The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-10-06
From the Z. o. G Dsmefeias L;sllstfa.
What Good has it Done the South

That TIE entire North is undergoing
a radical change in its political senti.
ments. no we'll informed man can with
tru h deny. The passage of the Kan.
sas- Nebia>ka bill, which involved tho
repeal of the so-called Missouri Com.
promise, created storm of indignation.
and engendered a feeling of antagonism
t. the South and southern institutions
which prcvades all classes of the people.
The hostility assumed palpable form
aud uhstanse " lseiistail. ailer the cas
summation OF the exeep,ionable proceed
ing, and exhibited itself on every ocea.
sion that offered.
In the successiyeelec:ions that follow
ed, such members as voted for the bill
were superseded by those who ayowed
their opposition TO it. and in all the cleo
tious for Congress in the free States tie
Kansas bill has been made test ques.io
Let US stop moment and ascertain tie
results. In the free Staes all the cleo
tions have come off for Congress, and
resulted in large an,iNebraska majority.
Il is sscertaincd to positive cer,ain:y
that there is already majority in theT
House of Representatives in favor of the
repeal of the Nebraska bill. Here is.
one change that has been effected in
northern sentiment within tie last FIVE
months. Ii We inquire further We will!
find results sill mole conclusive.
i
Of The following nine States, seven oil
them had last year Governors who were
in favor of The constitutional rights oil
the South. Let Us see how their places
have been filled: in New York. CLARK.
:ree soier; Pennsylvania. Pollock. free
soiler; Massachusetts,, Gardner, free soil
er: Maine, Moriil, free suiler; Connect
icut, Minor. free soiler; Iowa. Grimes.
free soiIer; Michigan. free soiler Yer
mont, Boyce, free soiler; Rhode Island
Tree soiler. TIE following changes llavo
been made in tie United States Senate
since tie agitation of this vexalious
question. In Name they have elected
F'essenden, a rank aboiitionists, in tie
place oI Bradbury, National Democrat
ia Massachusetts. Wilson, an abolition
dema gogue, as successor OF Everett. al
conservative Wing; in New flamp~hire.
the Gibralter OF democracy, Bell ahl
Hale. the one free soil Whis, the other
abolition Democrat. in place OF Atherton
and Norris, National Democrats in /
Connecticut, Foster. bitter aboiiLinniS..
in place of Smith, conservative Wing:
in Illinois, TrumbuIi, strong free soiirr
o succeed Shields, q SQUAD Nsiional
Democrat. in Iowa they senl HIrlsld
aboliiionist, to fill The place OF bod &c,
conservative Democrat. and in Wi.cOa-
sin they have elected Darkee. aboli ion
list, over Walker, National Democrat
! 80 much for elections; aud we think
they have furnished pretty significant
idea of what popular sentiment Is at tie
North, and whaI changes have been ex-
perienced.
In most of the free States. conventions
have been held of parties of different de-
nominations and professions. but all
uniting with singular unanimity upon
ihis one issue-tha: the Kansas Law
must be repealed, and the Missouri Com
promise restored. Even Know Nothing
ism is submerged and overwhelmed in
this sursing. inundatins element of free
soilism-thcir war slogan of Americans
To rule America. isdrownel / By the sta1t-
inS and deainins cry. Freedom is Ma
tienal, Slavery Sectional.
We might cite similar resolutions and
opinions enunciated at some half dozen
or more State eouyen. ions, but We for
bear. We mi s,ht quoIe from the speech
es of statesmen and orators. anl the
whole northern press, irreiutable testl-
meny of the iaet, that all parties at The
North are in a state OF fusion. aud all OF
them more or less inoculated with the
virus of abolilionisin. So iar as We be-
lieyo with Senator Benjamine. as like
wise with Senator Jones, OF Tennessee
La fact, W. Cannot comprehend how. IN
the lace of the facts we have abOFe
stated, and the reiteFa Ell declara.ions OF
,he press of every political hue AMI c'n-
plexion. how any man caa be slow 70
believe that there is q stroHs, unltel
sectional party in process of orsaniza'
tion AT Ihe N,,r.h