The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-29


The Health Commissioners, at their meeting yes
terday, took action 70 secure, in the present ab
sence of rain, thorough cleaning at night, with
Croton water Of the cutters in the streets This Is
one of the most important steps taken yet for the
preservation Of the health Of the city.
The Kansas Question at Washington-Patch-
Ing up Compromise.
We understand that among the republicans of
the House of Representatives, Of practical turn
Of mind. new scheme for the paciiicatlon of
Kansas has been projected. Il is to be OF com
posite character, embracing some of the specif-
cations of most of the various other healing
measures proposed including even some of the
provisions-in a modified forin-of the Senate
bill Of Messrs Toombs and Douglas
The new bill to be brought forward will, ac-
cording TO our information, declare the Missouri
Kansas Legislature an imposition, and its statutes
null and void; viii provide for new census of
the Territory; for the submission. subsequently,
of the Topeka free State constitution to vote
of tie people; and for a supervisory commission,
&C.. over The required elections but not TO be
appointed BY the President. We are further adj
vsed that this bill viii secure the support of the
Fillmore men Of the House, which will account at
once for its close shaving and hair splitting be
twixt the south and southwest Sides" 1t is not
a republican measure; it is not democratic
measure; it is not squatter sovereignty, nor il it
executive nor Congressional sovereiguty-the
measure is simply a mixture compounded eA-
pressly to suit the peculiar and very
delicate stomachs Of the Fillmore men Of the
House, who hold the balance OF power between
the democrats and republicans OF that body. This
balance OF power is composed Of Southern Know
Nothings and We know that the strength Of this
party in the South depends mainly upon their
hostility 10 any further encouragement to foreign
immigration, because il supplies a powerful
stimulus to the anti-slavery agitation in the
North. A Kansas bill therefore, that will suit
both the Fremont and the Fillmore men OF the
House must necessarily be a curious piece Of
patchwork, and viii inevitably result in cheating
the one party or the other.
All the world knows that the policy Of the
democrats il to make Kansas a slave State, and
that the policy Of the republicans is to make
the Territory free State. The sympathies Of
the Southern Fillmore men are also inclined to
slavery: and this plea constitutes the peculiar
availability Of Mr. Fillmore in the South, to
wit He is as good for slavery as Mr.. Buchanan.
When we hear. therefore, Of the republicans
framing o Kansas bin TO suit the taste OF the
Fillmore Know Nothinga, the outside world will
suspect that there i Presidential movement of
some sort at the bottom Of it, and that possibly it
may involve the first decisive step TO the with
drawal Of Mr.. Fillmore from the contest. Per
haps il may have been discovered that there l.
danger that even in the South Fremont may yet
supersede Fillmore as the most popular anti
democratic candidate and this projected fusion
in the House upon a Kansas bill may be but the
signal for general fusion upon Kansas and
Fremont throughout the South.
Whatever may b. in the wind. the provisions
Of this newly projected Kansas bill. as they cone
to us are by no means likely to become law
during this session. The bill will be rejected by
NJ. Toomhs Mr.. Douglas and tho democratic ma
iority Of the Senate, because il leaves the mani
fest destiny Of Kansas in doubt Mr.. Douglas
has gone too far 10 turn his back upon the border
ruffians at this stage or the game, aud Mr. Toomb-
knows too much to consent to deprive the Prcsi-
dent Of the executive and supervisory power
granted him In the Senate bill. In fact. all ex-
pedents in Congress at doubtful compromise
between the admission Of Kas,sas as free State
or a. a slave State must fall to the ground.
There IL, however o large majority in the Senate
which may be rskSd upon to resist all halfway
measures involving the probable or even possible
los Of Kansas to the South while there doesnot
appear to be anything like satisfactory MAORI
y, even Of one, in the House for Kansas a. free
State by positive legislation. II is easy, then, to
perceive that there If no prospect for the passage
in reference to Kansas of any milk-and- water or
half-and-half pacifcation Of Kansas this session.
What then, should he done The democracy
Of the House should insist upon the adoption OF
he Senate bin Of Mr. Toombs az their uti.
matrlm. and make IL a test with the
Fillmore Know Nothngs Of the South Of
their fidelity to Southern institutions. The
Senate bill is satisfactory to the leading Southern
ultra slavery men Of the senate-they know all
about IL. and particularly how the President has
promised to administer the powers with which
Mr. Toombs and Mr.. Douglas propose to invest
him. Mr.. Pierce understands as well az Nr.
Toomb-. that the drift, intent and expectation Of
the Senate bill IL that Il viii result in making
Kansas a slave State. And again, we ask, and
yet again. why mott l. not the South entitled
to II, u view Of an equilibrium Of power in the
senateS And. in any contingency, has not The
North majority in the House sufficient for all