Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-12-01
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Kanxas has been very properly designated -
.sThe Battle-Ground Of Freedom" in the pres
ept contest with slavery. Considering that the
crime motive on the part Of the movers in the re-
peal Of the Missouri restriction, was, on the tes
iinony Of Davy AtchisOn, its originator, to con.
vert not only Kanzas into slave State, but, as
a necessary consequence, to bring into the Union
a tier Of slave States adjoining, the Importance
Of securing the admission Of Kanzas. as a Free
State, in the face Of all the efforts of the slave
power to prevent it, becomes of vast magnitude.
Already we see that Convention. composed of
delegates from all parts Of the territory, chosen
in the fullest accordance with the Wanted doc
trine Of popular sovereignty" has framed a
Constitution excluding slavery, the ratification
Of which the people are called TO vote the 18th
OF the present month If adopted, as it nndonbt.
edy viii be by very large majority, the Sd day
Of January next is assigned for the election Of
State officers under It,
Meanwhile, Governor Reeder. as Delegate from
the Territory, Is to bear the Constitution Of Kan
Gas to Washington, and, il admitted to his seat,
he is to present it to the House, and advocate the
admission of the new State into the Union
Most probably the vote on the admission of Reed
er will be about the test vote on all collateral
questions. 1t has been estimated that a majority
of sixteen without reckoning on the votes of S.
G. Haven and the three Silver Grey Know Moth
ings from New York; is sure for Reeder, but in
looking over the list Of Members Of Congress,
we fear the majority for him will not be large,
although there would appear to be no doubt Of
his success, unless present indications of the
strength Of backbone in some Of the members
elected by K. N. votes, entirely fail
Should the present exertions of the friends Of
freedom be crowned with success in the effort to
secure the admission into our galaxy OF States,
with free constitution of the fair and fertile ter
ritory OF Kanzas, so ftly termed, the garden of
the continent, it will have mighty effect on the
prospects of freedom elsewhere. As acknowl
edged by Senator Atchison, at once New Mexico,
and Utah are secured as Free States, and Califor-
MIA will be insured against all possibility of
version of the southern half Of her golden soil
into a slave State, as now threatened. Missouri,
herself, hemmed in as she would then be by Free
States, would soon shake off the incubus which
80 fatally presses upon her prosperity, and add
herself to the list of free Commonwealth. And
Northern Texas which is fast filing up with Ger.
mans and other emigrants whose instincts and in
terests are hostile to slavery, when that State is
divided, as the resolutions annexing it provided
for, into additional States, will follow the exam.
pie act by its Northern neighbors.
Thus, the fate Of freedom itself, throughout the
continent, may be said to be involved in the issue
Of the present struggle in Kanzas. The contest
there may be truly regarded, in its ultimate re-
suits, as the turning point in the history of the
age, whence will date the faal issue Of that war:
fare with despotism, which has enlisted the ef-
forts of the truest patriots and philanthropsts Of
the country, for third Of century. Should it
terminate fayorably, we shall soon see preponder-
ate in the councils Of the nation, decided and
undoubted majority in favor of promoting all the
interests Of Freedom which will be constantly
increasing, each new addition of free States is
made to the confederacy. Then it is fondly hoped
we may approach the ultima thule Of our labors,
tOnai," from which point the IneS1tkoie- fesalt
must in time accrue, of the entire eradication of
slavery itself from the land
As on the action of the coming session of Con-
gress, will depend the accomplishment Of the vic.
tory from which are to flow this long train Of hap
pySequences, every eye will be turned with inter-
est towards Washington, for the issue Of the
struggle there. Callous, indeed, to every senti-
ment Of humanity, mast the heart Of that man
be, who could witness such contest unmoyed
And false to every dictate of patriotism must be
the soul Of him, claiming to be Representative
from free constituency on the floor Of the House,
who could allow any consideration whatever of a
minor nature, to stand between him and his duty
to his country, in crisis like this. Thus far in.
dicstions seem favorable to a union of the North.
ern membsrs,t to sufficient extent to carry the de
sired measures Heaven grant such may be the
case.