Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-07-10

this-Mr. Toombs's bil--which has passed the
Senate.
May we not make short sketch of it, and
say that if John Hancock, George Washing
ton, John Adams, John Marshal, or any one
of the host of departed worthless, could arise
and we're asked to draw bill, by which the
people of Kansas could of themselves and for
themselves form constitution, in which every
legal voter should have full and equal oppor
tunity Of expressing his wishes, they would
one and all draw just such bill, totidem
uerJis.
For it would appear, if it be possible that
any law could be framed as to secure equality
to all legal voters in framing the constitution,
this bill does so, and provides also for the Sc
curing to every qualified person the right to
vote and of excluding all others.
OF one thing we may speak with certainty.
Ten thousand other bills may be framed for the
purpose, and let this bill and the others be SUBJ
mitted to any intelligent man alike ignorant of
the prejudices and charges of either party, and
having in view only the equal rights of every
proper voter, and he would assuredly prefer
this to any of the others.
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MISSOURI POLITICS-COL. BENTON.
The Lancaster Iatelligencer and Lancaste
rian, of Tuesday last, contains letter under
the head Of "St. Louis Correspondence" Civ
ing the views of the writer in reference to the
division in the Democratic party of Missouri.
The division is marked as Benton and anti
Benton" and the writer is enthusiastic in his
vindicaton of the former, and violent in his
denunciaton of the latter wing of the Demo
cratic party Of that State. He even goes so
far as to call in question the decision of the
Cincinnati Convention, and AYERS that "error"
was committed by that body in admitting the
anti-Benton delegation to q seat in Convention
The Mteuigencer and Lancasterian containing
this letter was received in this city yesterday,
and produced some considerable excitement,
especially among the Southern and South
western friends of Mr.. BUCHANAN. We have
heard its publication severely commented upon,
and the improperly of giving publicity to such
document in Mr.. BUcHANAN's "home Jour-
nal" seemed to be the prevailing opinion.
Now, whilst we cannot justify the pubica
ton in a sound Democratic journal, of an as
sault upon that portion Of the Democratic
party of Missouri who have heretofore stood
firmly upon the platform of the party, fighting
gallantly against Abolition fanaticism, yet we
cannot see how the cause Of Democracy or its
candidate can be affected by it. Indeed we
might, if we CHOSE to enter upon an explanation
of the severe duties of an editor, find an excuse
for the Lancaster editor in admitting the OBJ
noxious letter. The writer is regular cor
respondent of the Intelligencer and has been
such for several years. The readers of that
journal, have derived very important informa-
ton from that section of the country, by the
reading of his letters. 1t is possible, indeed,
from the reliance the editor Of the Lntelliqencer
has in the integrity and sterling Democracy of
the writer, that he did not examine the last
letter critically and the Objectionable portion
Of it may have escaped his observation Ger
tain it is, however, that Mr.. BUCHANAN can
not be charged with any knowledge of it. His
time is too much occupied at present with his
own mammoth correspondence, and in the en-
tertainment of visitors to attend to the edito-
rial duties of newspaper editors, who have
embarked in the great cause of which he is
made the leader. We deem it right also to
say, that several acts of his political life have
been brought before US, which exhibit his
marked disapprobation of any interference by
the Democratic party Of one State with the
domes tic quarrels Of another. His advice has
always been, when quarrels and divisions took
place in the Democratic ranks of State,
that they should be left alone to settle their
own disputes without outside interference.
But let us look at the editorial matter of
the "Intelligencer and Lancasterian, in its issue
OF Tuesday last, and we there find as sound
national doctrine as can be found in any journal
in the Union. The editor does not endorse or
even notice the "St. Louis Correspondence but
he writes and publishes under his editorial head,
among other able articles, the following which
especially refer to the Missouri and Kansas
difficulties:
From the Lancaster Intellgencer and Lancaste-
rian OF June 8.
The passage Of Mr.. Douglass bill in the
Senate, admitting Kansas as a State, which is
so just and fair in all its provisions, has taken
the Black Republicans all aback-and they are
now scheming in every possible way to prevent
it becoming law. Hence their passage of the
bill in the House admitting Kansas under the
illegal and unconstitutional Topeka Convention
Constitution. AS this last bill can never pass
the Senate, and ought not to do so, and is not
intended by its authors to become law, these
Black Republicans hope to be able to keep up
the excitement in the public mind until the
Presidential election. After the 4th Of Novem-
Der next we shall hear nothing more of Kansas
troubles and outrages.
Again In the same issue, the Intellioenccr