The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-03

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The Triumph OF tho What
VIII DO done with tho Desesssrss
Now that the administration has settled the
Kansas question, In q decisive victory over the
holy alliance Of black republicans, Southern
Know Notbings and democratic renegsdes, the
question arises, what SHOULD DO done with tho
Douglas deserters from the democratic camp
with whom alone rests the responsibility of this
protracted, proftless and demoralizing struggle
to break down the President and his policys
Had not these followers Of Mr.. Douglas been
led astray, this Kansas imbroelio. instead Of &C.
cupyipg five months Of the most infsmmAtory
spouting and mining and countermining, 90 ell
sides, would have been settled in two or three
weeks upon the President original aud couclu.
dve plan of Lecompton pure and simple At
last, 1t Is only through the repentance Of one
half the original Douglas boilers Of the House
that even the modified bill has prevailed. so
far, then, az these repenting bscksliders are
concerned, there can be no doubt as to the
course of the administration. Like the labor rs
of the vineyard who came In at the eleventh
hour, they will stand upon the same footing as
those who have borne the heat and burden Of
the day" In accepting the bill Of Mr.. English
the administration has gone half way to recall
the Douglas deserters TO their allegiance, and
those who have contemporary refused this
generous peace offering have lost all claims to
any fur tber exercise OF mercy or magnsnimity
from the recognized head Of the party church.
These intractable Douglas renegades include
the following members Of Congress- or the
Senste-Messrs Douglas Of Illinois, Stuart Of
Michigan, and Broderick of California. or the
House-Messrs. Harris Marshall, Morris, Shaw
and Smith, the whole Illinois democratic dele
Pennsylvania; Adrain Of New Jersey, Davis OF
Indiana. McKibben Of California, aud Clark nd
Haskin Of New York. Among the democratic
outside allies Of Mr. Douglas we may mention
Ex-Governor Walker and xSecretary Stanton OF
Kansas, Governor Wise Of Virginia, tho Rev
George Bancroft, and the Able McMsster OF
New York, and the unhappy Col Forney OF the
Philadelphia Press, as the most conspicuous
among the democratic anti Lecompton agita.
ting mutineers. And now the question recurs,
what should be done with these meni They
have refused the generous peace Offering Of the
administration, they are In active cooperation
with the enemy they are entitled TO little or no
mercy, they appear TO be bent upon doing all
the mischief they can--whst should be done with
themi
The usual course In such cases, under the
rules and articles of war, is to bring the incur
able deserters and runsways from the Geld Of
battle before q drumhesd court martial. con-
We apprehend however, that In this list Of
Kansas mutineers there may be some with whom
milder policy than gunpowdcr would be e1-
pedient Respecting the chief conspirapr,
Douglas, we pass him over to tho executiouer.
An amnesty In bis case Is out Of the question.
The same, perhaps, may be said Of Walker,
Stanton, Senator Broderick and a few Others
or all men, Broderick has been the most violent
and vulgar In his personal abuse Of the PresI.
dent, and evidently the most malignant 10 bis
hostility to the administration. lie should be
made an example of without further loss of
time
Gov. Vice, we submit, upon the whole should
be let Of. He Is bold, impulsive, fearless
man, and apt to fly of at tangent; but
In leading forlorn hope he Is one among ten
thousand. He wrote several letters against the
Lecompton plan, pure and simple but for ell
this, he never gave up his sympathies with aud
respect for his old political friend and favorite,
Mr.. Buchanan. Taking the Richmond Enquirer
as our guide, we might suspect the Governor 10
be half inclined 10 reopen this Kansas war with
Senator Hunter upon the merits Of the Con
ference bill bat still we think the Governor
should be allowed liberal margin Of time 10
which 10 define bis position
The Able McMaster may also DO excused for
not fasssing the requisite faith 10 swallow the
Leoompton programme as an immaculate COZ