The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1855-05-12

wedge of the slaveocracy into Central
America. No demands are too arrogant
for this assurant Black Power. Er parte
Legislation for southern railroads is one of
the smallest of It's modest requests
Southern conventions, with commercial
colors and politiealcargoes, is but another
phase of aggressive assumption. Full
some threats OF secession have always
been the spectres that haunted Masons &
Dixon's Line while the southern neero-
mancers have ayailed themselves of nor
thern stupidity toprove themselves adopts
in legislation, at the woful expense of the
gullible North.
Never has iniquity made such en-
croachment on the patience and patriotism
Of free people. Notwithstanding the
vice of slavery has disappeared from the
northern States, the influence of the slave
interest on the Central Power was never
greater than now. Previous to 1920, the
policy of the Government was to guard
the Territories from the spoilation of the
Black Power, and shut it up within its
allotted habitation. In that memorable
year, the noted Compromise, which was
to secure forever the dominion of liberty
north of 36 deg. 80 min., was but the
magnanimous and honest REIMBURSEMENT
of right, for the satisfaction of a weaker
party, and allaying of sectional turbu-
lenee. Itwas treaty in perpetuity for
the permanent securement of the bounda-
ries of freedom, and the determine ion of
the area within which the Black Power
should be circumscribed. Itwas neither
demanded by justice or necessity. 1t
might have been Withheld On principles of
precedent, power and right. But it aCas
n,dde-solemnly, sacredly, honestly, as
an everlasting settlement of the limits of
slavery and freedom. Under this benign
influence, the country coalesced, co-ope-
rated and flourished. In good faith un-
der the provisions of that Compromise,
accessions of territory were made on our
southern border, and States, with pro-
slavery constitutions, admitted to the
Union. The North gazed on the steady
encroachments of the Black Power not
without alarm, but, true to the sacred
pledges of the Missouri Compromise,
welcomed the incorporation of the south
ern States, and endured the increasing
domination of the slave interest without
resistance. Even amid the excitement
and partizan fury of 1850, the too indul-
gent North, faitiifui 70 former e0mpacIs,
and ever sacrificing for the sake of peace
and union, tolerated the infamous and
ever to be execrated Fugitive Slave Law,
that 1egislated our citizens into conpul-
sorry siaye -catchers, and turned our north
ern cities into hunting grounds for south
e'm kidnoppers.
No page of American history will seem
SO incredible to the future student of our
national rise and progress as the amazing
and self-immolating policy of the mighty
and magnanimous North. But whatwill
that student say when he reads, that the
same Compromise, ratified by the most
solemn pledges, observed with scrupulous
exactness by the faithful North. accepted
by the high contracting parties and pub
lished to the world as the altinaatum of
adjustments and compromises, was, in
the year of our Lord, 1854, at the hour
of midnight, by the Congress of the
United States, ruthlessiy, sacrilegiously
repealed Repealed, did l say No
not repealed. Tile Missouri Compromise
cannotbe repealed The Houseof Haps-
burgh could repeal the popular Constitu-
ton by forcing the people under the point
of the bayonet; the perured miscreant
on the throne of France could repeal the
Constitution of the Republic by ripping
it up with his sword and the Missouri
Compromise could be repealed only by
tearing it from the statute book of honor,
rending it into fragments, and throwing
it on the altar of the Moloeh of despotism.
There let it lie bearing the sooty touch
and sulphur smell of the demon of the
Black Power. Let the outraged North
gaze on its mangled surface, and strike
hands, in the true and faithful compact,
that the encroachments of the slave god
shall end Let not that Missouri Com
promise, once violated, become Com
promise again. Let it hang 8 trophy
in the halls of the demon deity of sla-
very but let the yirtuous North VOW on
the detiled altar of truth and justice,
that she has made her last compromise
with the ambassadors of the Black Pow
er. If the Nebraska Iniquity has opened
path for slavery north of 36 deg. 80
min, it has also opened path for free
dom south of that line We have hith-
erto been the repellants IN the warfare !;
we may now become the assailants. The
whole land is now before US. There is,
indeed, '.no North, no South" to limit
| the aggressions of either slavery or free
dom. The only rampant that the Nation
and the world regard as sacred, against
the ravages of the monster, has been bro
ken down by combination of southern
slave holders, northern doughfaces, po-
fitical demagogues, and hireling rene
gades. With the destruction of the
Compromise of 1890, there are now no
compromises to hem in the area of free
dom. The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850
can be repealed in Congress, as it has al
ready been By the people of the North.
Mason aud Dixon's Line and 36 deg. 80
min. are to have no place on the maps of
freedom. mo more slave States in the
Union must now be the fiat of the arous-
ed and incensed North. No more 6lack
stars in our Country's flag" must now be
the rallying cry of the American patriot.
Shut up the foul spirit in its own grave
yard. Let them hug their darling I'm
stitution, till it burns, and poisons and
destroys them. Garry the Ordinance of
1887 to the very thresholds slaveocracy
and show them how the principles OF that
testament may be applied not only to the
northwest Territory, but to the south
west Territory. and to ali territory. We
accept the Remuneration of ali Compro-
misses. Now let the battle be fought. IN