Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-09-02
HOW SITS THE wIND,-THE vANE POINTING
NORTHWARD.

HOW SITS THE WIND 1.-THE vANE POINTING
NORTHWARD.
If the reader had not already been advised Of the
fact that the next elections principally to be held
in the North and West he would easily have disco
vered it by glance at the leading articles in the
Government organ and its kindred prints on the
subject of the population now assembling in Kansas
and Nebraska. We have already adverted to the
fact that the Pennsylvania State Central Committee
Of the Democratic party has quoted Messrs. Hum
TER, BADGER, and DOUGLAS to prove that slavery
cannot possibly go into either Of those Territories
that the suggestion of any such idea was but an
illusion; and that therefore all the complaint Of
Northern men about the progress of slavery was
idle in the extreme; that, in verify, the bill, as
once claimed by the author himself, is bill for
freedom,
The Union" in noting the progress of emigra-
ton to the new Territories in which it does not APP
pear that the shareholders have very active share,
is absolutely jubilant on the occasion. 1t sees
thing but perfect realization of great principles"
"The Democratic doctrine Gt says) that man is fit
for self-government has begun to win new triumphs
on the new fields Of Nebraska and Kansas" and
it reoices that there is nothing to make these Ter
rtories "howl with contests on the question Of
slavery" Every arrival brings the strongest as
surances of the fact as we have explained it."
, What fact every arrival brings" is not very
clearly explained, but the Northern Democratic
presses let out the secret and the " Union" gives
prominence TO it by the following quotation from
the Indiana Democratic Sentinel, paper which
seems to understand the tune to be sung in that
quarter. The Sentinel says:
Horace Greedy that the legislation of Congress
is controlled by the slave power If that is tue much
the necessity of removing slave legislation from the
halls Of Congress and giving it to the people of the Ter
ritores who not controlled by slave power but
free and independent American citizens 5ong hinges
Of the knee 10 This is the strongest
have in favor of the Kansas and Nebraska BILL That
act takes away thepower from Congress
and gives it to free people. Where is the objections"
The " fact is, both Kansas and Nebraska are
likely to be Free States and at this moment others
beside the Union" see in this development Of
I" Democratic principles" much "cause for national
rejoicing" The ssJournal Of Commerce." for in
stance, Democratic in its feelings, though proven
bally cautious in its expressions seems in ecstacies
that all predictions to slavery getting the ascend
ancy in Kansas have already been proved illusory.
It says:
"The cry of Freesoilers, Abolitionists, Wings, and
other odds and ends Of things that the passage Of the Ne
braska bill would be equivalent the esab-
shment Of slavery in the Territory Of Kansas and the
erection Of that Territory into slave State will be
be- what it is in fact aud always has been,
CANNON intended for political effect ForeseeDg that
the plot would be exposed Of the knowing
early conceived the idea Of setting foot system Of
emigration to Kansas from the North by which
gain the credit in part of proving their predictions
false. Hence the establishment Of Emigration Aid Soce-
ties On paper these societies do mighty things
but yet if they have sent out than thirty emf
grants we are not aware Of it. Nevertheless the Terri
tory is rapidly filing up, appears from various letters
which have been published from the seat Of war 1"
It then quotes a gay letter from Kansas, describ-
ing the exharating scenes exhibited by the crowds
moving thither, and adds:
"Already we presume there some thousands Of
emigrants within the Territory and nearly all Of theH
are unconnected with slavery"
The Journal further says that it has authority
for asserting that
ssNot STAKEHOLDER in Missouri has as yet moved his
slaves Kansas In short there is just ground Of APP
prehenson that enough slaves will be carried into the
Territory make it much of object get them free
This fear expressed while the bill was pending"
This may be all very well for Northern and West
ern Democratic consumption at present, and may
answer its purpose Of keeping the refractory Demo-
Gratis in the traces at least until after the coming
elections. That object served, we may look out for
the Southern phase,of the question, as expounded
by the oracle.
STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH LIBERIA.
1t will be recoected that meeting Of the friends Of
African Colonization held last spring in this city,