The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-18

That the overthrow Of the administration party,
and reconstruction Of parties for the success
sion, beginning in the Northwest, are his real
objects. The Developments of his game, as
they stand before US, constitute one Of the
most curious and astonishing movements in our
political history. Heretofore the Northwest
has been content to follow quietly in the wake
of the East or the South, and to make no fuss
about 1t. But now, at the tap of the drum, in
the very first year of just and honest dcmocra-
tic administration, the whole democracy of the
Northwest arc in arms, tearing everything to
atoms, and throwing the black republicans COM
plctely in the shade in their terrible uproar for
popular sovereignty in Kansas
Very well. The Southern fre-eaters have
tried their guns against the administration, and
they have had them spiked. Now Mr.. Douglas
rallies the Northern dirt-eaters to the assault,
and we await without fear the issue to the ad-
ministration. With the democratic party, as a
national organization, the sun, we apprehend,
has gone down. The Rubicon has been crossed
by Mr.. Douglas; and whatever may be the solu
ton of the Kansas squah5le, we may look for
the disruption Of the democracy, North and
South, and the reconstruction of all parties for
the succession upon sectional platforms and Sec
tional candidates. Kansas rs the case now
stands. from all the lights before US, admitted as
Il free State or as slave State, upon any terms,
will be sufficient for the dissolution of the demo-
cratic party, North and South
KANSAS AFFAIRS IN KANSAS AND IN WASHING
ToN-ACTTNG GOVERNOR STATIONS PRocLAaA-
TIoN AND GOVERNOR WALKERS LErTER.-We
publish to-day the letter of resignation of Gov
ernor Walker to the Secretary of State and the
proclamation of the late Acting Governor Stan
ton, of Kansas, calling an extra session of the
new free State Legislature in view of such legis-
lativc measures as may be deemed necessary to
defeat the Lecompton constitution AS pieces
of special pleading upon popular rights, and
the nice distinctions of popular sovereignty,
the proclamation of Mr. Stanton and the letter
of Governor of Walker are models of their kind
Mr.. Stanton's reasons however, for calling the
Legislature together are very clearly and frank
ly expressed His first object is to preserve the
public peace, and his second object is to put
an extinguisher upon the Lecompton consti-
tuition
1t was maxim of that jumping philosopher,
Sam Patch, that 'some things can be done as
we'll as others;'' and Mr.. Stanton is of this
opinion. Accordingly, he has recommended
the Legislature to pass law providing for a
popular vote on the day of the Lecompton con-
stitutional election, (thc 2lst inst.) for and
against said constitution in the lump; and he
recommends another law for the severest pun
ishment of election frauds and fraudulent re-
turns. That come such laws will be
passed we have no doubt. The Legis-
lature had assembled and organized, and Gen
Jim Lane was on hand with body guard of
some four hundred men, to keep the peace, we
suppose. We may now expect an election law
which will submit the whole Lecompton consti-
tuition, and the Topeka constitution, to the
popular vote, under a new set Of election Off
GERS, on the same day of the Lccompton Con-
vention election, which is to be held under the
special election officers of John Calhoun. That
the "pro-slavery" and "no slavery parties
will thus be brought into violent collision at
some of the voting places is very likely; and 1t
is possible that the occasion may here and there
require the interposition of the United States
troops.
With these complications of the affairs of
Kansas in Kansas, and with everything in doubt
and confusion out there in reference to the
Lecompton constitution, the Topeka consttu-
ton, the federal constitution, and every other
constitution, one would suppose that the time
had hardly vet arrived for the opening of the
battle upon the Lecompton programme in Con-
gress. From all appearances our belligerent
fcllow-citizens in Kansas will have "a merry
Christmas" and we cordially wish them "a
happy New Year" with their popular sove-
reignty."