The Washington union., 1858-03-18
POLITICAL INTELIIGENCE.

MrBlGAN--11ic democracy os The town of Battle
c,ol MICHIGAN recently held meeting 80 sosainatc
ticket 10 be supported at the charter elcco wSes reso
lniops were introduced endorsing Messrs. Douglas Ani
Stuart aud ccndeniung the administration, ~heh, uPo'
motion Mr. Geo Mead they were laid on thc 'oo 'y
a decisive vote of than two to one opon 'n'a 'e
suit the Jeiersonian remarks
..'Ihe democracy Of Battle Creek though few in mum
be will desert the standard Of their party " fch
the approving nod of black republican majotIty naf-
mony in the democratic party, and not dissensiop' is
what the democrats of Battle Creek desire "
Hon VIM T. Niblack representative in Congress from
The first district in this State who voted against the ati-
instron aud in favor Of Harriss motion referring tne
Iecompton constitution to select comnMee wish NJ
sructions will vote for the admission of kansas un0eS
that constitution He has written letter 70 genete
man in Indianapolis stating that he voted fdf Aaass
resolution because he Thought investigation was &C.
nandd but that he believed it best under all inc cir
cumstanccs to admit the State and end tho coutro
ycsy He takes q rational view of tho MATTER and his
example will doubtless be followed by Other democrats
,o [Fars Wayne (lnd) ssHs~s.
That no i,s, grounds Of opposition can exist to the al
mission Of Kansas y rendered apparent to every unpre
diced mind and it to tc regretted that any dcmocfa
should have been so far misled and drawn on from tn
true doctrine of popular sovereignty and congessohs
non interference to oppose the admsscf Ihey nasc
rcfsIs ur.irteDtionay allowed themselves 10 DC ased
by the reIniDlicNnS 10 create WY
party and endanger the very principles for whch we
fought hard IN the presidential Canvass We canno.
but hope that they will yet their error rally round
the standard Of popular sovereignty and by the promr1
admission Kansas place her beyond the reach oi Iurtne
congressional interference outside influence aF
Fort Kdyne (fad.) Sarlimf
GIN Jo LANE--Ihc snboinod letter from this gentle
man reaches MS through the Portland Ohio Democratic
Standard of the 2lst Of January s1
WASHINGTON, Dec, lS 1871
You will see by the papers that senator Douglas has
placed himself in opposition TO the fresdest message
in relation to the Kansas question in my Judgment, he
has acted unwisely The President is firm aud unsliaken
have no hesitation whatever TO say that the President
has not formed his opinion rasy, but after careful dc
bcmtion Neither will he permit Senator Douglas nor
any other man drive him from the position hc has rs
sumcd. The democratic party will sustain ana support
him having full reliance in his strict integrity and soun
Judgment 1t sometimes happens in the history OF ma
ton that moment is decisive Of its fate and happy
nation whose head seizes that moment with nfm grasp
and guides /. with discreet crcamsection through the
surgng sea- dciyig ile hows winds and the lowering
clouds buchanan is the for these times N ms
hands the shin OF State will ga,iantly ride through the
storm AMI when this is more calm, and the star
of ,lay once more darts its brilliant from an uncoud
c sky millions Of freencn will thank him and praise
him Tor the resoutc ACT which Is now SO severely CEN
snrel even by those who ought to he foremost ~ ms
aide Cox OF Ohio, (of the IlOusc has followed IN me
wake of Gen Douglass but his effort fell still bor1i by
this fine the democrats who have left the President on
this pcrplexing question begin to lind that he has he
confidence OF the American people 10 an extent that no
man since President jackson has had.
'''''' ''''N' JOSEPH LANE