The Washington union., 1858-02-25
THE WASHINGTON UNION

SNeiy PSiboh toNOtt pftetINc thc
peace. The complaints against Gen. Denver made
out of the Territory, not ia IT,
The present condition OF the "rees State party and
its divisions pretty fully explained in the follow
ing
But TO return 10 the two divisions Of the free State
party. Charles Robinson considered the leader of
the fanatica faction but he too shrewd politician
not TO perceive the reaction of popular feeling against the
fanatics the consequence Of which Is that he has fallen
from the good graoes of that faction and be
considered conservative. James II. lane who has lit
tie political sagacty is the recognised leader of the
fanatics, though of them not willing acknowl-
edge him such, and he will only serve them until he
is able to that the majority of the people the
other side He aspires to be United States senator aud
to achieve that end he would be willing to sacrifice al
most anything change sides in the party and his
friends change parties He has very great influence
with the rahble but the majority Of the conservative
men are down upon him. ii not openly at least secretly
have heard many of them say that he has done TO
create and continue the difficulties in the Territory than
other free State man, II not much any in the
Territory 1t has not been his desire to fight but to keep
the war feeling The people here have been frequently
worked up 10 fighting heat, but then he led them
not that he lacks physical courage at ALL but because
it against his policy really to fight; he knew that
If there civil his prospects for Congress
gone, but il he could keep up the feeling among the
people till upon it he secured sufficient elevation and in
uencc then when the troubles quietly settled he
could ride into the national Congress upon this influence
and position. That is the game he has played here
and he has been far from being alone IN it, That too
the key that will unlock the actions of most of the Free
State leaders, at least better than any other There has
been constant struggle between them here to outbid
each other for political capital with the people Men 60
into conventions and political mass meetings. make
strong speeches on side then come out and laugh
with their friends how they personally opposed to
all that they advocated but did it to outbd polit
cal aspant who they thought in their way and get
the inside track of him in popular favor This is done
with boness in Kansas that is probably uneeualled in
am other nnce America The highest
considered nothing when compared TO seat in the Uni
ted States Senate and there at least twenty
in this little village who aspire to that position and
the mining and undermining plotting and counter plot
ting between them is very curious.
In tho fanatical faction the principal leading men,
besides Ine chiefly the writer's for rabd newspapers
These fanatics not only to please the partisan
desires of those who pay them their price, but from per-
sona interests They have always struggled to keep the
excitement and feeling they have always opposed
voting and everything that would tend to settle the diff
cuties they have used such journals the Tribune
through which to hurl their denunciaon of voting or
acting policies and All this has been DONE say
conservative rec-Stae men, that the Kansas difficult
tics might not be settled for If they the eastern
journals would discontinue the services and pay of the
correspondents and thus they would find their occupa
ton gone.
The lines between the two factions of the frecSate
party not yet fully perhaps clearly drawn yet
the numbers Of the conservatives and the strong reaction
against the mnting radicals such that the compaa
lively conservative element must predominant and rule
1t is actively organizing. 1t is negotiating for the
purchase of of the slavery papers and the estab
shment of II and scmi-indcpcndcnt journal in
Leavenworth smart, active, pungent writer who has
been in Kansas at least been at all mixed
up with Kansas politics, is sought after to edit IT,
Another letter, written on the 9th inst, says:
Now those who think to fatter themselves that civil
war will follow the acceptance of the Lecompton const
tuition are in slight Not bit of it, All fre-cating
niggerdom couldn't get up civil war beyond what
welknown renegadcs have all along practsed Let this
aforesaid constitution be m fat acconp and no one will
fight for it more Justify, either by action non-action,
than the free State party. am
to ray agree With many in high position the sub
mission principle general rule bat am daily more
convinced that the inactive, dcaung majority here
entitled to- and should not claim, any such consd
cration With full power within their reach, but
refused except when the spols bcckoned them repu
dating all laws territorial and organic breeding rcvou
tion ostensbly dead horse and the Shiny trail of
the Topeka farce apparent everywhere to this hour
they the last 10 deserve the submission Just for the
pucrle revenge of placing their heel the result of their
own folly. They cstopped from claiming privilege
which might be conceded to patriotic For upwards
of two years they have nsutcd the venerable President
with opprobrous epitIets slandercd the troops abused
Gov. Walker whom they would now bob-nob with If stul
tication not In the way, and disrcgared the
thority of the Congress they impore to them.
Save them from what giant from the tyranny of.
confessed puny boy
In my opinion, the acceptance of the Lecompon con
stuon is the most speedy way of settling this blccd
ing Kansas question: which the republicans cling to
with all the tenacy Of furnishing dog to bone. The
people here weary of the intriges Of atating dema
gogues and of the shuttecock game long played They
are sick of inkerng up the only plank rotten s in
a certain party platform. The great majority of them
eager 10 have the way paved for soun democratic
Stateas the party lines exist in Pennsylvania for
pleand TO consign the Topeka conspiaors to the pot
cal grave awaiting them No doubt the instrument would
be changed but 1t would be by solid of both
pariics aud is right which every would cheerully
accord them however unsubstantal the result might be-
The first general election after the formal admission of
Kansas will find her sound democratic State. Before
that the parties organized in the old States cannot
meet face to face. The free State party here Is
glomcrate mass of all sorts of humanity from the Jack
son democrat from Berks county, Pa TO the radical abo
tonst from Worcester, Mass For the purpose Of ma
king Kansas State they present common front
after this Is gained they separate forever The negropho
lists will continue their worship and ''bghcr law alb
surdes while old Berks will voting for Jackson
and stick to the plain English of beloved constitution
care not under what form Kansas is admitted rcpubli
canism is dead cock in the pit
From tho N Y. Herald, Feb ~.
The anti slavery politicians in and the back-re
publican organs and orators outside Kansas from the
adjournment of the Lecompon convention down to this
day have necessarily kept up their cry of alarm that the
admission of Kansas under the Lecompton constitution
will bc the signal for a bloody civil This idea
prominent feature Of the opening speech of Mr. Senator
Douglas against the annual message of the PRESIDENT and
other opposition Senators have improved upon the hint,
by denouncing the bill for the increase of the army
nothing than call upon Congress for the necessary
force to reduce the people OF Kansas to submission
Leconpton programme at the point of the bayo,fet,
But If there should be any trembling northern demo
crat in Congress otherwise disposed TO support the Lc