The Kanzas news., 1857-11-28
The signs---The Future,

Unless we very much mistake the signs of
the times the Democratic party will experience
more trouble the coming winter In Congress,
from its own internal dissensions, than the
Republicans have ever been able to give it.
There is muttering of dissatisfaction at the
South at the aspect of things in Kanzas,
which is gathering and spreading into open
revolt against Walker and Buchanan, and is
securing to its aid prominent and strong
men in that section of the country.
A Democratic meeting was held in Kanzas
after the rejection by Walker of the bogus
johnson county returns, which took the
ground that the returns were legal on their
face, and should therefore have been re-
ceived--that the Legislature is alone the
Judge of the qualifications of its members,
and that Walkers course, In refusing to give
certificates of election to the Democratic
members and allowing Free Soil majority
in the Legislature, was treason to the De-
n,Ocrdcy of the whole nation, which should
not be overlooked nor forgiven. The meet
ing also called upon the Constitutional Con-
vention then In session to resolve itself into
Democratic Convention, and give expres-
sion to the indignation felt at the course of
Walker. The significance of ali this is,
simply, that there is a strong feeling in favor
of making Kanzas slave State In spite OF
its own people, which feeling is participated
IN beyond question by a large majority of
the South, and by those who control our
national politics, -
Of the same character is the recent letter
extorted from Senator r. III. 7. Hunter, of
Virginia He is very cautious in his ex-
pressions of admiration or confidence in re-
lation to both Buchanan and Walker. He
censures Walker for his. ofieious efforts and
assurances that the Constitution now form
ing In Kanzas should be submitted to the
people-says it is perfectly competent and
proper for the Constitutional Convention to
submit it or not, as it pleases; and it Is
folly 10 suppose Congress will reject the
Constitution if it should not be submitted,
for that reason.
.sIt is plain that two parties are growing
up among the democracy. One composed
of the ultra slavery propagandists, deter
mined that slavery snail be forced wherever
they chose-the other, the moderate pro-
slavery men, who profess to believe ID
'.Squattef Sovereignty and the right OF
the people to govern In this matter. They
will be IN open conflict in the mex.
Congress. Douglas it is said viii stand
firmly by Squatter Sovereignty and the Po-
sition of Walker, while il cannot be doubt,
ed the ultra side viii have It's strong ana
zealons advocates. Where viii the Presi-
dent stand
at is our opinion he cannot fail sooner
or later to fall into the hands of the ultra
propagandists. They have been success
full thus far-the principles of the parry
lead directly in that direction, and adheI-
ence to the party can have no other result
But there viii be strife and conflict and ia!.
ther conyulsions In the democracy, and tnlS
winter in Congress viii develop the facI S =
a startling degree. Where Douglas aDe
Walker and the prominent men who are
now with them win eventually bring up. ae'
cannol telI But we should not be surPrist
ed to find them. OF if not them, the gfess
mass of those who look up to them, oelos
the next PFesipential election IA open sO9
tility to what is left of the democratic parry,
- Wisconsin Free Democrat.
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