Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-08-03

right, ~ voting ia 0r voting out ''sisyery" as
'hry !irasl, aud with this ciap.tTap and non-
sense dlhned into tho ears OF the Democratic
masses on every occasion, and TO the utter ex,
elnsion 'teNeTything really in issue, they went
lh'o Tue election and OF course were beaten, as
'hey observed 10 be beaten, Ia all but four Of the
northern States, Mr., buchanan carried these
S'a'os ani large vote in the other States, not
because ol the "gTeat principles OF the NsbraS,
ka Dill, or the demRgOsuery of the "right 10
make Their own institution In their own way" 4"
out IN spite OF this insult TO tho popular intelli
geneo, md because his reputation AS A sound
Statesman, and his eminent qualifications for the
Presdeney Outweighed the efforts Of tho "perty
politicians and multitudes were willing To
disregard everything else and vote Tor irst class
man 70 hll the char Of Washington.
Well, w the almost unanimous vote of the
e'er-true southern Democracy, Mr.. Buchanan
was elected, and now came the time for prac,i,
cal test o. the great principle" set up by the
northern pOliticians-''the tight OF the Terrific.
ries TO vote in or 20 vote on, slavery as they
ploased.' OF course, when men vera ignorant
of what slavery" was in hct-when men Of the
South supposed that its introduction into Kan
sas was essential 10 their safety, and men Of tho
North tncied the cause Of freedom and ropubli-
canism depended on its exclusion leaving the
question TO be decided, under such circumstances
was simply to invite aud provide for civil war,
and the "battle, murder aud sudden death" that
followed and dcsolatei Kansas, was Il necessary
and inexorable result or consequence of the great
principle of the Nebraska bill when tested by
practice Instead, therefore, of gotting rid of
The slavery" question by this contriyancc OF
MIR. Douglas and his friends, the President and
Congress were called upon to interfere and pre-
serve the peace, in fact, to protect Kansas from
'he evils which the politicians had themselves
brought upon her by their charlatanry. and now
ame the most extraordinary feature or fact Of
he whole affair.
The President naturally availed himself of the
rst chance to get Kansas into tho Union, and
hus to compel her to take care of herself His
oilcy may have been wrong, indeed disconnected
'ith the anteccdent circumstances, was wrong, !
nut 1t was the only means that offered to get rid |
t the evils which Mr.. Douglas and his friends |
nd brought on the country. Blu. instead of as
listing to relieve the President from troubles |
which he himself had brought upon him, that
entleman turnel square about, joined the Re-
ublicans and charged the President and the Dem.
cratic party with violating the fundamental 5rin.
lples OF Democracy as well as all the pledges |
,ade to the people in tho canvass of 1855!
Thus the Democratic party stands ut this mo-
lcnt in the North, utterly faithless to all its
roiessions, and instead of carrying out Its
ledges to leave the question to the people, as
ctnaiiy guilty OF striving to force slavery" up
Kansas against the will Of the people We
. not say 50, but the Republican pross, and Mr..
douglas and his friends have deeply and tho
'ughly imbued the northern mind with this be-
ei. and yat, most wonderful of all Mr.. Douglas
nd his friends desire to get the control of the
lrty, and again to set up the great principle
tho Nebraska bill as the issue for 1860