The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-05

neshborhcod Of the white House. should The report
prove 70 be true, then "war win exist by the cot Of
Mexico or rather by the act Of Nramon and with The
Of Juasx our President win be fully authorised
to march body OF troops TO the city Of Mexico for the
punishment OF . band Of outlaws II President Pierce
could be JUSTIFIED in destroying the village Of Greytown
because OF insult by OF s rabble population
10 our Minister BcrlAnd, how much will these out
rsges OF the usurprg ArAmon authorities Of Mexico JUS
'hy the movement Of . body Of ten thousand United
States troops into the Mexican capital at this time and
without standing upon further ceremony And it is
quite possible that General Scott may called into active
service ssain before many months are over
The Nicaragua treaty viii hardly be ratified. Thu
grand idea Of Eli Thsyer and Francis r. Blair OF making
Nicaragua and the Centra American States place OF
refuge for the free negroes Of these United ss.es
has become almost liked principle OF the
republican pseudo party They have two great objects in
view in this thng-nrst, practical plan OF negro phan
thropy CONSISTENT with the unconquersbe preudices OF
our white population Of the free well the slave Sstes
and secondly free negro agsns, genera r
edracy stretching from the Chesapeake 70 Panama ana
based upon military principles" Hence tts republican
project Of Africanzug Central America will, without
doubt, become plank Of tho republican chicago plat
form.
of great practical question both houses and great
measure But the various plans and
the three proposed the enterprise will fall through
!
Houee substantially decided in favor Of the Central
route, which will pass through or within striking distance
o. ne r.s ss,drnas p MINERAL on the Western
side Of Utah Territory The majority Of the House will
also support this route
On the other hand tho favorits route Of the Senate
the Southern Gadsden country route-ths shortest
route by several hundred miles, and route which,
turning the great mountain chains which rise the north
ward, presents comparatively dead level all the way
through and route which, In passing through Arizona,
will. 10 believed, devsops the richest mineral resou-cey
OF the globe, and draw 70 the road an immense trafc
from the Mexican States.
or course the road by this route would be most advan
The same a. that Of any other roue~ths city Of New
and is possible that then some compromise may be hit
upon but the session u wearing away meantime, and
the chances against any dennvs action the sub
ject and the lobby will then have to wait little longer
On Sunday night last atache OF the New YORK
Herald here was applied to by benevolent family Of
Washing on 70 know what could be done In the following
ease-A slave woman, the mother Of eleven children,
had just been bought by dealer in the New Orleans
shipped Oh, leaving behind her husband-the pro.
perfon thus applied to suggested that this Afforded
good case for trying the philanthropy Of the repubi
redeem the vomsn The hint Wss sdop.ed ana s,ms
very likely fellow, was set to work The result is the
complete succefs Of the scheme. The purchase money
has been raised W. H. Seward subscribing ny dollars,
W. Foruey hfty and other republicans and demo-
Gratis in sums ranging from twenty 70 i've dollars,
stored TO her husband and the republicans OF Congress
copcerned will have al least the cred in this thing OF
doing something better than their usual phianthropie
dodge Of the underground railroad.
WASHINGTON, April /, 1860.
The Presidential Race-AHempt Of the States and Union to
Identify Popular Statesmen in tie "PopMxr Sovereignty"
Quoemire-Douglas and His Platfom-His Chances at
0harlaton-.'Strikers" at Work-FJrres Letter Fmney-
HIS Aparicios Prcpensities, de-, dc.
Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, upon the principle, perhaps,
that misery loves company has within the past fort
night been trying to do wonders. The States and linton
has published series Of elaborate editorial articles seri
ousy attempting to show and prove that such men a.
Joseph Lane, Daniel s. Dickinson, Howell Cobb, John G.
Breciiridge al Of Douglas way Of opinion touch
ing the qao zaa Of popular, or the more elegant
in phraseology have IT, "squatter" sovereignty Nor
II to be denied that forced and strained construction Of
speeches, letters &C., enuncated and written by gentle
men in the interest OF Douglass in years past and gone
would seem to give some COLOR at least 70 the apparently
sincere and earnest attempt of his friends Years ago,
Mr.. Dickinson did repeatedly address himself TO this
subject Of popularity, but 1t may safely be
sumed and asserted that he entertained
the idea that the inhabitants people Of any dependency
of the federal government had the and equal status
and rights, politically, with the inhabitants people Of
sovereign State Nor did either Mr. Dickinson Governor
Cobb, General Lane Mr. Breckenridge at any time pro-
pound the doctrine, or entertain the opinion, that any
number Of men, from hundred TO limited thousands
could squa upon the eminent domain of the peope Of
the United states and CIRCULATE their local and demes
tic affairs In their own way In oontraventon Of the plain
provisions Of the constitution and the laws.
In all the extracts which given from the speeches
each Of the enforced witnesses put upon the political stand
by the next friend Of Senator Douglas will be observed
that distinct and positive recognition is made Of the con-
stuton. 1t ia commended and believed now not a any
time heretofore, that hundred thousand, any num-
Der Of inhabitants or people short Of that number which
would be SUFFICIENT TO entitle them TO form
State and to one representative In Con-
gress have Iot the Sovereignty" in their dependent
and inchoate condition, under the consultation
and the laws to CIRCULATE their affairs in their own wayn
is. moreover, oontended by every constitutional and
national statesman who s known that the of forming
and substance yields the necessary power and authority
TO the people to regulate domestic State affairs in their
own way The right OF the people to act is st wholly
accordance with the federal consttution-the supreme
paramount fundamental law for the people Of the Untsd
States. And this word "people, in Territory, involves
the necessary element Of numbers.
But the States ana Union has not taken any very great
amount OF aid and comfort from it, motion to make Lans
Dickinson Cobb and Breckinrdge coincdent identical
with Douglas in his construction Of the rights Of the peo
pie, more or less Of any federal appendsge Territory
repudiate IN toto the construction essayed by
the Staty and Union upon their speeches,
writings, &C., On reference 10 Douglas theory Of
popular sovereignty The difference Is that they are in
favor Of the exercise Of any rights privileges
teed under the constitution and the laws while he appa
renty avors the demagogucal any how and in
any way.
Douglas and his strikers busy as "bees in tar
bucket albeit they have little chance for him than
has cat in very hot place without claws. Both Dou-
gas and Guthrie have trusty srkers and agents who
take their meals" at one OF the principal hotels here
Every man who makes his appearance here Is forthwith
''suuck" But sometimes a slick back" Is given which
sits unevenly upon weak digestive apparatus.
&From what have heard and since left Virginia.
Douglas will not get Southern vote in the convention.
Prominent democrats all the South declare they will
not support Douglas even should he get the nomination
Inc anti Douglas men think that Douglas friends will
break up the convention il they fad they cannot
force their Pet upon the South but the Southern people
gre prepared ior this, and are willing that the Union
should eide rather than take Douglas
Southern and national voters very naturally distrust
man who can obtain the support advocacy of such
sPosaes as Watson Webb, John ". Forney and others