The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-21

his report against the President sxr-eased Tho
yisws OF pfe's usn the whole Douglas faction Of hs
HOUSE. This view Of the subject at first blush, would
seem be borne out by the motion OF Mr. vaandeham
postpone this subject till after the Charleston Conven
ton, on the presumption that, as Douglas man, be
would prefer TO commit himself this question till
after the Convention But the ready agreement Of Mr..
vaandigham proceed the consideration OF this bust
ness on Monday next dssipaies this idea Of desre on
bis part shove ths question Il 10 fair 70 conclude
therefore, that Mr. valandgham ready to support the
protest OF the President against the CovoAe resolutions
and that the Douglas democrats who attn cling 70 the
democratic party will pursue the same course
Kansas The last act In the terrible drama of 0Beed-
ing Kansas was fairly opened in tne House this
ing with the discussion Of the bill for tho admission Of
this embryo State into the Union As proposition which
rejects the instructions Of the English bill Of the last Con-
gress with perfect contempt this bill adopting the Wyan.
dot constitution has one or two features
First the original length OF Kansas Territory and
State under the Lecompton constitution, which was
about ECO miles, p now reduced 10 400 miles.
Three hundred miles Of the western end off,
pretending the gold mines Of tho Pixies Peak counrya
district which At this day numbers thirty thousand white
population, and which, by the end Of another year
hundred thousand The result therefore, w be the
erection OF two free States out OF Kansas Territory
teAd OF one. Such will be the effect and such s doubt
lees, the object OF this Wyandot constitution.
80 happens oo that this bill for the division OF Kan
cas- into two free States really demanded by the geo
graphical character Of the country Between the settled
portions Of Eastern Kansas and the Pixies Peak gold
region there wide interval Of about four hundred
desert"-an unnbabited treeless and arid sandy prairie
regon-tbe terror even Of the hardy pioneers Of the
West On this account, even If Kansas were now ad-
mited upon her original boundaries, Congress would be
called upon next 10 give the geographically separated
people OF Pikes Peak State or Territorial government
TO themselves.
So with regard TO Utah. It Is out Of the question 10
suppose that II the Mormons numbered . hundred thsu
sand population they could be allowed State govern
ment to themselves but the newly discovered gold silver
and copper mines on the western side Of that Territory
are drawing to that section population which, before
the expiration OF two years will demand the erection In
the Carson Valley country Of new State
Thus, before three years from this day We
email most likely have i've free States added TO the
Union TO wit Kansas, Nebraska, Jefferson ike's Peak
Nevada carson Valley, and Washington There can be
very little reason then TO doubt for that at tho
end Of the next administration shall stand twenty two
free states against sixteen slave States. How prePose
TINS Norern hue and cry OF resistance TO put
an end to the aggressons Of the slave power.