The Washington union., 1858-02-24
We think that

by the certain defeat that awaits them we think That
vote not defeat but victory We see In IT no OBJ
ject the part of the leading democrats through whose
instrumentaty it carried delay OF the final Is
sue and confidently expect when the test vote shall
finally be taken but few If any, democrats who voted
HaIriss resolution will be found cheek by Jowl
with the enemies of the administration IL cannot be
possible Those who fought the battle of SO against such
fearful Odds under the leadership of the tried statesman
and patriot Buchuan will hardly be found in this
time of peril sneaking to the enemys camp. We
will believe it till the type shall reveal the
Mr. Harris, the of the resolution, IL democrat
"dyed in the WOOL and distinctly declared that it was
not his obect to effect delay to prolong excitement in
the country but to hasten the work to do, to
lay before the country the information 1t DESIRES that
action upon it may be justified by the popular voice.
But suppose the committee shall find all that Is alleged
against the Lecompton constitution to be absolutely true
how is that fact to alter the merits of the case Ii will
still be true that those opposed to that instrument allow
cd it to be adopted by the people that they refused to
vote upon that portion of it which submitted to
them for their ratification rejection 1t will still
be that through the cpable neglect of these
opposcrs Kansas is nomna slave State, and white
washings of committee wipe out the stains of inta
my which that act fixes upon the iree- State men OF
that Territory 1t will still be true that legally
coding to all the forms usually observed in such pro-
ceedings the Lecompon constitution Is the expressed
will of the people Of Kansas and as such is entitled to
be considered in the matter of bringing that Territory
into the Union State The vote of the 4th January
be viewed in other light, properly than dis
nct recognition of the validity and legality of that
validity, surely for it would be absurd for any lcgsla
tue to undertake to make laws post fao in their ope-
ration Laws take effect from their PASSAGE or from
future period but undertake undo what
has already been done The idea is absurd SO in this
The verdict has been rendered by the convention How
then any VOTE not recognised by that instrument
invalidate the proceedings under it How affect the
question of the immediate admission of that Territory
into the Union under constitution recognised by Con-
gress legally made in ell the stages of its progress
from its inception by the people to Its final consumna-
ton And what light is the investigation Of the
House committee to shed upon this matter Will they
ignore these facis Never VIII they alter the true
merits of the case We think not The investigation
will prove utter abortion, and venture the predi
ton that those democrats who have bednubed their fin
gers with this bantlng of back-repulcanism will has
ten to wash their hands 'clean every whit of It, and
promptly give the Lecompton constitution ovcrwhcm
ing majority in its favor, when it down to them
from the Senate And such glad to know, is the
view taken the by those who best informed
in political circles Such is the cohesive power Of the
democratic organization, and such is the Importance OF
the principle which lays ut the root of this Kansas i'm
brogiovz The sovereignty Of people under legal authority
that the final consummaton of the trceexpressed de-
sire of the people of Kansas in legal capacity, to be-
come a State, viii not hc long delayed.
the ,;eorga Union
We hope that by this time everybody has fead the
Presidents message the Kansas constitution This
admirable State paper is just such document
tiopacd and will add, it is just such one might
canan Justice The history of his whole life proves the
President to be honest man, always guided by princi
pie it shows him. ALSO be wise statesman, capable
of compehendng the best interests of his country From
such man. with such history every man had reason
to expect sound logical and patriotic message this
complicated question But there many persons
among us who if may believe their words expect
ed Mr. Buchanan would do everything in his power to
make Kansas free soil State. They have openly declar
ed that all OF his professions of justice to the South
sheer hypocrisy and deceit These men cannot compre
hcnd why any northern statesman should be willing to do
Justice to the South merely for the sake of principle
Such item having had the least influence with
thcm they cannot and will not believe it has with others
1t must be admitted that those statesmen of the North
who from pure PATRIOTISM and firm adherence to princi
plc attempt to do strict Justice to the South have to
counter many difficulties and discouragements Thoy
have to encounter fanatci and pejudces both at the
North and South at every step They have to stem the
current of public opinion at the North while they
ccve nothing but and contempt from many at the
South who always ready and willing to attribute their
patriotic conduct to anything else hut patriotic motives
Nothing but firm determination to do his duty could
sustain northern statesman, under such trying cir
cumstances, and when find who has borne the
ordeal should be willing to give him the credit When
have made great sacrifices to sustain Others in
just cause 1t is extremely dscouagng to find that those
who have received the benefit of sacrifices attribute
them to mean and selfish motives. Ii northern
statesmen have proved rccrean and deceived u.s. others
have not, and should be the willing to do Justice
to those who have been honest and faithful amid so
many discouragemcnts.
Herald Of Freedom
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