Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-03-30
Slavery can't go into Kansas.-The
Climate is not adaptedto Slavery.
The repeal Of the Missouri Com
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promise line Is q triumph OF Free
dom, and received in the South as
an Abolition measure Old Line
speeches before the election
Our readers remember how Old
Line Office seekere, tried to quiet the
uprising of the people, before the
election, by saying that there was no
danger of slavery's going into Kansas
that the bill was, in fact triumph
Of freedom, making it possible to or
ganize free states south of So, 80; and
all such stuff as that We knew then
as well as now, that such positions
were false. We knew that the repeal
of the restrictive line, was to make it
possible to introduce slavery every
where. 1t was another, and, we be-
lieve, the LAST CONCESSION to the SLAVE
poscer.
How has it operated? Attic first
election in Kansas, the slave holders
of Missouri took possession of the
polls and by mob-power drove the set
tiers away. and yet. scarcely lover
of squatter sovereignty, has had the
honesty TO even condemn this mob,
slavery sovereignty. And every day
is developing more and more the pur-
poses of our would-be masters.
In a recent letter written by our
former townsman, JAMES r. Nc CLURE,
as inveterate an Old Liner rs you
can find-or was so when he left, he
says that he has just taken the GEN.
sus Of the district in which he lives,
and he found but 53 voters, while at
the sham election held there few
months ago. the slavery candidate re-
ceived 700 votesl These are stubborn
facts, that we bring toward to contra.
dict the boosted love of popular rights
and freedom. which deceived many an
honest man last October. 1t was to
produce such a state of affairs as this,
'hat the Kansas bill was passed. Il
was because the Old Line senate o.
Indiana could not re-elect John Petit
who aided in producing this state o
affairs, that they postponed the cleo
ton of Senator, our Senator voting
for the postponement.
But the work is not done. Anothel
battle is to be fought, and Missouri
ans. and slave holders, generally ar,
determined to carry by fraud wha
they cannot carry honestly. Through
the Kindness of Mr.. Grasmuck former
ly of this place we have received
West Port Missouri paper tina
holds forth the following Democrat
sentiments, on squatter sovereignty:
Kansas-the election crisis.
The election which is ultimately t
decide the destiny of Kansas is a
hand; the census has been ordered
and the returns will be made on tn
9th inst.
Let the day Of election come whel
it may, It's the result of that day
work which finally determines the in
stutions of this Territory, and the fu
ture State. 1t is, therefore. into thi
battle, heart and soul, that our South
ern friends must throw themselves
The triumphant election of our dele
gate, though Of no political importanc
as far as The great cause is concerned
yet acted as powerful prestige, bot
! to ourselves and our Abolition foes
t Greedy was disheartened, declare,
that there was four chances to one il
favor of Kansas being slave State
and already heard "the clankin,
chains of human bondage, and saw tn
J hideous SHAMELESS for the sale of hu
man flesh"
But this triumph was a meie Skin
mish, calculated to lull the energies Q
} the South into peaceful slumbei
The real battle, the decisive conflict
| has yet to be fought; and think you
Southerners, if we lose it, that tn
South can ever again regain her posi-
tion-that she can ever again obtain
foothold in the Territory. Vain thought
The Code Of Lawrence. digested b
Messrs. Robinson, Thayer & Co., an
enforced by Abolition tyrants, will b
the code of Kansas; and the chivalri
South must bow beneath the yoke
, How calling, how degrading to
, sense Of your manhood! Are you mer
Then grid up your loins. be up an
doing; remember that which has bee
r done once, can be done again.
Let his excellency forge what in
structions lie pleases; let him max
: the census returnable on the 9th {
| FEBRUARY; let him declare that no on
: "who is not duly returned on ths
census shall be a qualified voter.
Let him do this; but we ask calmly
: reasonably, and dispassionately: cur
e on what meat doth this our Cesa
feed, that he is grown so great?"
he mightier than Congregation til
President who made him, and who's
servant he is? Can he be permi.te
with impunity to set at naught an
defy the provisions of the bill; an
: defy you, Southerners, who a FIRE,
!. men Of this republic. claim your right
y under that Bill? Suppose he shoul
: do this thing, and should order til
!" election on the first of April, or LIST ,
" May, would he not virtually declaI
e that residence in the Territory
q two or three months was a necessar
! qualification for legal voter?
The bill requires only an actut
c residence IN said Territory, wheths
that residence commences on the da
of the election, or year before. Thu
" il is written-such is the law upc
which this Torriforv WINS ereeted-an