Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1856-08-27
What Will You Do About It!

The slavery restricting proviso Will never
be applied to the Territories. Nor viii the
Missouri Compromise ever be 're.enactcd
The Republicans themselves voted against
sueh re-euactment In Congress They do
not ,prdpose it in their platform. 1t is quite
certain. then, that hereafter, each Territory
will be left to decide for itself whether or no
it will have negro slavery 1t is quite certain
that this principle Of the Nebraska Bill
will be-aye fslthe fixed .olicy Of the Uni
ted States.
Now, the Republicans themselves, yielding
this great poiut-,proposing no change in this
self governing ipolicy-yet undertake to rem
der it nugatory by raising clamor and false
issues '.Yote for Fremont" say they, and
Kansas will be free" But how is this? By
the la,c as 1t is, the people Of Kansas can de-
eide for themselves, whethcr or not they ,cM
auoic slareholding in their Territory. Sup
pose, then, that Col. Fremont ssas the Pres
ident Would he be the people of Kansas?
Could he settle the question for them? Would
he try to force them to adopt the system of
free labor? Or would he employ all the rat-
ronage, and influence, and money at bis dis
posal to mnuufactGre opinion and majorlties
in Kansas? Were he te do'so he would be
abusing his high Office. Surely the Republi-
cans do not dare to promise that his election
would secure free labor to Kansas In this
way!
Or do they mean that Fremonts election
would be n demonstration of opinion in favor
of free Kansas?' So it would be-of North
ern opinion But would the people of Kan
sas be controlled by that. Our American
communities are rroverbially independent,
and suit themselves and their own localities,
bo,r 9TH iply
themselves,
But the Republicans come to this at last,
that President Pierce is trying to force slave
ry into Kansas, and that James Buchanan
will also try to do so, and that Col Fremont
will desist from such an effort Now we deny
fatty, broadly, and peremptorly deny that
the President or his administrations or the
Democratic party are trying any such thing
and challenge the proof The President is
simply maintaining peace in Kansas. The
Democratic Senate have even gone so far as
to propose concessions for the sake of peace.
The Pacifcation Bill passed in the Senate is
50 obviously fair and impartial that the Re-
publicans can only object to it by imputlng
bad motives 10 its friends, or by affecting to
fear that it will be unfairly carried ont. This
Bill meets the unqualified and universal ap-
probation of the Democratic party, because
its obvious result will be to restore peace and
harmony to distracted Kansas. and clearly
ascertain the unforced will of her real people.
Everybody who knows anything of James
Buchanan, and his eminent mildness, benevo
lencc, and wisdom, feels sure that his Admin
istration would address itself with untiring
solicitude to the grateful work of haFmonizing
Kansas, and giving the frcest scope to the
wishes of her settlers. A man is a gump,
nnny, and ignoramus of the first water who
does not comprehend that James Buchanan
a steady sensible. solid, simple hearted Penn
sylvanian-must be conciiatory and impair
tial and just President. who could not know
bow TO be any thing else. James Buchanan,
in the Pennsylvania spirit of quietncss and
equity. viii afd the Territory Of Kansas in
governing itself, and moulding its own insti-
tu'ious.
Now what else can John c. Fremont do?
He is-not walking " ilmot Proviso, or Mis-
souri, Line-he could not do the thinking or
votir & for Kansas. Even with Fremont as
President, Kansas would settle her domestic
affairs for herself. If she wishes free labor
she can and will have tiff majority of her
citizens prefer to introduce negro slavery
how coGld Fremont as President 1,rerent it?
Let the Republicans answer that question.