Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-04-23
wha, of Lecomp,on in the Housei

Some OF our friends are alarmed ut the
last vote in the House upon the Iecomp,on
question. -Four Of the Douglas democrats,
headed by Mr.. English voted with the Ad-
minis,ration members for Committee OF
Conference to meet the Senate and vote
Cor conferccs was carried by the casting vote
Of the Speaker. All four distinctly stated
tha, they had not and shoUld no, rccede
from their former position, but. as a matter
Of courtesy, thought |, advisable to NEE,
committee Of the Senate, to test the question
whether or not the Senate would yield.
Committed as these four gentlemen are, by
their previous votes against the swindlc, we
DO no, believe they will agree to anything
which does not substantially embody the
Cri,tenden amendment. We may be mis-
taken. hut. rs we stated In our article in
our las, weeks issue, We believe LccOmp,on
a" dead"
The Speaker has appointed Messrs, Ste
phen.. English and Howard confcrecs on the
mart Of the House. The first is the ables,
iactcian the black democracy have in the
House the second is man Of some leSis-
la,ive experience, bu, thus far has roicd
RICH, on Leeomp,on, and the third Is man
Of sufficient integrity, drmness and ialen, to
entitle him TO the post OF leader OF the Re
publican forces in the House. Mr.. Howard
is a brave. noble man, aud dhrdy' right.
The country need have no fears about him.
As for Mr.. English. while he would proba-
Div like 10 unite the two wings Of the de.
mocracy upon some common ground, yet we
canno, and will no, believe him capable Of
the base trrachrry Of backing down from
the high position heretofore taken by him
upru thi, question. In the Senate, Green
oil Missouri, Hunter Of Virginia, aud Seward
Of New York are confcrecs.
We repeat, we bclleve Iecompson Is dcad
indeed. should it now be passed, !, would
hc sure never 20 become the constitution Of
the people Of Kansas. That gallant hand
OF here. have already framed a constitution
ior themselves. under which they would. in
the event Of the passage Of LeeomP,on, rally.
In tha, event the great question would be
tried, whether Congress has a RICH, TO force
a constitution upon the Pcoplc Of territory,
that they had no agency in forming, instead
II one framed and adopted by themselves.
Let Jane. Buchanan undertake 10 DO this,
and SEE how lar he would &, with his fed
eral troops In such an event, they would
be invited to " hospltablc graves" and all
Who should succeed them would End the
sane entertainment a, Lass. wercGrct that
any member Of the House, Who had pa,
himself upon record Again;t the most 81
can,ic swindle ever introduced into legi.-
latiyc body, should show any kind Of dis
position even TO oonf,r Tor single moment
with ihose fayoring the measure. Yet we
will not believe tha, MeSrs. English, Jones.
Pcndlc,on. and Hall will ever rcccde % far
a. to vote for anything which does not a,
lca,, recognize the grca, principle VI popu-
lar sovereignty. For them To back down
now. after standing Grin through the ,hIckcs,
Of the eight. would BE- to make themselves
the .corn and dcri,ion Of all honorable men,
in every section Of the country. We don't
believe they viii DO 1t.