The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-02-15
IRON OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT



Every honest man whose sense of justice and right is
not bunted by the spirit of faction and anaticsm must
rejoice that the effort to keep Oregon oa of the Union
because the people of Kansas elected net to come into the
Unin has been defeated and every democrat must re-
occ that so gross injustice has not been done to those
enterprsng and industrious who settled and organ
lied the distant Territory and despite the exertons of
the aboItionists and dsorganizers have framed their
constitution the broad principles OF true democracy
and thus reinforced the democratic party of the entire
Union They came before Congress in accordance with
law and in compliance with the invitation OF that body
prsicss the enactment OF the English bill, and they
war clearly entitled to admission without any reference
to that bill which nobody pretended TO be retroactive
IN lis operation The true application Of Mr. English ;
bill to Kansas furnished the most potent argument
In favor OF the admission OF Oregon. IL Kansas
had accepted the proposition of Congress she would
have been long since State without any reference TO
her population. She rejected the proposition She
placed herself in the position as Nebraska or Utah.
or any other Territory which has not yet framed the
sttution under which il asks admission State and
therefore, directly under the provisions of the
new lawthe wisdom of which is almost universally adj
mtted--which requifes that in future Territory shall
show that it has population emitting il to one represent
alive Congress before it be admitted into the Union
as State Oregon occupied totally different position
She framed her constitution under the then existing rule
OF admission and in conformity with express act of
Congress authorizing her TO frame her constitution and
ask for admission. Congress could reject her prayer
with no more Justice than it could pass tariff rails
ing the rates of duties aud force importers to pay those
increased duties articles imported under the former
tariff, but not yet withdrawn from the bonded ware
house.
All praise is due to Hon Mr. Stephens of Georgia for
his untiring sxertions to prevent the commission OF
great wrong We surprised to find '.Jeffer
sunian democrats Haskin and Clark voting with their
friends, Giddngs and Grow.
His exmperial Majesty Soulouque the First of Hayt
Inns not treated the 'ngger worshippers with that af
pconate consideration to which they entitled He
has taken refuge on board British steamer and is
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FATALITIES and soothing sympathes of her grace the Ouch
of Sutherland of her benevolent brother the Earl of
Carlisle and the members of the Leeds anti slavery tea
parties which his ordship has recently presided
with 30 much effect TO lose the chance protecting
a fugitive negroa imperial negro-not to mention the
sable Dukes and Princes OF Marmalade, Lemonade and
Strawberry jam, who constitute his suite pronounced
sca must be trial TO the aI-anI a brother
philanthropts who dwell in those syperboean regions
Perhaps Soulouque heard of the unanimous refusal OF Dr.
Elphaet Motifs pupils to allow the palest kind of
darey to associate with them and thought that he
here he would have to associate with his '.bui
rGu, the white masters.
The New York Leader lex Alderman Clancy's paper
of yesterday contains remarkable letter the sigma
of O. docs c. stand fol Clancy p addressed to John
w. Forney Editor of the Philadelphia Press The
opening paragraph Of this epistle in Which heard
gentleman remark " there is truth than poetry,
IL nc follows You have entitled yourself to place
among that class Of political Adventures who
know what they doing seldom whit they arc SAYING
and hardly what they would be at - and the con-
Guiding paragraph says . Your power for good evil
is out, and il is Of but little importance to the
world what may be your opinion OF the President Of
anybody else" The intermediate paragraphs de
voted to frank and forcble exposition of the lite and
political adventures OF the editor of the Press and
the expression of the writer's opinion that senterest
and personal ambition influenced Mr. Forneys action far
more than patriotism honest conviction The curious
are asking What's broke ~ lis not Forney the friend
of Judge Douglas and is not the Leader devoted the
interests of the Illinois senator Has the Judge cut
loose from Forney from fear that the embrace win be
fatal to his political existencef Not being behind the
scenes, am unable to answer these questions; but
heartily recommend the readers of the Union to read the
Leader Of Saturday, February ~ The letter is most
remarkable document IT would have been far better,
however had the writer omitted the sidefings at
Governor Walker, whose personal integrity no one
impugn with truth. ADSuM.