New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-03-25
CLOSE UPON THE WIND.

CLOSE UPON THE WIND.
In an article on the condition and prospects of
the Democratic party--meaning thereby the Ad-
nuistration partJ-The Union declares that " the
Democracy of the whole COnfederacy stand
united in maintenance Of the doctrines Of nom
Z" Intervention and non-discriminstion by Congress
" in respect to the regulation of their domestic
" concerns by the people of the Territory"
That this is, as far it goes correct statementof
the principles of the party which The Union repre-
sents the late Kansas debate both Houses OF Con-
gress abundantly confirms. The burden OF ali the
Administration speeches has been nOn-interventOn
by Congress- no matter of what acts of violence and
bloodsbed the Territory might be the scene and
no matter by what outrageous frauds the rights and
dignity of Congress itself might be invaded in the
pretended choice of delegate to represent the
Territory in the House of Representatives. Nor
was the doctrine of non. discrimination by Congress
urged with any less emphasis and pertinacty, all
the Administration orators zealously insisting that
Congress ought not TO attempt to discriminate be-
tween the Border Ruiiians who came into the Ter
ritOry merely to vote, and who went ont again the
day after, and bona tide resident settlers who had
moved 10 the Territory in good faith, intending to
become permanent inhabitants.
But while thus unanimous in seeking to prevent
any intervention or discrimination "by Congress,
with respect to the regulation of the domestic con-
Germs of the people of Kansas it is by no means to
he supposed that The Union and the party which
it represents, are in favor of leaving the domestic
concerns of that Territory to be regulated in sense
hostile to that "pecuar" and, if we believe them,
peculiarly national Constitution" the defense
and extension of which the selfstyled democratic
party has taken under its especial charge. So far
from that The Union assures us with great positive
ness that the national Democracy is unit in re-
"gard to the ability, the fidelity, and the success
with which its great leading principles have been
sustained and promoted by the present Admins
Notwithstanding, of course that by which the
present Administration has most marked itseli-lts
earnest efforts by playing into the hands OF the
Border Rufians of Missouri, not only to prevent
the majority of the actually resident inhabitants OF
Kansas from excluding Slavery, but by means OF
supposittious and intrusive assembly TO legislate
Slavery into the Territory, and to deprive of the
right of voting all residents entertaining ani-Slav
cry opinions
| So far The Union cOntrives to preserve decent
consistency. THERE'S no absolute incompatib.ty be-
tween being most violently opposed to Intervention
or discrimination "by Congress" and being most
violently in favor of intervention aud discrimination
by the President and the Border Rufhans. But
what shall We say to the following passage, which
we find further on in the same article;
"What We do mean 10 affirm is, that all Democrats
whether they believe that Slavery will or Will not be
permanently established in Kansas whether they be-
Eeve, according 10 their individual preferences, the
institution Ough; ought not 10 be established there
| do agre in the soundnesS of the principle that 1t
ought to be established or not dcc0rdag TO the HHb-
1Ssed and unrestricted ell OF the people Of haHsds
Here, certainly, as il seems TO Us, must be an
egregous mistake of the Press. Instead of - I'M
biased and unrestricted will OF the people Of
Kansas" ought We not TO read unbiased and
unrestricted will of the Border Rufhans Of Mis-
"souri. acting under the instigatioa and with the
countenance of the President of the United
Estates ?" With this amendment the passage will
come into harmony with the speeches of Admins
| tration Members of Congress on the subject OF
| Kansas, TO which we have already referred. AS 1t
stands il is not only brazen and palpable false
hood. il isa bitter and sarcastic reproach leyeled
at the Administration orators, and ar the Admins
tat:on ITSELF such as is hardly to be looked for in
the columns of The Union.
We have done our best TO save the honor of The
Union; but if the suggestion which We make is
adopted, it will become necessary TO strike out all
the last half of its article-and, indeed, for that
matter, the whole of it, from beginning 10 end.
Fear naturally leads to falsehOod, and Tae Union
is evidently frightened at the prospect before it.
Under this influence il begins to show the white
feather; it begins 10 equiyOcate; it even goes so
far as to assert that sit is not the question whether
"slavery will or ought to be permanently estab
'lished in Kansas tbs, IS now Anns,ing the hearts
and calling fs.a ,ae eae-ses u ;he psnocyacy."