New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-18
THE NEW KANSAS ISSUE.

As our departing Mayor is Understood to have
taken the job of ralying and organizing the
Democracy of this State in epposision to Senator
Douglas ard in support Of the Leccmpton swiadls,
we CONNER to the earnest consideration of those
Democrats who have any character or standing to
lose, the following leader from the journal whi;h
did more than any other to make JAMES Buchanan
President. We need hardly name The Ne,o. York
Eypnss:
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY AN EXPERIMENT.
This is the great and cardinal principle for which
Judge Douglas contending 10 the United Sstes SEN
ate and the success Of the principle is az cerfsn In
Ksneas as elsewhere 10 the United States. In the
yindcaton of this principle the Senstor perfectly
consistent and the opposition to him in the Democrsc
party is utterly Inconsistent as 1t was the erest
Die upon which Mr.. Buchanan was elected. II wa,
more discussed than anything else pendiog the fien,
oertisl election and upon Il Mr.. Buchanan carried
New Jersey Pennsylvania, Indisna, Illinois and Cs'
forrs, the vote Of which Safes msde nun nLesseh',
tho Ugh in very lage and popular minority, IL the
Fillmore and Fremont vote were united against mo
Nevertheless we see row that the President and
his Admir- stTaion about to ty the experiment OF
oisownirg this principle of Popular Soverelgny or
Lii corIramfnt and of dragooning the Democratic
patty into opposition to it. The sixty or seventy mu-
iiors of patronage they have at disposal wiz seaGce
all in the North who love money more then prihcipe,
and The fifty or sixty thousand Federal
,noro ia will try hard TO make the Democratic peo-
ne change 'front.' and in the SOUTH sectional feeling
with the strong desire TO make Kansas Slave SAFE,
in srite Of the people Of ~. thee ~ .nce
pa,ty Ii lie sir guar spectscle 10 see Democratic
patty repuciatng the rights Of man. and the principle
tf self goyenmentbut it is clear now tbs experiment
will be tried. me,
Rui the experiment is CERTAIN 10 fail II will fail, in
the fret place because the e ineRtul cre1s Is hrst
to be tried upon the people OF Kansas, VINO VIII not
submit TO it. Now il Is Of no use, upon the soh OF
~ Eolf n
The mir eipe Of sefgovernment aud IL Mr.. Buchanan
d0Tfs 10 nc axe the experiue nt in Kansas be WIN arIa
the Federal troops against the people OF Kansas ana
the Fe6e toops will be either run out OF hsnsaT
be driven on. by the bayoret and the bullet. Inc
President Of the United States is strong enough 70
crese civil war; but he s not strong enough 20 force
upop Karsss State Constitution they vii! not have
The physical power to resist 10 Kansas Is no. 700
.Tonr Tor the Federal force The experiment Is GER
tain 10 fail in TIE next place, because the Northern
people will not stand by the President ana oeca1se
thst norton of the Southern people who despse tricks
ard triokery, ard unfair Play-such "a the ans IS
Ger ituicl iibts-w not stand by bin in creatiag
civil wsr in KanFss, OF N ordering the ecer troops
70 dragon the people Of Kansas into an
If the priucple of setgoveInmen Inc men 9ets o'
Conpress who attempt 70 stand by the fresl1ent III
his u.e Of force will rst be defeated in the Nota,
Wills in the South-f Southern aspr ants for tneu
places care to maintain the great principles against an
apparent selfinterest-msny OF theee members WIN oe
cheated also. The peXt Congress VIII DC oPPoson'
and OF a stern Kind and character. .
The President is making q rev sectional issue ID
which the North without touching the topic OF
slavery. is perfectly right in upholding the great
cardinal pri1 ciele Of self gorerRneHt' We Kno1 =
s,eu ped to evade this issue by saying the people
Of Kspsas have il left them 10 vote upon ali tney
care about-'he Slavery or no Slavery q1t.uon buI
this il rot So and If so, it is an outrage 70 oePrYs
white peopls Of their right TO govern themselves and
leave 10 them Only the government OF negroes. IL Is
not go becsu the Constitution Of Kansas Is lugge
an evasion 4 the subject Of Slavery. First, Il re-
ccerires is existence there, and maintains IT, ihete
Is no wa Of being nd Of the existing Siayery mere:
II Is .rue this existing Slavery s 50 small that II |. no'
worth taking about-and Il lie true, inst II einsucPa-
ton takes place they who have brought saves 'aeLe
utSer Federal lsws, ought 10 be paid for 0en' New,
ertheless. the Constitution sdopts recognizes ana
maintains the existence of Slavery. IL = uae, aso,
te Constitution adults slave immigration rom otne'
States-vh the people alone ought 70 pass. ~ Is
t,ue slso that none Ct the Pro-SeYey psrts OF tnls
Cor s,;.ution can be get nd of until cfftr IS' ana
r., ~ /, by tro-fiirds rots. Ii is true also tne'
u he issue Of Constitution with slavery or Con-
s,i,r,icp r;koat Slavery, there Is qui6os 10 ms
mode Of voting which see8s to sancnon me ConstIu
tion ,py how And il lie true, also that 10 c1esuog
p,oyi,ionsl Governor Calhoun OF Kansas ara ieey-
icc 70 hin and hin only, tie appointment Of heoEon
cicsrs the rresunpto car be strong a''et ,ne w
80 frauds tbs. the let 70 tho psople WAS 70 ID
,.o-ts,y sih az Z 81 r3aAity.