New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-11

.,oof .noretheI and allowed the Southern party 10
msnare t6er own Convention, and form their own
Cons,s,r,iop M Buchanan does not support the
49,, S,ate nartv IN these disowning acts. he recog
,;ya. ali that the southern party has hitherto done IN
Ea,sas a. LEGAL the original iecOmpton Con-
,entiop tie Convention that met IL September
and received IT. authority from the Lscompton
convention, and the Constitution framed by
this latter Convention. Moreover, he viii
NOT compel my resubmissOn OF this Constitution
now that il has been framed, to popular in-pec-
ton in Kansas. He would prefer, indeed such 'ub
mission, and he took II for granted that II would
take place, the pattern Of the Minnesota COnstu-
ton, which Congress ordered to be re-ubnted 10 the
people. But, nasmuch q. the kansasNebraska Act
does not positively require any such resubnls-ion IN
the of Kansas he feels that he cannot enforce H.
So that up 10 this point the FreeState party are com
pletely Overdden by the President having the Logan,
ty Of two successive Conventions which they have all
along dsowned thrust upon them; and, lastly, being
now compelled to swallow unreyised whole Cons,ltu-
ton from the framing OF which they luiPo-"ly and
deliberately kept alOoi
The Presid, Mt rests b.. udrn,n upon this latter
point upon q nice legal construction of clause IN the
Kansas Nebraska Act. The question il, whether that
Act requires the h0ic Constitution TO bc rcsubmited
20 the people, only the clouse relating TO slavery.
This saws the President, Will be made cIcar Dy
simple reference to it, language. II was not TO leg
" islate slavery into any Territory STATE nor To
exclude. il therefrcm but TO leave people perfectly
" free 10 form and regulate their dom1st institutions
clear from this clause that what inru-ted 10 the
popular revision are the domestic institutions, and
not others. But what j. the domestic institution
he asks and answers " Clearly Slavery IL has this
meaning, be observes both by the obvious cOnstruc-
ton OF the clause and also by It's own ctymOOgy.
" Domestic institutions are limited 10 the family the
relations between master and slave, and few
"Other-, domestic institutions, and are entlrel
distinct from institutions of political character.
The conclusion H. that only that part OF the COnstitu
ton relating to domestic institutions i 20 be re-
submitted to the popular voice in kansas-t e. onl
that part relating 10 Slavery the relations betwee
" muster and slave. and fer others IA tOrtunat
addton-bcDg, rs Mr.. Buchanan Observes, domes
"tic Institutions
However, the Kansas Prostate party are to havs
their vote free and open upon the Slavery clause,
which is the compensation for all the dirt which Mr.
Buchanans policy up to that point compels them t.
swallow. Mr.. Buchanan Is clear and open on this
point He will have a direct popular vote upon 1t, and
not any delegated vote, or simple appointment OF a
nton Tor that purpose. minority of rePre-cn-
tatyes he remarks who are elected by separate sec
lions Of the people il not necessarily majority OF the
people but on this point the American Constitution
appoints the majority Of the people rs the judge.
No other authentic and satisfactory mode exits OF as
pertaining the will of majority of the people of
" any State or Territory an important and exciting
question like that of Slavery in Kansas except
by leaving it to direct vote" And ac-
cordingly this direct vote is guaranteed to
the Free-State party IN Kansas " An election
" shall be held 10 decide this question, at
- when all the Wltp male InihbUuh~ O tNt 1tITl-
" tory above the age of y entitled TO vote. They
are to vote by ballot, and the balots cast al the
" said election shall be Endorsed Constitution with
" Slavery, and. Constitution with no Slavery. This
form of putting the question does not indeed, sats
fly the Ani-Savery party, because, it would ap
pear il does not save Kansas forever from Slavery,
but only for The time. Slavery is not prevented by
the Co8stitation which is made compatible with it,
but only by clause, which, if carried by the Anti
Slavery party now is capable of abrogation. This
is the ruse of the Kansas Southcrns which Mr.; Blu
chanan has indorsed Still, at the worst the clause
stops Slavery for the time and will stop 50 long as
it il enforced-i 80 long as the Anti>lavery party
in Kansas the majority.
This, them is the other side of the Presidents bal
HuCc and it ~ tho whole, iert'cvor
TO the Anii-SlaveIy party in Kansas TO complain.
They have it now in their power, a. the majority OF
the population, which they are said to he, to stop
Slavery in Kansas and we presume they will cXer-
else it, The President has evidently feeling against
them or their cause and is simply bent setting him.
self right with the Southorns, whom he endeavors To-
prOptiae by this elaborate explanation oi the neces
sity under which he acts. He almost Apologies for
considering himself obliged 10 compel direct popular
vote the Slavery question: but he intlmaes That the
necessity Is too clear To be avoided Thus ends
question which year ago conNulsed America from
one end TO the other The States appeared upon the
verge Of civil war, which indeed had actually
begun in Kansas itself. Prophecy was awakening,
and all eyes were directed upon the United States, to
see the issue of the great Republican problem mai
would the North do , il was nuxiOusy asked. Would
the North al last fight, leave H. comfortable country
houec rcfre> hing entrees and hopeful balances, and
stand up for sacred principle against the nsolent
and bullying South Such was the look Of affairs a
year ago, hut year las given time to both parties 10
calm down. and To come To the conclusion that any
thing is better than fighting, and Mr.. Buchunans
luton of the Kansas question viii probably pass
Congress after the proper amount of angry debate
and interchange of cpthets between the Noltherns
and Southems. The Northern Democrats are said to
he angry nj the concession Ia the Po-Slavery party,
and 10 Threaten opposition but the unanimous South.
en vote, backed by iudiciously reserved stock of
Government patronage will probably carry the COM
promise.