, 1854-11-25
The Ncbraska and Kansas Law

IN 1t any Of those dangers so frantiCally
proclaimed by the crack-brained abolition
lists and their new allies, the federal wings
The truth is, those who rant most furiouSly
about this measure have never read it, and
don't know any thing about its provisions
They are a class of disorganizcr7 and agi
tators who are ever ready to join in any
ridiculous crusade against the laws aud in
stitutions Of the country that will insure
them bread and butter.
The fanatics who are now bowling
repeal profess to be great advocates of
" law and order " But there is mo
method in their madness They dislike
the Nebraska Law, not because there is
the slightest fear Of Slavery going into
these new Territories, but simply for the
reasons that the great principle Of SELF
GOVERNMENT is embodied in this measure.
The law says that the Peopie who settle in
the Territories Of Nebraska and Kansas
shall govern thcmsclvcs-the aboliiionists
and wings say that this is all wrong They
wish Congress TO draw black lines across
the new Territories, and legSlate for those
who may emigratc thither.
So long as there was probability of
Claytou's Native American amendments
being Incorporated into this law, the fed
erGlists said but little about it but the
moment that most obnoxious Native Amer
ican feature was stricken out, then the ora
tors and presses of that party raised the
yell of repeal" They hate anything
like "squatter soyereignty'-they think
and virtually proclaim that the People are
not it to govern themselves.
This has ever been the doctrine Of the
federal party, since the organization of the
government From Alexander Hamilton
down to the silliest fanatic who opposes
the Nebraska Law, the teachings of the
leaders Of that party have been the same.
They have always sought to take power
from the people, and deprive the States
and Territories of their legitimate rights,
and place oil power in the National Gov
ernment.
Every progressive movement that tends
to enlarge the powers and increase the in
dependence Of the people, has been steadi-
ly and bitterly opposed by the federal par
ty. Every acquisition of territory wheth-
er by purchase or revolution, has been We
hemently denounced by the same narrow
minded, sbortsightcd faction. The feder-
alists opposed the purchase of Louisiana
and Florida--they opposed the acquisition
of California and New Mexico--they have
opposed every liberal movement calculated
to enlarge, strengthen, consolidate, and
unite more closely together this great and
glorious country. .H
The war Of the federal wings and fanati-
cal abolitiOnisis against the Kansas-Ne-
braska Law, is but following the natural
instincts of their natures. 1t is by raising
false clamor to alarm and intimidate per-
sons Of weak nerves, that they hope to
keep together an organized opposition to
the Democracy. If Slavery should be es
tablished in either of the new Territories
Of Nebraska or Kansas, the abolitionists
would rejoice, for then they could manage
to keep together their little band of hot
headed fanatics. That moment free
government is established in those Terrific
ries, abolition whiggery is dead as mack
erel L. .n.4
WHEN California was preparing for ad-
mission into the Union, the aboitionists
and wings asserted that it would be a
Slave State and their silly rawlings then
were quite as ridiculous as they are now.
California soon filed up by an industrious,
energetic, go-ahead population from the
Northern States, who established for them
-
selves a FREE GOVERNMENT, while the fanat-
les were croaking abont slavery r .a9g.
q Before the expiration of year a like
state Of affairs will be witnessedin NeBfss-
ka and Kansas. The hardy yeomanry Of
the north, 4 and robust emigrants from all
parts of Europe, will flock thther---6ll up
the territories, and establish free govern
ment for themselves. ''.f
# the wings and aboIitionists are sincere
in the belief that Slavery will go into these
new Territories, why don't they go there
themselves and thereby assist in swelling
the army Of free men? No, they wont do
that They prefer staying at home,
croaking and suarling aud bowling, like 50
many Bedlamites They wish to create a
new party with one idea, and that is, to
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