New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-11
KANSAS AND MR.. SUMNER.

To n. Edi,or Of The Y Tribune.
SIR: 1t is mistake 10 su. poee that the speech Of
Mr. Sumner has had anything TO do with he refusal o.
the Senate to admit Kansas ihto the Union. The body
Of shareholders who master the Senate and Gov
eminent of the United States are not swayed on
questions ike this by feelings Of resentment by any
light or transient On the contrary, they have
settled policy by which they try all measures aud
they vote for OF against them they calculated to
operate for or against their policy This policy is to
produce as wide enlargement as possible between
the North and the South; because they have no idea
that under the existing arrangement, they can long
maintain their power in the Government, and they
therefore desire to put aside early day the forms
which unite the divisions and to carry the South
off unde1 Government of their own.
That this is their fixed, uDslterable design, is
beyond all question He who cannot see it must be
stone bind The Convention at Charleston was brok-
en- MP 10 pursuance Of this purpose and the Richmond
Convention is expected 10 prepare the way for its open
syowa and execution. 1t is advertised in every word
and letter of Mr.. Daviss resolutions adopted by the
Senate and it will force itself in and disrupt the Bal
timore Convention II is evident also, in the defeat
of tie Tariff and the Homestead The Shareholders
have no wish TO concilate Northern sentiment in any
manner whatever. On the contrary, they are deter
mined to exasperste II TO the utmost Witness their
4rn portion of their tool, the Democratic party.
They are resolved 10 thwart his aspirations, as they
have defeated the Homestead, and the Tariff, and
Kansas: ard they will do it. Nothing that Is product
I've In tie slightest degree Of sterna feeling between
,rth and South viii encounter anything but hostility
from them.
ly 10 H. rnder admirable discipline, looking neither to
tie right hand nor the left This is why Kansas Ii not
admitted Had Mr. Sumner kneeled TO them, and,
like beaten dog licked the hand that smo'e him, the
result as to Kansas admission would nave Deen pre-
cisely the same. think the time selected by MIR. B.
for tie delivery Of his speech very suitable In the
first place Kansas ia naturally connected with his SUD-
iec as one of the most conspicuous and elaborate ex
Smples of the Barbarism Of Slavery record In the
nett the Kansas question had not been put forward
by Senators as prominently II should have been ana
seemed TO need somebody 70 remind the Senate OF is
Importance. In the third place. 1t seems appropriatey
N, connection with Kansas that Mr.. Sumner should
explain as IN bis recent speech he did In describing
lie essential nature Of Slavery, the moilve Oh the
Crime against Kansas, which was exposed by him IN
the uaste1ly Grafton Immediately preceding the as-
sxult upon him in the Senate Chamber.
In conclusion il may be said that the people Of ha-
sas are not dependent the passing humors oi Sena
tors for admission, as Tor aVor, out tnoy 10
risbt which IL theirs by every consideration OF usuce
and good faith and which can only be wlthheid from
them by Senators in disregard OF these, ana tnei con
sntional duties and Oath Of Office How isr the oihu-
ing force Of these obligations Is 70 DC aeeu e
preston by any Senator Of his views on the subject OF
slavery, IL may safely be- left 70 the common honbo
the public to determine. ,,,,,,y
Very truly yo1r, d. r. CoN"Ai'
Beskingsen June o. 100.
IMr. Conway mistakes US as sadly as he mislooK
the Republican Senators when he thought they ala
not wish or care to have Kansas admitted at tins
Session. We are quite aware that Mr.. Summers
Speech affords no reason for refusing to admit Kan
sas; but many thing as utterly devoid Of reas IN
has served for a pretext Mr. Summers Speech
was very able and strong one, as We have already
said; we are glad il ia made; yet We Wish it had
been made upon another bilL-ED.]