White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-05-13
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fecompton Passed
As We intimated last week, n .bnl to
admit Kansas has beep patched. up and
passed. Both the LecdmptOn and he
AntiLec0mptoa Democrats have imita'
Ted tie example Of tha.tsnperance parson
who objected 10 edriuking cider, but II
they salRLit juice fIho apple. hewoala
70 i'll ne Lecompt0n Democrats. after
oppdsins the Montgomery amendment,
hayssyoEed for something which wilEpro-
duce Che same result and majority of
the Apti,Leeomptoa~ pewooratss- altar
opposing the swFndIs. have voted for
something fully as mean and far less
manly; for, while English's bin virtually
submits EecomptOn to the people. it is
infinitely more rsscally than the original
bill, because more snesking and insulting.
This English was one of the few North.
orn members who were reelected after
voting for the Nebraska Bill-we shall
see whether Indiana will heap additional
disgrace upon herself, by re-electing him
again after this last piece Of depagogue-
~. Tt also remains to be seen how those
ether c0ngressmen will fare. who. after
standing out against Lecompton from the
6rss, submitted to the English scheme,
for no other alleged reason, than that it
would restore peace in the Democratic
ranks:l .Thspeace of Kansas, or Of che
country, is nothing; but peace must'by
all means be preserved among the De-.
mocracy!
English's bill amounts to about this
The land grants provided for in the 0rdi-
nance are curtailsa, and the Schedule of
theLecOmpton CoattitutiOo (and no other
part) is to be submitted to vote of the
people. If they accept it, then the Pres
ident is to admit Kansas with that Con.
stitatiQn, BY proclamation. If not ac-
ccpted, then Kansas shall wait until her
population is sufficient to; entitle her to q
RepreselistiHsin Congress,
That.is&he amount of it.. A part of
the GonstitutiQ9 to which, by itself, no
: one could have serious objection, is to be
voted npon. and an immense amount Of
land is offered to the people if they will
accept it, which If they do. then it is to
be declared that they have accepted the
whole Constitution; but IL not. then she
can't come in. Lis here plainly said,
your population is sufficient to come in
as Slave State, and we viii pay you
we'll for so doing but if yOa refuse to
come in thus, you have not sufficient
population for State, and must wait
until you have, and do without the land,
too. If that is not the quintessence of
rascslitys where can It be found? And
this his. we are told, which restores
harmony. among the Democracy
We predict that the people Of Kansas
viii send the thing up so fast that they
will make it fairly whistle. They have
worked too long and hard against this
swinndie. to be bribed into its support now,
even il they were offered every foot Of
land in Kansas for so doing. There are
no doubt some men calling themselves
Free State, who will argue that We may
Is well accept this thing-Kansas will
never be Slave State, anyhow-we can
alter the Constitution whenever we please
and we might as well take the land
when We can get it. But the game won't
work. We have not learned when the
vote is to be taken butwhenever Il does
come, the people viii spuru the Insult in
such q maHner;th its'authors, will bs
lett fn,no doubt as to their Meaning
Eysn # we do get'she land, in-the pres
euA corrupt state Of affairs in, Kansas, it
viii be "gObbled up" by q few, wire.
pullers, and the mass OF the people will
realize no benefit from it whatever. And
Kansas cannot be kept back from & lack
of population. She has ct least rs. 900
now. and by next fall will have more
thsnlenough to entitle herto Represen-
tative to Congress. So that 4 Constitu.
ton can be formed. and sent 70 Congress
at the next session.
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