The Washington union., 1858-02-27
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cans Of this city and is better satisfied with the
vague rumors floating about the country, that the
people of that Territory, fatgued and tired are get
ting anxious to rid themselves of the service they
performing for others The monkey has used tho
cats paw to pull the chesnuts from the fire quite
long enough The truth is Kansas is delightful
country rich In all the elements Of agriculture, open
to commerce with the East and South, by the Mis-
souri, river and if permitted TO receive its due share
Of emigration, would soon become most productive
and wealthy State II holds the key to the inland
products of large portion Of the cehtre Of the
tinent, is at once highway and depot and
TO make it prosperous and successful, only requires
to be let alone. We know OF no blight which
American politics have settled upon people, at |
all equal to the deep curse, which abolition
ism and fanaticism have spread like pestilence,
over that ilIfated land. country accessible by
ono of those great arteries which Nature has sup
piled TO quicken every branch of industry rich
in soil, fortunate and commanding in position,
nothing could repress its energies or retard it's ad-
vancement, but the system of mercess agitation to
which it devoted by the political hucksters and
harequins of the republican family 1t not enough
that this game should be played for the presidency
of 1856 the nsatate and destructive spirit of fac
tion and folly, requires yet another sacrifice for 1860.
Kansas is again devoted TO strife madness and GER
tain paralyses, every department of it's industry
that handful of political traders may atten on the
fruits of the SACRIFICE. But evidence is not altogether
wanting that this second game cannot be played out,
II was all very easy and well to devote a country,
which yet in its infancy, unknown, undeveloped
and without organized labor, to political confagra-
tions. The settlement of new States is in itself at
first, scramble. There are no homes and no home
attachments. The social and political elements are in
utter disorder. The people strangers to each
other. The love of the neighbor is wanting and
where that simple tie does not exist there will al
ways be found less confusion and crime.
Years, however, have brought into existence in Kan
sas, spite of the storm which has been perpetual
blight npon the people, something like social order;
and this is giving birth to more general desire for
political peace and concord The clouds are passing
away. Schools and churches have been established,
men, women and children, have come to know and
recognise each other, as citizens of coun-
try, whose very beauties teach a lesson of modera-
ton, forbearance and order, which cannot fail to
rebuko the destructive spirit of treason and rebel
lion that has swept the Territory Is it won
derfu then, that the signs of the times Indicate
turning sense of duty on the part of the people of
Kansas? We may look for the reaction 1t will surely
come and it will come, with rebuke to the agia-
tors 1t will hold the republicans in contempt; it
will hold those democrats who have fallen into the
republican trap as graceess pandcrers to a wicked
v,,I.
about to see which way the wind blows and trim
their sails to meet the blast. Those who stand by
the ship and are ashed to the wheel will be recog
nsed and rewarded as patriots know how to reward
patriots.
The New York Tribune is sharp tactcian 1t
secs what is going on in Kansas. II knows very
well that the political bellows which could fan the
passions Of few people will be wholly insufficient
to create mischief amongst the many. The Tribune
knows that at the FIRST opening, the people of Kan
sas will get out of the net which holds them.
The signs coming to us every day, of disagree
mcnts and quarrels, in the republican ranks. This
means secession disruption, disncgration and de-
moralization, if the word may be used Many Of the
republicans" in Kansas, have grown to be citizens
Instead of being hired emssares and agitators they
have become heads of families, with wives children
| farms, stock These want peace, order and govern
ment. All such will abandon the republicans. The
Tribune secs this and proposes to admit the State
into the Union, under the Lccompton constitution
subject to proviso that it be submitted to direct
vote of the people on the first Wednesday in April
next
The case, then, is narrowed down to the simple
proposition that the State shall be admitted subject
to a vote of the people upon the constitution. This
will certainly be action by Congress upon that consti
tuition; and full recognition Of it, as basis
of Legislation. We only desire to get at this
one point. The Tribune has certainly made
concession We do not endorse the plan. We
object to piecing The matter QUITO retailing it in
any way. The Lccompton constitution is legal and
binding, or il is not We don't care to know whether
majority of the people of Kansas like il or dislike
IT, They were called upon last year to make it, in
their own way. II is before Congress. We think it
altogether best that it should be treated the
preston Of the will of the people. Those who did
not vote last year. have business to complain this
They had right TO vote and it was their duty as
citizens to vote. II they would not exercise their
rights discharge their duties, the least we can
say is that their protests now, unworthy of no