The true Democrat., 1856-07-08
The Missouri Compromise---The Kansas-Nebraska Law--What are They?

The Missouri Compromise---The
 Kansas-Nebraska Law--What
 are They?
 The Know Nothings, to pander to the abol- tion prejudces of their northern brethren, have, in their platform, denounced the repeal of the Missouri compromise To place the democrats in wrong position, the Know Nothing orators are constantly misrepresenting both the Mis- souri compromise and the Kansas law. The Know Nothings are opposed to the Kansas law, have denounced it in their platform, and, of course desire the restoration of the Missouri compromise
 The Missouri compromise line is the line of 36 deg. 30 min north latitude-t is the ex- tension west of the boundary line between Ar kansas and Missouri. The Missouri compro- mise is nothing more than prohibition against slavery going into territory north of the line ot 36 deg. 30 min. There is no prohibition against abolitonists coming south of the line-they are left free to do so-but the southerners are pro- hibited from going north of the line to establish slave States. Such is the Missouri compromise. It is a wrong upon the south and all insult to the southern people. By it, the northern people are left free to emgrate to any territory owned bv the United States, while the southern peo- pie are prohibited from going into that vast ter ritory lying north of north latitude 36 deg. 30 min.
 The Kansas bill repeals this Missouri con- promise-repeals this prohibition against south- erners, and places them upon an equal footing with the northerners. That is, the Kansas Nebraska bill gives the southerners the right to emigrate with their slaves to any territory owned by the United States.
 1 How any southerner can oppose the Kansas Nebraska bill we do not see. The abolitionists of the north oppose it very bitterly, but why the southern Know Nothings do so we cannot understand. On the passage of the Kansas Nebraska bill through Congress, every southern Senator, with but two exceptions, and every southern Representative, with but five or six and freesoil vote was cast against it.
 The passage of the Kansas Nebraska bill de- stroyed the old whig party. Every northern whig voted against it, and thus cut themselves of forever from the southern whigs, who refused to act any longer with men who were opposed to granting the south so simple an act of jus tice. Thus the whig party was broken to pieces | On the ruins of the whig party arose Know Nottingham. It originated at the north, and its 1 ultimate object was the destruction of the south. This object, for while, was adroitly concealed. The order professed to be national -atits first national council held in June, 1855, it adopted national platform, pledging itself to abide by existing laws, such as the Kansas bill and the fugitive slave law. This was a cunning and deep laid trick. It was a trick to deceive the south and get it into the order.- The elections in the southern States were then at hand, and it was trick to carry those elec- tions.
 It failed in every southern State except Ken lucky and Maryland. The national council then met in Fs5ruo,y last The mask was thrown off. The cloven foot was exhibited to the world-the real design of Know Moth ingism was boldly avowed
 ! The platform which was adopted the June previous was repealed. The slavery question was ig7aorea. The present platform was adopt ed, which says nothing of the fugitive slave law or slavery in the District of Columbia, while 1t denounces the passage of the Kansas bill and the repeal of the Missouri compromise. e..
 Such is Know \ othngiSm as it is now pre- scented to the south, with Fillmore and DoneI- son for its candidates. What southerner can vote for them while they stand upon platform that ignores the vital question of slavery and l denounces the Kansas \ ebraska bill because it permits southerners to carry their slaves into the Kansas and Nebraska territories? The Know Nothings, with their June plat form carried but two southern States last year. This year, with their February platform, they will not carry even Kentucky and Maryland. Fillmore and Donelson will not get single southern State. The southern people will not vote for men who stand upon platform that ignores southern rights. They will not support party that denounces the Kausas- \ ebraska bill because it repeas the Missouri compromise and gives to the south equal rights with the north They will not counteuance any such enemies to southern rights and interests