The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-22

WASHINGTON, May 20, 1855.
The Scheme Of the ADMINISTRATION to Make Kansas Free
State.
The particulars Of an astounding game at political
hazard IL shortly TO be made known to the American
people numbering leaders in the performance no
Less personages than the President OF the United states
and Senator Douglas of Illinois. Its exposure viii de-
msnsrae to the South bow far with safety to the iu
ture it may be well trust Northern politicians In their
professions OF support their Institutions when SELF
interest In the way and how far this principle can be
made to influence the actions Of men whose pecunsry
interests in slavery 1t be supposed, were suhcent
to them true 10 south The particulars attend
ing the conspiracy to force upon Karsas free soil 60
vernment comes to through no less a source than
an ex-senator of Congress- and TO make them clear VIII
require some brief detail
The Presidents opposition to the Nebraska bill when
first reported arose apprehension of its bad ef
fects upon the free Stat-s politically but those objsc.
removed by Judge Douglas pro mises Of
support the ard his administration The next
move was to present The measure party question,
and to have it epgrafed the democratic creed as
vital feature of its fao and to this end the Union of
this city, seected make proclamation and press
onward this great political truth The effect 10 force
as party measure upon the House of Representatives.
most senally failed this failure followed by an
almost unanimous disA pprovai of the Nebraska bill
by the press Of the free States The elections imms-
datsy following the declarations Of the Union resulted
everywhere in the defeat OF the democracy and the
Union from that moment longer pressed the question
upon the dem ocra:y rest of faith but on the CON
trary assured the party list neither the President
any Of bia friends woua consider difference of opinion
upon the subject Ruihclent cause of complaint From
this time nothing have been douc by the Pre-
si6ent and Douglas check the political avalanche
which was everywhere sweepng away with fatal force,
the democratic party untH after the result Of the
New Hampshire and lnuois elections. And here
commence history Of The conspiracy to doom Kansas
to free soihsm. pout Las and The President. in their
frequent interviews, expressed belief that without
that Eeihsr the 6tenoa OF Douglas in reporting
the Nebraska bill OF the administration in support
ing it, to invite slavery Territories the
free States would be os the 49,
and such fatality wac 10 be- prevented if possipe. The
coming free state ~th the certainty that Kansas
would ADOPT Southern inptitatons and come nto the
Union without opposition from the North Douglas had
the confidence Of the South but election could be
effected fer the Presidency without aid Of til free States.
The idea fecurng the Northern States to the democratic
in s6 4nleated 10 the President by Mr.
Cushing, coming from many Of his personal friends
who desired an nterv ew with the General il convent
emit In this interview Sbe President made satisfied
by the reasoning of those Who unded him, that the
appointment OF proper Governor TO Kansas could free
Nehrsas res STATE . sns ts rs.n wu.a
would effect two important objsctit would silence OPP
position to the repeal of the Missouri compromise
store confidence in the democratic and give 70 the
county democratic President to Genera!
Pierce The vital of ecresy to the adoption
of this the only salvation Of its
hint to the South conl not fall short of producing
volutionbut the risk 20 be made and Reeder was
selected the nsrur carry cat the object of the
conspracrs. here is the PLACE state that the entire
particulars of the above conspiracy made known to
Senator Douglas who quapty replied that the Terrific
ries were to select tor themselves their system
of government, AMI that he should vote IN
favor of their admission into the Union when
they presented ii smselves before the Senate
Whilst the evidence IL sufficient to show tia. the
Senator openly acted with this unhoiy Alliance 1t is
satisfactorily ascertained that he appraised Of all
their movements, and made no exertions to check
defeat them This brief unfolds the hitherto
ofa uIaI and
acts OF Governor Reeder whilst in Kansas the putting
eff Of the election for anths after had been held in
AID his reiueal to acknowledge after ne had
lett tie Territory the legality Of the election the
ground that majority OF the members thus elected were
in favcr OF Kansas becoming slave State. Tie efforts
making to force the PRESIDENT to snnu tie late
election, and to order that be held likely
to succeed Should such prove correct ard Resder
turn to manage it, the res2onsiolty-and heavy
it will prove-would rest with President Pierce and his
copspira tors. That revelation viii follow
doubt, and OF this fact the President is daily rscev
irg fresh evidence from Kansas and Missouri.