The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-04

The indictment brought by the forty Connect.
cut clergyman egains. Mr.. Buchanan, concerning
his administration OF the affairs OF Kansas, AMI
the letter OF the President 10 defence OF his
course, arc before the country. This defence
VIII create profound sensation ard consde.
rablc agitation especially among The abolition
ists ard niger woTshippers OF the North; but
The browning result will be the concentration Of
the conservative lsw aud order loving masses Of
the whole Uiica TO the support Of their homes!
chief magistrate end his simple Kansas policy Of
seeing the laws faithfully executed"
Since the time OF General Jackson's pro,la-
nation against the South Carolina nulliGers OF
1882 2, VIC have had nothing from any President,
in The shape Of public vindicatiop, so nearly re
semblipg the indomitaolc courage and frankness
Of old Hickory a this Kansas letter OF Mr..
Buchanan. Van Burcn was a trimmer and a
non committal special plcadcr, and rs tho su,.
eoFsor Of jackson he was bu, the donkey In the
lions skln Captain Tyler tried the part Of Old
Hickory with h's vetoes bu, they broke him
down. Colonel Polk did well enough: ye! be
was any hing but gisat. Fillmore did little or
nothing 10 remember ~ IN act of hero'sm, OK
cept HE signing the Fugitive Slave law, and be
did that with an apology; and a. for poor Pierce,
Liz vanity. vaclla,ions and imscclitics have
scarcely left enough of the old Jackson lcaycu-
ing il the democratic party TO swear by.
Nothing In iac,, but the nomination Of Mr.
Buchanan saved tho party from absolute anuihi-
lation last November NoE, this Kansas letter
hoe something Of tho old Jacl;soUiau lcavcn 10 II,
ard Is good effects in consolidating the scatter
"a fragments Of The democracy will soon be
manifest
To the readers Of the NFw YORK Herald the
matter Of this KaDsas letter Of Mr.. Buchanan Ia
lie own yindieation, will appear somewhat fami-
liar for il l. substantially tho defence which we,
in his behalf have been pleading for some
month"; past II i this hc bad no other
alternative, on assuming the du,ice Of the Pres-
dency, than to accept the legacy Of the local
authorities and laws Of Ka1sas a. turned over
into bis hands 10y the last administration aud the
last Congress lie had neither the legisla.
tive power Of Congress to repeal the
existing Laws Of Kansas, or any OF them.
ror The judicial power Of the Supreme Court to
pronounce the local authorities or Laws unconsti-
tutional lie could only accept them as be has
found thgm and do what be could under the cir
cunstanccs 10 zee them faithfully executed, ss
fsr, nj least Us consistent with the peace and
good order Of the Territory.
These bogus Laws, denounced BY Cen Cass az
a disgrace TO the civilization Of the age, have
either been subsequently, repealed or practically
abandoned by common consent, like for exam
pie, lalc Maine Liquor Law Of this State, which
robcdy considered worthy Of respect and which
hps III to the ground dead letter from the
outsct In the came way those outrageous border
runiaa acis Of tbe lirsi, aud the unquestiopably
bogus Legislature of Kansas, have never had any
practical existence. The laws which Mr.. Bucha-
ban enforcing, and must enforce, are those
laEs providing for the forms required to change
Kansas from the dependent condition Of Terri
tory 70 lhc Independent position OF a sovereign
State.
But y i uron this important point that The
President he's rtsolvtd there shall be no miscon-
crpton IN regard 70 his policy or bis intentions
ne seys, in reiernco to tho projected State con
siiu,ion, that The Conveation soon wiz assemble
charged with th- duty and that IN the state Of