The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-19

I Douglas would tutn ont 10 be th- responsible
gostather OF the Lecou ptoR constitution A
Suspicion Of this sort. expressed at The ,lme
WHEN Mr.. Douglas was the leader Of thu anti
Lecompton movement IN Congress, would have
been considered on all sides a very ridiculous
thing. Now, who caa DOUBT the fact that Mr..
Dougl N is respon ,,ble for that constitution,
after reading the crushing mass of evidence on
the subject which W. publish today?
This testimony has been hunted up BY the
Democratic Association of Leavenworth Kau-
sas "a Breckenridge orgsnizstion) and is col
lected from d'fierent members OF the Lecomptou
Convention living Hundreds OF miles apart.
The point which tn-,r evidence establishes ia
ths: that the plan OF submitting only the
slavery clause Of tine Lecompton constitution 10
the vote of the people vas adopted by John Cal
boun Presldent OF The Convention, aud carried
through, in coLsequ. nee of u letter received
by him from Senator Douglas recommending
this partial submission. and that but for the
| influence of this letter. which also promised
success TO the scheme III Congress, this plan
OF partial submission could not have been
adopted
We refer the reader 10 the evidence. and In
support of it, We fud that Governor Walker.
before the Covode Committee Of the last SEES
zion Of Congress. testified, on this subject, tha'
be went out to Kansas under the strongest
surances from the administration in favor OF
the full submission OF the contemplated State
constitution for Kansas to the vote Of her peo-
ple but that when at Lecompton, and during
the sittings of that Convention, Calhoun WIN.
as Walker says, had been the distinguished
and special leader OF the Douglas party IN
Kansas" (and who, il was believed, owed his
| appointment ss Surveyor General Of Kansas
| To the recommendation OF Dougla-), Game to
Walker and asked his concurrence la the par
/ tial submission plan, assuring him that that
/ was the programme Of the admnstr alton :"
! The Covode Con mittee, however, suspecsing
that government agent IN Kansas az taat
time, OF the name OF Ii l.. Martin. Was the IN
for their purpose, had him brought in. From
bis ter timony il appears that
The plan nnsliy ADO pef REGARDED by Mr. Cllaoul
and b. 60 assdred his rcndr favorite plsn u NJ
Doug sud NJ stated, wnen finally succeeded get
ting the slavery clause submitted that he Dad rendered
an Important to mis- frieud Douglas; aud n
once him announcing the result an euciosei
copy tn echedule, AID IN h nmsaf San The ist
ter ad carried 10 tue Posi- ocea Leayen worth city
Elsewhere &c says:-"Ae (CAlno ~ man 'esed much
ey the acton Of the Convention should De sustain
by the Nope because ht believed nat action nei sh7
peculiar views Of Ar Douglas"
Thus the case appears 10 be established
against Mr.. Douglas The question then recurs
| what could have been his motive Ia this thing?
We are compelled 10 LAY that his object must
have been trap in which to catch toe admins
tration. And no more Ingenious trap for this
purpose could have been invented than tina.
Lecompton constitution and the plan Of its sub.
mission TO the people. 1t provided for making
Kausasa slave Safe. If rejected by Mr. Blu.
chanan the South would turn upon him; but il
be accepted il. there would be a not rebellion
| IN the Northern party camp. Catering either
| door, the unfortunate Presiden. would be
caught; and doubtless the calculation was, that
with the adninistrs ton crippled by u Northern
or Southern rebellion. The foriorn democracy
would be compelled 10 fall back upon Mr..
Douglas
We all know that MI. Buchanan accepted the
Lecompton constitution that Mr.. Douglas in
siantly led the Northern democratic rebellion
against il and against the administration,
and the consequences are before us. Nor
is there anything so very astonishing in what
some men would call this douoledyed perfdy
OF Mr. Douglas. Such things are as common
to the professional politician az brandy
and water. Mr.. Douglas is but spec-
men, and, perhaps, too, fair as an average
specimen, Of the whole lot Trea-
cherry, duplici,y and kuavery, in every shape
and form outside the legal boundaries Of
State prison indictment, are among the most or
binary instruments OF the professional politi-
clan. This is why the defacaton of our late
Postmaster Fowler Ia looked upon by our poll
ticans as a misfortune, emitting the victim to
public sympathy. lie was the head SAchem Of
Tammany Hall, the golden rule Of which Is,
The end juslifes the means" which Is the
beautiful fret maxim, also. Of the Albany Re
gency, and Of every otter nest Of dirty in
triguing, plundering politicians. OF every party,
everywhere. They are all alike-the dens of
mean, 4. skless. treacherous and rapscious vags
bonds and charlatans
But returning to the main question. what Is
10 be done with these disclosures concerning
Mr.. Douglas SO TAR AZ he is concerned they
will amount to nothing, for his political career
has already reached ir topmost point Nor do
we imagine that these revelations will make any
practical difference in the general results Of
this Presidential contest We have been Ia
boring very earnestly to rally together all the
conservative elements OF this State, as in
the desperate charge Of forlorn hope, to de
feat Lincoln. But there are no responses Of en-
courssement Our commercial fellow citizens
hesitate to raise the wind. They have their
rea4ons for It Our City Union Volunteer Com
mittee OF Fifteen have probably discovered that
Tammsny Hall and the Albany Regency al.
sorb money as . sandy desert ab, orbs q pass