Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-12-03
SPIRIT OF The MORNING PRESs.

SPIRITOF THE MORNING PRESS.
The IntstligeReer to-day, in an elaborate
and really able article, distinctly takes posi-
ton as the leading Washington newspaper
organ Of opposition to the plan Of the Demo
cratic party for the immediate and final with
drswal of the Kansas imbroglio from national
politics. The editor expends no little wit upon
his idea, that the Democratic party now inter-
prets its pledges concerning popular sover-
eighty in Kansas, as meant only to have refer
ence to the slavery question. His trick, Of
logic, is as ingenious, as shallow. -.
From the foundation of the Government until
this hour, in framing constitutions the repre-
sentatiyes of the people charged with that duty,
have. at will, exercised their right to refer their
action back to their constituents or not, as they
Judged best under the circumstances; unless
specially instructed on that point This fact
is notorious. In so doing, until this occasion il
has never been urged that they were violating
the right of popular sovereignty-more partic-
nlarly to the point of justifying outside news
papers and politicians in interfering between
them and those for whom they were acting. In
the eye ofthe law, the Kansas Convention were
the people of Kansas.
We reject ia toto the idea which the htelli.
geneer, Philadelphia Press Chicago Times, ct
al, have borrowed for the nonce from G reeley's
Tribune and Garrison's Li6eyator-the idea on
which all the treason of all the abolitionists in
Kansas perpetrated for years past has been
based Viz That the Territorial Legislatures,
laws, convention, &c, were not perfectly Iegit-
mate, because, forsooth, they themselves-the
Kansas Abolitioniss-refused to participate in
electing the one-the Legislatures and the
Convention-and in framing the other--the
laws.
The singular and sudden regeneration of
the Philadelphia Press and Chicago Times in
volve them in the Inconsistency of adopting at
one swoop all the positions of Greeley, CARR
son Co, against which they did battle until
finding 1t convenient to go into opposition the
first mentioned evidently through personal
pique, and the second, it appears to us, only in
order to compass the end its conductor has
long had in view Of obtaining a share of the
public printing in that way No other has
been q more conspicuous member of the eabal
formed to that end which has had its head and
front In this city since shortly after the close of
the last session, and has been bent on securing
division Of what it proclaims to be the
printing plumber" among its members many
OF whom are protesting Democrats even if 10
succeed, 1t may be necessary to rend the Demo.
cratic party in twain.
Upon such Northern newspaper authority
only, does the Intelligencer strive to create the
Impression that there is an irreconcilable diff.
ference between the Administration and the
Northern Democracy.
It's effort to lug the Engmirer in by the ears
rs Its sponsor in this matter, has already been
Indignantly repudiated by that journal in its
recent eloquent appeals for immediate acoui-
escence in the action of the Kansas Convention
were this contest against the National Ad-
ministration that Of the IatelieeuceJ and the
legitimate opposition only, it could not last
An hour They are, however, backed secretly
and openly by nominal Democratic parties aim
ing to clutch = plunder,' as We explain above
not Few OF whom are even yet protesting de-
vouon to the present Administration. while la
boring with might and main to perfect cornbi-
nations in Congress against it, whose first acts
shall be to bestow on them the ..plunder''-as
they term it-for which they wear their two
faces
The O"ton also discusses Kansas to-day, but
on the other side Of the question Its sharp
and smooth pen pricks the bubble of the will
of-the- majority" plea, which the opposition of
all shades have revamped for the occasion. It
was the plea-against which the printing
Plunder mongers who make up the Demo
cratic newspaper opposition to the policy of
the Administration cOntended, when they
fought against, and not shoulder TO shoulder
with Garrison, Abby Kelly and Greeley. 1t
was the plea and only pretsnce of justification
for the action Of the Topeka convention which
was formerly denounced by the Chicago Times,
Philadelphia Press, and their allies in the
printing matter here and elsewhere, as rank
treason. To find them nov swallowing il 90
eagerly, simply proves that their appetite for
the printing plunder'' is 50 great as that they
are determined to stretch their stomachs to the
utmost capacity Of distension, to receive what
they are after-if they can only secure it.