The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1856-07-25
Vy-Elo Can Give Peace 10 EGaE,sas

Kansas is now the whole stock in trade Of
the opposition to the Democratic party. Eve
rything is forgotten bv them in order to keep up
the agitation about Kansas. il is amazing how
much they have written, and how much they
have printed on this prolific subject. Their
documents may be estimated, not BY the thous-
and but bv the ton. They have engaged in
this discussion Of Kansas, the Free-love ladies
and gentlemen. the negroes and whites, infdels
and philosophers, Senators aud Representatives,
GARRISON and GREELEY, ana all the odds and
ends that 60 to constitute the great Abolition
disunion party One would suppose that after
all this noise and confusion, some practical COM
mon sense remedy would be suggested for the
settlement Of the Kansas troubles, bot no such
thing has been proposed. On the contrary, the
greatest calamity that could now be!ali the en-
tmieS of the Democratic party and OF the U
MON, would be the adjustment OF the eXagger-
ated difficulties in Kansas. The Senate OF the
United States has passed The judlcions bill OF
MIR. Senator Toonbs it viii 60 to the House
-l I-.- ana 81 aialslrny "a -nazs
peace 10 Kansas and yet, that peace will come,
and that soon, in spite Of their lactious opposi-
ton, we have no manner OF doubt. II viii not
come, however, through the efforts Of the
Black Republican leaders. Mr.. Greeley will
not b. able to help in this good work, even If
he were willing Mr. Seward will not help
Mr. Hale will not help. Suppose, indeed,
their plan We're adopted suppose bill We're
TO BECOME a law, forcing the admission of half
formed State under circumstances ouch as those
which controlled at the Topeka Convention.
Woud this give peace 10 the country? No
body believes it. For even if this were follow
ed by the election of Col. Fremont the waves
of public opinion would be lashpd into an ex-
ciiemen, without parallel in our history. Ag-
iaion would be the order Of the day; the
South would feel that they had been outraged
by the North. and the conservative men in the
North would rise en- n7asss against the gan.esters
who had precipitated these difficulties upon the
country. Tie Democratic purity is the only
pqrfy rhict con bring peace to Knnsas. It's
settle the dispute which conyulses that ter
ritory.
We shall be told by sone fanatcal Abolition
ISIS that this excitement as far as Kansas is con-
ceinpd, would never have taken place but for
the repeal of the Missouri Compromise. In
answer 10 this we direct attention to the fact
that no party is half as much responsible for
the existing state Of things as the very diSanon-
isis who now clamor against the Srnate Kansas
Bill These men had over and over again Of
frred to them the Missouri Compromise line as
the final settlement of the Slavery question
Had they permitted il TO be run, as was propo-
sed by hir. BUCHANAN in 18+7. TO the Pacific,
not only Kansas would have been free STATE
but large addition would have been made to
the strength Of the free States in Congress in
course of time. In those DAYS, however, the
Missouri Compromise was the bugbrar OF abo-
iioniSm, as it had been from the time it be-
came the law Of the land. Those wko are now
in the habit of talking of irrepralable contracts
were the first and foremost 10 repeal the bind
ing force of the Missouri Compromise even
when it was applied to Arkansas, in 1916, and
subsequently, when all other remedies seemed to
have failed. 10 1916, Al, when every other
proposition was rejected, and when the country
was waiting anxiouslv for the adjustment OF the
questions growing out of the acquisition Of the
territory under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hi
dalgo, the Missouri Compromise was offered as
the olive branch Of peace to the eager aud IN
iatuated fanatics Of the North and was refused
by them amidst tempest Of dpnunciaton and
fury. The compromise measures fallowed
How did these disunlonists receive those elor-
Gus measures originated in the wise councils Of
Clay, of CaSs, of Webster, and all those pure
men who have shed lustre upon the national
character, and whose names are constantly re-
called as wholesome recollections in those elavs
OF peril! Did they submit when the whole
country was anxious that they should submit
Did Greeley submit Did Seward or Hall, or
any Of those men who now clanor IN the fore-
front>o. the opposition ranks in favor Of Iohn
c. Fremont, did these men yirld On thp