his public acts-now that they see d
chance of securing Kansas as Slave State, adj
VOcatc his Kansas policy. and refuse to make the
slightest concession to the other side. each mo-
mcnt fearful that the prize will slip away from
their grasp. CALHOrN, only few days ago
their idol, to whom they offered up all praise.
is by his recent letter. consigned bv them to
everlasting infamy they hate him for c,incing
a Willingness TO correct the fraudulent returns
from Delaware Crossing when the fraud had
been made as clear as day to everybody. One
wing Of the Lecomptontes then insist upon d
declaration in the law against the 1864 pro,is-
ion, while the other wing as strenuousy resist
il. To heal this division in the ranks at this
critical moment was the moving cause for the
call of Il Democratic caucus which was pustpon-
cd, and when it assembled at last gave by its
debate no hope of compromise on this point
1t was again called for on Wednesday last but
no ground having been gained toward the OBJ
jcct sought, 1t was postponed TO the call Of the
chairman.
There is an oc17cdcining mqjouitg, when the
question comes squarcly before the House. who
will vote in provision emDorctHg the pcopi,
II Kansas IN ch0agc their CoRyfit,diou Whc,,crel
they pic0se 10 do So. and when this shall be done
and the question will rccur ON Iccompton, It.
amended, there will be arrayed against its pas
sage a large number Of Southern members
Under the circumstances. no Southern member
can refuse to vote for such provision, least Of
all can they when their constituents understand
the position assumed by IOOMBs, of Georgia
and Others in the House as well as in the Sen
ate. If Lecompton, say they undisgusedly, be
the Constitution under which Kansas shall be
admitted as State into the Union, then slave
institutions for the next six years are implanted
there, TO grow and tasten themselves upon all
matters of domestic policy. regardless and unaf-
fccted by the popular voice. They are there by
supreme law, and to touch them is to inauguratt
revolution and aggression upon the South
against Southern States will do more than clam.
or.
l. is rumorcd that one or two Louisiana mem.
bers have Joined the anti-Lecompton ranks.