The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-07
The Democratic Trouble Explained.
OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENTS.

WASHINGTON, July 8, 1885,
Startling Diclomes-Kansas Abandoned Jy 7bonbs and
Dou9las-A Nep Compromise Measure Instead.
The vote today by which the House passed the g To-
peka biP for the admission OF Kansas a free State
is the first step towards dsaaecon among the Southern
democratic leaders. Under the excitement which must
prevail under this change of policy, the anti Nebraska
elements surrounding Mr. Buchanan will be made known
II is stated to me- the very best authority, that Lieut.
Gov Roberts, of the revo itonary party in Kansas is at
the bottom of the BILL which originated really with
Senator Toombs. This "compromise Of fnaty," it is
aserted absolutely necessary to carry Pennsylvania
On asking my informant if the information reliable
he replied, g" Is simply fact" This is so important
matter and to so well authenticated, that can
hardly doubt its correctness The plan is to give the
anti Nebraska men "chance to get free State" aud
the vote of Pennsylvania secured for the democratic
nominees if not it is lost to the democracy and will go
TO Fremont
Roberts says he has desire separate himself from
the democracy that his policy peace in Kansas that
fifty thousand democrats in Pennsylvania will sustain the
free State constitution and that the report of the Inves
eating Committee will sustain them. This explains
Barclays vote. He is strong Buchanan man, and his
change Of front is very sgnhcan. this rumor turns
out to be true-whch, before stated, 20 me
from a reliable source-there will certainly be bolt
among the Independent Southern men from Buchanan
lfso the combination of parties will lead to results
which anticipate.
Mr. Sdel is very much alarmed at all this, as he Is
morally responsible for Mr.. Buchanans nomination. In
this section quote passage from the National Era
which unmasks certainly heavy fire the abolition
side, and indicates that compromise of Kansas is
near at hand:
Nr Douglas from the Committee Territories in the
Senate has reported the various propositions referred
TO It. recommending the proposition or bill Of Mr.
TOOubS, certain Commissioners
10 sit every day after the appoftonment, 10 hear
complaints regard 10 the lists voters make
rcctions accordingly Il provides that law shall be of
force enforced in the Territory infringing the liberty
Of speechor OF the press or the right Of bearing arms
Punishment Is 10 be inflicted for Illegal vetng fraud
violence at the ballot box, and military force Il to be
used to prevent such mschief White male inhabitants
enumerated II, resident three months before
voting 10 be eDled to VOTE oath to support the
Fugitive Slave act or any other act 10 be required as
CONDITION.
Now wish the country to take notice that this bill
the power OF Congress TO control the Territories
AMI the governments therein estabshed that from the
beginning 10 the end Of the organization OF State govern
ment in Kansas u see aside entirely the Territorial gov
ernment in all IL branches; that II annuls all the acts Of
the socaed Legislature OF Kansas, infringing freedom OF
speech and the under which Judge Lecomte
has caused many outrageous arrests and In virtue OF
which two printing Offices indicted by Grand Jury
and sacked by sheius posse that IL annus the
oaths prescribed by the spurious legislature and
that in providing stringent safeguards against fraud
and violence NJ the ballot box to be enforced by the mill
ary power OF the federal government II virtually admits
the reality Of the outrages suffered by the people OF Kan
sas
How much Of these cessons are to attribute 10
growing light among the ad minsrson men, how much
10 slowly a~akins sense OF justice, how much 10 an
piehenion OF the horrors Of civil how much TO dis
position to aay the Kansas contro yersy aud smooth the
way Mr. Buchanan and his friends in the free states
how much IL fear that the means Of supporting 80 large
bodies Of slavery men In the Territory are nearly cx
halsted, II II not Tor Us To say.
This eaier written, believe, in tho House OF Rep
rcsenatve, and the first against the spirit OF
adjustment, which will have special Joint commit
and report compromise BILL AMI become again
the law Of the Land. Thus ends the inaliy Thus ends
the Nebraska issue test Of democratic faith Thus
ends the influence Of John sde In louisiana. II the
first step OF Southern ambition towards the succession.
douglas and his bill doomed, for &c It stood, he
stood it, author, the wost and not the South would
claim the success ion in lsG0.