New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-30
(ss Senator Be!er had written beforehand TO Secre-


tary Startor), "beirg weak in the ksees AID AFRAID
"of Southern thunder," qualed before tbs hsna'
full Of Dnunionst siuttyiDg i..tlf and rulnins
thousands Who had put their trust IN It. uo''
Wise, Senator Douglas, Gov. Walker, Secretary
Stanton, TIE beaten Democracy OF NeW'Hsmp-
sire, AID msDy more, are living witnesses OF Tue
tereiveration and bad faith Of the Kans. policy oi
the Administration.
II. II 1.-The politicians Of the Opposition hd
had the shsping Of Mr. Buchsu,n's policy com'
ps.ely in their own hands, they could nos have
served themselves go well SIS Mr. Buchanan mas
done. TIE people were sick and tired OF kaass-
inpatient 10 zee tie erd Of the whole business.
Mr.. Buchanan stepped in, and, By turning n'
back on Gov. Walker and upholdng the Leconp
ton fraud rendered present settlement impossible
The people had begun TO lose faith 10 the Repuon-
can assertion that the Democratic leaders were real
y working, not for Popular Sovereignty In ksnsas,
but to establish Slavery there; when Mr. Buchanan
stepped in, and, BY bis LecompsOn policy, di'pelled
all doubt On the subject. 1t was the clear interest
Of "the politicians Of the Opposition" that the
Ksn,as question ,hould be kept open; but they
had no power and no wish to keep it open Dir.
Buchspsn had that power, and he exercised H. IN
defiance Of the vote Ct every Republican IN Con'
eress. Nothing better could have been done Tor
the Opposition politicians than was done, except
to pass the original Lecompton bil and the Presi'
dert strained erey nerve to effect that object.
II, then, tie very best thing that could have been
done for the Republican party and its leaders has
net been done, if is Lot Mr. Buchsusus fsult-for
be cid all he could in its behalf, and, that failing,
be did tie next best thing for BY pushing through
the Erelsh bill.
III. Mr. Senator Douglas has never spoken Of any
thing done or INTENDED BY the Presideot "a final
&" settlement Of the Kansas question" He has
said that he regarded the late vote Of the People
Ct Kansas, rejecting the English bribe, IS final
settlement Of that wretched business and tha. he
cordially acquiesced in that settlement. Ifthere is
sDy comfort in this to Mr. Buchanan be is cer-
tairly welcome to It.
~. We have neyer before beard tha. our State
Election this Fall was to turn entirely on the Kan
sas question. On the contrary, we had supposed
that other questions would exert an important in
huence over that election. But if, as Mr.'Com-
,tock clearly istimates, the Administration pro-
poses 10 resist the admission q Kansas HeXt Win
Ter under tuch Constitution as she sees fit to
presentto csvil as 70 this or that Constitution and
" whether she comes in the right way or not
Why then we say that the fact ought to be DIS
tinctly stated and clearly understood. The Union,
We kDow, is quibbliIg and pettiioggiDg as to the
late Overwhelming vote Of the People of Kansas,
that it Indicates indisposition to
come into the Union at all for some time
yet, and other such trash which cannot
1eed refutstion. We have said very little
shout Kansas or "the Kansas question" of late,
not deeming anything necessary ,ince Kansas
Las spoken 60 clearly for herself. We presume
everybody aware Of the fact that she will apply for
admission next Winter under Free Constitution.
Every Republican in Congress will vote for her; 90
will most Of the Americans; 30 will the Douglas
Democrats without exception; 30 will all other
Democrats from Free States who run this Fall in
cloie Districts If they properly cAtechised and
brought TO book on the subject. Wedoubt whether
even Elijah F. Purdy would venture to run in the
With Ward District On the platform Of further re-
sis.ance to the Admission of Kansas as Free State
Oh any such cayils as 10 regularity as are foreshsd
TWEED by the Albaoy Postmaster. If the Demo
crate leaders in our State want to be buried out of
.ieht, let them Just syow themselves opposed to the
admission Of Kansas under any Constitution she
nay prefer, and go soon as she chooses TO present
herself There are points on which the public
niId is ildexibly made up, and this is ore of them