The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-08-15

are resouteiy determined again to disturb the peace
and quiet Of the country we do not see how the
least difficulty arise. We admit that the oppo-
sion, as matter Of course, will do what they can
to revive the Kansas excitement but ii will be their
work, not ours.
The people of Kansas having declined to come
into the Union on tho terms submitted TO their de-
csion by the conference act, and their numbers be-
ing already large, we entertain no doubt whatever
that they viii quietly wait tho arrival of settlers TO
make up the representative quota before again APP
plying to Congress for admission
At all events, it will require the action of the local
Legislature TO authorize tho election of delegates 20
convention, which only be obtained, if at all
ON the assembling thereof at the next session I'm
less very indecent haste is observed too, several
months thereafter will be employed in going through
the process Of election in the deliberations of the
convention, and in framing constitution and sub
hitting it to the people for ratification. In this
view the current idea of the republicans that State
constitution is Immediately and without any of the
forms of law, to be framed and despatched to meet
the opening of the next Congress- very absurd If
are to judge the future blythe past it will re-
quirc our sensitive and Jealous opponents to occupy
at least couple of months in discovering and ex-
posing frauds, and proving that any constitution
submitted is actually endorsed by the majority Of
the voting and non-yoting population.
Our chief anxiety in submitting these observa-
tons is to relieve the minds Of the Times editors
and to them of our sincere desire that the
affairs OF Kansas shall be conducted hereafter
In such decent, respectable, and deliberate way
as to cause further difficulty, especially out of the
Territory. We positively in favor Of letting the
people of the Territory have their own way in re-
gard to the question whether they will remain out
come into the Union, asking only that they shall
observe the forms of law and the conditions required
of every other people reference to numbers. This
would seem to be just and reasonable that, if we
did not know that the republicans were determined
to make all the trouble in their power we should
expect universal concurrence in our suggestions
If it could be proven that there are half as many
people in as there out of Kansas attending to
the political affairs of that Territory should have
No hesitation in saying that the point of numbers
would be settled All the rest of the Union do not
occupy tenth part of the attention that is devoted
by scavcnger politicians to the affairs of Kansas
We are sick and tired of snch disgusting hypocrisy.
1t is the very Bedam of American politics And
who the men that conduct this work of perpetual
strife, and what are the objects they seek to accom-
plish thereby There is not canting hypocrte, an
ambitious demagogue, or trading politician in this
whole Union who does not regard himself special
ly commissioned to stir up and fan the embers of
discord and strife in that Territory. They are tho
infdel race who would cruelty tho christian democ-
racy and discredit their teachings.