The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-10-01
INCONSISTENCY.


new books are promised"
INCONSISTENCY.
The President, in his letter to the New Ha-
ven gentlemen, said:
"Slavery existed at that period, and still
erists IN Kansas, under the Constitution OF the
United States. This point has at last been finally
decided by the observation-disclosures to our laws.
H01C IL could hare eUer been SeriOuty doubted IS
a aaystery Ifa confederation ofsovereign States
acquire a new Territory at the expense OF their
common blood and treasure, surely one set OF
the partners can have no right to exclude the
other from its enjoyment, by prohibiting them
from taking into it whatsoever Is recognised to
be property by the common Constitution"
In his letter accepting the nomination OF the
Cincinnati Convention, Mr.. Buchanan said:
"This legislation is founded upon princi-
pies as ancient as free government itself, and,
in accordance with them, has simply declared
that the people of Territory, like those Of a
State, shall decide for themselves 1ohether Sta
very shall or shall not eriSt aoithin their hmatS.
"The Nebraska Kansas act does no more than
give the force awtot this elementary principle OF
selfgovernmentd declaring it to be 'thetT1e intent
and meaning of this act not to tegtStdte StdOery
into any Territory or State, nor to exclude 1t
therefrom, but to leave the people thereof per-
fectly free to form and regulate their domestic
institutions in their own way subject only 10
the Constitution of the United States"
"This principle will surely not be controvert-
ed by any individual of any party protesting
devotion to popular government. Besides, hOlc
cain and iIluSory aCould any other principle
prOUe IN practice, IN regard to the Territories
This is apparent from the fact, admitted by all
that. after Territory shall have entered the
Union, and become State, no constitutional
power would then exist which could prevent 1t
| from either abolishing or establishing Slavery
as the case may be, according to Its sovereign
will and pleasure"
Here is an inconsistency which we recon-
mend to the attention Of Administration jour
nails.
J A GENEROUS AcT.-The Marquis of Dial
India, and who receives the usual retiring pen
sion of $4,000 year from the East India
Company, has given the whole pension to the
committee for relieving the sufferers by the
Sepoy mutiny.
REPUBLICAN TIcKET-We publish below the
Republican ticket of the State of New York:
Judge Of Appeals-Timothy Jenkins.
Secretary Of State-Almon N. Clapp, Of
Erie.
mptrolley-Robert Denniston, of Orange.
TfeaSurer-John 7. Hogeboom, of Colum.
bia.
Canal 0nmissioner-Ariel F. Thurston.
Attorney GeaeraI-Wm. Curtis Moves, OF
New York.
State Engineer-George Geddes, of Onon,
daga.
Bsl5~ A rascal in New York recently knocked
a man down, and stole from him fUe dollars.
He was sentenced to the States Prison FORTH
gears, by Judge Russell. If he had killed his
victim, he would probably have escaped all
punishment
THE ATLANTIC MoNTHLY-This new Boston
magazine is to be issued in November. The
leading writers of the North, and several of note
in Europe, are. engaged to write for it. In the
mean time the Southern journals are making
great eXertions to sustain Russells Magazine.
an exclusive and ultra Southern monthly, pub.
lished at Charleston, South Carolina. Unfortu.
nately for its proprietors, Southern gentlemen
do not pay for magazine literature, or any 9th.
er, as readily as the Anti-Slavery population of
the free States.
b6y- An exchange remarks:
/" The Republican victory in Maine proves to
our opponents how senseless is their cry that
this new party is destined to be broken up bv
disaster. The American party has been beaten
in every State in which it has made contest.
but the Republican organization has shown
vitality and strength under the most discoura
ging circumstances. 1t is destined to 90 on in
its glorious career, until its principles shall be-
come the policy of the Government"
This is to great extent true, but the "vic-
tory in Maine" is not so comforting to us as to
our exchange. The Republicans of Maine
could have polled thousands more votes than
they did poll if they had so pleased, and sim
liar supineness in other States will prove disas
trous.
The NEXT CoYGREss.-The N. Y Courier
and Enquirer suggests that the Republicans in
the next Congress should bring forward reform
measures, to be carried to successful issue
when they, the Republicans, come to power
"Among these measures of real Importance,
which ought to be introduced by them, are
Dllls Tor The reorganization OF the Supreme
Court, embracing juster arrangement of dis.
tricts, according to population and political
weight, and defining the limits within which
the President may use the army without au-
thorty of Congress. Affirmative and positive
measures like these will be recognised by the
country as worthy objects of contest, and.
though Democracy will of course raise frantic
shrek of agitation, they must prevail, and in
the end become laws of the land"
There can be no doubt that the Kansas and
Utah questions will come very prominently be-
fore Congress for discussion at the next SEES.
sion; and upon the latter, we presume, the Re.
publicans will be unit in demanding deci.
sive Government policy.
Cornelius s. Bogardus, Esq, for long Pc
ried Deputy Collector, and subsequently, Naval
Officer, at New York, died on Monday, of con.
sumption, in the forty.sixth year of his age.
The funeral of the late Mr.. Briggs, who for
the past seventeen years has been a compost.
tor on the Boston Post, took place in that CITY.
on Thursday last. Among those present at the
funeral were the senior and junior editors of
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