The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-26

effort OF any party to get up in this metropolis
political agitation of any sort is something
very remarkable. Outside of the little knots
and cliques of scheming and agitating politi-
clans, the people of all parties here appear to
be perfectly satisfied of the justice, honesty,
good sense and success of Mr.. Buchanan's ad-
ministration. In this connection we may truly
say that if there be any general anxiety what
ever existing in this community in regard to
Kansas, it is in favor of her earliest possible ad
mission as State, in order that this bone of
sectional agitation may cease to distract and
embarrass the practical business affairs of the
country.
We have lately had very satisfactory bit of
testimony upon this subject in the troubles and
embarrassments which attended the efforts of
the Douglas-Walker clique in the matter of their
late anti-Lecompton demonstration. The doors
of the Academy of Music were shut in their
faces. They could hardly get place, of all the
numeross places in this city, in which to hold
their meeting. At last that dark and contracted
establishment known as the Chinese Assembly
Rooms, heretofore devoted almost exclusively to
negro minstresy, was secured. Here it was
that Mr.. exSecretary Stanton, of Kansas, made
known his official grievances to a gathering of
some five or six hundred black republicans.
Know Nothings and disappointed democratic
Office beggars-very much, no doubt, to the edi-
fication of the Rev. George Bancroft, the dis
tinguished godfather of the movement.
Meantime be it remembered, that with all
the shrieking and bowling of our republican
and Know Nothing newspapers over 'the in
famous Lecompton swindle," neither the re-
publican party nor the Know Nothing faction
of this city has dared upon its own account to
try the experiment of public anti Lecompton
demonstration. And why not. Because the
republican and Know Nothing leaders here are
we'll convinced that the masses of this commu-
nifty are sick and disguised with this Kansas
squabble. and entirely resigned to leave its So
luton to the action of Congress upon the Pre-
sident's recommendations
But how stands the matter among our sub
lime democracy: They are cut up into various
cliques and coteries, and spirit Of rivalry for
the spoils and of jealousy, distrust and back
wardness exists among their several leaders,
utterly inexplicable; and yet there has been
something done in Old Tammany for the
more may shortly be expected. Two or three
general democratic committees are at work. each
claiming to hold the front seat in the syna-
gogue. The Independent Committee, as il calls
itself, whose head is Mr. Witter, has had n con-
sultation down in the Tammany coal hole, and
has resolved upon grand public meeting in
Mozart Hail. Broadway, near Bond street, next
Tuesday evening. The celebrated Caleb Cush-
ing il expected as the chief orator on the coca
sion. Should he I've present and make one Of
those splendid speeches which he eau make. IL
be will, to the point and the purpose, we may,
among other things, anticipate such a setting
down of the great historian turned small poll
tician as the Rev. George Bancroft will remem-
Der for the rest of his days.
Another general committee Of the Old Wig
wan. the head Of which is Mr. Sweeney, and
the tail Mr.. Fowler, is also preparing to get up
a sort of Lecompton meeting, and in the sane
turu sondor1m Of Old Tsmmany itself To this
end the necessary bill heads have been put In
circulation for the signatures Of our down town
for this assembage asimposing as possible The
committee concerned claim to be, par ezoe,teno,,
the General Democratic Committee but this Is
the weak point in the movement; for
the leaders thereof are among those
pure and sanctimenious democrats who recently
bolted the regular democratic city ticket and
joined all the odds and ends Of the opposition
in the election Of Mayor Tiemann.
But still another committee, known as the
Central Democratic Club are preparing for
a Lecompton mabifeststion--from all which it
appears that, although divided into cliques and
factions upon the spoils aud plunder, there is a
pretty general sentiment Of cooperation among
the several branches Of the party here 10 sup
port Of the Kansas policy Of the administration.
Another fact is thus developed, to wit:-that
Kansas is but secondary question among these
several democratic committees for If Il were
the overruliRg issue between them. a common
concurrence upon the Lecompton policy would
be equivalent TO q cordial reunion of these
| party cliques and factions. OF another thing,
however, we are well assured, that the masses
Of the New York democracy here, Of all factions,
will bail with satisfaction and sense Of great
relief the admission Of Kansas under the Lee
compton constitution, aud without why or
wherefore.
The great and most impressive fact
Of all, hewever, in this connection,
remains unshaken-the fact that all the
efforts Of all sorts of politicians TO get
up Kansas agitation in this city have utterly
failed With the election Of Mr.. Buchanan the
Kansas agitation went down to the freezing
! point and there IL has remained among the
body Of the people throughout thc country to