Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-04-16
T,,p VITWMNND ENQUIRER.
rur yExED QUESTION.

THE vExED QUESiiON.
~, w.aoa,dsy the House of Representatives, oy
,,o casting vote Of the Speaker, aoceptedthe oens,e
..,no.;,,on for a conference on the kansas DILL i"o
no,ion was carried by the addition OF Inc Vo'e' "
n, c.ru.her, of Missouri, who was aosent d. 'ne
tormer vote, and of Messrs. English OF ina'ooa
oven Jones Of Pennsylvania. and Penale'on CIV
Hall Of Ohio, Democrats who had voteo % -
Hop,e bill. We look hopefully to the ac"ou
committee Of conference, heartily tro.u"s
.,.dom and patriotism of a Democratic Cops'e''I'
.,,,ood IN adoptinz a settlement OF the ''u'o
,ra.,;on vhioh will be satisfactory to oo'n ~
C,n,rs,, and TO the American people, ana "n''n WV
.-.- tho a.c;tement from the national arena L"''
-. ia ,ha Anal result, all honor to fres'oeu.
o.ar.,., and his Cabinet, and to all the memoer'o
-, .bo have msnifaasad by their acfsa s'uce'e
,s.;,a n rid the country of a dangerous question anu
:. wi, ,ha controversy to the people of Kansas VINO
slons have the right to decide H.
n tho ,ressnt condition of the Kansas quesnon
"a NAV however, congratulate the country upon one
,.,or.h,a consequences of the s~quabble. ihe n,aoh
psnrhl,c,n party have, by their course aud their
coss.. snssoulated themselves on one point LOT iu'ufe
oontests. II 10 true, 1t was FROM a oaa 'no''ve' 'n'' v,
,,gsrtinp The policy Of the Democratic majority ~.
Rs.piny the question open for future aS'a'oh =
,,.,y sporandiasment; but it is not the less true 'nH'
,bev have forever ~estopped themselves from RAISING
,nnos;,,on 20 the admission Of slave States In the
f,,n,.. Their leaders, and their rank and hie' IN
,o,, Houses, have deliberately swallowed the'i
,u, recorded wods against the admission OF
,l.ys states, and have solemnly Recognized
,hs legality of the Lscompton sta0erY ION
~,,,,utiou, In admitting Kansas as q otaee in'
tbs Union, subject to the ratification Of that Con'u'u
aon by the popular vote. Cen there be q clearer cas
=, s,r,t6sation7 But II is not only the biaok ut
,ubl;o,n members Of Congress, but their prom'nen
organs. that have thus placed themselves on reoorc
Nv endorsing the House amendment. The Me-
York "Times" ssyfS .
at, IL undoubtedly true, that:the Republicans, !
r,,;no for Mr., Crittenden's amendment, have CON
m,tt.d Themselves to the doctrine OF popalo eo.t
ra,onty-so far as that doctrine RECOGNISES the riRpo
the people TO form their own stare Consnau'iSn a., y.
n,ed-it was only upon the question whether Tue pe'
Mo of A Territory, ohils At renamed such, were sov'
rsi,n over II, or not, that a difference OF opinion pr
vailed. Still, We concur with inc sooa ,nn h o, I hea
.nh.tsnt,slIy decided, and that the whole oountr
viii hereafter acquiesce in 1t. We are q practice
nsople, and are disposed to accept results when ono
attained. We are not fond Of ssht,ng anew pau;
NhAf y D66n SOl0C NaN
aim continue to hold, 90 amatter of law that Congre
ought to make laws for the Territories ana eIclqG
slavery from them, no serious attempt WI prSos so
bs made hereafter to enforce the e1ercise OF tu
oov.r. It 10 not likely, therefore, that the plahor
Of 1856 will do duty again for the party WHICH Iorme
a. No great party will plant itself hereafter upo
the %poaitiou that slave States seeking admission pns
he excluded, because they are slsvs states, ron u
un;on' Both psrties-for there win be but two Il
tbrs. or four wears to come-will agree that the pc
Mo =, each new State shall decide the question II
themselves. and that their DECISION snah D q 'esp''''
bJ Congress and the country"
Here 10 an explicit retreat from the platform
1855. whose prominent plank was resistance to u
admission Of any more slave States; and here
brosily recognized the sound Democratic cree
.rhAs tia people Of ZACH State shall decide tue gu
Tn. following editorial remarks 81 that rs6aIad 'Bisot
Republican organ, the New York ''yribuue," utter
s-pudlate the idea that lite party ever did STAND upt
ID. no more slave States'' platform. 1t saye:
Some Of the Journals. including one or two tn
orc t-piury r-puniicnu of and on are cackling Nv,
On alleged abandonment OF principle in the Rspub'
can vote in Congress for the Crittenden. Montgom
~ snbsti'ute, because. they say. II nllows Kansas
onnns in IA a elave State 1t she shall prefer to do a
Th-rs are two severally conclusive answers 10 th
chrckle: !. We know that Kansas doea not, and "
Dor prefer 10 oome In rs a slave State; 2 If she di
the Rapublicaus would violate none of their cberishe
rrirc,p es Of allowing it Turn to the Phi'adelph
platform, tsee Tribune Almanac for SO p 50 sea
IL carefully, and you will find there no declaration
40 protest, against the admission Of a bona fde slsv
Stats az such."
These important admissions Of the soundusss an
ruth Of Democratic policy, must, In future contest
re aO, against the leaders Of the Black Republican,
In the hrst place, the country will have no conHdenc
IN the honesty or sincerity Of p~artissns who, for sir
letter purposes, devour their own words and abando
their high sounding manifestoes. But, retreat q
hey may propose to do from one monstrous doctrine
their cunning and INSCRIPTIONS leaders will Away
keep in reserve some disoreanising and ~dangerou
schemes, by which they will hope to iuhams popu
lar prejudice and raise a storm against the conserva
Awe workings Of our federative system. The D.
mooraey-true to the Constitution and the Union O.
60 many trying occasions-will rally with new zsa
and vigilance, to watch the iusidious movements o
she.r. old opponents aud again triumphantly driv
them from the field. The people Of this country hav,
too much good senss and patriotism to be deoeive
by suoh a party as the enemies Of the Democracy
And the wise aud conservative aud successful admin
ietra;ioa OF James Buchanan will etill more oudea
Democratic policy 10 the popular heart.
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