Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-02-08
WING.
TAX SLAVERY AGITATION IN TUE UNITED
srArEs-TIiE KANSAS ENCITEMENT-TH I'll
LiBUSrER fUROR - MANIFEST DESTINY"
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LIBUSTER rUROR - MANIFEST DESTINY"
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The Presidents Message Congress presents pleasing
and believe. unekaggeraed picture OF the material
prosperity Of the United States The circumstance un
der which the message transmitted TO Congress and
the disturbance. in Ksns prse picture of the social
aud political condition o the Unioa Ies. calculated To ii
sprs satisfactory snticphtons Il i evident that "a
blecd struggle of many discoant parties is bcng
waged through the States None Of these parties
sufficiently strong command majority in the Hou>r
OF Representatives aud the ,qucuce j. that VIII c
month has hccn lost Ia vain tempt organise the House
Impatient Of this delay the President has taken the unpec
dcnted step transmitting his message Congress hc'r,
the House Ol Representatives Is organcd and mofii,
OF the House has expressed it, rentment at this step 10,
equally unprecedented vote that the message shall bc
laid the table unread. Ia plain language the eNccu-
tive aud the branch OF the legislature which most Direct,
represents the people, have each assumed an a,I-
tudc Oi Incorporating defiance the evaporation of par
" spir,t expressed at Washington l. merely sam
pie ot that which pctVadcs the whole OF the cd,tui
republic Something very like civil war small
scale has been wagcd IN Kansas though the combata"i-
appear drsstcd o active ho>tiltcs Tor the PRES
and the invaders ut Kansas from Missouri command
the sypaties of immense majority OF the inhabitants
OF the slave States, whilst the inhabitants ct the territory
chccrcd bv uncomfortable party in the North
States. To those who have closely aud infinitely
studied history of the Union. and Watched the pro
rr.>s Of contemporary political contests civil war wuul
appear br imminent We disposed. however,
regard the situation la such alirmist spirit We
have many threatening political storms at this
"fcrce democracy" blow without, material damac,
that We feel convinced the amcWulk ot the constitution
will weather this also With regard To the parties
the wory war in Washington be little doubt
OF this. Aud with regard the unnamed spirits ot th
newly settled regions their struggles always remind
oi remark made 10y the late Earl Of Durham after his
return from Canada. In company WHERE the EII 49,
present gentleman adveted in diSparaEing t"t",-
10 the peculiar state of society in the new settlements of
the Uniun. What astou>hcs me-, said Lord Durham, Is
that there should be large amount oi laNr>>nc.
districts shat there should be much OF settled
government anl rcspcct tor law Along with man,
spectacle settlers all the reckless spirits OF the no
flock thither, aud the and weakness
central government leave them entirely their na.cr
That ANY regulated government could be possible urit
such circumstances j. remarkable testimony to the capa
cty OF the America- people for self government Ne
quote from memory, after lapse OF many years, ond ,i
that have done injustice Lord Durnams expression
but certain that give the Of what he said
IN li- view entirely concur; and amid the
painful at conviction that all will night Too
the long With the surceIsr OF the outraces IN Kan
ardent ynpties of the pirt>Au~ OF the contend
nc parties through the niou will be allayed and the
contest will o~ much OF it, present alarming appearance,
We ave therefore, entirely free from apprehension
any immediate iau ger from the present fierce OF par
ties iu the United States. Al the time.
conceal from ourselves that there l. -omethn, the nt
tom ol this >tdtr which may breed danger hereafter
The disturbance iu Kansas the natural aud necessary
consequences the growing convictions IN favor o ur
abolition o negro Slavery part and of the jnveiercy
Sith Which the Southern States cling thl; dom.,,.
institution the other. We have too often argued the
question of negro slavery to Doe required repeat
view out nov but in with the greater pant
enlightened and rejecting Americans iccl convinced
that the ultimate abolition Of negro slavery throughout tine
Union IN the colonial domiuous ot Great Britain and
France Is inevitable The only of preventing the
recurrence Of such painful outrgc- have recently
witnessed in Kansas l. the liberation OF the negro race
The supporters OF negro slavery n the United states hA,
alternative but TO YIELD with the best grace they may,
TO the irresistible progress of humane and cnishcu'
views, make up their mind Ia series OF struggle
which may ultimately rcud the Union a-uuder.
There another OF danger the Federal nol.
The ambition of territorial extension which animate
considerable section of the population threatens
IL the stability of the Union, but tic very eNiSteuc
iree government - long a. the "hlbgstersn, ol t.
Union doe not Interfere With the rights aud security "
the free colorcd populations OF the British duuiuons h-
interest, OF Great British in noWays affected by it,
Their l. 40 envy rousy in great Britain at ANY p,-
sibl. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 81 the North American Republic
Tie people Great Britain look upon the rAt,nuu 81
the States with all the ctnncss OF men watching the pac-
teal solution Of an interesting political problem. But t
is otherwise sikh the citizens Of the United States.
Every territory added 10 the Union al j.
10 the patronage of the Central Government Washing
ton IN other words to It, power OF political corruption
Its well known how unscrupuou The ho irrS OF power
Washington 70. the tjEc being are ia tho habit OF
sing their patronage in order strengthen their parry:
In proportion the number OF and terrific.
ries in .hr mon l. INCREASED does " BECOME more cly
po.bl" Tor "a we'll organized party perprrHte p,srr
In defence Oi the people. IL the process be carried
on for an indefinite period without disruption OF ;.r
Unon the institutions OF the Republic become mere
empty forms The United States will become desroii,l
in the glrb of the rrpubc.-But TO avoid disruption
under such circumstances seems impossible The in4ua
for extending their territory whict aug,te- the Fus-
ters cannot fail later, bring them into hJ,
tile collision with some powerful state. Victorious of t.-
feated the expenses OF the contest thus provoked
will press heavily the American citizen.
and the Northern and Northwestern States sid.
feel that this pressure is imposed upon attain nl.
jects which concern them. The discomfort thu.
created will compel them withdraw from q Union
in which their real Interests are entirely
di1rcgtrdel With what Illuminating regret, will Amc.i-
patriots look back after such contamination Co -
gloie- of their infant Republic With What d-.poui..-
cy will the friends Of liberty all the woiI rcs.d
such termination of the great American experiment li
srligoycrmrnt A. sincere friends and wcll-wi-hrt- oi
the United States, feel dltY invite the attr,i-
ton O their citizens these cons ieuiiOn- at the ur
sent crisis. IL appears iuprObubo-irDu ti.
tone uf the public journals Ia America and OF Qua pya.
cOrrrSpfidrncr-tat few who are cun-cirut,Yu,
opposed 20 the aius Of the "Film-tcrs" are more thai.
hafiuclned to promote them. tlc risk Of boItic.-
and d4creitlr iu order 90 aiy Internal d-cniipns
by concentrating the attention aud sympathy oi the whole
people ON external conflict The adoption uf such 70
short-igcd policy would necessarily prove de-trictisc
% the liberties of the citizens IL - the pcninc.
OF the Union. II you'd boz 10 commit the same bulrr
chat wa committed hy thc Eng. Government when DO
threw itself into the scale of de,po- hv taking part a. t
emancipa'ed France, iu the Of the first French Rev
OutiOn.