Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-02-26

known to have the closest relations with them
have been predicting Congressional action in
disposinS Of the Lecompton Constitution, essay
ing to legislate for the people Of Kansas an in
vitation to change their organic law the moment
after the admission Of the Territory into the
Union as a State. In most instances they rep
resent the proposition as coming from the De-
mocracy of Congress, for which there is no
foundation whatever. Every Democrat of either
House in full communion with the party is pre-
pared, and has been prepared from the receP-
ton of the Constitution here to this moment, to
sustain it just as it has been reported back from
the Senate's Territorial Affairs Committee. On
the other hand, all propositions for "a compro:
mise" have come from the friends of Senator
Douglas generally looking to the enactment of
the invitation above referred to, under the
guise of a resolution providing for convention,
to assemble soon, nominally tc fix the western
Boundaries Of the new State, but really to
strike the slavery clause from the Constitution.
The distant public may rest assured that no
such legislation can triumph here
The Democracy Of Congress contend that with
the Constitution itself they have nothing in the
world to do in the way of amending it or of
meddling with its future amendment by the
people of Kansas, and are determined In finally
disposing Of the interminable imbroglio, to keep
hands off any legislation vitiating the entire
right of the people of State of the Union to
dispose of their own domestic questions, one
and all, at their own time and pleasure and
under the provisions of their own local laws,
rather than of laws of Congress.
GREss.-As all authentic accounts of the po-
litical views, movements and designs Of these
gentlemen just now possess no little public in
terest, We copy from the w ashington CORES
pondence of the New York Courier and En-
qnirer the following with reference to their
relations, present and prospective, to the Re-
publican party:
Judge Douglas complains to the Republicans
OF the harsh treatment of his friends in the other
House ana in the Republican press In the noble
vlndlcation OF duty and principle in which they
are now engaged, he thinks they deserve every
honest mans support. AS for himself, he asks
nothing. He desires no aid from any individual
or any party, being content if he ont he the
instrument Of defeating the abominable wicked
ness Of the Lecomptou imposture. He declares
that he has not determined to be again eundi-
date for the Senate, and that political aspira-
tons whatever are mingled with his present
courseO
In view Of the current Democratic di.satis-
faction with The resent political labors of Sen
ator Douglas, that the Republican party should
give him cause to complain of their want of
cordiality and confidence is " adding insult to
injury" as it were. In their cause-in the
cause for which they have contended from the
fOrrp 0ot fnr, If -
hour, that of Bleeding Kansas he has not
only risked, bat evidently lost, all his Demo
cratic hope of the future. Though the distin-
guished Senator is VIGOROUSLY without aspira
tons" asks nothing" and never did have
aspirations or ask any thing &c from any indi-
vidual or party,''-it is to be presumed that
the consolation of the sympathy of the Repub-
lican party is justly his due; and we under
take to pronounce its failure to be accorded to
him, evidence of the unmannerliness of Repub-
liean partyism very generally, no less than of
Its utter seltishness. It's behavior to Mr.. Doug
las and his friends, under tho circumstances, is
positively shocking.
The WAY They Go.-The Republican party
letter writer's, in their joy of the late acqui-
sition of Mr.. Douglas and his cohort, are
"speakin' right out in meetin' n-tellinp too
much for the interest of their cause. Thus
they arc making it plain, past peradyenture
that at least the leaders of the absquatuIators
have definitely determined to join the Repub-
llcan party, and refrain from proclaiming the
fact at this time only because to do so must
prevent them from carrying off from the De-
mocracy a force sufficient to entitle them to
demand the positions of leaders in the army
they have thus joined. We extract from the
last number of the New York Ereuing Post
one OF the latest OF their Boosting confessions,
making the facts we state above, plain.
1t Is due to truth, however, that we should
correct the statement of the writer in a single
particular. Viz all the absquatulating Penn
sylyania members do not sympathize with the
proposed new party, to be composed of the en-
TIRE republican party organization and hand
1ul OF tshy Democrats. Whenever the Le-
compton question again comes up in the House
the votes of some of them, as well as of others
from other States, will show that. having at
length to choose between open and thorough
identihcation with the enemy and a renewal of
their allegiance to the Democracy, very fe
members of the House elected as Democrats
Will be found following Messrs. Douglas and
Harris, now that they march so openly under
the colors of the Republican party:
Correspondence OF the Evening Post
WAsHINsToN, Feb. 81, 1853.
The action Of the Republicans assembled i,
state Convention yesterday at Harrisburg, Pa.
IS deemed Judicious learn from a gentleman
VINO was present that the leading Republicans of
.ne state consulted with some Of the princip pal
antl-LeccmPton Democrats before the convention
assembled, and 1t was agreed upon, in conven.
ZION, that they would not proceed to take anv
action against the LeccmPton Constitution as
Republicans, bnt djourn sine die, with iustruc
tons to their State Central Committee TO call a
convention, at an early day, of all those opposed
10 the Lecompton fraud. This will be done
and the convention will. probably, be held some
time during the last of June. This action of the
Republicans meets the wishes Of the anti e.
compton Democrats of Pennsylvania and is
viewed by the anti Lecompton Democrats of the
Honse of Representatives from Penpxylynnia AZ
wise movement In the right direction
ITS PURPOSE WAS PoLIrIcAL.-We have
constantly Commanded thok