Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-11-24
OBJ 4aiIg Spg.
TUESDAY. NovEMBER "a. 1857.

Senator DOuglas vs.. PFesfdent Buchanan
Senator Douglas, who is the most promising Of
the ambitious aspirants Of the modern Democrat
ic party, appears to have a correct appreciation
of the snag on which the present national admin
istration is doomed to be wrecked. we should
gather from the tone of his organ, the Chicago
Times which says, among other recommended
tious Of like nature =
I'VE suppose that upon the meeting Of Con-
gress an act will be introduced-an act in the
very words Of the Minnesota set-authorizing
convention TO form State Constitution. II that
act be passed at once it should be, kanzas
may be State on the first of next May. If no
such act be passed by Congress, or should be de-
laved the present Legislature a1iH proUide tor
conUeatL.sl. At all events, Constitution such
as will be acceptable to the people will be pre-
pared and ratified by the people. and will BE pre-
scented to Congress early in the spring. Upon
that Constitution thus ratified and approved by
the people, Kanzas will be admitted The Dem
ocratic party stands pledged 10 admit Kansas
ssjthotN questioning her decision on the slavery
question. That decision must be made by the
people, and once perfectly made, that decision
must be regarded as fnal."
This, which may reasonably be regarded as the
voice of Senator Douglas, is tantamount to con-
demuation Of the course of the administration in
superseding Gov. Walker by the appointment Of
the President of the bogus convention as provs-
ional Governor of the Territory, till the bogus
Constitution shall have been forced into effect,
against the federal voice Of the people.
Senator Douglas is doubtless as deficient in
honesty or principle as any of the other Demo-
leaders, yet he is young man, and possessed of
some foresight apd sagacity, and sees the certain
uin to which the course of President Buchanan
is going to bring the Democratic party, if the
lalter's policy should be permanently engrafted
upon it. For this reason the Little Giant"
comes out and makes his bid for the success
sion, one of the items of which is partial favor
of the policy for which the free State men con-
tend, in the present juncture, against the newly
adopted policy Of the authorities at Washington.
Mr.. Buchanan says Kanzas must be immedi.
ately organized and admitted into the Union,
under the bogus Constitution, which, it is admit
teddy the new provisional Governor who presid.
ed over its formation, represents but small mi-
nority OF the people Of the Territory and this
bogus instrument must be hurried into execution
before the new Legislature, which represents the
people shall have gone into effect. Senator Dou.
glas, the other hand, says, through his organ,
wait till the Legislature shall have gone into
authority, and let that body provide for the cali
ing of convention to frame State Constitu-
tion, unless Congress shall pass an act, immedi-
ately upon its assembling, providing for the call
ing of a Constitutional Convention, which shall
assemble and act under the authority and auspi-
ces OF the newly elected territorial Legislature,
and go into full power when the authority Of the
latter body shall have ceased, by virtue Of the ad
mission Of Kanzas as sovereign State into the
Union.
The difference between Messrs. Buchanan and
Douglas appears to be, that whereas the former
is totally wrong, the latter shows some glimmer-
ings Of common sense and right, whatever may
be his motive in making this tilt against the adj
m inistration a9a