Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-10-14
Split OF THE MORNING PRESS.
The Imam learns

"Erom q gentleman who was in Kansas at
the election, AID who reached Washington
Yesterday, that the elections went off quietly,
and that Governor Geary had made every ne
cesssry arrangement to secure to every voter
the unnOlested exercise of his privilege Inc
anti-slaVery voters, however, declined 10 aVal
themselves Of their rights, and allowed tnelr
opponents to carry the election without q con.
test. General Whitfield was voted LOT ny tho
pro-slavery party, and Is eiecteo. -
out, as has been generally predicted: ina
Black Republicans IN Kansas Da'e t''a "
the counsels of their leaders In the Eastern
states and have permtted the elections to go
by default, when their strength was Chained
10 h. os siy 10 one over their opponents. This
shows tn at they value fanatical agitation more
than the elective franchise"
The Union replies TO the IntslItgenesT's ar
ticle Of yesterday upon the submission or re-
sistance question, in case of FremOnt's olec-
ton, and, by way Of showing up the inconsis-
tency of the course of the Intettigencer, says
"Let it be remembered that Mr.. Fillmore,
the favorite candidate Of the editors of the
Intelhgencer, in his Albany speech, made the
following threat or prediction If this sec
ti0HaL party (the Fremont party succeeds, IL
leads IHfvEtabiy to tie destruction of this
beautiful fabric reared By orr forefather,.
And let it be observed that the editors of the
Intelligepcer now characterize this prediction
Of Mr. Fillmore as an extreme error, not to
say toieksaness'-thatit is nlonStrous idea-
but yet they profess to support him for the
Presidency :"
The UniOn's adv;ces from Pennsylvania
leads it to believe that the Democracy will
not only carry the State triumphantly over
the combined ard corrupt efforts of the Re-
publicans AID Know NOthings, but it is pos
sible, and even probable, that they will elect
their candidates for Congress in a majority Of
the districts. And from Ohio, public and pri-
vate accounts assure it that the election of at
least eight Of the Democratic candidates for
Congress may be regarded as a matter of GER
tsinty.
The Intcftigenesr devotes large portion of
its space TO a review of the speech of General
Quitman, of Mississippi, during the late sss-
sion Of Congress on the subject Of our neutrali-
ty laws, in which the speaker advocated tie
"entire alteration" of our existing policy, as
ascertained and defined by the act of April 20,
ISIS; which act, in its leading features, is
pronounced not only unnecessary and i'm
polite" but is also regarded as containing
''infringemen.s Of the personal rights Of the
Citizen
" In the formal enumeration of his objec.
lions TO this act, as interpreted in our day,
the honorable member Says the batelIigencey)
specially adduces the following: Its denial
Of the right Of equalization, and, under certain
circumstances, Of emigration even Without
any intention to contest the particular argu.
ments contained in Mr.. Quitman's speech upon
this or other points, respecting the most of
which our opinions are already sufficiently
known to our readers, we purpose, on the
present occasion, to invite their attention to a
brief historical review of the legislation of
Congress relative 70 the assumed right of ex-
patriation-a right which some of our younger
readers may not be aware has more than once
been called into question and controversy"