The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-12

Inc lhtS e.eCtiCHb Ia haDsas, MlsSOufl, heC-
lucky ard North Carolina make up a very CO.
rious budget Of conflicting elements, principles
and results, but taken in detail they admit of
an easy and simple solution.
The people Of Kansas by an overwhelming
majority have rejected the LecomptOn constitu.
by Congress, that with this rejection they will
be considered as debarred from admission until
they shall have secured the full ratio Of 3,400
population, required for one representative in
Congress. The opposition journals, North and
South, are raising great outcry over this re-
suit, although no other result was expected BY
anybody. But this exultatiOn over it comes
from the disastrous consequences that are anti
cipated to the party Of the administration.
We, however have no fears in reference to the
issue in Congress upon this anti.Lecompton re-
siriction Of the late session. 1t was but q tub
to the Southern whale. No man voting for II
could have been silly enough to believe that this
restriction would or could be binding upon Con-
gress single session, single week, or single
day.
Should the people of Kansas, therefore, in
fair way, get up and present to Congress at the
coming session new constitution, republican
in form, we entertain no doubt concerning the
action Of Congress thereon. The Gaze
is so clear that Kansas is forever
lost to the South, and so clear is
the policy of the administration, as indicated
by the late election, that there can be no diff
Guilty upon the subject. The new State will be
admitted at the first opportunity, and that will
be the end of the whole matter. The question
being thus completely settled, the public mind
will be as completely diverted from the subject
as from the question of a national bank, a SUBJ
treasury, or the annexation of Texas. In this
view, for all purposes of political agitation,
Kansas is already an "obsolete idea"
This is all that we can make of the late Kan
sas election. It settles the destiny of Kansas,
and it settles the Kansas agitation; for, except
ing noisy and unimportant ire-eater or two,
we dare FAY that there will be no serious oppo-
sition to the admission of Kansas as o sovereign
State upon her next application, though it
should lie presented to Congress on the first
Monday in December next.
The Missouri election is different thing. II
takes hold of the broad and general issues be-
tween the administration and the opposition
and it forcibly indicates the beginning of a po-
pular reaction in favor Of the democratic party
under the good auspices of the administration.
1t betrays q division and a spirit Of enmity,
jealousy and hate between the republican and
Know Nothing factions, which 1t will be hard
to bring to practical accommodation, inside or
outside of Missouri, for at least year or two 10
come.
In Kentucky, which first went over to the
democracy in 1856, the late local elections dis
close the important fact that the opposition
party, as organized upon the Know Nothing
platform, has been almost entirely frittered
away. In North Carolina, on the other hand,
where the principles and organization of
Know Nothingism appear to have been
incontinently dropped, the opposition, even
upon the old exploded, iimsy and unreasonable
issue of distribution of the proceeds of the
public lands among all the States seem to have
been picking up some considerable additions Of
strength in the popular vote. From this fact
II would appear that although there is no i'm
mediate prospect OF a fusion between the re-
publicans and Know Nothings; and that al
though the Know Nothing creed and organiza-
ton for national uses are utterly exhausted,
there are still in the South the dormant mate
rails Of a powerful opposition party, only
awaiting some practical national organization
TO bring them into active life, as in 1910 and
lS4s
In the meantime, the defeat Of Blair in Mis-
souri,, and the causes producing that defeat, de
molish our previous anticipations of an opposi-
ton majority in the next House Of Representa-
tives. The division between the republicans
and Know Nothings of New York is as violent
and virulent as In Missouri, and we presume
that something of the same spirit Of dis
cord between these factions prevails from
Massachusetts, to Illinois. They must unite,
as in 1854, when they CARRIED the
House OF Representatives, or, in being d.
vided as in 1856, they will lose the House.
They are divided, and il is now too late 10 count
upon any coalition sufficient TO reverse the order
of things commenced with the defeat Of Blair.
With anything like decided and practical
organization Of the democracy, therefore, we
shall lie prepared 10 record, in October and No
vember, some very important Congressional
gains TO the party in Pennsylvania, Ohio and
New York, TO soy nothing Of Indiana add soGs
other States. But the democracy in holding
their ground In the other Northern States, can
sustain the absolute Congressional loss of Indi-
ana and Illinois, provided they also hold their
ground in the South. In the South, however
the elections for Congress do not come off till
next year, so that the results Of the Northern
elections Of the present year will go very far to
affect the results in the South; and this consid-
Grafton should not pass unregarded by our
Northern democracy who believe in the wis
dom, justice and patriotism Of Mr.. Buchanan's
administration.