Washington telegraph., 1856-04-30
KAN SAS.

An able and instructive article, fraught
with suggestions, which, If practically
acted upon, would enure to the advantage
of the South, thousand times more than
all the factious and infammatory appeals
which arouse and excite the passions of
the people, will be found upon the first
page of to-day's ISSUE The question of
the future introduction of Kansas into
the Union, viewed in connection with all
the facts in the case, presents this aspect
We only call attention to facts here The
repeal of the Missouri Compromise
did away with an invidious and sectional
and unconstitutional line of demarcation
between the people of States, which came
into the Union through the agency
of efforts made in common. So far as the
abstract idea of the recognition OF the
rights of the South, and any legislative
enactment to protect and guard those
rights, is concerned, the Missouri Com
promise, as it stood before its repeal, and
as it would have existed, extended to the
Pacific ocean, would have been prefera-
BILE; and in proof of this assertion, the
Convention of ultraists at Nashville, pend
ing the debate in Congress on the repeal
thereof, and the passage OF the Kansas
and Nebraska bill, were willing to ac-
cept, as their ultimatum, the extension OF
the line of the Missouri Compromise to
the Pacific Ocean. But the penetrat ting
sagacity of those Northern friends of the
existing measures, some politicians have
ventured to assert, in view of the Consti-
tutionality of these measures, brought
about the repeal of the line of $50 30-
And the Southern people are now called
upon, In view and consideration of their
own interests, to look carefully at the
probable results which are to accrue from
this legislation; and nothing more forci-
bly, impresses the thinking mind, than
that if the Southern people intend not to
surrender their rights and their institu-
tions into the keeping of the higher-law
men of the North it behooves them In
stead of wrangling about petty and con-
temptible diversities of opinion which can
in no way affect their real interests to
take such action as win efectually coun-
teract the influences which are brought to
bear by men who have sworn to hurl
down the institution of slavery. The
evil and the remedy are set forth plainly
in the article on our first page, and the
line of action which, to save themselves,
they should pursue, is sufficiently clearly
indicated in the following report of the
proceedings of "Kansas Meeting" re-
Gently held at Holly Springs, Mississippi,
which We copy from the Mississippi
Times:
MEETING AT HOLLY SPRINGS, ri.
In accordance with the notice previous
ly given, through the columns of the Mis-
sissippi Times and Marshall Democrat, a
considerable number of the citizens of this
county assembled at the Courthouse on
Monday last, to consult together as to the
best means of promoting the interests of the
South in Kansas Territory The meeting
was called to order by appointing j. w. c.
Watson, Esq. Chairman. and NJ. X Hol-
lister and d. B. Clayton, Secretaries.
The object of the meeting was briefly ex-
planned by appropriate remarks from the
chair, followed by addresses from j. W
Clapp, Esq, Hon. A NJ. Clayton. and 9TH
ers. setting forth the importance of securing
Kansas to the South, and the necessity for
prompt and efficient actien In aid Of the
South, and the necessity for prompt and eff
fcient action in aid of Southern emigration
to that Territory.
Mr.. Clapp. in his speech ably and elo-
quently reviewed the history of the slave
ry agitation from the hour of its incep
tion up to the present time, in the course
of which he showed conclusively, that il
had been, during every step of its pro
gress, war of aggression upon the part
of Northern fanatics, and of concession af
ter concession upon the part of the South
until, at present, it is no longer question
of policy, but a question of life and death
with the South; and concluded by an
pealing earnestly to his hearers to act as
becomes the present important crisis.
A committee Of FIVE was then appointed
consisting of the following named gentle
men, viz: Col. E. W. Upshaw, Hon. A.
n. Clayton, Hon. j. W. Clapp, DIR. G. W
Smith, and Richard Phillips, ESQ.,, with
instructions to take all steps which they
deem necessary to carry out the objects O
the meeting, to report to an adjourned
meeting, to be held on Monday, 18th in
slant.
Old farmers subscribed, for the pur
pose of sending men to Kansas, at tn,
rate of twenty-five dollars per man. Mar
shall will raise five thousand dollars. TIL,
meeting then adjourned till Monday,.2Stl
inst, at IL o'clock A. NJ.
To do full and ample justice to all i.
we are proud to say a "fully developed
principle of the Democratic creed. w.
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