Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-09-20
Kansas and Slavery.

The argument that he Douglastes made use of
most frequently, while engaged in pulling down
the compromise partition between Freedom and
Slavery was, that slavery would not go to Kansas
and Nebraska if the repeal of the restriction
carried.
In a late number of Missouri paper we found
the proceedings of a meeting of the Squat
tiers of Kansas Territory, held near Fort Leaven-
worth, on the LIST of September.
We extract the following from the proceed
ings:
On motion of R. S. Kelly, the resolutions as re-
ported by Mr. Gwinner, were adopted. There be-
ing desire on the part of some persons present
to ascertain how many Abolitionsts Free Soil
ers were present, the of the meeting was Ia
ken as to whether Kansas should be slave or free
territory. All those present who were favorable
10 Kansas being made slave State, were request
ed to raise their hands. A countless number of
hands were raised in response TO this call. All
those present who were favorable to Kansas being
made free State were requested TO make il man
ltest by similar sign. But four persons in that
vast assembly were favorable TO that motion.
The following resolutions, report ed by Mr.
GwinneT, were passed.
Whereas, We the citizens of Kansas Territory,
in public meeting assembled, in the absence of the
Governor duly appointed for Territory, and
DESTROYS of enacting laws for our government to
continue IN form until superseded by laws passed
by legislature elected by the sovereign people ;
and further recognizing and acknowledging the
validity and beneficial effects OF the various ord
nances OF the Squatter Society; and being desir-
Gus that the various laws, regulations and enact
ments of the SquatteIs in this Territory, should
be modified and generalized as TO form gener-
al code for the government of the whole Terrific
~, until annulled by laws enacted by the repre-
sentatives of the people-therefore be it,
Resolved. !. That Kansas Territory, (and as
consequence, the State of Kansas j OF right
] 81. ba af,1
ny.
2. We hereby declare, that as this society en-
braces nne-tenths of the present settlers of this
Territory, entitled to and will exercise the
right of expeing from the Territory, or otherwise
furnishing, any individual or individuals, who
may come among us, and by act, conspiracy or
other illegal means, entice away our slaves, or
clandestlney attempt in any way or form to affect
our rights of property in the same.
Here we see the first practical workings of the
Nebraska Bill. Territory which the South itself
declared should be "forever Free is now declared
by the Squatter Sovereigns under Mr.. Douglas,
shall be Slave Territory"
Some persons affected to believe that both
Kansas and Nebraska would, in the natural course
OF things become free States and very few others
were actually guiled by the same ridiculous clap
trap, while the bill was pending. Those who
poured this oil on the billows knew they were
lying lf course.
Nothing but the most stenuous EXERT ons OF the
friends OF freedom can prevent the enslavement
of the territory of Kansas. Nebraska is safe
People emigrate in parallels of latitude The
free States will naturally fill up Nebraska, but in
Kansas the struggle will come
Mr.. Pierce sought to get deeper in the Sc uthern
mud and more directly under the feet of the
Southern Overseers than Douglas, by announcing
that the removal of the Missouri restriction was
administration measure, bat Mr.. Douglas was
too wary to he formed by any sucb conn n efat
Accordingly he proposed to divide the new terri
tory in such manner that one State certainly
should be slave, and so that when the new States
should come into the Union the power in the SEN
ate of the United States should be evenly balanced
We give both these hghfyers great credit in their
game of political chess, but Mr.. Frank Pierce
and Mr. William Marcy, and Mr.. Caleb Gushing
not, combined a match for the little giant.
Will the millions of Freenen at the North
prove match for him? The admission of Kan
sas into the union will answer this question-Chi-
cage Journal