The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1856-12-18


The repeal in terms of statute. which
was already obsolete, and also null for up.
constitut;onality, could have no influence TO
oostruct or TO promote the propagation VI
conflicting views Of political or social ns,i.
tuition. When the act organizing the Ter.
ritores of Kansas and Nebraska was pass.
ed, the inherent effect upon that portion of
the public domain thus opened-t 10 legal set
t'ement was to admit settlers from all the
States of the Union alike, each with his
convictions of public policy and private in.
terest, there to found IN their discretion.
,'i'ect TO such limitations rs the Cons,itu
ton and acts of Congress might prescribe.
new States, hereafter To be admitted into
the Union. 1t was n free field, open alike
to all. whether the statute line Of assumed
restriction were repealed or not. That re.
peal did not open to free competition OF the
diverse opinions and domestic institutions
held, which, without such repeal. would
nave been closed against them: 1t found
that held OF competition already opened, in
fact and in law. All the repeal did was 10
relieve the statu,e-book of an Objectionable
enactment, unconstitutional in effect, and
injurious in terms to large portion of the
States.
Is il the fact, that, in ali the unsettled re-
glons OF the United States, if emigration be
ielt free TO act in this respect for itself,
! without legal prohibitions on either side,
Save labor will spontaneously GO every
where, IN preference to free laborl Is il the
fact. that the peculiar domestic institutions
OF the Southern States possess relatively so
much OF vigor, that, wheresoever an avenue
IS freely open TO all the world, they will
! penetrate to the exclusion of those of the
Northern States? Is il the fact, that the
former enjoy, compared with the latter, such
'rressubly superior vitality, independence
| OF climate, soil, and all ether accidental cir.
cumstances, as to be able to produce the
supposed result, in spite of tie assumed
moral and natural obstacles 10 its accom-.
plshments, and of the more numerous pop
u!aiion of the Northern Statesl
lie argument OF those. Who advocate the
enactment of new laws of restriction. and
condemn the repeal Of old ones, in effect
AYERS that their particular views of govern.
men; have no selt-extending or self sustain
ing power Of their own, and Wilt 90 no
where unless forced by act OF Congress.
And II Congress do but pause for n moment
IN the policy OF stern coercion; il it venture
to try the experiment Of leaving men to
Judge Tor themselves what institutions will
best suit them; if it be mol strained up TO
perpetual legislative exertion on this point;
1t Congress proceed thus 10 act in the very
spirit OF Liberty, it is al once charged with
aiming to extend slave labor into all the
new Territories of the United States.
vi course, these imputations on the in
tentions OF Congress in this respect. con.
ceived as they were in prejudice, and dis
semlnaied IN passion, are utterly destitute
Of any justification in the nature of things.
and contrary 10 all the Fundamental doc
trines and principles OF civil liberty and self.
government
While. therefore, in general. the people
OF tue Northern States have never, at nuv
time, arrogatel for the federal government
the power 10 interfere directly with the do
meStic condition Of persons in the Southern
States, but on the contrary have disayowed
all such intentions, and have SHRINK from
conspicuous utilization with those few who
pursue their fanatical objects avowedly
through The contemplated means Of revolu.
tonary change of the government. and with
acceptance of the necessary consequence
civil AMI servi!e war-vet many citizens
have suffered themselves 10 be drawn into
one evanescent political issue Of agitation
after another, appertaining to the same set
of opinions, and wh;ch subsided rs rapidly
as they arose when il came to be seen, ms
II uniformly did, that they were incompati-
bIe with the compactS OF the Constitution
and the existence OF the Union. Thus.
when the acts Of some OF the States to null
ify the existing extradilion law imposed
upon Congress the duty Of passing a new
ono, the country was invited hv ari,a,ors To
enter into party organization for its repeal:
but that agitation speedily ceased by reason
OF The impracticability of lis object SO.
when the statute restriction upon the insti
tnllons of now States, by geographical
line, had been repealed, the country was
urged 10 demand its restoration, and that
project also died almost with its birth
Then followed the cry OF alarm from the
North against imputed southern encroach
ments; which cry sprang in reality from the
spiiit OF revolutionary atiacl; on the domes.
TIC institutions of the South, and, after a
( troubled existence OF few months. has
been rebuked 10y TIE voice Of patriotic
people.
OF this last aggila,ion, ons lamen;able
feature was, that 1t was carried on at the
immediate expense Of The peace and happi.
ness Of the people Of the Territory Of Kan.
+ saS. That was made the battle field. not so
much of opposing factions or interests with
IN itself, rs Of the conflicting passions Of the
whole people Of the United States. Revo
luuonary disorder in Kansas had its origin
IN projects Of Intervention, deliberately ar
ranged by certain membcrs OF that Congress
which enacted the law for the organization
OF the Territory. And when propacandst
colonization of Kansas had thus been under.
taken IN one section OF the Union, for the
systematic promotion Of lis peculiar views
( OF policy, there ensued rs matter Of
! course, n counter action with nnnnsita