The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-22

Ard de- we rot ali ssy 20? No The Washing
tou Union MAKES up an indictment against him
from which there is hardly chance of escape
for either Douglas the ADMINISTRATION or the
cem'crsiic party, should this indictment BIZ
pushed 10 trial "a apsrty test.
The Union says that Mr.. Douglas "hss
denouuoed the English bill, and has
united with the black republicans in
st'em. iing TO galvanize the abolition
spiri, uto life, By getting up another constitu-
tion in Kansas in violation of this wise and
sslutary ia~" Now let US look this matter
fairly aud squsrely ia the face. It is the
skeleton in the closet but why be afraid
Of it? The English bill WAS a compromise
1t provides that if the people Of Kansas
accept the LecOmpton constitution they
shall at once be admitted into the Union
MS State; but that if they reject that
constitution they shall not be entitled to ad
mission until they shall number the full federal
ratio Of some 80 900 people. That is the law;
hut it was adopted rather rs a temporary COM
promise among the otherwise int actable sec
tioDaiists and factonsts of Congress. than as q
permanent act All parties concerned were per-
'ectly aware Of the fact bat Congress, in regard
10 this act, WAS not, and could not be bound,
from one session 10 another but that, at any
tune. the restriction involved in the act would
he subject to repeal The restriction was
rub 10 the Southern whale, nothing more. The
reference to the people of Kansas, at all events,
does not inhibit them from adopting and sub
hitting new constitution to Congress, if they
choose, even in default of $4,000 people.
Our Washington philosopher says they
will do DO such thing; but We are not so sure of
that. According to our past experience with
those turbulent Kansas people, new char
ter is the very next thing to which they will
proceed after rejecting the Lecompton constitu-
ton. And suppose they do this aud ask, at
the next session of Congress to be admitted I'M
der the same fraction o, population which would
have been sufficient for their admission under
Lecompton, what then! Is il not as easy to per-
ceive as the light Of the noon day sun that their
rejection will reopen the whole of this Kansas
increased bitterness and that, on the other hand,
quiet act of admission will settle the whole
business at once and forever, and leave to nei-
ther Northern nor Southern agitators q single
peg to stand upon?
Why, then, this sudden indignation of our
Washington contemporary against Mr.. Douglas
upon this point? 1t strikes us that this trumpet
up indictment concerning new constitution for
Kansas Is too shallow and mischievous in its
tendencies, and somewhat too vicious and ma.
lignant in it's spirit, to be considered for a mo-
ment as representing either the views or wishes
of the administration. Should the people of
Kansas reject the Lecompton constitution, and
adopt another one, republican in
form, and lay it before Congress in December
next, and ask to be admitted under it as State,
believe that the President instead of resisting,
will encourage the act Of admission, as the
simplest, shortest and most decisive way of get
ting rid of this Kansas nuisance finally, COM
pletely and forever.
Can it be that the Union has lugged in this
particular question by the ears fer the purpose
of embarrassing and defeating Mr.. Douglas in
Illinois, We can hardly believe it; and yet it
follows that, as the Union denounces Mr. Doug
las ar an outsider, ii can have no desire for his
success. But Why desire bis defeat: 1t will GER
tainly be the loss of Illinois to the democratic
party, not only now. but henceforward to 1860.
The policy Of Cancellation is the course of
wisdom. Allow little time and q margin of
forbearance to Mr.. Douglas. Attempt not 10
crush him by pulling the democratic house
A. ktg koa bat
against the black republicans, and he may save
the State to the party and thus practically ini-
tate the great work Of democratic reunion
throughout the Union. North aud South the
broken fragments of the party appear to be as
well disposed to come together as after the
great exciting battle upon the compromise
measures Of 1850.
The passage of those measures did not bring
immediate peace into the democratic camp; on
the contrary, the Southern secessionists threat
eDed to tear the Union all to pieces because of
the surrender Of the whole Of California to the
North. They got up separate secession party
IN South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Mis-
sissippi; they got up q .disunion Nashville Dis
union Convention or two; but the moment the
popular voice could be brought to bear upon
them they were put down, and were glad
enough to get back into the democratic family.
On the other hand, in the North, John Van
Buren, and others set out upon crusade against
the Fugitive Slave law; but they were very
speedily silenced, and were as quick in getting
back upon the party Union platform of 1852 as
the secessionists themselves.
So now, as in 1872, we perceive the
breaks which the late agitation made in the
ranks closing up. Give Mr.. Douglas, then,
chance. Let him, at least, serve in the ranks
until be shall have entitled himself to promo
ton. There is good prospect for the demo-
cracy in this, the Empire State. There is every
reason to believe that the opposition in
our November election will be divided into
three narties-Seyard republicap Know