The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-08-18
CITY OF EVANSVILLE.
FRIDAY MORNING ,::::::::::::::::::::::AUG IS.
seuthern ana Dough face Re.pon.ibiI.

Seuthern and Doughface Responsible.
ity.
The "acting editor" of the Enquirer al
ways hnds 1t necessary TO misrepresent us,
to place the Journal in any position wbatso-
ever incompatible with good sense. The
whole tenor of our article on the South. was
that she had not to bear the responsibility of
the breaking of the compact called the Mis-
souri, Compromise. The responsibility of
breaking that contract belongs to the North
ern Dough.faces who proposed it, and by
whose treason to the interests of the North,
was carried through the repeal of this compact.
II the South ever expressed any desire to
have this compact broken, we never heard it
in any form. A surrender was offered to
her. which she was smart enough to accept.
That far she stands responsible, or that far
she is party to the affair. And here is
precisely what we said last Monday, and a
reply to which il has taken the Enquirer
three days to digest:
We have repeatedly said. that we did not
blame any Southern man for supporting the
Nebraska Bill-and i'm substance that we
impeach no Southern mans honesty for TAX
ing this position. If the North volunteers a
surrender Of her rights, and this surrender be
highly desirable 10 the South, we do not
blame the South for accepting the offer. She
breaks no National compact, or at least is no,
responsible for the breaking of a National
compact in this case
II makes no manner of difference 70 ms
how other editors, Wing or Democratic. Free.
soil or Democratic slavery organs, may re-
gard the responsibility of the South. We
hold those to the responsibility who introduc.
ed and carried through this BilI-and thew
were Northern dough-faces. The editor of
the Enquirer very naturally feels like defend.
ing these dough-faces and throwing the re-
sponsibility some where else. His sympa.
thy for them is a sympathy tor himself II
is in principle rogue's sympathy for thieves
generally.
But he assumes the position very boldly
that Nebraska and Kansas never will become
slave territory. Even if they did not, il
would be no fault Of those men who have
sought to make them slave territory, by with
drawing that which in itself forever prevent.
ed the smallest chance Of their becoming SO.
But there is every prospect that Kansas will
become slave territory. Hundreds of slave
holders have already gone there with their
slave property, and hundreds more are pre-
pairing to 60. Nearly every paper we re.
ceive from the interior of Missouri tells of the
formation of new companies for Kansas, and
the determination of the people of Missouri
to keep their slaves in the territory. If this
neighbor reads even the st. Louis papers, he
must know that the tide Of emigration to
Kansas from slave States is already strong,
and that there is feeling in The South which
will never be quiet gill Kansas is bosnd over
to slavery. The very geographical situation
OF Kansas, devo:es it TO slavery, now that
the restriction is taken away which prevents
the introduction of slavery there.
1t is strong object with Nebraska pa
pers to make the people believe before the
election comes of, that all this fuss about the
Nebraska Law is nonsense -that slavery
cannot by any possibility enter either Ne
braska or Kansas. Now his is nonsense
They are wilfully deceivng the people,
Kansas is becoming slave territory fast as
slave immigration can make her, and these
men know it, and most wilfully falsify the
present aspect of things.