The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-30
Kansas In tho House OF Representatives
The Factaonists Stiu Successful.

From the proceedings of the House Of Repre-
sentatives yesterday 1t will be seen that the
factionists Of that body have again succeeded
In staving of the main question upon Kansas,
and in reopening the whole field of the debate
notwithstanding the test vote of lOl to lib
against laying the report of the Conference
Committee on the table.
Our readers will also remark, from the nice
distinctions and pettifoggiDg objections Of this
member and that member to the English com.
promise that the discussion has degenerated
into the most ridiculous pow-wowing over the
broken victuals Of cold dinner. When the
ing, they possessed sharp and inviting flavor;
but now that they have become cold and stale
nobody cares whether they are eaten up by the
guests or thrown into the swill tub. Whatever
the House may do or may fail to do now, is
matter Of comparative indifference to the coun-
try, 20 far as Kansas Is concerned, inasmuch as
from the straightforward policy of the admins
tration, and from the overwhelming asccndency
Of the free State party In Kansas, the question
has been practically settled for several months
that, under any act Of admission or In default
of admission, Kansas must be free State.
The several phases through which this thing
has passed In Congress present some rare In
stances Of party consistency, qualification and
ground and lofty tumbling. First, the President
recommended the admission Of Kansas under
the Lecompton programme, pure and simple, as
the legal solution Of the Douglas law Unpopular
sovereignty. A bill, accordingly, for the ad.
mission Of Kansas under the Lecompton consti-
tuition was reported to the Senate and passed,
Notwithstanding the ungrateful hostility Of Mr..
Douglas TO bis own bantling. But, though I'm
potent In the Senate, the Illinois Senator
drummed up a sufficient number Of democratic
followers IN the House to defeat the bill and to
substitute the Crittendsn- Montgomery plan Of
submission Of the Lecompton constitution to the
people-Kansas to come into the Union under il,
81 ould Ii be ratified by the popular vote.
Here the great Southern principle that 8
slave State constitution can in itself be no bar
10 the admission Of q new State was fully con-
coded 10y the whole black republican camp.
in their votes for this Crittenden-Mont
gomery bill 1; and thus the main plank in their
party platform, Of "no more slaves States"
was deliberately abandoned, for the purpose Of
comprising the merest shadow Of defeat Of
the administration. But the Southern ultras
would not admit the right of Congress to
cast back the Lecompton constitution
for popular ratification; and 10 the
substitute bill Of the House was rejected by the
Senate. The House adhered, and the Senate
refusing to receoe, this Joint Committee of Con-
ference followed and this compromise plan Of
Mr.. English, which, We think, ought to be
satisfactory 10 every reasonable man Of the
Douglas faction and Of the Southern ultra hair
splitting constructionists-thos nice expound-
ers Of the law
WHO can q hair divide
Between its south and south vest side.
And why satisfactory Because, as by this
English compromise the Lecompton consti,u-
ton Is practically submitted To the popular
vote Of Kansas, the Douglas democracy
have gained the great point for which
they have been contendng. Secondly, as
the vote Is put not upon the constitution, but