The Washington union., 1858-03-02

lie can ttake step without running against lH kaii-
sas declarations New roads not all well worked
nor well defined
THE MORAL VALUE OF OUR APPROACHING VIC
TORY.
The rapidly growing sentiment in Kansas in favor
of immediate admission under the Iecompton consti-
tutionthe complete failure of the blackrepublican
and absconding democratic politicians of the North
to excite the hostility of the northern masses against
the measure-the perfect unanimity of the South in
its behalfand the restve anxiety of the great body
of the people everywhere for the immediate termina-
ton Of the disgracefu Kansas broil and the adoption
of the promptest means Of exiling it forever from
the floor of Congress-are great facts looming up
above the dust and smoke Of partisan camor more
and more clearly, conspicuously and imposngly
every day.
1t exemplary spectacle to witness the chagrin
and dismay which the accumulating evidences of
these facts bringing upon the backrepnblican
and apostate democratic coalitionsts and the en-
couragemen they aording to that great national
party which, through evil and good report, in spite
of enemies arrayed in all forms and combinations
and in the face Of every odds against it, pursues al
ways the tenor Of its way to certain ultimate
success and honest, patriotic, and overwhelming
triumph.
The victory which national party is about to
achieve, and which is hcraded in advance by the ad
vices which come from all points Of the compass,
will be Of the most signal that have illustrated its
long career of successes. The backrepublican jour
nalists already mingling with their desperate
filings at its great measure of peace before Congress
confessions of their inability to enlist the people in
opposition to it. The refuse democratic politi
clans who have sloughed off from the national party
to join the bowling and rabid sectionalsts who have
at length succeeded in insulting and cudgelng them
into submission are terrified the prospect Of the
double disgrace that awaits them in defeat and are
exhibiting all the impotent animosty to the cause
which they hate because they betrayed it, that foed
maleyolence could inspire.
We are not told in the fable that the viper which
sought to sting the bosom which had warmed it into
life was the same which bit the file in impotent rage
while undergoing capital punishment for it's crime ;
but if analogies conduct to just conclusions we are
warranted in believing it to have been the identical
venomous and impotent reptile, from the fate
and conduct which have attended the crime of
those aposate politicians who have recently desert
ed and sought to betray the democratic cause.
The approaching triumph of the democratic party
in establishing its great of peace and good
faith between sections will result no less in moral
advantage to its own power and prestige than in
practical good to the country II will teach those
aposate who have deserted their party for their
party good that the safe roads to political success
the fire-brands of popular excitement and clamor
but those which, however barren of these rank and
combustible weeds, and however tardy, rugged, and
difficult in appearance, lead in honest directions to
just ends, contemplating the broad catholic ad-
vantage and general peace and welfare of the whole
country through the obscrvances of good faith, mu-
tral toleration and goodwill
1t is said of the law that it is the result of
the aggregate wisdom of ages, and of an experience
running back for time whereof the memory of man
runneth not to the contrary It may be said of the
policy of the democratic party of this country with
equal truth, that it is the mbodment Of the catho-
c patriotic conservative sentiment of the general
mind of the country marking the general level of the
ocean Of popular opinionnot at any particular mo-
ment Of high excitement of resulting depression
it may be, but for protracted periods and 'in the
long rum
A temporary ebnltion Of popular feelings, TO
mented by systematic falsehood and factious agen-
ces may overwhelm the democracy for q short
time but fact and truth, vindicatng the sterling
honesty and catholic wisdom of their policy, are
always sure to assert their omnipotence sooner or
later, and establish the party more firmly than ever
in the confidence Of the country.
The arduous and disnterested four years struggle
which the democracy have just had to establish the
principle of the sovereign suciency for all the pur-
poses Of local government of every State, whether
already admitted into the Union or in the act Of or
ganizng for that purpose, free from the Intervention
Of Congress- and their approaching triumph in the
success of their pending measure based on that
principle will furnish another instance Of the popu-
lar power to be achieved by the honest dsinterest
ed, and unfnchng advocacy Of prineipk in the face
OF fearful agitation and appalling camor In proper
on as the honor and triumph Of the democracy shall
be great, in this achievement, will the shame and
disgrace of the apostates from their cause be cruah
ing.
We indebted to J. L. Haynes esd of the Texas