The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-08-18
A Southern View.

We never have believed, and do not
now believe, Notwithstanding the recent
vote IN that Territory. that Kansas ever
viii become slave State. Slave own
ers in Missouri may remove temporarily
into the Territory 10 accomplish certain
objects but the main body of emigrants
will be from the free S.ates-an1 we
have no doubt, that, when prepared to
enter the Union as State, a majority OF
the legal voters viii insist upon the ex-
clusionof slavery. We opposed the pas
sage of the Nebraskl- Kansas bill, with
the repeal of the Missouri Compromise.
because we thought the South would be
injured by the measare-aId the resull
has proved that We were right. Il leop-
arded the rights of the South without
any compromising advantage. The coun-
try had settled down on the slavery ques-
ton, and the laws of 1850 were being
quietly enforced in all the States, when
this impolitic measure was thrust upon
the country, stirring up all the exciting
element of the nation, and producing a
state of feeling which still threatens to
convulse the country We DO not be-
/ lieve that one southern man IN 4 thou
sand supposed that either Nebraska or
Kansas would become slave State; but
it was said, shat the South wanted to
have the abstract principle recognized.
that the inhabitants of a Territory should
have the right TO frame their constitution
to suit themselves. This right could mol
be dcnied-for, although by the Missou-
ri Compromise, slavery was excluded
from these Territories; vel, on becoming
States, they could adopt or reject slavery
at pleasure. Had the Territories been
organized. leaving out the repeating
clause, abolition excitement would have
died out; the Fugitive Slave law would
have been enforced without difficulty /;
and we should have had no danger of in
lefnai strife. It was annnfortunate affair
the endof which has not yet been seen.
Ii is said, that, at the late election of
members Of the Legislature in Kansas,
people crossed the line from Missouri /;
took possession of the polls by force and
voted in slavery delegates. We are op-
posed to all illegal proceedings; and. if
the elections in Kansas were carried by
force or fraud, the procedure should be
corrected by the proper authority. The
truth is, there had been so mueh parade
made in the northern States aboutthe set
element of Kansas; and Free Sellers were
so anxious TO have the Territory settled
by men of their party--that they pro-
dueed an excitement in Missouri, which
would not otherwise have existed; and
which may have resulted in the adoption
T! of unjustitiable measures.
X If frauds were committed in the late
election, it can have no permanent infl-
ence upon the affairs of kansas-for The
fate of the Territory--whether it shall be
free or sIave-will be determined by per-
manent settlers. 1t is not to be expected
that the Territory will be in a condition
to apply for admission into the Union as
State at the next session of Congress;
and, before she will be so prepared, there
viii be ample time for all persons who
so desire, TO become residents of the
Territory. We have not the remotest
idea that slavery viii be adopted in the
Territory-unless the ranting and vio-
lent articles of the New York Tribune,
have the effect Of inducing general
emigration among slave owners for tie
express purpose Of converting the Terri
tory into slave State.-Bdlk. Clipper.