The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-20

the balls Of the Montezumas were the watch
words. In poor Pierce's time there was hardly
any life and little or no peculiarly worth no
ticing; he was elected through de-re for
Union merely, but the candidate had no indi-
viduality, nor did any one know or care much
about him. Subsequently,, the Know Nothing
party sprang up, with their masonic like or
ganizstioD, insignias, clubs, dark lanterns and
60 forth, but they did not live to participate in
Presidential elect ton; they were knocked into
smseh too soon. AT the last election the repu-
OF horsefesb and 80 On, gave some speciality
TO epirited contest in which Pennsylvania
was just barely saved for Mr.. Buchanan.
In the present election, however. we have
new popularity in the shape of the Wide
Awakes whe rejoice in nocturnal demoustra-
tions and torchlieht. This organization which
seems to have originated accidentally in Con-
necticut is gotten up by a lot Of Office seekers,
every one Of whom expects to be handsomely
recompensed when Old Abe is elected. Hav.
ing obtained money from the wealthy men of
the republican party, they hire lot OF boys
under age to do all the work, make all the
noise, and burn all the oil. Wide Awskeism,
torcblight professions and split rails comprise
the peculiari;ies Of the present campaign.
DouAi lea ard the LeCOmpton swfndie-
case for the DEFENCE.
We published yesterday some very import
ant and extraordinary documents, going to
prove in the most positive manner that the
whole trick by which the Lecompton constitu-
ton was to have been imposed upon the people
OF Kansas originated with aud was concocted
by Senator Douglas, To-day we give the case
for the defence-the answer Of Mr., Douglas to
is contained in a speech delivered by him in
Milwaukee on the 18th instant. The facts Of
the Gaze are these:-
II seems that the Democratic Committee
Of Leaven worth City anti Douglss-has been
recently addressing circulars to men promi-
Dently connected with the getting up Of
the Lecompton constitution, questioning
them in regard to Mir. Douglas connection
with that historic document The answers
coincide wonderfully in fixing on Dong
las the paternity of the scheme by which toe
people Of Kansas, in voting For the constitu
ton, with slavery" or "For the constitution.
without slavery" should really have no oppor
tunity Of voting against the constitution at all
Mr. Green B. Redman, one Of the delegates to
the Convention. testi6es that Calhoun,
its President, exhibited to him letter
from Stephen A. Douglas, which suggested
and urged the plan Of submission adopted by
the Convention, approving the constitution as
then agreed upon, which had been submitted to
him, and pledging himself to pass the consttu-
ton through Congress il we would insert the
clause of submission, which we did insert"
Several other delegates, including Mr. Mobby,
Of Ogden; Mr.. Elston, then the proprietor of
the Leavenworth Herald now Of Chihcothe,
Missouri; Mr. Jarrett Todd, Of Leavenworth;
Mr. 0. c. Stewart, Of Kansas City and Mr.. B.
J. Franklin, Of Chilicothe make substantially
the same general statement The latter gentle
man intimates that Douglas letter to Calhoun,
suggesting the plan Of submission, is still in
possession Of Calhouns family.
To the charge thus clearly made and sus-
tanned by such evidence, Mr. Douglas opposes
bis own fat and unqualified denial he de-
nounoes the charge as "false in every particu-
lar" and says:-"I never saw the schedule by
which the slavery clause was submitted until
after II was forwarded TO the States for publ.
cation I never heard, nor conceived nor
dreamed that any man on earth ever thought OF
such scheme" He then goes on to narrate
the history Of Governor Walkers appointment
and Of the inaugural address which the Cover.
nor published, declaring that the constitution
would be rejected unlees 1t was submitted to .
vote Of the people, and says that "the very
night the news arrived at Chicago denounced
II In unmeasured terms"
Although Mr.. Douglas denounces and denes
the charge in these clear and unequivocal
terms, there eeems to be little doubt that the
letter described BY the several members Of the
Lecompton Convention was not entirely the
creature Of their imagination. They must have
seen some such letter. Mr.. Douglas himself
appears to feel the difficulty OF getting over
this point. He says he does not distinctly re-
collect whether or not he communicated to Mr.
Calhoun the result of his interview with Gov
Walker, and thinks he may possibly have writ
ten him on that subject. No doubt he did
Making due allowance for the fallibility Of
human testimony, particularly where the wit
nesses are politicians, we think that the truth
probably is that Douglas was in commanica-
ton with Calhoun, and told him he would sup.
port the Lecompton constitution. with slavery
provided only there was clause for submit.
ting II to the people; and that Calhoun, being
outnumbered BY the non submissionists. invent
ed the peculiar mode Of submitting H. which
invention is now attributed to Douglas.
But Is Of little consequence now. Politi-
clans are so VIGOROUSLY mendscious that no
reliance can be placed on their assertions. AT
all events we have now fairly presented the
evidence on both sides and close the case,