The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-16

thus expressed himseif In regard to the rsp"o-
hcan party
The republican PARTY (sasd BE-, the s.roassst ss
gan:zaue1 In the Urion, unless che dsnoersAc party Is
Sss s. or ss ss he a.noos.s s.s M
oowerfr, compact, hopeful orksnizsaoa.
Republicans DOM mean 70 ohsrss tasr name o. tteir
shsy srorg too pogeFu TOO oolh 1eAt Tor
thai. AID yes you invited BY Kentucksns 10 60
n WITH theu saa form peopiss party, % sreak dowu
stsssts q De rspubi,can party. It's principles are
DEEPER broader and IL poses rssouts than
Anything cr The saace would indioaas Don't undsrass
their poser.
A somewhat enthusiastic description OF the
republican organization, most truly; but it
must be taken with the Kentucky explanation
to be rightly understood. The opposition party
in Kentucky, formed of the remnants Of the
late invincible whig party there, are looking TO
Mr.. Crittenden and his "People's party" plat
form as the basis upon which the opposition Of
the whole Union will be compelled to rally in
1850. Hence, as Kentucky eleciioneering
speaker, it became the policy of Mr.. Brecldn
ridge to show up the essential weakness of this
60 called Peoples party" movement, and the
comparative strength and eolldity of the
Northern republican party, in order to show
that the Kentucky Know-Nothings, as
Peoples party" are powerless now, and will
be powerless hereafter, to accomplish anything
except as allies of the great Northern repub-
icsu anti-slavery alliance. In this view we
suspect, the rump of the Nothing organi-
cation has. been looked upon in all the Southern
States where elections have recently come
OFF, and in all the result has indicated
sctr a
of the opposition, and the continued and undis-
puted possession of the whole South by the
democracy, from the border slave States to the
Gulf Of Mexico.
Apart from this local view of the opinions of
Mr.. Breckenridge concerning the republican
party, his catering observations of this party
as "a powerful, compact, hopeful organi-
zation,r must be qualified with some serious off
sets and drawbacks. According to the FIRE.
mont vote Of 1885, the republican party els the
strongest organization in the Union, unless the
democratic party is stronger But the popular
candidate, and the high and intense antiKan-
sas Nebraska bill and "border ruffian" excite
ment which brought out that tremendous vote
for Fremont have been removed from the poll
teal arena. Fremont has returned to the
walks of private life, and ii seems that by
general consent he lie not to be the republican
candidate in 1860, and the Kansas excitement
has pretty well died out There is however
slender thread of it remaining, which the
black republicans may twist into a strong cord,
as party igament, should the Southern de-
mocracy he foolish enough to play into their
hands
The people of Kansas, had they accepted the
Lecompton constitution, would have been ad-
mitted as State with their present population,
sixty thousand, fifty thousand forty thousand,
or whatever II may be. But they have rejected
Lecompton, and now the proviso of Congress
stares them in the face that they shall not be eligi
bic for admission until they have shall secured
thefull federal ratio Of 81, $40 population. That
Is the law: that is the tub which was thrown
out to amuse the Southern whale in Congress,
and it has served its purpose. 1t will not do to
argue, like the Washington Union, that the re-
lection Of Lecompton proves that the people
of Kansas desire to remain In the condition Of O
Territory three or four years longer The
question is, what shall be done with Kansas
should she apply at the coming session of Con-
grcss for admission as State under a new con-
stitution and with her present population?
The answer to this question is perfectly clear,
and yet the Washington JjRa, does not seem to
comprehend the force Of Il, and shrinks from
endorsing il Should Kansas at the coming
session Of Congress present herself for admis-
sion with a new constitution, she must be ad-
mittcd. We say must, for there is no getting
over that duty. She must he admitted, or the
democratic party in refusing her admission,
will, In truth, make the republican "the
strongest organization in the Union The cry
that the "slave power" forced its Northern
democratic allies Go consent to the admission Of
Kansas as a slave State with forty thousand
population, and to deny her admission as a free
State until she shall muster over ninety thou
sand people, would infallibly do the work.
But let the opportunity occur, and let Kansas
be admitted at the next session, and the last
scrap Of this DISASTROUS Kansas business to the
democracy and the South viii be taken away.
That this will he done we fully believe.
for Mr.. Buchanan II a practical man, and knows
the difference between practical necessities and
ponsensical Congressional provisos. lie knows,
as we all know, that this Kansas restriction
served its purpose in securing the passage of
the English bill. and that for any other pur-
poee II IL all leather and prunella," and agita-
ton and mischief II gave something To the
Southern ultras in Congress to swear by, which
was the full intent and meaning" of the re-