The Washington union., 1857-12-01
THE ACTION OF THE KANSAS CONVENTION.

SoAN
Attempts have been made in certain quarters to
produce the impression that the northern democratic
press, with few exceptions, opposed to the ac-
ton of the Kansas convention. We have upon our
exchange list over one thousand papers, embracing
all the leading democratic Journals in the free States
We have been and sti are, in the habit of examin-
ing these journals with no slight care !; and the
suit of our observations quite conclusive, at least
to or mind, that so far from there being p serious
and widespread difference Of opinion among sour
northern contemporaries in regard to at best non
essential question, the difference is slight, quite
limited in extent, and, we are disposed to be-
lieve, susceptible of an easy and early settle
ment. The position, sentiments, and language
of the democratic press of the North, at this
juncture, cannot be mistaken. An honest diff
ference Of opinion to whether the Kansas
convention should have submitted to popular ratif-
cation the whole the great essential part of the
constitution framed by them may be tolerated; but
the entire democratic press will hold democrat
gutess who seeks to promote his peculiar views by
associations with black-republcanism in any form.
TO sanction even for moment the sectional objects,
adopt for temporary purpose the wretched
sophistries and fanatea appeals of the enemy, may
be safely regarded the preliminary steps of a
formal desertion. White, Bell, and Tallmadge did
not abruptly abandon the principles and organiza-
ton Of the democratic party. Wiimot's utter apos-
tacy was discovered amid the loudest protestatons
of his orthodoxy
We have already placed before our readers a
large number of extracts from northern democratic
journals in which the action of the Kansas conven
ton was spoken of in the warm language of approval
We could fill whole pages Of the Union with extracts
of similar character, and from the same source, if
onr limits permitted To-day we give few notices
taken at random from a pile of northern exchanges
before u.s. The first is from the Boston Post of
the oldest, and as it is universally conceded to be
one of the most ablyconducted and influential dem
ocratic journals in the Union. The Post says
The Washington Union of the oath instant contains
the following forcbe argument upon the Kansas ques
on The Union presents reasons for its course relative
to Kansas affairs of great cogency and such worthy
of the serious consideration of its democratic contempo
raries That there should be perfect harmony of opin
ion among the democratic papers about the proceedings
of the Kansas constitutional convention not to be
expected but however much they may have Differed or
may differ on this topic the opposition will be disap
pointed in the hope Of seeing this difference produce any
formidable party division In the wisdom, patriotism,
and integrity OF the general ADMINISTRATOR ana IN tne
democratic majority in Congress, the party has entire
confidence and have doubt the action of the ad
mnistration guided by the ilustous statesman at its
head and of the majority in Congress- will receive the
cordial support of the democratic press and OF the de-
mocrscy of the country.
The Providence (Rhode Island) Post, although in
Svor Of submitting the whole constitution to the
people Of Kansas has the following timely and
sible remarks
Would IL not he well for those conservative papers of
the North which giving aid and comfort to the black
republicans of Kansas merely because the constitutional
convention of that Territory has failed to do its whole
duty to ak themselves In all soberness whether it may
not be outright rebellion which they encouragng' The
constitution adopted by the convention is Acknowledged
by men Of all parties to be- in the main very good
suon and II is admitted by the friends of those who
framed II that If not found 70 be seryceoble IL may be
amended or suspended by the action of the people after
Kansas has become State IL is undenabe also, that
by far the most important of all the questions which
have agtated the Territory and the country indeed,