New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-21
WHAT THE SOUTH WANTS.

In a long and elaborate discussion of the Mis-
souri, raid upon Kansas, The Charleston Standard
contends that the Mssourians had no right TO 90
there, but it adds that inasmuch as the Mis-
sourians represent Slavery and their opponents
merely the capital and enterprise Of L" fanatical"
Yankees, the South is bound on the whole to
take the side of the aggressors. At the same
time, however, it doubts whether it ia good
policy in the South TO wish an extension of its
territory under present circumstances; for, it
argues, by spreading Slavery over wider tract
Of country its intensity may be weakened. The
Shareholders have land enough il they could only
manage TO cultivate it, and their object should
be, not to acquire more, but to increase the
slave element in existing populations as fast as
the free element increases among the people of
the North The Standard continues az follows:
1.-THE one most necessary want of the South il re-
pose. The social system of the North is already at
maturity. Based upon the single principle of abso
luto equality the problem is already worked out the
equality conceded in theory and they oner at
upon he exhibition vi all its practical results but
is not at the South Here il is compounded of two
races Coexist, and while there is
equality among equals there is inequaly among un-
equals and not only 10 the problem not worked out,
II.
have 10 Conquer precenception have to determine
rights and duties which have been determined
bv human experience before; new forms OF social aud
pctcal movement have become necessary we are in
the nc. of nauurang and forcing upon human rccog-
milton form of social being which Is and strange
and which is destined 10 be the type of coming ages
and in this momenious period OF our history II Is I'M
potan to be undlsiuTbed and as oTI1oyis noi essen
tal to the end ii would have been well If the question
of lis achievement had moi been forced upon us.
but undeveloped and Uniformed "a is the sentiment
Of slave society il has physical power for all the pur
poses of defense, and whenever the necessity OF sell
trese " alton comes will be prepared TO meet II;
and if ii is seriously determined TO c0erce the
citizens of Missouri the slave portion of kansss
Ia the confession that tina. is wrong which l. not
wrong, undesirable as such contest may be and
especially unsutod TO the presen; condition of the
South as Il unqucsonnby ia, i. will present crisis
from which Southern State will think OF shrinking.
Have the men who can talk in this way gone
daft, or DO they hope TO impose such transparent
nonsense upor, the minds of others The South
wants reposel No doubt oft; but when did the
South make the discovery From the very
origin of the Federal Government it has taken
the lead in the work of agitation. Every foot
of territory that we have gained has been gained
with view TO the interests of Slavery. Florida,
Louisiana, Texas, and New-Mexico were all
brought into the Union in behalf of the South,
and the very restriction laid upon the Lousi-
ana Territory in order to rescue portion Of il
to Freedom has since been repealed. Again,
when the freemen of the North, ayailing them
selves of their unquestionable rights under that
repeal seek the salvation of Kansas they are
met with the nusket of the marauder and the
bowie-knife of the bully
Ii the South wants rep0se, why does II not
stay at home and take its repose Why does it
send a body of armed reiyers into new region,
open TO the settlement of all, to modest and
murder honest emigrants who GO thither with
their property and their families 10 build up s
new home Why does il threaten Cuba, an
innocent neiehboring province, with perpetual
invssons from mereenary illibusters Why is
il locking with eager eyes upon the fields of
Mexico, ready at moments warning 10 POunce
upon that unhappy and distracted country Re-
pose for the South why it is the repose which
the spider takes, when having spread his web
over all the doors ard windows of a building he
lies in wait for the ineautious hies who may try
TO get an eqress. II is the repose Of the cat
.leeping beside the hole in the wainscot until
some poor hungry mouse ventures forth for
bread and cheese, when she dashes upon 1t with
sharp claws and sharper teeth and carries 1t on
dangling from her mouth.
II by repose, however, is meant an exemption
from the criticism of the world; If It means that
the south shall outrage every principle of law
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