The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-11

place, however admitted, Kansas must be free
State Nor is this all. Before the expiration
Of this session of Congress. including Kansas.
Minnesota and Oregon, there will be three new
free States ADDED to the heavy politcsl balance
Of power which the North already commands ia
the general government. And it is here that
We shall find the meaning Of this anti-Lecomp.
ton movement Of Walker, Douglas, Stanton,
Wise, and their democratic confederates. As
tie hitherto commanding influence of the South
il vanishing Southern chivalry il also fading
a ~, and Presidential schemcrs OF both sections
and parties arc turning their faces to the North
The tendencies Of this Kansas detection of
Walker, Douglas. Wise and company are to the
organization Of separate Northern democratic
party; AID il must bc admitted that
there is an opening for this movement
which is somewhat inviting To this end all
the late proceedings of the Douglas democracy
OF the Northwest, the Harris Douglas resoll-
ton in Congress, the Philadelphia anti-Lccomp-
ton democratic meeting, and the meeting to be
held III this city tomorrow night, will all work
together tremendously. We have said that the
administration Kansas policy will prevail We
have shown that Mr.. Buchanan had no alterno-
tive bur the acceptance of the legal solution Of
the KansasN braska bill Us rendered into his
hands. Bat the secret Of this Douglas, Walker
and Wise movement lies beyond the present ad-
ministration. 1t is aimed at tue succession, re-
ear6iess Of the success or failure Of Mr.. Blu
chanan's Kansas policy; and the first object is
The reconstruction of the Northern democracy
upon Northern platform and without any
particular reference TO the South.
Veryweil. The more the merrier. Governor
Wise has indicated platform upon which all
the Northern democrats who voted for Fremont
in 1856 may come back TO the party of Mr.
Wise and Mr.. Douglas. With these reinforce
ments added TO the late secessions from the
Northern democratic camp, and with other re
cruits which will yet come in this new North
ern democratic party in 1860 MAJ be strong
enough at least to carry the election into Cou-
gress. There will lie three parties in the field
at ali event--he Northern democracy, the
Southern democracy, and the Northern
republicans; ahd there may be a fourth
in the shape Of an American party. With all
these parties in the field ii will be nothing
wonderful should the Douglas Wise movement
result in carrying up the election to Washing
tor upon the three highest Candidates; nor will
it be surprising should the result there be a
complete overthrow Of the present ''imperial'
calculations OF W. II. Seward.
If Gov Wise il not done for ia Virginia, the
democracy there will soon lie broken to pieces
We doubt not they will adhere to tue admins
tra:ion but ~ the reconstruction of parties
for 1860 is the game of Mr.. Wise and all con-
cernod with him, it will be we'll to watch the
processes of the dissolution and reconstruction
of the broken up democracy Of the North. This
Lccomptcn constitution is but the pretext for a
party revolution. and the first steps toward
this revolution foreshadow pretty broadly the
full Development of the game. Douglas,
Walker, Wise, Stanton, may ali be dead cocks
in the pit, but the revolution which they have
set on foot must work itself Lccompton or
no Leccmptou. The administration eau take
care of itself, but, Lccompton or Topeka, the
end Of the Kansas question will be the last OF
the national democracy.