Daily national Democrat., 1858-11-06
The English Bill FlnaIIty.

The Washington Union pronounces it q
high crime against the Democratic party, for
which no penalty short of expulsion from its
ranks can atone, to advocate or favor the
admission of Kansas into the Union befor.
she has attained population sufficient to
entitle her to a Representative in Congress.
Indeed, if we understand the position of the
Union, all of Senator Douglas sins might
have been forgiven if he had broadly com
mitted himself to the English Bill as a finali-
ty, and avowed his determination to oppose
the future admission of Kansas until she OBJ
tained that population; yet because he did
not do this the Union devotes nearly its
whole attention to the task of damaging his
prospects for reelection to the Senate. and
proving to the country that Senator Douglas
is not Democrat, and that the very exist.
ence of the Democratic party demands his
political destruction.
Now, if this doctrine is good in the cause
of Douglas, why is it not extended little
further2 English, the author of the English
bill, has taken substantially the same posi-
tion (of admitting Kansas irrespective of
population) as Senator Douglas. SO has
Hopkins the Democratic nominee in Mr..
Buchanan's own county of Lancaster w.
II. Dimmick, James Landy. Owen Jones
Wilson Reilley, and every Administration
candidate for Congress in the North, with
but very few exceptions one of which i:
Florence, in the First District. If the I'm
ions version of Democracy is correct, scarce,
ly one of the regular nominees of the party
in the North is entitled to the support of the
Democratic party, for they are committed
against what the Union regards the vital
Democratic principle of the day. Inasmuch
too, as it is reported that Mr. Buchanan ha.
| announced his determination to decapitatC
all office holders who will not fully and il
good faith endorse the English bill as finali
ty, we cannot see how these gentlemen ear
retain the confidence of the Administration
unless they initiate the Danites in Illinois, anc
war upon the organization and its nominees
the provocation in both instances being
substantially the same, so far as any consde
rations of principle may be supposed to have
anything to do with the matter
The only preteXt which can be given fol
opposing Douglas, because he will not en-
dorse the English bill as tinality, while ad
vocating the election of Congressman who
pledge themselves to admit Kansas irrespec
tive Of population, that we can conceive of
is that the Union may fear the former will
be true to his present professions, and hope
the latter will break their present pledges
! and betray their constituents as the Admin
istration and all the Lecomptonites broke the
pledges of 1856, and betrayed the American
people who relied upon their promises in tn,
great contest of that year. Is this the theo
ry upon which the Administration supports
Owen Jones, Dimmick, English, &c? If il
is, the people s4ould carefully consider tn,
how else can their Democracy be deemed
sufficiently pure to suit the exacting tastes o
our present masters And iftheir Democra
cy does not stand the great test Of the day
when are the edicts of communication Il
to be issued against them ?-Foraeys Press.