Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19
Kansas a Slave State.

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principles they profess. That Kansas is
better adapted 10 slave, than to free labor,
no well informed man, who has made HIM
self acquainted with its character, can
doubt. Thatthe perpetuity of the Union
under the Constitution, as it now stands,
guaranteeing to the people North, South,
East and West, the right to determine their
own Institutions, depends entirely upon the
ability of the South, to maintain the bal
lance of power in the councils of our Coun-
try, is fact admitted by all true patriots,
in every section of the Union None but
men blinded by abolition fanaticism, or
demagogues who for their own selfish pur-
poses, are willing to hazard dissolution by
encouraging one section OF the Union, to
make war upon the institutions of their
brethren in another section, desire to see
Kansas made so called free State. And
why? Because the honest and sensible
portion of the citizens of our whole country,
who have kept their minds free from pre-
judice, know that the South has never
sought to Cypress the North--that the motto
of the South has ever been, do unto US, as
you would have us do unto you. Let us
like yourselves, determine the character Of
our own Institutions and doncst ic relations,
as guaranteed to us by our Fathers, under
the Constitution Of our Country; and be-
cause they know, that SO long as the bal
lance of power remains with the South,
there isno cause to suspect oppression, or
dissolution Of the Union, and to make
Kansas anything but slave State, would
encourage those who seek to destroy the
Union. We make the declaration without
the fear Of contradiction, from any source
except fanaticism; that the wisest and best
men Of any section of our country, who
desire the permanency of our Union. and
the preservation Of our nationality, believe
that these objects, would be much more
likely to be attained by making Kansas a
slave, than free State. Many of those
men we are free to confess, would say that
they regret that negro slavery was ever in
tfoduced into this country, but finding it
here, and knowing that the rights of slave
holders, are as much respected under the
Constitution Of our Country, as the rights
Of the holders of any other species of pro-
perty, they are not willing, that these rights
should be trampled under foot, and our
once happy and prosperous country, when
the balance Of power rested with the slave
holders, should be laid waste and ruined,
by placing the power in the hands of big
goted fanatics. They can easily read the
history of the downfall Of the United States,
if Abolition counsels are topreyail. They
can easily see, by the ruin which follows
their now limit ed sway, what the result
must be. should they ever control the des-
tanies Of this great nation. The bare
thought is enough to chill the blood ofevery
true hearted patriot in the land. Shall
Abolitionism conquer the right of the peo-
pie of these States to govern themselves,
we say God forbid.
If Kansas, could be peopled by the hon
est citizens Of the free States, who desired
the good of their Country, and desired to
transfer their own, and children's property,
and it were made free State by such
people, who are always willing TO protect
the rights of their neighbors, the Country
would have nothing to fear; but this is i'm
possible now. We see men daily from
almost every free State in the Union, who
openly declare that they come here, be-
cause they believe Kansas, will be a Slave
State. They frankly admit they have their
prejudices against negro slavery, but that
experience has demonstrated to them that
Shareholders and negro slaves suit them
much better than abolitionists. That it is
utterly impossible now to live in a free State,
without being an abolitionist, or daily sub
mitting to insult, revolving to all free men.
To such men let them hail from whatever
country they may, we bid hearty welcome
tot the shores of Kansas, with such men,
we are willing TO trust our lives, our honor,
and our slaves, any and everywhere, and
could their counsels still prevail as once
they did in the free States, Abolitionisln
would soon be driven from the land. But
unfortunately these good men of the free
States have to be driven from their homes
and seek an ASYLUM in the old slave States,
or the new Territories of our country, when
they can join their brethren Of the South,
and form new States where their rights
and feelings will &c respected.
These men say to us wherever we meet
them, that our greatest danger in Kansas
is, luke wannness, middle ground, lnoder-
alton and pacific measures; that there
should never be permitted to be in this
Territory but two sides TO the question,