The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-07-14
KANSAS SUITED TO SLAVERY.

KANSAS SUITED TO; SLAVERY.
J. The Nebraska prints at the North, which
say anything respecting the repeal OF the
Missouri Compromise. to satisfy the con-
sciences OF tendsr-fooled democrats who do
not like the idea of es.spding slavery, en-.
de ivor to make i, appear that slavery is in
tcrdicted by the soil and climate from going
|inio Kansas or Nebtaska. BY SO doing they
hope to mako the measure palataelo in some
degree to the Northern democratic taste
The Washington Sentinel, one Of the &C organs
Of the slayeocraey at washingson' untler-
stands the matter better, as do southerners
generally. Tho South have been fighting
for no abstraction. In an article lately pub.
Ilishcd in the Sentinel. June 3Oth, We find
The following, which shows what the opinion
of intelligent Southern. men is ,urpnT the
point, The Sentinel IS arguing in tho arh.
clio tho Importance Of having the right kind
of men selec ted by tho President us officers
of the new territories. OF course the right
kind of men are those who would favor the
introduction Of slavery. Here are Tue eS'
Recent developments have shown that the
Kansas Territory is in the highest degree
adapted to slave labor, and that the eqna
laws of labor. if' unchecked by wiiiui ana
organized opposition, must inevitably intro
duce the institution Of slavery there. Thus
The abstract principles set forth in the terri
torial bill are invested with practical results
of the highest Importance; results. hOwev.
err. tina, nav DO easily defeated by an unjust
and unfair organization Of the territorial
government. .'..'- '-".i
The Sentinel argues that the officers ap
pointed for Kansas should be from the Slave
States, though at does not mean to say
that no Northern man is to be trusted in lhi'
position" a.
4 Let |, not be supposed that the appoint
;, ment Of u south ern man, or OF u sound con
Institutional supporter Of the bill as governor
of Nebraska, would be a fair quid pro qut
for mn unsound governor of Kansas. In thu
F.. former, nature herself, and the laws which
, govern labor, may have placed their steil
veto upon The existence OF slavery to an al
yantareous extent In the latter, nature
and those laws welcome slavery as the cheap
est, mos, profitable, and most desirable spe
cies Of labor. Thus the governor of Nebras
ka, though taken from the very heart of thu
South, may not effect the introduction o
slavery there while the governor of Kan
|, sas and the territorial organization Of whicl
r his appointment Is but an index, may clfectu
ally prevent its introduction in that country
The Democrat, which has been trying thi
dodge Of asserting that slavery is not likel..
to GO into Kansas or Nebraska, will pleas
mark the Sentinel. 1t is The language O
the southern press generally. " Kansas i
in the highest degree adapted TO slare labor.
SIN Kansas, nature and those ldus ,relcom
slarery as the cheapest, most profitable, ant
most desirable speers Of labor" Can any
thing be more decisive Of the point
The Sentinel should have given itself n,
uncasincss about these appointments The
selections which tue President has made can
not fail to be satisfactory to the most ultr
pro slavery man in the country. amajorit.
of the officers selected are from the South
and the Northern ones are men to be trus,
ed" in the work Of introducing slavery int
territory switch is in the highest degrc
adapted to slave labor" .r..