The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-10-05
MORE sERvILITY.

The Democrat Of this week contains No.
. OF the proposed series of editorial ar'i-
cles, TO DO published in that paper, invit-
Ing the slave holding oblgarcy 10 threaten
a dissolution Of the Union, il the freemen
Of the North make any opposition TO the
planting Of slavery in Kansas. We ask
the attention OF our readers TO several spec.
linens Of unmi,igOied dOughfaceism which
we extract from the article.
"Suppose tina; by any means, jus, or un.
Just, the majority o. the citizens OF Kansas
should decide in favor OF a slavery consti-
tuition, and ask admission into the Union,
would no, Congress be under the same OBJ
legation 10 grant their request, that il has
others? True, every man OF the free States
may be opposed 10 slavery; bu, would it
not be better 10 grant the citizens Of that
territory their choice OF State Government,
under our Federal Constitution. than TO dis
solve the Unionln
Read this extract atieniively. What is
the proposition bu, an invitation TO the South
10 threaten dissolution OF the Ilnion, and
BY SO doing Tighten the North into allow
inc The spread Of slavery. Mark the Ian.
guage, no matter by wha: means 70" just
or ugusi," -EO constitution establishing
slavery in Kansas is adopted, and iha, terri.
tory should ask admission as State, Con-
gress should giant the request, the North
consen, 10 dwarf itself in political power,
and thus endorse the wrong. The avowal
Of such doctrines ought to cause even a
NOrhern DOughface 10 crimson with shame.
We have no commen, TO make upon the
latter question. The idea Of dissolution
Of the Union following as consequence OF
doing rish,-ofbeing just TO ALI the States, is
too preposlerous 10 admit of discussion -
II the government, OF this nation is too fee
bic TO DO right, j, is no. worth maintaining.
But we quote another paragraph Of the
same character, as follows -
q" Let no State undertake TO make free
territory into slave territory. or in any way
interfere with the action OF its citizens but
leave them to freely decide as TO the form
Of their own State government, in conform
ily 10 the Constitution Of the Federal Gov.
eminent. In this event, there would be no
yielding on the part OF the General Govern
inent, though we should ever be ready TO
yield to preserve the Union."
Here is another proposition 10 compro-
mise the right. ave should ever be
ready 10 yield 10 preserve the Union"
even though the force Of a slave State has
made +" free territory slave territory" In
sober truth, il there is any meaning in
this Of all, j, is that Congress should at once
allow the Missourians to overawe the PEG.
pie of Kansas, and form for them precisely
such a constitution as they please. No
other State has inieTfered 10 make free terri
tory slave territory, and the language must
be applicable to that case il 10 any. OF
wha, consequence is the caution, "let no
10 make free territory slave
territory II a, the same time ], is said, 1--WE
should ever be ready TO yield 10 preserve
the Union." Such servili,y TO the South as
the editor exhibits, is worth, TO say the
least, $500 year. Priceless as Is this
Union regarded by all true Americans
much as should be sacrificed to preserve
II, there nigh, be state OF things induced
BY such serviliiy, which would make 1t
RICH, and proper 10 seek disunion at any
cost, In the long lis, OF Southern sncroach-
ments, following one another in perpetual
train, each more outrageous than the pre-