Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-20

deplored, just now, than the resort to hard
names among the members and presses of the
Democratic party at the South, over the Kansas
question. The opponents of the idea of submit
ting the constitution to the people commenced
it, and more or less indiscreet friends of that
policy seem inclined to meet their elimination
with recrimination. We cannot perceive how
the slightest benefit can result to any individual
interest or cause from it. Nine tenths of those
who originally opposed the plan of submitting
the constitution to the people of Kansas are not
opponents, but friends-sincere friends-of the
Administration. Knowing nothing whatever of
the existing condition Of affairs in Kansas and
being entirely ignorant of the truth concerning
the Administrator policy there, they took
ground against that policy under the influence
of insufficient or mistaken information. They
are fast vindicating the integrity of their devo-
ton to the principle of the Kansas " ebraska
act, and of their allegiance to the present Ma.
tional Administration Whose elevation was in
great part the result of their own labors, and
for which they cherish kind sentiments,) by
abandoning their late position against its 1.-THE
Administrations policy in Kansas, which al
ready enjoys the unanimous support of the pro-
slavery party in the Territory, as well as of all
other Democrats there. Some few journals
nOminally Democratic, evidently disposed on
personal grounds to quarrel with the Admins.
ton, have, of course, seized upon the current
Kansas embroglio as an excuse for making war
| on the Administration, and in their columns we
find vehement abuse coupled with their objec-
tons. But nine tenths of the Democratic newspa-
| pers of the South that have taken occasion to
| dissent from the turn things have taken in Kan
| sas, have eschewed all such comments in their
criticisms as might legitimately lead to the con-
ciusion that their disposition is to 90 into oppo
sition They are rapidly coming up to their
proper position on this subject, and we sincerely
| regret to find any journalists, who agree with us
as to the Importance of preserving the unity of
the Democratic party in the next Congress, pub.
fishing aught likely to irritate them and thus
| throw obstacles in the way of their speedy re-
| turn to an entire support Of the National Ad-
ministratiOn, under a natural and excusable
soreness, it may be, caused by the unjustifable
attacks OF those who, having been with US in
| the late Presidential election, have on personal
! grounds been ever since looking for an oppor-
tunity to break with the Democratic party
The number Of these latter are very few, in
| deed Too few to require recriminations to
| countcract their criminatio1D; more especially
when, to get into such controversy with them,
is likely to excite in their behalf the sympathy
OF more or less honest and earnest we'll -wishers
| OF the Administration who have invariably
acted with the ultra Southern Rights wing of
| the party where Southern rights have been in
issue. We know that none were more earnest
| advocates OF the election Of President Buchanan
than the Southern Rights Democrats; while We
know as well that President Buchanan is rs de-
sirous OF their support as Of that Of any other
members Of the great Democratic party.
Although nothing can now prevent him from
| receiving it, our hope is that it will be prompt.
full and frank; and We regret 10 find some few
journals that stand with Us on the Kansas cues.
ton, laboring in a way calculated rather to
drive them of from where we all desire they
| should be found than to throw oil on the trou-
bled waters. One great secret of success in
| political Affairs is to bear and forbear. The
practice of these two essentials has invariably
secured the triumph of the right in previous
ih'erparty differences where a contrary course
would have made a wide and for the future OF
tue democratic party, disastrous breach in.
deed.
we trust that contrary policy will be strict.
~ guarded against in this case, as being Just
now likely to do much more harm than good.