The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-02-09

sah ,oe aDoiished thsus.s
the Union. if the people of t.
wish It; for It simply says thss.
shall not szist north of esrs.;.
leaving tbe question of its I 49,
south of thai liae to the decis;o., ne = =
peopis themsslres. But II d;s y
that, ID consideration of the Nor,ss g
isentng to the admission of Missans
slave Stale, that slavery should h 9,
er prohibited from all other ta,,;. s.
north of the Missouri line.
| It's idle then to say that BY The "a.
Iof the above compromise, the
looEid BY any possibility Be "a gsiss,s1s
ander the compromise, slavery eoun IS
'lany time be abolished south of tbs =
Iif the people so decreed.
What then did freedom lose hv II.
tpeal of the compromise of lsa0f
lost thus much. The eomprom;s4 y
lively forbade the existence Of sl.r.
north of the line of 36e sot. Leaving !,
Inow ridiculous principle of ..suas,'
sovereignty" to flourish in all its o.
south of that line. 1t thus fourisI.'
and slavery grew and expanded bene.'
Its virgin influence. until it had outgno'
its bounds. and in 1854 demanded n
ground rescued from squatter soyereir
ty in 1890. This. slavery obtained Al,
a fierce conflict; and while shout
JOY arose from the regions of the damn
the glorious empyrean above rung WT
sounds of sorrow and despair.
Under the influence df ..souatter ss
ereignty" that portion:& the terriloT;:
yielded to the South-known as Kaanli
has already become partially peopL1
with slaves; and those of her popalals''
who oppose slavery. by her laws are i,
bic any moment to be arrested and 5.
verely punished. Yea more; if ths
oppose by ballot the reign of the she
power they are in danger any hour !
being cut to pieces a la Brown, or oil
erwise inhunanely murdered.
This is "squatter sovereignty ii
means being interpreted, simply, d
right of our sovereign mistress, slaver.I
to squat, not only upon freedoms sol
but also upon the bodies of fr4doms
advocates, and grind them to Il , dax.
with the sharp bones Of her leAn and
Iank carcase. What we want is, 4le res
toration of the plighted faith If ths
South, so as to render impossible Il er.
istence of slavery, ali over this regisu.
As Casar's wife was to be unsuspet
ed in her virtue, so should Kansas Be De.
tivered from the base suspicion OF sA.
very, by rendering its existence utRsly
and entirely impossible. Il may pleas
the people to talk of '.squatter sovereign
"" aud ridicule The idea of CongrsA
possessing jurisdiction over her own sol
but to the slave this doctrine is deai
aud unmingled woe. Congress can an
must protect US from slavery and DC
leave us open to the inroads of the Soul
Any one can see at a glance that ou
admission as a free State this winter
not going to restore peace to our boz
ders however much effect that way
may havein the councils of the nation
On the contrary, it will butprepare th
way for an immense emigration from th
South, so as TO secure sufficient populs
tion TO alter the Constitution and adm
slavery.
But If the s'Wilmot Proyiso'' is az
piled to all this region. and the northen
people prove faithful. an immense de-
of jungling and strife will be avoided
Slavery will retire to its former bounds
like whipped cur to his den, there t
growl IN impotence.
But another reason why am oppose
to the admission of Kansas this winte
is. the support it will give to the Demo
cratic party at the North. and the grea
injury it will be to the Republican party
So entirely ayerse am / to the Nationa
Democracy, that / regard the triumph j
would obtain By the admission of Kansa
as free State this winter. a far worsl
calamity than the keeping of Kansas on
of the Union for ten years; for as Ma
.ional Democracy rises, freedom for the
slave goes down. The Two priaeiplsssa!'
at sworn enmitv with each other, and tht
triumph of the one is the downfall of the
other.
But by far the most weighty reason
have for opposing the efforts now MIX
ing to admit Kansas is the utter impossi
bility of our success. Long before tht
present struggle for Speaker commenced
[ propheeied this utter impossihility, anc
with the facts in reference to the electiol
for Speaker before US, It is idle 20 expec
this winter.
Ofcourse, then, we had far better asl
Congress to re-organize. our Tefritoria
government and protect Us in voting
which we know it cannot object 70, thar
to waste our time In vain efforts to csscl
a shadow, ike the dog who dropped hil
bone in the brook in order TO seize it
image reflected there. Yours respect
fully. e. STEARN;5.
Gen. Atchison In Kansas.