New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-26

enough to perceive-aud to perceive that certainly
does not require any very great effort Of genius
that as mere question Of policy it is the policy Of
the Democratic party to let Kansas come in az a
Free State, yet, according to the Statement Of The
Herald itself, whatever may be Mr.. Buchansn's
wishes, or whatever his judgment neither one nor
the other can be of the alightest avail. His hands
are tied. Whatever his wishes or judgment a.
man or q Democrat ss President he il utterly
powerless to do anything-excePt evil. He has,
The Herald tells US, neither the supervisory legis-
ative power Of Congress, nor the judicialauthoriy
Of the Supreme Court. He has accepted the dc
faeto local laws and authorites-that is to say the
bogus lawt-as be found them. lie had no alterna
tive, and bis duty is to execute the laws, the
bogus laws, a. turned over into bis hands.
That this is correct statement Of
the legal and constitutional position Of the
President, we are very far from admitting; butwe
do accept it as q correct enough statement OF the
actual position which Mr.. Buchanan occupies. On
no other hypothesis can bis condact be accounted
for, except on that Of being fanaticaly bent on
forcing Freedom out of Kansas; and a. to fanati-
ei,m, we freely scquit Mr.. Buchanan Of that He
is altogether too cold-blooded II be fanatic in
anything. He acts, evidently enough, upon the
hypothesis Of The Herald, that in his character of
President he is q prede,tinsted Border Ruffiau,
without any Alternatives mere instrument in the
hands Of the bogus Legislature, rlabe in any re-
spect to recty or set aside any Of their oursges; but
obliged, without any choice, to give to their usurpa
tons and their tyranDies, and their bogus enact
ments all the force of law, and to employ the army
of the United States, of which solarge portion is
at thi. moment concentrated in Kansas to give them
effect. Such being the position Of Mr.. Buchan,n-
mere staff in the hands Of the Border Rufiaus, q
sort of high constable, bound to carry out the
DEGREES of the Kansas usurpers-how ridiculous to
ask any body TO rely on him b make Kansas
Free State! By The Htrald's own statement of
the case, Mr.. Buchanan has no power or choice in
the matter. He is Border-Rufian Ell qfeis-an
extender of Slavery and expsler Of free labor
from Kansas by virtue Of his Office, whether he de-
sires it or approves it or not; and oil the promises
which he and bis man Walker nay make, of pro-
tecting the Free.State men in their right Of suf
frsee and of securing them 4 chance to vote on
the bogus Constitution, are jurt 30 much empty
wind.
In fact we already have signal proof, in the Ats
apportionment of the Territorial Legislature, and
in tie legal opinion promulgated by Judge Cato,
which doubtless will govern the conduct Of the
bogus election officers, that nobody has right to
vote at the approaching Territorial election unless
be has paid his bogus taxes-we have in these two
things most significant evidence, whether or not
Walker intended to cheat the Free-State men
q point upon which We do not hazard an opinion
that ut all events tho promises hs makes them are
totally worthless.
than The Herald that Kansas will become Free
State. But we do not rely upon Buchanan, nor
upon Walker, nor upon the good sense or discre-
ton Of the Democratic party, to make it so. No
doubt the Pro Slavery policy Of the Democratic
party 10 most runous, considered merely in aparty
point of view, and 60 doubt many Of its Northern
leaders have sense enough to that il is ranous.
But what Of THAR They, like Mr.. Buchanan, are
tied hand aud foot. Ttey are the mere tools Of the
shareholders. From the moment that they con-
,ented to the Fugitive Slave Law, they lost their
self. respect, and with il all claim to control the
policy Of the party. BY accepting the Kansas Ne
braska Repeal of the Missouri Prohibition. by sub
mttipg to the Pro Slavery outIages in Kansas, they
reduced themselves to tie pitiatle position of not
even retaining the right to demonstrate. 1t is in
vain to look to them to make Kansas Free State.
Place them in power in the State of New York,
and you strike fatal blow at Freedom in Kansas.
We believe that Freedom will triumph in Kansas,
but one great reason why we believe so is that we
believe Repub'icanism will sustain itself in New
York. five imagined that Mr. Buchanan could
gain the political control Of this State, our conf
dence in the immediate future of Kanns would be
very much shaken.