Kansas weekly herald., 1854-10-27
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the Orders. Resolutions. and Laws of a
public character, passed by the Congress
of the United States al, the first session of
the SD Congress. Until their publications
is completed, we ask the indulgence Of our
readers for,any lack of interest In the Her
aid, for want of the usual variety Of read
ing matter. r za5lsa sa3 - .1-.4 s-.-,l
In this No. of our paper, will be, found
the official copy of the Nebraska Kansas
bill. We -bespeak for it a careful perusal,
as many of its provisions are misunderstood:
and misinterpreted. 1s4s;t.eJ
This Bill asserts the great principle of
self government, and gives to the People
of the Territories, the right to regulate
their own domestic institutions, as to them
may seem best. This bill repeals the Mo-.
Compromise, which was an unjust restric-
ton upon the rights of the people of the
south-it made distinction between one
section of the country and another. The
opponents of this restriction only asked,
that ALL persons have equal rights and
equal privileges in the Territories-which
is the common property of the whole peo
pie. They did not ask for the establish
ment or exclusion of slavery, but were
willing to leave that question with the peo-
pie who were to be effected by it., to deter
mine for themselves Surely there is no.
thing wrong in this. This bill takes from
the Halls of Congress a question which
properly belongs to the people. And is
there any one who doubts the capacity of
the people to determine this question for
themselves? If SO, they, show that they
are afraid of the popular voice, and ask
more than they are willing to give.
Notwithstanding the friends of the Ne
braska-Kansas btll, are content with as
serting and establishing a just and correct
principle, and are disposed to let the ques-
ton rest, there are a set of agitators, who
are continually harping upon the repeal of
a 'sacred compact" as they term it.
They forget that when a large portion of
free territory was made slaue, by the abb
rogation or violation Of this same 'ssacred
compact" no voice of opposition was rais-
ed against it. But now that the restriction
is removed, and the whole question left
open for tie people to determine, we hear
the mutterings of discomfort by some, and
the vilest denunciations by others.
The people of the south and those of
the north, who advocated and sustained
this bill, have acted literally and as be-
coming patriots. They have not inter-
fered or attempted to control the institu-
tions of this Territory by any outside in
fuences. They have not formed associa-
tions OF leagues or contributed money for
the purpose Of hiring and importing voters
into the Territory, for the purpose of car
rying out their particular views. They
have been willing that every man should
come, of his own free will and choice, oil
whatever persuasion or creed, and have
thrown no impediments in the way of any.
They are willing and doubtless anxious to
see the {" Queen Of the Prairies,' settled
by an enterprising and industrious class ol
citizens. If all would act upon this prin.
ciple, we should have peace and quiet
and our country soon be made to "blosson
as the rose" No chickering's or strifes
would then mark the onward progress o.
our people, but happiness, prosperity and
peace, would follow with all its attendant
blessings.