Mt. Vernon Republican (Mount Vernon, Ohio : 1854), 1858-10-05

              t "-r,,;:f'l r X'. " .' ;,,..'' ' i:r Is i; It; oi.:' c -vi -'' ;.A i' v i'.i . '' : - .'. :r ' s;, v ' v '; 1 ., j..: . . 1 1 t ! '''" ' ' '' ' .'V: '-V easaseassiM. 1 1 ; - ',..., ;; ..,.,. ,; ;...,..!.. ,-. i-.-v- ."I !( .. ,;..' ,,! I 1 t, ' t i Beport of the Cumml iiionen of Knox U;o.,Qaor tho year A.J). 1858. 1Z9 tU Cuurt of Cmmoi Tltuu, in end for Knox lkntnty Ohio.t K ; - ' i. :: , . TS The undersigned CommisiLonor of laid County, Sn pursuance of ths U of April 8th, 1858, aixl .Jebrttary With, 18)7, respeotTully represent tliat ths iibm! settlement with ths Auditor and Treasurer Vot-u& County herewith fllod nd mads part of . thil rsport, will give an aoourate itatstsont of the 'receipts and disbursements of the eosoty sines ths ' apnual settlement in Juoo, A. D. 1857. - r .The; uaderiiisjaed doein it unnecomary to set forth in debate til their offieial sots suit duings for tho Mist rwr r thy will til bo found st length In our Jqurbal,' fVc a bo eeo und examined at all times, and' are uorebT referred to; " . Wo bonsidsr it proper to state that prior to this (VsettUrosnt, -we hod borrowed td.Mt), W snablo ths ..fresturer to most thointsroit on the S.M.4N K. t llood bodda nd As sxponassof tho coonty; and that in order to enable tho Treaiuror to- meet such ' ipsnies sjd (oeimburss him for funpaid out i.tner tlia Wasivsdor osrtain curpotci, shown tn the statemontattachod, it will becomo noccjsary Uomaks ar further loan, before any toxotwillbo . paid in on the duplicate of the coming year. We think it also propor to:sUto that tho iotorf st-wftrranU falliiiK due ilarchr, 1, 1858, with tho txeep-, ition at lorno $JOO pn'tbo bonds Uauod for tho liouq-fltof theBrMt; V it ti B. Uood Company, amounting to some $5,77j, aro unpaid, and that no means " hare been provided for meeting tho same . Neither have any moan! boon provided for mooting the war: nti (klHnir das noxt llftrob.' The law authorising iht iisuiug of these bonds mado no provisions for f sasBiK tax -to moot Such Interest) 'Curing tho last session of t';a Iogislaturo, a law was enaotcd that erirwwi'rJ us to fcsnJCW rnbwy Ms purpose, as well as to assess a tax to pay. :ttio.aui. .ruop doterming the amount of the lcvy; loi- th m lng ear, It appearing mat it woum roquiro a lovy to, or greater than tnat ot lost yoar, in oruor to meet the other dohts and expenses of the county necessary, to be providod fori .Under such circumstances a Wjority at u thought it not advisable to make any '' levy to meet the interest on said bonds. , All of the stockholders who reocived such bonds of. tho county, Stave neglected and refused to piy she interest fall-"ing dm? oe thoir obligations to, the county tho- but year, and many of them havo dot paid anything for 1 several yafs'f5sch stockholders have not only no- tlooted py, their Interest, but dny. their liability the county'.. A suit has boon commenced in your Court for the Jittfposs of testing this liability j!o v po soon to hoar of tho mutter Doing dotormined , , -oh a way as will do justice to tho pcoplo of tho and as will enable her to moot hor liability fcer Li-',ds(without sortin8 t0 taxation. If tho .JLAn Hhesei bonds are met next March, it TO,hm-i:V.-,essa7 to 'a'1" f H,5 witwec't this and that time. The amount 3ntr4r outstanding at tho tluio of this of Cfy!f"n',3O0. The taxos levied for exhibit W o? -U the debt, liabi.l-UM iadrtx-penses of the.'om.ng yoar, except the in-tere.TflHng due on the County bonds as aforea.d. ah ni which is resnooHuiiy iuui... uuiutv AND, s2i lOItN JICfcLKOV, Otmmlmmert. lACOB 1IKI.L, e-s'S C EXHIBIT ti.M.w ivn ExPKNDITl'ltES Of Ksoif "fcSj: bounty FunJ. ntotcS rocolpts from -V L BUKsSc lnciuuing ufltt.vwp,ndduo , f 71 " Jt anwant pa!iX f"f . , ' rpuiTio icoluding low;. fn SreiiUtariJiauus uH-r: ; i-.-iA i,G,I...,v.V. ws (S joRpVBAT IVnPOSC l'iin Ol-T.. at t j r, l 1 ' - ! . . AMnoirit jaid f ownihtp As .... " " iW4...i...r...'...'...' IS,b0 Jtffiount paid In iusauityca I ' , tsos.j.. Aweuftt pid Witness foes in ..... jtatsj ease .)..... i.. iSC,39 OriVk of Court fees'in Stat Ibiti, imports to iCommis- Jibnors; abslraots of oloo- . Aiorfi,Jlbitrcts. of births-, .ii.-vw ';i Qeaths and Asrriivgos, ro- (port to. Coulmiasionors of tattoUtst aadiotbor itt" '" ' Mjeoi. . 673'60 5S(ouSt"'iid I Judges and lers ef elections, gener- ' .Jl and special..". Atauant Bid b tlrand Ju- roraJ..U... U!,U ... JBheuKtpiid xktlt Jurors,. ..,685,(10. .,, , --JtiiTju at paid Titles Jurors. .' . mSO AijfouBtWhoolfxpcusoinw.,1,,.. )Vi,b0 Antouat smolailnud. costs.... 27,11 AAtouat for fuel tor Court of. Xorifahi Jaij.lU. il' w"; 3I,U-- ' AjsuAinl far blink books and Satinnarv for offices 293,80 AujoOai turpritititig.......j i . 6U1.U Assoutti of Iuirmary Diroc- Jprssalarlesl.:........ . 140,74 vum. yaiu nroaivi ,ui I ; . rftiirbMaia AuKjuntJor Coroner's In- quest ji 115,07. AmourrJ paid 1 jiollaW Judge JUnlo l0l owwrawoii, h. - :'... I.-. rr.-.f.iC.'if . S520 '. janjoJot for J expenses,,. tt iihtirilf fool 500,50 iu silatiicasej .....' r. . . j W A-nonnl paid lo Constables aiCourb .,, Amount paid fr Justices ani , ContUbles faes in State ca-'ses.,. .. .1. ...... J... .. . Amount pdfd fur Commissioner salary. . t ....' .- Amout paid (for Auditor I feet, including Clerks for the yearendlug March 1st, 1857rlnnart.... ,1)0,25... i . -' " - ;.M.. 101,00 ; 1700,00 Amount paid fortoxosrefun-.4ak...... ,JW, mm I . .'"; .r-:r. --. it.: .' .. in II:' 7.la V Tf D..U..I. nta ... 1 ;pri' eontrtict 143,48 V A'mon;t paid Wm."r5t&pBoh-' V ; ' to on oord fe. IV. iltj" 16,00 ' Aatbiint paM-W OaryWJ 'U - .i : u"i'i ifWlwglriMonMj;Ti" - Amn4TdeMMyenm-!'vi i-.b- ,lsfrdUs well,.. ..,.,', 148,29 . jlmMUpatDj -Was. Fisn,n': t V r.i.' i-r - . atone fcuM contract... wM 34,00- , ;. j.-, Amount paid.!. .H' Boborts,,, .. (1, ' fursoal-housoandboxos.., .10,38 . 10y,.., Amount paid for Uasfixturet', and burners'. 1...... ...... Amouwtpoid O.C.Baugh fvr removing Keoorder'o3ic. 15 Amount paid ' A, 'Lawderw r ;f T ; '.t-ottotloa Kudos, and . W,41 . . oh board feneebontrict; r,' 0ff, . Amount paid r. Bprry It Co. '; ' on table ooers..'.'. .. A. ,v- ,0 Amount paid 1. B. Miller.let.; ) . tr log paper sasp a tour V -.-, r i Amauitt paid l T. f)wUn...(l , f,.rhet iron for om. -".il. 2,60.,,.. ! 68,. . ABntidtm.MeCullh,,,- i , ,9 ' ,iLrosatilk,gri'n' .."w ' ""-' Amount paid Jlou eae-,;. . u .i.j.tijl . . .dieto slonfonsonn tract .,29711 . .. , .1-1 K Amount paid Shipley Hartitt, ra.ri 1 ' ! ri . i Hart lumber for eoalf. , -i. i it .hisa..MM,:.;-1."''ri,J;lJ Amount paid W ..M. Bwn,, , 'i . fopaintln;Coaft.llowe'..i 18,7j 1 Amoui.tpaidltlohardiriiikardff )A a on Court-House well... , v- 1 , . .-I Amount I-Ji.JWit...:. pwnv ii - . i ! fctkdinf i v.n-..w. 5 Amount paid James l-jnoy, for work at Court-Iiouse v ard .1... rn 111 I1W 4M 4- ' 49,31 Amoent paid Win. McClelland bill for Court-Uou8eaud Jail repairs.... Amoant paid J. Lamb for ex- ., press charges and postage.. Amount paid J. N, Lewi s Kn-glnoor, , on Court-Iiouse Yard Amount paid J. A T. Wart, brick for tide-walk Amount paid Vi'm. Wright, swarding lot contract Amount paid O. W. Myers, binding looallaws Amount paid J. P, Bucking-'' , ham, Architect, on Court-' i liouse, in part. .r. .... .... Amount of lumber and work on ooal-boaw . . . . Amount paid F. Kiofor for work atDry-Croek Dridgo. Amount paid J. 8. Davis, cx-pross cuargosand candles.. Amount paid J. Vsaty for map of Mti'Vornon, for of-' 204,19 ,20 83,23 0 24,00 173,37 T,70 '. . 200,00 - 21 4,77 10,37: - 1,00 . ; ,00 Amount paid D. McDowell, lor inrnitare and work for Court-room....- 32,00 iinoani paid J.Huntsbury ft Son, store fixturo for Court 'i . F- i & m u . k 3,04 Amount paid 11. F. Martin for repairs on tabloB, for office. . : 1,2S 7 Amount paid C. C. Curtis, . brush for Treasurer's office.? i r 85 Mi : Amount paid J. Koborts,; .! j j brooms for offices. 2,00 Amount paid J. H. Roberts, for work at Court-Homo ; ' and Jail..'.:......?..:... ' Amount paid Knox County ' Agricultural Society ' Amount raid Trustees of . -- i tS,21 200,00 122,10 ' 4,00 .; 39,03 'r '-. '' l-.15,0031,40 " 20,74 118,47 2,' 1,10 2,00 3,83 42,19 24.50 1259,75 500,00 1531,20 Ciipton Township for out door plupoiT; Amount paid I. Underwood, ' Iirooma for Court-Iioom. . Amount paid J.Adams, Att'y . for Hilliartl, Days & Co. . . . Amount paid Trustoos of Wayno Township fof out-" door paupers.;.,. ; Amount paid J. McCormicx, (urnituro for Court-Room. Amount paid Wro. O. Evans A Co., stove1 unit pipo for Court-House, . .. . . ... , , , Amount paid T. S.Beekwith," mattiDg for Court Jlaom..-Amount paid i. Strnttcn for". . forclenning cistorn Amount paid (. B. Arnold, coal shovols for Court Ilooiu Amount paid R. Crandul for cleaning Court-Room .. ; ... Amount paid A. Wcavor for pump.cbiiin, Ac, foroistorn Amount paid Coopers k Clark on articles' for old Court- House, in 1854 and '5.... . Amount paid l)i Clark for Cotumissioncrs ordor on ; suit ; Amountpaid to Knox County ' Hank principal nnd interest on- money borrowod . ...... Auilitor'sfeos,balaneeduofor . tho year ending March 1st, : 18j7.... Notes remaining unpaid in . Treasurers hands.. Bridge Fund transferred to county over paid Treasurer foes . i ... u '. 42,00 1U9.20 $19,130,85 3 ,.' j . State Coumo School Tvsb'. '. To receipts from all sources. , $23,057,43 9 ny nmimnioi orders rcdoem.- - ' ed. F.v.r.T.A.-.r.r.r.i,. $33,028,033 : " j Balai!" remainingin Treasu if To recoipts from all sources.. - $14,800,00,6 lly amount of oraorsreucom-od........;......."..-.'.-.U,829,i!l,8 Uomnining in Treasury Juno - ----- J 7, '53..?. 36,59,7 14,806,00,5 . MlUTARY FfNU. To amount in Trearary June .'.- j. ' : 1st, 1B57...-. . 'i"")" By amount transferred to . . , County Fund., .,..... .- $1,69,0 J,89,0 Excels of Land Sales. ; To amount In Treasury June ' ' 1st, 1857 : 2U,8,V By amount trau.ilcrrud toeoun . ty Fund $211,89,9 20,89,9 Br.moB Frxp. - : - By amount ovorpaid by Tress. brer, Juno 1st 1858... To amount transferred nnd credited to oounty fund... 9 '43,00,0 $12,06,0 42,06,0 Bvildixo Fund. i Tn amAiint; Pul1flfltA(l nil Dtl plicate of 1857 $6,426,28,8 By amount of orders redeem- I - ed , $5,922,86,1 - ' ;. By amount transferred to - county fund 603,42,7 6,420,28,8 SriiiNUFiELD, Mt. Vkrxon & Pittsbcko Ri R. To amount In Treasury Juno , 1857 800,98,9 To nmount collected on Dupli- "-. Ctoofl857 V'W $7,287,27,1 ., $0,9)1,00,0 ... 310,27,1 7,287,27,1 Ey amount paid out Itcmaiuing in Treasury... SisDcaiT, Mansfiild k Sbwauk R.ii Road. To amount of receipts from all sourcos, including notes due Toatnountover paid by Treasurer ... i .......... . . $14,480,i;',2 710.5M $15,191,02.0 By balance due Treasury Juno 1st. 1857;.. $5,205.00 , By ihtorest paid Knox County ' ' " ' " I Tlanlr-.w. ...... '-il94,00,fl ' ' ', 1 By note) renewed in knox County Bank.... ii.w.AA O0,00,O : ; Uj roupons cancelled. .. 4,109,00,0 ' Bv Tresurot'fees.j..j...'..-. -i i8,22,0 . Jly note appropriated to KnoX - ' ui -i County Agricultural Societj 1,000,00,0 ,.,v uy O. e. jiorton's aoio....... . p,u, ,ijL,m,v I "' : STATrM'D.' ' ...-..;. To amount rcscired from all . .' sources Tttf amnuni naiil TrOJLSUrUT of ,. $30,743,71,0 'State....;.., ,..,$30,743,39,0 , (!'. Treasurers fees . 1J0.0 , . Remaining In Treasury...... 8,62,030,753,71,0 Btate Aom'ci'LtfiAi Ff.NP., To amount resolved for Show . ' Lioensesj.,v;......i. $ 130,00 By amount paid Treasurer of State.... r.. $S,TS ByamountTreasurorsfeos... 6,50 Remainingin Ttoasury.i T 30,00 ,-, , CoBFOstATlOM - FriTDJ I . V to'-a'mounVco1leot.a ea Dd-'" ' Ul ' J plitaieof 1841.... f r $3,267,08,5 Byssiaordreduiod..$5,267,l8i Tf tlin ia Treasury June t q 1st, 1857 . To amount charged ouDupll. .... J 10A.T T . . ... X ... i , T"! 1,M8,10,1 Kniv ut w, ............. . w w kn.viM, . 1. .:;(' '''' '" $1,8600,0 By amount of road reeelpU . .6W.j.t..(i.n.'tl $994,01.6 ' ' By amount of onlers rodoemed 5fl,W,4 " ' '' W.,.lnlninTri.urTiI.-. I0,2J,1 1,861,06,0 ... ! '.m H .l; .i'i i TowxsniF FcWi To balance in Treasury Juna liir'. ....... ..J I ll,r,6 To amonnton Duplicate of 1857.. ' 1,287,40,2 iJ ""wiiiiiib?uito J,OI,40,2 Remaining in Treasury... , ,.u 19,98,5 1,307,44,7 - - , . .. IxriBUAKV Fl'.ND. To notes of Springfield, Mt. Vernon i Pittsburg Rail Boad Company To amountcollceted on Duplicate ,of 1857 ;,. t 725,00,0 - 1,482,98,1 82,207,98,1 By balanco overpaid Jnne 1st, 1857 .' By amountof orders rcdoomod By notes of Springflold, Mt. Vernon ft Pittsburg R. R. . By remainingin Treasury,... .; $ 7,93,0 957,790 . . 725,00 61,28,l 2,207,981 AcniToii's Opfick, Knox Corxiv, Omo I June 24th, 1858. . ., ... .,. .. If , 4 46 3w JOU.V LAMB, County Auditor. To tha Inaeponflent Voters . n: I- Iu (lie CoillltiCS Of HOLMES, gNOX, ; COSHOCTON AND '. ;;.;..', TUSCARAWAS. , . O .:, .. ., ( Giktlf.mks: I have been nominated by tbo Republicans of tho 15th Congressional District of tho. State of Ohio, composed of tho above named counties, as their candidate for Represent a ti vein Congress. My acquaintance in three of said counties being limited, and the time intervening between my nomination and the day of election being too short to admit of my appearing personally before . ' ' ' II il.- f . A.. ... yuu, in su me counties oi me District, 1 deem it my iiliy to lay before you, in this Address, a few of the mosi important claims I have upon you for your suffrages. v Before proceeding to discuss the comparative merits : of my opponent, Gen. Joseph Burns, and' myself, as tho nominees in this Congressional District, of the two' great political parties of the country, I here disclaim any feeling of personal hostility to that gen-tleman. With his private character I have nothing to do. I intend to place the issue of this contest on igher grounds, , ., In ordor to determine the fitness or unfitness of Gen. Burns for tho post in which he asks the people ' again to place him , let us compare the pledge's which tho niada only two years ago, with, bis acts during the six months he has been our Representative in Congress. - . Upon what pledges, then, was General Burns' oletye.d in iBW)t,".' " " , ' ' That he was "opposed to the extension of slavery into the Territories;" " 'I ' That lie was ,"in favor of Kansas coming into the Union as a Tree Statc." . .Thai hi was in favor of "letting the people ,of. tho '.Territories govern themselves, and regulate their domestic 'institutions in their us ... !. i .. ; i"'.-i- " - - i own WJ., lttll, . l l,4lwln - ,Thtih was. better Free-Soiler than Major Sapp;"-.-!";! ;-' ,,A- ;! .-' ' 1111 That hd woiijd "favor1 retrenchment and iifprm in the Nationar'expcuditures;" . That h would "carry out the wishes of his constituents."' ( ' ',' ' '."'' ' ' trior to the election he caused an Address to be printed, which' he circulated extensively, .with' his own signature affixed to it, and headed;1 ; '-',:' ;; ' ' ... ' .'.''LET feVERY' VOTER READ trilS!"' "Ji.thi Elictort in I fi loth Ccngressional . District in Ohio!" ; '. ! Trom tiJs Address of Gen. Burns, I tate thii .liberty ot malting a few extracts, a fol. lowss I ": -; .. . ' '! "; ' '' "I am ' everV day hiors and more opposed to candidates making pieces and promises as to what they will do intfe event of their election.' Gen.' Harrison said that those who made tho most promises told the most lies. It will bo remembered, that the Atwiition Kennblican nartv cot into power 1T that course. The people were promised i.-iav u ' r , . -it... they would place them in power, itctrencn-ment and Reform should follow the SliMou-ri Compromise should be restored, every man, should have a homestead, sc. ' Tbo pcoplv took them up at their word and put them in power. " , Instead of making law to place every poor man on a farm, they voted away nearly all of the good public lands in Iowa and Missouri to Railroad Companies." 4C , -: "The promises made and the legislation had thus clash, and show tho people they have beon deluded. As a specimen of Retrenchment, Congress, with this largo majority, in the House, has increased the per diem of members from eight to eighteen dollars, for which increase I soo no just cause. ;-. SHOULD! BE HONORED WITH A SEAT IN COXGRiTSS, I SHALL VOTE TO REINSTATE THE 1'AY, OF MEMBERS TO TUEPLUvBACAUDrJ'i.,,., i-s H bare Uen Mked by numbers, if I am in fasor-oUheaxWnsion pf slavery? My an. swerii NO!" ""My nnderstanding is. that the Kansas-Nebrnska law bold out no inducement for slaveholder to -tawi their slaves ihera, and if they do so 'it wiU b t their own risk they will, in the event' of Kansas being Free State, be subject to siih-laf laws that a Kentuckian now would be if he brought bia slaves into Ohio that is, they would be sot free." . , '.'Should yon, ' fellow-citixens, grant mo your suffrages, will endeavor to carry out your views to tl bttt of my skill and ability." ' Thcst) promises, seem fair; and if General Burns has fulfilled them to the letter and in the spirit, ha is worthy of all confidence and should be re-elected. ' " "' ' - - i What' ate'..the facts In regard to Gentral liurns' course during tho six month he has been in Congress? i.v, " - - His fotes while irl Congress show thai he i.i niinesed to iubmittinfii' tho Lecompton Constiiution to .direct vote of tbe people of Kansas, to ascertain whether it expressed theirwiii.:: y :: u:: ' Hia totes while in Congress show thU he was' In fa'vor'of bringing .Kansas Into the Union as a Slavei Bute, with a populatioe of ' Hit TolesvWhile'iri Corigro show that h is'oprMtedY io the; edaission qt Kansas into the Union as a FREE StaU.'tilt he hu it population of more than 93 ,000. Hii toUi whilo in Congress show that bo was in favor of bestowing a large quantity of lands' and money' on the people of Kansas, if ginning te end. , The record further shows that he did not endeaver to carry out tbe views of the people who gavo him their suffrages, but directly ti the contrary. , Tho record shows that never voted ton. imtate tho pay of member) to the old standard! Tho record shows that he voted while in Congress for the Ttienlij Million Treasury Aote UtU, and the 'Iwenly Million Loan Hill; thus plunging our country into debt forty millions f dollars in less tfian stx montht. Now let us to the testimony and the proof: Tho pro-slavery Legislature of Kansas, in tho spring of 1857, passed a law authorizing the election of dolegates to a cocvontion for the purpose of framing a constiiution prepara. thoy would consent to como into the Union under the pro-slavory Lecompton Constitu tion; and that he was opposod to bestow in" any gratuity in case they should refuse. His votes while in Congress show that he was opposed to lotting the people of tho Territories govern themselves and "rcgulato their domestic institutions in their own way." The whole record goes to show that, in stead of his being a 'better, Freo-Soilor than Major Sapp," he was no Freo-Soiler at all but n out and out pro-slavery man, from bo tory to admission into the Union. .None but registered voters could vote for delegates, . In nineteen counties a majority of the whole-there was no registry of the votes had; in oth ers the registry was imporfect the Free State men being omitted. ' In many counties there were no precincts for veting established. The Freetate men preceiving the frauds which wen; designed, very wisely resolved to abstain from voting altogether. At tho election for delegates but a meagre vote was cast, and on ly fourteen counties were represented in the convention. On the 7th day of November. 1857, the convention adopted a constitution) from which the following extracts relating to slavery, &o., are taken: Art. 5, Sec. 25. "It shall be the duty of all civil officers of this State to use due'dilligcnce in mo securing auu rcuuuiuu gi persons neiu to service or labor in this State or either of the States or Territories of the United States, and the Legislature shall onset such laws as may be necessary forthe honest and laithf 1 carrying out of this provision of the Constitution." -'Art, 7, Sec 1. -j'Tho right of property is before and li igher' ' than any constitutional sanction, and the right of the owner of a slave to such slave and its increase in the same aud as inviolable as the right of the owner ot any prcporty whatever." Schedule. Sec. 7. "Before this Constitution shall be sent to Congres tor admission into tho Union as a State it shall be ;l submitted to all tho white male inhabitants of this Territory for approval, as follows!" "; ' ' , ' "The ballots cast at said elee-tiorr shall be endorsed 'Cinstitution with Slavery or 'Constitution with no Slavery." ' The Presidont, with'two or more members of this convention, shall examine said poll-books and if it shall appear upon said examination that n majority otitic legal votes cast at. said election be in favor of the ' Constitution with Slavery "; he shall immediately have the samo transmitted to the Congress of the United States, as hereinbefore provided. But if upon said examination it shall appear that a majority of the le gal totes cttst at said election be in favor of tbe 'Constitution with no blavery,' the article providing for slavery shall be taken from tho Constitution by the President ol this Convention aud Blavery shall no longer exist in tho State of Kansas (EXCEPT THAT THE RIGHT OF PROPERTY IN SLAVES NOW IN. THIS -'TERRITORY SHALL IN NO MANNER BE INTERFERED WITH." See. 10. of the schedule provides that a (lor the year of 18U4, if tho Legislature deem it accessary, that tho- Constitution be amended or altered, they shall anthorize the election ef delegates to convention for that purpose, and said delegates so selected shall meet with in tbree months, alter said election, ler tbe purpose of revising, amending, or charging tho Constitution, BUT isu Aivi riiiATiua SHALL BE MADE TO EFFECT THE RIGHTS OF PROPERTY IN THE OWNERSHIP OF SLAVES." At the election provided for above, 21st Dec. 1857 the free Stato men, seeing it was to be a pro-siavery Constitution in any event, and that they were not allowed to vote for or against the Constitution, again refused to go to the polls and about 2,000 votes only were polled. ' ' 'In the mean time the free State men, hav-ng succeeded in getting a'majority of the Leg islature, passed a law ordering an electi:o to beheld ok the 4th day of January 1858, at which the ballots were to bo endorsed "for f ho Constitution',; or "sgiinst 'tho Constitution." At the election there was a majority of more than ton thousand votes cast against the Con stitution. Notwithstanding wnicn on. . Calhoun the President Of the Convention, look i tho Constitution to Washington nnd placed it it the hands of tho President of the United States'. '....'.-. '..'...' .. '.James Bucharn, in obeaicnce lo Southern Democrats hud already attomptod to over-throw the "great princljiH ofpopular sovereign-ly,' -'the right of tht people of ths Territories to re'glJatt thtirMntJlic institutions ill their own Kay," by repeatedly endorsing tho doctrines of tbe ':Dni Scott decision :' in his Inaugural Address, in his "8 illiman Letter," and m Ms Annual Message; and now he thought to deal it a death Mow In a Special Message accompa-Dying the Lecompton Constitution., u j From this Special Message ol the rremdon i, sent to Congress on the sec nd day of February, 1858, 1 make the' fotlowinj extracts:','.;. . r f'For hit own perk wfcon 1 instructed uov. Walker, in goneral terinn, i- favor or submitting tii.Onstitutioti to the people I had no object i view except the all-absorbing qaesv . - . . r ... . 1 1. t tion oJ Slavery) mh wim umum i psuy'" of Kansas might regulate their owticeneerns was net subject wbicli attracted key atUn- tioriV l o '' ''- ":'!-" .! v i A" '-; I "' T,''"n inI then believed, anrl still believe, Ittafunder' the organic act the Kansae Convention were bound to tnlimit this all tropertant qnostien orMverv to the people. It was neijcr my ' "' "w"-.., iiiuvuituoiiii v i mis act thoy would liavo been bound to submit any portion ol t lie Constitution to a popular vote in viui-r ivgivv it, vauuiiy. '- "Tho qnestiori of slavery was submftttd to an election of the people of Kansas on the 21st uocemoor last, in obedience to the mandates of the Constitution. It is for Com? tormine whether they willadmit or reject Iho Stute which has thus beon created. For my pan, am ucciueuiv in lavorol its admission. As a question of expediency, after tho, right heat been maintained, it rnav bo wiio to retlect on the bencilts to Kansas a nd to the wnoio country which would result from iu unmeuiato admission into the Union." "The people will then lie Sov ereign and can regulate theU olfrn af fairs in their own way." ' It hat been solemnly adjudged by the high. sal, juniumi inuuuai mac s uverv nvia e n Kunsas by virtue of the Constitution of the united btatcs. Kansas ip, thirofore, at this moment as much a slave State as Gooraia or South Carolina." "Slavery can, therefore, never bo prohibited iu ivansas except tnroughlhe means of a con auiuiionai provision, ana in no manner can this be obtained so iromptly. ir the majority of the people desire it, as by admitting her in to me union unuor her preseniConslit,ution.'' (See Con, Globe, page 533.) What has now become of tho precious doctrine upon which James Buchanan and Joseph Burns were both elcctod to office, tho "great principle of popular . sotertigntu" and the right of the people of the Territories to regulate their domestic institutions in Pieir owi way. Mr. Buchanan tramples the right's of the people ol the Territories under his feet, repu diates popular sovereignty, and Gsn. Burns sustains him in his course." ' " ' " ' - Mr. Buchanan gravely tells Congress that" the people ef Kansas 'cannoi "regulate their domestic institutions in their own way"' until she is admitted into the Union as a sovereign State, and Geri. Burns sustuiued him by his vote. " ' " - Gen Burns told tho people' that under the Kansas Nebraska act ' sUves taken to Kan-sas would be in the same -condition as slaves brought from Kentucky' into Ohio, "That is they would bo free." Mr.'Buchanun'eays tliiit "Kansas is at this moment as much a slave State as Georgia or South Carolina" and Gen. Burns' sustains him. "'!.'':"; i, ' . Mr. Buchanan says that slavery never Am be prohibited in the Territory of A'anjasand Gen.. Burns sustains him. At the time this messago was penned Buch anan and Burns both know that the people of Kansas had rejected the Lecompton Constitution, because the election' in in Kansas was on the 4th of January 1858 and this1 message was written on 2nd of February 185C. When tbe above message was sent to the House of Representative) a motion was made to refer to the Committee on Territoios, but a majority of that Committee being Lecompton Democrats, Mr.- Harris,' of Illinois, an anti-Lecompton Democrat, moved as an ametid- inont. the following resolution:" ' ' ' ' I'Resolvcd, That the messnjra of (he Presi dent concerning the Constitution fiaiued at Lecompton, iu the territory of Kitisaj, by a convention of delegates thureolj and tho papers accompanying the same,''be' referred to a select Committee of filteen to be appointed by the speikur. I hat.said committee be instructed to enquire into all the lacts connected with the formation of said Constitution, and the laws under which tho samo originated, and into all such facts and procet(lins as huve transpired since the formation ol said Constitution, having relation to the qiiaxiion or pro priety of the admission of said Territory into the Union under said Constitution, and wheth er tho samo is acceptable and satisfactory to a majority of the. legal voters of Kansas; and that said Committee have powor to send lor persons and papers." .,'. .. . . . On this equitable resolution the vote stood, Yeas 115 Nays 111. So the resolution was adopted.. 'The Anti-Lecompton Democrats of the House voted for it in a body, while the Lccnmptoh Democrats, INCLUDING GEN. BURNS, voted in a body against it. (Sec Congressional Globe, Part lit, lot Session 35th Con., page 622 and 623.) , ,'' The friends of Gen. Burns knowing that the peoplo of this District without regard to party, are and have been opposed to the Lecompton policy of the "National Democracy,!' claim that Gen Burns baa always been anan-ti-Lecompton man.. , That he was so, before he went to Wash ington, I admit; but the question is ' -; HOW DID HE VOTE? , The Senate Bi.l, for the adinissiuu of ICan- sas into the Union under the Lecompton Constitution, having passod the Senate, was sent to tho House for their concurrcncb, when tho following proceedings were had: (See Congres sional Globe, part 2, Ut session 35th Congress pngo 1435.) .!' " 1 ', J ' Admissiok or Kaxsas. . Mr. Stephens, of Georgia. Mr. Speaker. the hour of one having arrived, I move, in pursuance of notice, to take up the Senate bill for the admission of Kansas.,, . . ( . . ,. i The bill was road a first time by its title; u follows: - . . - - ". ' An act for the admission of Iho Stato bf Kansas Into tho Union, t i ., ir , Mr. Oiddiiigs. I object to the bill. L Tbe Speaker. The gentleman, from Ohio making objection to tho bill, under the 116th rule, the question propounded to .the House will first be. "Shall this bill bs. rojectodY" Mr. rjtepuens. oi ueorgia, acmanaea me yeakMd nays. v ' - The yeas and nays were ordered. - , :: Mr. Jones, of Tennessee, called for the read ingof the bill. . , .; !.. . --Tbo bill was road, as loiiowi: ' ,', -. f i ; .- , Tho question was then taken; and resulted -r-vse U5, nays 137. as follows: ... ( ' 'Nsra Messrs. Adrian,-Abl, Anderson Af--I nold, Atkins, Aery, Dirrksdelo, isishop, do-cock, Bonham( Bowie. J)oj oe, . Branch, l'r;nr . Ho the uouae reiusea to reject tue tiu:"ri I am informed that Geo. Burns claims that the bill for the admission of Kansas into the Union, onder the Lecompton Oonstitution( never was In tho Housa of Representatives. and that there nover wss any direct vote' la ken in the House on tt, so that he had no op-portunity to vote for it if he bad wished, i Now I must confess that I am st a los to cencoivo how any vote could bo'mnro direct than the ono given above," "SHALL THE BILL BE ItEJECTKD?" ';;' If Oen. Burns, was opposed to the bill, why did he not vote to rejsct it?Instad of to doing, he voted lo accept it and his vote stands ou record in the Congressional Globe. I hope no one will horoaftcr have the temerity to dony that ho then and there voted directly in favor ol the bill. . . The "Nays" on thin question being in .the majority, it follows that' the'bill for the . admission of Kansas under the Leconiplon was then before tho House of Representatives for their action. The next proceeding of tho House on the Locompion bill was ,he introduction and vote on tbe Crittenden-Moutgotnery amend laem; and 1 now quote from the Globe, page 1136, tho important provisions of that amendment. Mr. Montgomery. I move to amend the bill by striking out all after the euactinir clause, and inserting the following: That the Stato ot Kansas be, and is hereby, admit. ed into the Union on an equal fooiina- with the original Slates in all resmicta what ever; but, 'inasmuch as it is Creallv disputed whether the Constitution framed at Lccomp. ton on the 7th d:v of November last, unrl nw pending before Cong cs, was (airly made, or expressed the will of the people of Kansas this admission of hor into the Union asaSiate in declared to be upon this fundamental con-dition precedent, namely; that (he iai con stitutional mstrumrnt shall be lirst nubiuitsJ to a vote of the pcoplo of Kansas, aud assented to by them, or a majority ol tbo voters, at an cicvuuii iu wj neiu rar me purpose; and as suuu sbui;.i asseiji Biiuu be given, and duly mWo known, by s majority of the Cum miss-toners herein appoinie.l.'to thii Plvsidunt or the Uniied Suites, ho sliill' a.rtnouiice' the. sumo by proclamation; and thereafter, and without aiiy Anther proceedings on the psrt of Congress, tlie admission ot said Statu of' Kansas into the Union upon an ential footin:i iviih rhe original Suites, in all re.ipects whatever, Khali be complete and ubsolutu. ' At the said election the voting shall be by ballot, and bv an- dorsirigon lim ballot, as each v'olur Wyploase -For the Con.ititutiun," or "Against the Con- stitiiiion." S.iould tho said Constiluiinn'lui rejected at said ehctiou by a majority ol.ous being cast against it, then, and m thai event the inhabitants of said Territory are hereby autliprized and empowered to form for tliom- selves a Constitut'on and ' IStute-'governinent uy ine name oi mo Biate ot HanM, according to the Federal Cunsiiiution, aud to that end may elect delegates to a convention as here-al.er provided. Tbequestion recurred on Mr. Monteomerv'i substitute. Tbe queslion was taken; and it was deci. ded in the alUrmative yeas 1'JO, nays 11'; as follows: . ...- NA YS Messrs. Ahl. Andorson. Arnold. Atkins, Avery, Baiksdale. Bishop, Bocock Buiihnin, Howie, Bovce. Branch. Bryan. Bur nett, BURNS ifce. . . .. . How eould a "Popular Sovereignly" man, man iu favor of "letting tho people of be Territories regulate their domestic institutions in their own way,", have . been better suited than by provisions of thisamendmont? I rlu fy tho mind of man to conceive of any prop osition more just and roasonabloin itself, or more acceptable to tho people of Kansas aud all sections of the country. It simply: provided that as it was ercatlv disputed whether the Lecompton Constitu tion was the will of the people of Kansas.ilshu'd be referred back to them to decido whether it was their will or not.. This they were to d'i at an election, by voting either r or agciin.it the Constitution. If a majority sho'd be in lavorof it, they were to come into tho Union under it; if a majority should vote to reject it, then they were authorized to go ahead and form another Constitution and after, it sliould b$ approved ly thepcoplt, they wore to bo admitted into the Union under it. It will be seen from the above extract Irom the Congressional Qlobo, that Gen. Burns vo tod against thii the fairest of all the measures proposed in relation to Kansas. . The vote on this amendment stood 120 for, to 112 against, and the bill, as amended, pas sed the House, and was sent to the Senate for their concurrence., Tim Senate .refused to concur in the amendment of the House. A motion was made that the llouso adhere lo the Montgomery amendment, and on this motion Gen. Burns voted NAY, with the ex tremo Southern men of the Democratic party . : (See Con. Globe, pago 1515 ) The motion to adhere pie vailed; but sub. sequcnliy. (See Globe, piges 158J-0O.) Mr. English, of Indiana, moved that a committe of conference, to consist of three persons, hi appointed to confer with a liko committeo of the Senate in regard to tho disagreeing votes of tho , two Houses. Again Gen.. Burns to tod with the Lecomptonites for the Committeo This motion prevailed, the committeo was ap pointed sod at length Mr. English leported to' the House, as the result, that infamous roeasuro usually knowo as the English swindle. - ' . ..i ' ' ' " I now quote from the Congressional Globe the most important provisions of this most remarkable of all bills, and I ask every candid man, evory lover of truth and justice, to compare the bill of Mr. English, which Gon. Burns voted for, with tho bill of Mr Mont gomery which Gon. Burns votod against.' Whereas, the people of the" Territory-of Kansas did. bve, convention of delegates as semble si lec"inptnn, on the 7th day of November,' 1857, for that purpnso form for themselves a constitution and Slate govern-' ment, which constitution is Kepubltcan; end whoreas, at tbe same lime and place, aln convention did adopt an ordinance, which Slid ordinance assert that K thsat when admitte i as State, will have an andoubted right t" tax the. lands within bar limits belonging tu the United Stalest aftd pt oses to relinquix' said asserted right if certain conditions forth in said ordinance be accepted and agreed to by the Congress of the United State, n4j whereas, the said constitution and ordinance have been presented to Congm by order of said convention, and admission of maid Teri try into tbe . Oninn Iheiean, a State, re- quested; and whereas, s.ij ordinan'es ia ,not accepiablo to Congress, ani it w d.,ir.ui to aci-rtain wheikerthe people rf Kanas con-cur in the changes in said ordinano. bereiuaf- tur slated, and desire admission into the Union ' as a S'ato as herein proponed: Therefore He it tnactei by the Senate and K.m of Jin. rewMweytf the United State, of Ammicain Congress AssemJe.l, That the States of Kao-sas be, ami is hereby, admitted into tho Union-onnn equal footing with the original Ststes ia al respects whatever, but upon this fundamental condition precedent, namely; that the question of admission with iho followins, prop'-tition In lieu of the ordinance framed at Mcomptnn lw submitted to a vote of the people of Kansas, and assented to by thorn or a majority of tin voters voting at an else n'u'Vt b, !lclJ. rr that P'Poae, namely: Ihatlbo folic wine; propositions be, and the same are horeby. oitcred lo tho people of Kan- . , Wl M.1 Ttr ItrlMrilaHa.i f . - cepted,' toon'jjlfc States, and upon the said State of Kansas, I Here fellows tho "proposition" offering large amount of lands and money to Kansas which is too lengthy forinsortion here. ' At tho said election tho voting shall be r ballot, and by indorsing on his ballot, as eactt voter may please, "proposition accepted " or "proposition rejected." Should majority of the votes cast br for "proposition accepted," the President of the United States, ss soon as the faat is duly made kuown to him. shall announce the same by proclamation, and thereafter without any further proceadinge on tho part of Congress, the admission ef the biato ol Kansas into the Unicn upon an equal fooung with tho original States in all respects whatever, shall be complote and absolute, and wd Stale shall be entitled to one member ia the IJouse ol Representatives in tbe Congress of the United States, until the next census be taken by the Federal Government. But sliould a majority of the votos cast be for proposition rejected," it shall be diemed and held that the peoplo of Kansas cfonof if sire admission into the Union with said constitution under tho conditiops set forth in jid proposition, nnd in that evont the pooplj of said Territory are hereby authorized and empowered to form for themsclvoe a constitution and State government by the name of the State ol Kansas, according to ths Tederal Constitution, and may elect delegates for that purpose, WHENKVEIt, AND NOT nEFOni, IT IS ASCEKTAINLU, J1V CENSUS, HOLY AND LEGAL LTTAKEVTIU TBE POPULATION OF SAID TS.B-lllToliir EQUALS OB li.XUKEDS THE RATIOOF1IP-RliSL-NTATlOSItliyuinKU FOR A M EUBKH OF THS) HOUSE. OK IIEI'IIKSKNTATIVES bF THE COSORESS ok the U.N1TKU states.' (See Con. Globe, page I'bj.) .... . 7 Mr. CAMPBELL demanded tho yeas and nays on agreeing to the report of the commit. tee of conference. , . , . ,The yeas and nays were ordered. ' '- The question was taken, and it Was docidei in the affirmative yeas 112, nays 108, at fulluws : Mats Messrs. Ahl, Andersen, Atkinir Avery. HirMale, Bishop, Bocock, Bowie, boyce. Branch, Bryan, Burnett. BURNS," &o-(Sea Con G.'obo, page l'J05.) , i S the report was agreed to. ' What then is tho English bill ? Did it re-fer Iho Lecompton Cjustitution to the people of Kansas ? It did not. What did it refer te iho people ? "The following proposi sions." Were tho people allowed to tote for tr against thf Constitution t No, they were te-vote "proposition accepted'' or "propositicsi rejected." . , What were these propositions T They wore these : That the people of Kansas were to vote whether they would except k large amount of lands and money ami agree te come into the Union, under the pro-slaverv Lecompton Constitution, and if they should! vote to do so, they might come into the Union as a slave Slate, under that Constitu- on, wiiu a population not then exceeding 35.000, but If they dared to reject this proposition of lands and money, it was to beheld that they die" noi desire admission into the Union, and they have no power to elect delegates to a Constitutional Convention till it is ascertained by a census dult and lecai.lt la' ken, that the population equals on sxcxiua the Congressional ratio. The ratio ot representation is now 93,420;, and Kansas must have that populatien before she can be admitted into tbe Union as Free State. Iam inf rmed that Gen. Burns imakis$ plenges that ho will tote fob the admission of Kan-as as a Free Stato. He is pledged by the very terms of the Euglish bill, to refnes udmission to Kansas as Free Stale. D.m-emtio candidates for Congress pledge the selves to vote for the admission of Kane honever she presonta a Constiiution no a ' i vfoimed. This is but another fraud. Br the express provisions of tho English bi'.i, Kansas cannot Legally form Constitu 'iiJ until she hus s population of 03,420. Felle r-citizens, think you they will break th? pr . visions of tbe lew they have made for thcin-selves ? Besides, they are bound' by lh Democratic State Platform, to oppose (he mission of Kansas till she has that populatm . ;ow then curt Gen. Eiirtis face his cont!i:''- ents with this promise on bis lips and a Ii i. his heart ? Hero thon we have the end ef.Genorrf Bums' record on the Kansas question. Ao . what a record I Starting off with sopporlln . i. . ...j:n,.n;.j . .. . . i a . . . . :uu unuifguiauu ijrauuy or we pena'e Wit md culminating.in the equal tyranny and re '-ded meanness of the English Bill. ' ' ' Is It not remarkable that a professed el.! 'J Slavery man should be found constantly. v.T. .ng with the South and for the South T Is It not passing alrtnge tbet a "rMjitohr' overeignty " mnn should be" found vol! ty lepnvc tne people oi the lerntorifi ef iV', 'o'hts? ; . .''.,..: . .i ... Is it not te be wondered at that mai ' tat pledged to carry out the ticwe ! I a JnnstitucnU shot; Id Vote steadily and c!:L-.(' d'y against their well kno'rn wishes ? Having found from the indisputable 11 v. I that Geoira. Berai has lereisleatlr h en V r rr Cs7ft?