The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-13

Orleans De,ta-snd will Ok an impasssble gulf BE-
tween Mr.. Wise and the proslAyeFy disunionists
whose projects it tnwarts. But will give him q
very strong hold upon the democracy of the North.
and commanding influence in his party in his own
State.
Governor wise's plan for settling the Kansas
question is much more simple and practical, and is
much more likely to be adopted, than any Of the
others which have been introduced. Like Senator
Douglas he proposes to reject the Lecompton con-
stitution, and not adopt it, as Mr.. Pugh proposes,
for the sake of erng the people of Kansas to
overthrow it afterwards. We have very little doubt
that this point will be caITiedthat the Lecompton
constitution will be rejected by the House of Repre-
septatiyes il not by the Senate. But doubt very
much whether Mr.. Douglas can carry his enabling
act through either house. very large portion
take the ground that no enabling act is necessary
that the people of Kansas have perfect right, in
the exercise of their own sovereignty to hold con-
vention and frame a constitution for their own gov
eminent. Governor Wise proposes TO leave she mat
ter entirely in their hands, and allow them to
take such action as they may think proper He pro-
poses that Congress shall simply refuse to make 1t.
self party to the LecOmpton frand-that 1t shall
governed in its action by the will OF the majority,
nd if that will is against it leave the whole matter
where it properly belongs, in the hands OF the Ter
itorisl Legislature. This is far more in accordance
with the doctrine of Congressional non-interventon
han any other plan that has been proposed. And it
as this additional advantage-that it simply calls
osecure its success.
Washington gossip, we observe alleges that Wise
and Douglas are acting in concert. Nothing can be
more absurd. Upon very essential point their ac-
ton is entirely different and the success OF the plan
Of one must be the defeat of the other. We have
no doubt that each is acting for himself and with
view TO his own political interests. il Is well I'M
derstood that both are candidates for the Presden-
tial nomination of 1860, and it is equally well I'M
derstood at Washington that Mr.. Buchanan is al
ready candidate for second term. Governor
Wise could have had no difficulty in seeing that the
movement of Douglas against the Lecompton fraud
gave him very decided advantage in the race with
the democracy of the North and West: and
whether it was designed or not, nothing could
have been more judicious than his bold and
dashng attempt to take the inside track. So
far as measures CO. he has the decided advantage OF
Douglas, though the latter has hold on the demo
cracy of the West and North which Governor Wise
cannot seriously impair. As between the two, how
ever, the South would doubtless prefer the latter.
As matters now stand there is manifest danger
of serious split in the party, but it all springs
from the determination of the Southern ultasts to
face an issue which shall give them either absolute
control of The organization or an excuse for sece
ding and bringing into the field an Outan-out Sc
cession party. The shortest way of dealing with
these men is to give them rope. If the administra
traton would pursue the required by the sen
timent of the whole North upon the Kansas ques
ton, it would place the secessonists in position
which would speedily expose their weakness and de
feat their schemes.