American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-03-11

hdilorlal Correspondence OF NE ~ q. Aununct
Horace Greeley in vashingtou.
wAslmisros. Feb. 81. 1853.
The chances for the passage Of Lscomp-
ton do not look so strong here as they do
At distance. There Is no doubt that
some bill providing for the admission Of
Kansas is to pass at this session. but that
the Lscomp,on abominaiion is 10 be E. reed
on that long afflicted Territory. seems here
scarcely probable. Its real friends are
much fewer than superficial appearances
would indicate. Although itsetms prob
able that nearly every s nth American
will vote for it. doubt whether three of
them earnestly desire its sureess. un-
derstand that Hun phrey Marshall private
lyavows that he coull sus, in hirs-lf in
this District much more easily IL he voted
against than il he voted f,r it. The Fire.
Eaters support it. Of urse. as The most
unreasonable and outrageous Pro Slavery
measure now practicable; bat they would
not regret its failure, so that they could
thereby have one more en- roachm. mt on
"Southern Rights" 10 complain Of. Be
sides these, there are good many North
ern Democrats who must vote on tie Main
Question as the President requires. yet
who would really prefer that the bill should
fail. On the whole, | hope it may be
tripped up, or have its fangs rx'racted. Ivy
some vital amendment; and. If il should
be. there will be lots Of merry mourn
ers al its funeral.
They tell characteristics anecdote OF a
Minnesota Senator. who changed very sui
denly last week from Anti Lecompion to
Lecompton. and is likely 10 obtain his seat
month earlier in consequence. A Wes.
tern friend was regretting this change. as
suring him that the public sentiment. Of
tie North was almost unanimous the 9TH
er way. "Hot blasts. the Morrill, retort-
ed the gallant Senator; ''il has no public
sentiment. aud nv hajp He was pret.
ty nearly right as To tue North which has
been: trust not as 10 the North that is
aud is to be. AT all events, there will be
a desperate and doubtful struggle in tho
House. Il is expected to commsnce next
Thursday. H N.
Lsee reports in Nsw York journals that
the Armyb bin Is likely 10 bs revived aud
passed. see no probability Of this. The
blow struck at the Executive hy the de:
feat Of this bill ia The Senate was well aim
ed and may yet be followed up Instead
Of creating new regiments. and thus p,pU
deriog to the drpraved appetite for militia.
ry pomp. and for living on tho fruits Of
taxation, our government ought 10 disban :
at lesst half its present military force, and
look TO volunteers as their main reliance in
cass Of civil war. | doubt whether any
bill authorizing an increase Of our armed
force can passlhis Congress. lhOugh a vol
unteer bin possibly may. Ous le Of the
circle Of those expecting some personal
advantage from AN increase Of the army,
tile current Of opinion is all against It.. |
tear the time that must come in which the
eople viii demand the utter abolition Of
the atandiOg army. anl insist on doing
their own lighting. has Tot yet lawned,
but il Is coming. II cannot come too
soon,
ibeI!evs all the Investigating Commit
tees are now al work, and each With fair
prospects. Ii is understood that the Law.
renee & Stone Committee think they
''smsll woolen,' anil don't mean, /, lose
the scent ill they nose out something. -
Success 10 theml
The House Committee Of Elections want
badly to turn out Lew Campbell, but the
show for doing it is miserable. Though
Campbell's otfiaih majority was only 10
in very heavy pill aud though v ALLAN
bingham took his eslimony last, winter,
when Campbell was obliged to be here, ~.
tending TO his duties as Chairman Of the
Ways and Means, and though no time has
been allowed him to make up that. leeway,
yet there is no evidence developed that
would justify ths House in oustiHg Camp.
hell an giving his seat to VsIan linghan,.
II votes for Lscompton were not badly
wanted. V. would stan no chance.
Ny impeesson is that Bird Chapman
has COOL case as against Ferguson from
Nebraska. but that II . House win not say
81. AMI that nothing will be done with the
Maryl,nd contests.
II Alex. Stephens suJaeeds. as he in
tends. in reporting Lecompton bill from
the Select Committee. and making 1t spe.
,ia' order for week from MONDAY next,
il is quite probable that the House will re
brought TO vote on the min question
aheRd Of the Senate.
The Union OF this morning says Of the
Tribune's proposition tha. the people OF
Kansas -sinoe thew are now held TO be IA,
vCrahle to Lecompton shall be allowed \
fair vote upon il. AMI accept or reject it as
they acc III;
1--WE don't care whether tho m, iority
like or dislike the Constitution. We are
unwilling to take any testimony. The case
has been closed ter full nolt'e Tho yer
dict has been Ddered. the ju lgml nj en-.
tered up. and the execution IS now in the
hands Of the officers. II Is certainly no
time 10 plead the general issue"
Very well: perhaps the Union has never
heard OF the Western fashion. when unfair.
ly beaten in verdict. Of "beatiny on the
execution" Il piH hear OF It before il Ia
through with Kansas. II. G..
,fis actual improeatIon wa, moro emphatic than
this. but rather OFOfnne