The daily union., 1854-02-19
From As Pnsstsss lrs.) Post
The Kansas ana Nebraska Bill

The Kansas and Nebraska Bill
We said in substance few days ago. that the repeal Of
forty compromise would be less injurious The
peace safety and best interests OF the Union than the
continued agitation OF the subject OF slavery in Congress
This slavery agitation is the greatest danger which The
Union, with all its nesiimabe benefits, is exposed Ii
has than threatened The di.nem OF the
republic and the OF political hopes And that
peril has only been aveIed by the patriotism and ability
OF such men Webster Cass Clay, Douglas and others
who could place the perpetuy oil the Union and the wei
fare of their country above party considerations aud per-
sona ambition The abest and pues, of our statesmen
have ever considered such agitation not only poweress
for good. but iraught with evil and peril and have
sought TO exclude il from the halls OF the national egs-
lature. The Kansas and Nebraska bill now before Con-
gress has the object in view Il refers the question
OF the existence OF slavery any State OF Territory TO
The people of such State or Tenory thus making
local question, ii properly and truly AMI takes away
all grounds for its agitation and discussion in Congress
Wing papers, ever disiruslu OF the capacity OF The
people for selfgoyernmen contend furiousy that the
settlement of this local question should be referred
to the people. but should be reserved theme OF
everlasting discussion by aga,ors and demagogues in
Congress- Even n territories where natural causes for
bid all probability OF the existence OF slavery, whig
and abolition contemporaries object TO reference OF the
question to The people.
That slavery find permanent footing in Ne
braska Kansas, intelligent believe In all
probability nine northern and foreign settlers will seek
homes in those regions 10 southern The YAM
KEGS and the mmixran from the Old World will 10
years. constitute probably nine-tenhs OF the population
of Nebraska and Kansas The climate and character OF
the country suit the northern constitution, and ii is in
the direct line OF northern emigration and enterprise
Slave labor be profitable desirable in those
regions and slaves much liable to take 10 their
heels to be imported into territories where every facility
for escape afforded and few chances for recapure
ist That the institution Of slavery ever have per-
nanent existence and egazalon in Kansas Nabraska
is moral impossibiity.
In California. much further south, the people decided
the question for themselves and resolved on the exclu
sion of slavery.
But whig and abolition neghbors, we believe, are
far less apprehensye of the loss Of free territory than OF
the loss of theme for perpetual agitaona alyng cry
for party, and chance of coalition and bond OF union
between wings, free-soilers, and aboIitionss, who,
united may form forIon hope 10 charge again on the
serried ranks OF democracy.
Once settle the principle that the question Of slavery
rtory where lis egalizatoh is proposed, and the sga
tors occupation is gone and with the last hope of the
whigs a national party.
We believe that not only democrats, but all sensible
and unpejadced men, will agree that the slavery agta
,on has long sAough occupied the halls OF legislation,
session after session. exciting enmy between North and
South wasting the time and money of the people, with
gu, accomplishing any practical or conceivable good.
Forega nations look to it, and despo,s trust 10 H. the
rock on which the republic will founder, and human
selfgoyernmen and freedom fail OF lis boosted triumph
We say az ain we would repeal forty compromise
ures il by so doing this peril Institutions could
be finally overcome; ito perpetual agitation excluded
from Congress and the question referred 10 the people,
to be by them peacefully and safely decided the ballot
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We have confidence in the people, ard would trust
them far sooner than agilaiors and demagogues. not
only with their own interests, but with all the in
terests OF humanity.