The Washington union., 1858-02-12
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.

Let this question, then be settled settled forever and
give Kansas her position State and let her settle her
institutions exactly 10 suit herself Why feed this
disunon strife by keeping her Off Why make this the
great allyng cry of another presidential campaign and
still further esange the hearts Of the people of this
mon country
Democrats everywhere must admire and boldly adopt
this policy They will hereafter glory in IL and il will
add new aures to the firm statesmunshp the patriotic
zeal the devoted love TO his contrys welfare, which is
now so conspicuous in the course of James Buchanan
The democratic press must put their aor ON repre-
entaNes must spurn bibes and appeals to pretended
popular verdict, and soon hope very soon, Kansas
will be admitted this unpariotic tumult cease and the
whole country rejoice that the crisis passed and the
RkPUsLic Is sAFE Barnaabis Mas Pmrid.
The st Louis Democrat black. republican Journal,
refuses to publish the Presidents message transmitting
the Kansas constitution to Congress for various
the strongest Of which ia probably not mentioned
IT would convict the Democrat of giving aid and com
fort To the abolition traitors in Kansas.
The very act OF admission will refer the whole subject
to the people Of Kansas for adiusmentand In man
ner too which will allow appeal from their decision
II any doubt exists whether the conpton constitution
accors with the will of the people OF the proposed new
State why should those who have interest in the
question contend about it, instead Of referring it for final
judgment those who alone will be affected by its deter
mnation. In what way it possible to refer this mat
ter back to the inhabitants OF Kansas more absolutely
than 10y admitting them State They then become
the Judges the soyereigns from whose fiat there be
appeal How can they he wronged by such result
To speak explicitly, how the eeStae men OF
Kansas be wronged by such course II they are in
decided majority, suppose they are the whole sla
very question will DO placed absolutely in their keeping,
aud they will dispose OF it to their liking slavery
continues in Kansas it will be their fault Their power
to abolish it will be supreme. is it outrage to thus
invest them with absolute sovereignty this sub
jectl We cannot see it in that light
Albany Atlas and Argus.
Those who have honestly questioned the President S
position with reference to the admission Of Kansas under
the iecompton constitution will be satisfied by reading
his admirable message. The President has discharged
high and responsible duty in placing this subject clear
y and forcbly before Congress and the country He
has stripped it of all its surroundings and exhibited the
simple and naked facts they exist the record Let
Congress do its duty faithfully and we'll and
sixty days will not elapse before the country will exhibit
state OF repose and quiet which shall lead to wonder
that it has lately been the theatre of strife and oonen
ton topic thus easy of adjustment
Galgsbo,y PENN Compiler
Mr. Douglas the leader and guide of the opposition to
Lecompton himself admits that neither saabhg act
submission of the proposed constitution to the people
is essential prerequisite to acceptance by Congress So
much he WAS compelled to admit to retain any show
consistency with his previous public These au-
thoritative admissions from the opposition all
legal difficulty in the way Of the acceptance OF this
| stitution. - PMsb,uy Daily Union.
MARYLAND AT the November election in this State
there was ticvote in Washington county for member
of the house of delegates between Mr. Nesbt emocrat
| and Mr. Leggett (American.) special election was
held in that county Monday, when Dr. Riddlemoter
(democrat) elected by ls majority Mr. Leggett
| who was again a candidate
The PmLADELpHA ANTI -LEcoNrroN MEETING. The
Philadelphia democratic papers state that scarcely
than sufficient number Of democrats participated in the
anti ecompton demonstration in that city officer the
meeting The resolutions exceedingly long, aud de-
clarethat the meeting endorses the Kansas Nebraska
act and the Cincinnati platform imbodying the just
principles of popular sovereignty that the democratic
party of Pennsylvania having plighed its faith that the
citizens Kansas should decide for themselves the char
acter Of their domestic institutions il should not be vo-
lated expediency alone thai it is the nslaken de-
termination of the meeting to resist the admission OF
Kansas into the Union with the Lecompton constitution
that all interference with the sovereignty Of the States
should be resisted endorsing the message of Governor
Packer; expressing confidence in Mr.. Buchanan that
the constitution should be referred to the people
of Kansas that the people of Territory have right
to frame constitution with without slavery and te
claim admission into the Union requesting the imme
diate representatives OF Philadelphia to oppose the adms
sion Of Kansas endorsing Douglas, Wise, Walker
Stanton and Harris that the Phladelphia democracy
has always been distinguished for its devotion to tho
rights of the States and extending the right hand
fellowship to democrats in other States opposing the ad
mission OF Kansas.
LETTER OF Gov. WisE.Jhs letter, written in reply t.
an invitation to attend the recent meeting Mt Philadelphia
would occupy five or six columns of the Union, if pub
shed at length We find the subjoined telegraphic sy
nopss of the letter which is believed to embrace all o
, ts points
Gov. Wise says that careful review Of the Presi
dent message constains him differ with the Presiden
Of his choice He protests against the mode in which tn
Lecompton constitution pretended to be submitted
antirepubcan and oppressive and offensive to tn
serespect and moral of free people He admit
that the conduct of the Topekaites violent and n
lawful and that their opponents acted under lawful
thory up the submission of the constitution to th
people But that has nothing to do with the issue
the constitution the act and deed Of the people and
the schedule republican The wrong of the Topekae
will not justify the wrong of the Lecompton convention
nor the defects of the Lecompton schedule which
though providing for its ratification rejection, sub
mtted for approval alone, without allowing vote upol
its rejection He contends that there obviously
sinister and anti republican purpose in thus giving
fair election part Of the constitution, with eec
ton as to the whole He denies the assertion of TIN
President that people could have proceeded with
regularity in the formation Of constitution than tn
people OF Kansas have done. The people not al
lowed a fair election ut all fair election could
be held under the schedule, appears from its face
He combats the Presidents idea that the admission
Kansas would speedily end the agitation in Congress
iocalizc il In Kansas He declares that il can b
local Again 1t is all essential that the settlement slal
be lust right and equal and IL not il is to b.