New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-16


pied by the ultra Southern supporters of the Le-
compton schedule is not little extraordinary.
They have all at once abandoned the ground upon
which for months they so strenuOusly insisted, and
which they made the basis Of so many vehement ~
tscks on Walker, that it was the right Of the Le.
compton Convention to make slave Constitution
and 10 impose il on the State with put any subm's-
sion of the question to the people, and not only
their right, but their duty slso-a recognition Due
TO that Pro Slavery nterest TO which tte COnven.
ton was indebted for its existence. This view Of
The cne might be deemed eItrayagant ard violent
but at least it ives Ineligible and, under certain
s,pects reasonable. If it was proposed to in1ics
great piece Of wrong upon the people OF Ksnsa'-
it, in the face and eyes Of the protested doctrine OF
the Kanss Nebraska bill, it was proposed to de-
prive them Of their right to determine upon the
Constilution under which they were to ive-at least
this wrong and violence were not to be committed
for nothing. The South would have the ssf,fsc-
ton of having for the ting being imposed slave
Constitution On Kansas. Their present con
duct. at least viewed according to the light
in which they desire TO have it regarded,
and 10 the Interpretation which the President
whose policy they support, gives of the Lecompson
sch edule is not emily extravagant and volent-it is
absurd and sroundless. Mr.. Buchanan takes it for
granted that, under the Lecompton schedule, Kan
sss 10 to be made free State by the vote of tho
people of Kansas. he supports the Lecompton
schedule, because it is, according to his interpre
taton Of it. in substantial conformity to the de-
mands made by Governor Wslker-the justice and
propreiy of which the Pre,ident fully recognizes
the demand namely that the COnatitation Of Kan-
sas should be submitted to the popular vote. The
Southern fre-easers, the Legislatures of Alabama
and Mississippi, pronounced all sorts of ansthenss
against Walker because ne had insisted upon this
same submission to the people, adding certain very
significant threats again,t the President himself if
he sustained tho policy of Walker. Yet now that
the President sets forth in his Message the Lecomp
ton schedule as q substantial conformity to that
very policy, to which policy, in thst same Message,
he gives in bis entire adhesion, these same Southern
FIRE eaters are found sustaining the President in bis
Cl.tenist on of that schedRle! They could not
dure Walker; they regarded his doctrine, that the
Constitution must be submitted 10 the popular
vote, as conceived in a spirit utterly hostile TO
Southern interests; aud yet they ,ust,iu Buchanan
in holding, according TO the view which he him
self gives Of his position, the very same doctrine /"
to the right of the people Of Kansas to pass upon
| their domestic institutions, which, when promll-
| sa.ed BY Walker, they denounced with so much
| violence!
| Either these Southern politician, must view the
Leeompton schedule in very different Light from
that in which the President it, or sie t, to
il, or else we must suppose that they are acting,
not upon shy motives of public policy not in any
| hope of advancing slavehoding interests, but in
n mere spirit Of spite and hatred against
The people of Kansas, if rot of selfish &C
| commodstiou TO the wishes If the President.
In accepting Mr. Buchsnan's Interpretation
Of TIE LecomPton schedule, they abandon
| aIl hope Of making Kansas slave state. Kan
sss is 70 be free State. But though upon this
point they find themselves Obliged to submit to the
popular sentiment, they leekng sort of revenge
upon these stubborn Free-Staie men By compelling
hem 70 submit to Constitution, as to which,
eIctpt on this question Of Slavery, they hays 40
voice. md which has stel frau I'D To- item By
,ody Of men rot If their selection. 10 wAoG
,aty have no coChCe uee. AID fr raon shsg enter-
.sia no respect. Wsoa s Avs ~ ar' nasI'.