Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-10-10
rscm the Richmond Eaquirer.
SOUTH SIDE VIEWS.
wlatas souia gains Sy he Repeal Of

The repeal OF tho Missouri restrie-
ton Is vindlcated by every eonsldera.
,ion Of right and justice. But. there
are persons Of such sordid inpulses
and narrow vision. that they appre.
ciate n measure OF public policy In
proportion only to its yield Of visible,
palpable aud digsstable product. Ia
The judgment Of such individuals. the
Kansas Nebraska Bill IL worth moth
Ing M an act Of atonement 10 the Con-
sliiulIon and reparaIIon In the South.
They respect II not at all Tor the great
principles which II cnunoiates and In
corporaies In the policy Of the Gov.
ernment. Insensible 10 the 6ner NOR
Al results which constitute the aim OF
the highest and truest staIosmanshlp,
The gross appe,ites OF these politicians
reject the really precious advantages
which the South realizes from tho 70.
eal Of the Missouri restriction. Bolts
for instance. appreciates the true value
of that measure about AS much ae
Elagabulus would have relished the
nectar and ambresia Of the olympian
repasL. Talk 10 him OF yindIcaling
tho integrity Of the Constitution, OF
restoring the South 10 lie past equal.
" and dignity In the Union. and you
simply provoke oontemptuous
chuekIe with all your Gne phrases.
Luckily for the satisfaction, or tho
confulalIon. Of such individuals ~ Mr.
John Minor Bolts, the Kansas Ne.
braska act 10 not destitute OF immedl-
ate, visible and tangible advantage 10
the interests Of the South. The ro.
peal Of tha Missouri restriction. be.
sides Offering atonement and repsra.
ton for an alfront upon the South
The repeal Of the Missouri restriction.
besides offering atonement and repa.
ration for an alifont upon the South.
opens the federal domain 10 the free
expansion and development Of Negro
Slavery.
IL IL manifest from the history OF
the country, during the last twenty
years. that the Constellation. In la
practical administration. 10 utterly In.
adequate 10 the protection OF the
rights Of the South. Indeed. the
powers Of the common Government
are perverted from their benidcient
purpose. and are employed as the nc.
live agencies Of oppression and spolia-
ton against the slaveholding States,
The South. then. has no other secure
~ but It's own capabilities OF defence.
II IL essential the protection Of lie
rights that IL should maintain power
in the Government equivalent At least
to negative on oppressive. iniquitous
and unconstitutional legislation.
The Abolitionists have ever had
control of majority Of the popular
vote. They now hold indisputable
ascendancy in the House Of Represen-
tatives. In the Senate even the
South is ia a minority Of one State;
though fortunately conservative sen.
timent is still supreme in that branch
Of the Federal Legislature. The day
is not distant, however. when the six.
teen Free Statss will be represented
in the Senate by the political associates
Of Wilson and Seward; and whom
Congress will be under the absolute
sway Of Abolitionism. The South
may turn to the Executive bat with a
scarcely stronger hope Of protection
Fremont may not be elected but the
triumph Of his party will be postpon-
ed only for a single term; unles, mean
while, the South RECEIVERS its power in
the codfederacy. and establishes a
counterpoise to the ascendency OF Alb
olitionism
This then Is the only salvation for
the South--to recover self-protect-
ing power in the Senate. For. IL left
to its own impulse. Aboliticnism will
descend upon Slavery with increasing
force and fury Of attack; and will ul'
,inately subjugate the South or ex-
pell it from the Union.
How can the South possess itself oi
this self.protection power +? How re.
cover its ascendency In the Senate?-
Oregon. Washington. Minnesota and
Nebraska, all Free States in embryo,
will counterbalance the accession to
the South by the division Of Texas.
even though the North should observe
its obligation under the treaty Of an
nexation. Utah and New Mexico will
in all probability send four Anti'Sls'
very votes to the Senate. So much
on one side.
The only present chance Of acces'
sion to the strength Of the South. is
the admission of Kansas into the
Union with Pro-SIsvery Constitu'
ton. In two years, at the fsrthest,
that Territory will assume the sove'
r.ignty Of State. and in all proba-
bility will adopt the institutions Of ;he
South. Then the South will recover
its equality in the Senate. and will be
competent to the protection Of its
rights. Though incapable Of direct
ing the policy Of the Government to
the end Of Slavery propagandism.
(which the South desires only for the
purposes of self.defence, it will be
fully equal to the defeat of measures
Of Free Soil aggression. With Kan
sas to back it in the Senate. the South
can compel the ful6llment Of the
Texas Treaty, by resisting the admis.
sion Of other Free States. With
Kansas to back it in the Senate, the
South can stay the march Of Aboli-
tionism, and maintain its own rights
and independence for an indefinite Pc
Rod.
But. Kansas would have been a
Free State il the Missouri restriction
had not been repealed: and instead OF
augmenting the power Of the South,
would have recruited the ranks oi
AboIitionism. Besides, then, the pos
tive s-,antsge of an accession OF
strength which the South gains under
the operation of the Kansas Nebras-
ka Act, We must consider the evils
averted as well as the wrongs redress