The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-07
THE CRISIS on the SLAVERY QUESTION.
Opinions OF southern Journals the AdSnis-
don Of Kansas.
trrom the Richmond Enquirerl
rBE KANSAS IuBRoGLrO.


is gratifying TO witness the conservative feeling with
which the NEW YoRK Herald in the article quoted at
length below, anticipates the acten Of the President and
Congress upon the Lecompon constitution, soon w be sub
mted 10 them The peace OF the country the patriotic
sentiment OF the demand that Kansas be al once
admitted ms q state. We doubt not that the excitement
will be kent up in the new by arful demagogues
and mcrcenary conspraors but wish the agitation to
be confined 70 the particular region and not TO spread w
deleserious influence the Saes Of the Union that
would highly blessed but Tor the intense sectional
fury which tho Kansas mbroslio has given rise TO.
nm mn' hold that tho f~comptou Convention was an
irregular body, the Legislature authorizing having
power TO call Il, and that such an Assem-.
bage only be called into legal existence by an zen
abng" OF Congress- President Buchanan and those
who stand by him, North and South, argue with oonciu
sive force that the Iecompou Convention regularly
and legally constituted assembling authorized by the
Legislature Of the Territory which had the power 70 call
H. and direct the people ovoc for delegates, and as
quence that s acts must be taken and held TO be
legal. Even Governor Walker himself sustained the
President on that point rs he clearly recognized The Con
venton AZ legally called and organized
Again the President lie right when he holds th the sub
mission by the Lecompton Convention OF the slavery
question Is substantial compliance with the requirements
OF the Kansas act and that the best and most pracca
mode q settling the difficulty and allowing the people Of
Kansas opportunity offormng their Institutions Tin
their own way to admit Kansas under the Ieeompton
constitution after which the people In the capacity Of
citizens Of the State, at any time alter reform or
abolish their constitution in such manner they may
think proper ny this means, fully agree with the
President the people Of Kansas have the fun privilege Of
forming their institutions In their way, and at
the time relieving Congress and the country large
from the agitation and excitement that has surrounded the
Kansas question.
Those who refused 10 vote on the question submitted
of slavery savery--claimng at the time that
they constituted majority o the legal voters cannot
Justly complain, should Congress admit Kansas
slave state under the Lecompon constitutional for, claim
ing TO be the majority, they voluntarily allowed the mi.
nority 10 have everything their way When Kansas
shall have been admitted into the Union sovereign
state her people will have full POWER 10 amend change
her constitution, to carry the wishes Of the
iorty, II II does not now do go.
We are happy to know tina, the Presidents views are
sustained by large number OF the leading democratic
papers of The slaveholdng States and among them
the Cincinnati Enquirer. As that able journal says in
Kansas the people called 10 vote for delegates 10
form state constitution PARTY, claiming W be the ma
jory refused 10 take prt in the election constitution
formed and adopted but the Convention LETT 20 the
people say whether the state should be free sav
state. The party claiming to be the majority, ad
they would not vote, and we suppose lid not The great
bone OF contention the slavery question-whether
issue thought of or talked or Here a full
and fair oppcr tunity for those who had been profes
sing TO BE- free state men and who claimed 10 be
largely In the majority, 10 make Kansas free state.
They have, we understand, refused 10 vote. The
President thinks such wrong Mr. Douglas thinks
right The President thinks that the proper
90 be pursued Is 10 admit Kansas under the ecomp.os
constitution call convention aud make another that will
suit Mr. Douglas thinks that Congress should intervene
pass Judgment the way the people a Kansas have
been managing thep own businessundo what they have
done--and tell them how they shall hereafter do We
think with the President, that would be strict
conformity 10 the Kansas act. well pracct
aud just 70 ali parties, TO admit Kansas into the Union Al