The true Democrat., 1856-05-06
For the True Democrat. The Kansas-Nebraska Measure

For the True Democrat
 The Kansas-Nebraska Measure ! MT. EDIToR:-We suppose it is we'll known to every intelligent politician that the general policy pursued by the present administration has met with, comparatively speaking, very little ensure from those leading opposition journals ot the country which stand, more than others. upon their established reputation-as the most truthful and impartial political commentators Indeed to the reilecting politician it must be evident, notwithstanding all the hubbub to the contrary, that, when the elastic vigor of the ia. tion shall have carried us safely through the present sectional excitement-Mr. Pierce's ad ministration will be looked back upon as one that conducted the affairs of the country, both for its present and future welfare with great ability and foresight
 The question is not-has the government committed any errors? But, rather, what amount of good Las it achieved? How much has 1t advanced the welfare of the country ua- der dte circumstances ooih ,ohcA H has been sur- rounded? To err is human; and we cannot ex- pect any administrationssto be entirely fautless
 The so called errors that have been deemed the most serious by these who oppose President Pierce's administration are-Mr Picrces policy in making up his government by selecting men from all the various sections of the democratic party, instead of taking them erclusiuely from that one which was composed of what was dis tinguished as national democrats. The advo. cacy by the administration of the Kansas Ne lraska measure and certain errors which all administrations unavoidably fall into, through | the peculiar nature of our political system that of making some injudicious appointments
 In the Kansas N ebraska measure-the nation made clean breast of it-it was a bold stroke 1t is true, but one that the modern features of abolltlonist warfare upon the south, demanded, | and which, we think, all honorable northern menting the strength of either section, it is not of much value, but as measure called for, by | northern vituperation-in defense of southern honor it becomes 80 tar as it goes, extremely ap- propriate.
 Whether or not the south gaiqsany additional strength from the measure is not it appears to us, under the circumstances, tue question-in | this regard it is enough for us to know that sla- | very under the Missouri compromise was for eUer erclude1 from the particular terrtorv-of course, therefore, the south caaa lose nothing by it. Can the southern people with e proper selt- respect continue longer to acquiesce in a law which excludes them from equal right of access to the common territories of the Union? We think not. Men, when reasoned with upon an acknowledged level of common right-tfI equals as honorable ciGzens-may be induced to sacrifice much, was the feelings of the | sove holding interest when the " northwestern tsrritory'' was by law made free-soil, as in the case too of the Missouri compromise; but since that time the southern people in the estimation of their brethren of the north, have become morally ted-dishonorable men--unft for true religious or refined society. Under this new state of things the southern people cannot permit any policy of government, which, by their acquiescing in, would make them appear
  to the world as being conscious that Mey did oc- cupy the inferior position in society assigned to them. Itshould signify nothing to the south, in the present phase of the subject, whether slavery can ever go to d particular territory or not--whether its geography is under tropical sun or within the a1tc circle--no,tteJn sentiment has made it matter of honor to the south that her prineattUe right of access to the United States territory must be acknowledged and provided for by the laws of the land.
 We are aware that the north is the powerful individual, its geographical position and climate have made it so, by necessity and in this contest under the right of free competition guaranteed to all by the principles of American liberty, as in the acquisition oievery other desirable proper tv--the odds are altogether in favor of the pow erful. These natural advantages over the south should satisfy the north without requiring ill addition thereto any artificial aids. The south in demanding the return to her of her original common right asks for no such aids, but only for fair open competition in accordance with the free principles of our political economy.- It is we'll known that Mir. Calhoun was so well aware of this natural power of the north to ex- tend it's population over the vacant territories that he was not only opposed to dscriminatons in tavor of the already too powerful north, but he demanded pro-s7auery proviso in favor of the south by establishing line about 36d deg. 30 min. from the States to the Pacifc-below which slavery should exist by positive law, and north of that line to be free-s -sol--know ing full well it was destined to become any way.
 TRUE BLUE.