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

WASHINGTON, Dee II, 1857.
ne Eansas Question, Dogas' S,,ees aaf TIC Presi-
dent, dc, d..
The explosive effect Of Judge Douglas speech l. grain
aly suts;dng men look deeper into the Kansas ia.
brogo aud distinguish between the theoretical abstraction
Of the Senator and the practical good Of tho rrc
dent The al odrtandup argument Is with the Senator;
the sober second thought With "old Buck" Practically
button how Kansas into the Union,
that the latter be not kept long In state OF psrtur
ton and afford opportunities for dangerous experiment., TO
pugnacous midwives The rst Of skful accouchor
lie 10 the life Of the patient then that Of the child
but the Of Kansas have couple of professors
OF obstetrics who that Is wiong presentation"
and that II impossible TO deliver the patient without
OF instruments And this they do in advance Of the
actual labor pains, which will only commence when tho
constitution shall have arrived in Washington.
The President Of the United States, representing the
wi ole country and being Of experience and sound
sractons. As statesman he looks 10 the peace and wei
fare OF the Union the consideration paramount b. All
others Tho agitation Of the country about slavery,
aud that question u much settled ID Kansas as
II she were already admitted into the Union with the
slavery clause stricken out. That question ", BY
the schedule Of the fecomptou constitution fairly and
honestly submitted TO tho people any reasonable man
could desire; and finally II IS admitted by Governor
Walker himself that the question Of slavery already
practically settled What then, one feels nened 70 ASK
IS the cause OF the attempted rebellion 10 inc democratic
paryS Popular sovereignty, cries loDer. :. walker:
my interest the largest for the father There Is
valid legal objection 10 the act Of the Conventions tho
constitution is liberal aud republican, and the slavery
clause IL explicitly subalcd 10 people; but all that Il
net enough satisfy the champions Of squa'tcr sovc
regn,y, who would sooner plunge INC country INTO anar-
chy aud civil war than yield point ~ uleF peb anme
Popular sovereignty" is good battle cry-a mighty
conjnraton iornulaapd hence Is good political card.
But eycsths will not answer Tor the question at
between the President and his rcheous Governor is noN
popular sovereignty" or " no popular sovereignty"
hut simply rs 10 the time when that popular sovereignty
shall be complete As soon A. possible" says Mr. u-
chanan and that rs the reason why wish Kansas at
once 10 be admitted into The Union Not l they have
taken nv prescription says Governor Walker, " and
had another nrht over H. showing tho relative strength
OF parties" Mr. Buohanans plan cuts the matter short,
and enables Congress 70 egsato other important sub
iocts IN the present distracted state Of the country
Walkers plan continues the agitation the Territory aud
osructs legislation in Congress- for no praeca benefits
20 any one or ANY party bu, the black republicans
These considerations have already had their effect
Senators and members and without single senator hav.
ing yet replied TO Judge Douglas explosive speech
an al los to name even one Of his democratic cc's'