The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-02-10

have been no necessity for his backing
down. When he again gets over modest
and feels like pitching into somebody. let
him read the Patent Medicine advertise
ments in the Herald.
Interesting from Washington.
New YoRK, Tuesday, Feb. 2.
The Hsrald's Washingtoa correspond
ent says:
1t is reported to me, on good authority,
that Mr.. Buchanan contempiates witk>
drawing the troops from Utah. ~.
Mr.. Bernheisel, the Mormon delegate.
has submitted propositions to the Admin
istra,ion, indicating the willingness Of the
Mormons to vacats Utah and colonies ON
some of the islands of the sea, outside OF
the jurisdiction of the United States, pre-
vided the Government will purchase. at q
fair valuation, the Salt Lake City improve
ments.
Mr.. Bernheisel asks that commission
ers may be sent out to arrange the terms
and details. rs
The Administration confidently expects
that Kansas will be admitted as State
with the Lecompton Constitution, and
that there will be less opposition from
the Northern and Western members than
| is generally supposed.
i Great calculations are made on the cen.
solidatsd vote of the South.
1t il understood that the Lec0mYtea
Constitution will be referred to the Terri.
torial Committee in the Senate. and imns-
dia.ely reported upon, with the bill for
the admission of Minnesota attached, and
that they will be passed together. Sim
liar arrangements have been made in the
House.
TIE OHIO RESOLUTIONS.
| Mr.. Wade, of Ohio, has taken occasion,
to deliver . brawling trade. quite charac-
|teristic of himself in the Senate of the
United States, denouncing the resolution &
lately adopted by ths Ohio Legislature,
upon the Kansas question:. This is anoth-
er proof if any wers wanting. Of the wisei
aud judicious character of the reso.ntions ,
in question. The majority who passed.
them are Democrats, net fanatics, and.
slthere is radical difference Of principle
j between them and Mr.. Wade upon he
a matter in issue, although. With them, he
may be opposed to the admission Of Kan.
sas under the Lecompton Conssitution -
lis stands. They maintain the right Of
[ the people to adopt alsJ domestic institu-s
i,ion, subject only to the Consultation Of
the United States. Aud because thers.
is no satisfactory evidence, but the cone
t-ary, that the people Of Kansas have, in.
any manner, adopted the institutisnA.
/ provided for by the Lecompton Constitu-
a ton, they instruct iAe Senators and re-
n quest the Representatives from this Statss
to vote against the admissioa Of Kansas
under it. u. u ss
II Mr.. Wade is opposed to the adflis-,s
i sion of any State with the Institution Of
negro slavery. He may deny this, Per-l
haps, for in the last canvass in Ohio, he
deRied that any man in the State MAS in
favor of negro suffrage, which WAS noto--
rieusly uatrue. Now we have declared
over and ever again, that the people Of.
4 Ohio and the Democracy in the Legisla--
turc do net object to the admission Of any
i State because its Constitution contains .,
slavery elanse They fully and chserfalIy
lrecognize the power of the people to de-s
termine that aud oil other domestic Qnea-,
ltions for themselves. This is the point
of departure between Mr.. Wade and the.
Ohio Resolutions; and as i. is one radical,
in its character, it is not very likely that !
they would meet with his appreciation. IS
\ There is another matter upon which.
Mr.. Wade differs with the Democracy ef-
Ohio He concieves thai whoever oppo--
ses the admission Of Kansas under the Ls-.,
. compton or any other constitution, not.
clearly and unequisocally proceeding from
the people bysexpress delegation Of fRleaary
power, or afterwards approved atshe polls.
must have lost all confidence in the Pres
dentl We do not think So. We never
held that any President was infallible ups
on any. much less all questions, and We,
have yet to learn that Mr. Buchanan has.
done more than express az opinious to.
this extent-it is to be regretted that the
4 whole constitution has not been submit,
ted by the Convention; but this has not.
: been done. aud in order to the early sss-
element of the question. he thinks il would
I be better to admit the State and let the
people alter their constitution afterwards.
There is nothing here to cause withdraw.
al of confidence. True. We disagree with
the opinion expressed for two or three
4 reasons. First. cardinal Democratia,
principle foroids such settlement Of the
question, the admission Of Kansas in tAia
way will net settle il; next it i aos wiss.
to impose upon the people constitution
which they have repndiated At the pollA
because they may alter it aftergards; and
next, even if principle would admit Of such
q proceeding, sound policy win moi, bs>
cause the all but unanimous Democracy
I of the North Westera States protest ~
: paipst it as unnecessary anti-democrntie