The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-21

RESTORATION or THE MISSOURI PRoHBrToN-
The BILL INrRcspcED.-Mr. Mace, Of Indiana,
introduced yesterday in the House of Repre-
sentatives till to prevent the extension OF
slavery into the Territories Of the United
States 86rth Of So deg. 80 min. II we mistake
not, this is q very material modification of the
Seward programme of 'no more slave States,
no more slave Territories" for this line Of SO
deg 80 min. would leave all our Territories
already acquired, or which may be hereafter
acquired, including Cuba and the whole of
Mexico, open to slavery. Why this awful
letting down2 Has the election of Speaker
disclosed the important fact that "no more
slave States, no more slave Territories is an
utterly impracticable cretchet with the pre-
sent Congress? We Suppose SO. Thus, the
sweeping schedule of the Seward Holy ALI
ance is reduced to the solitary auti-slavery
plank Of General James Watson Webb, viz
the restoration of the Missouri prohibition.
The success, too. of this project, even in the
House of Representatives, will probably de-
pend very much upon the issues of this weeks
anti-slavery and Know Nothing conventions at
Pittsburg and Philadelphia. There may be
danger-we don't know-human foresight Is
limited and uncertain; but we still adhere to
the idea that the Union is safe. But what a
theme will this bill of Mr.. Mace be for Buu-
combe agitation, and Presidential electioneer-
ing, and the proHigate wasting Of time aud the
public money, gas, types ink and paper; and
what an infiction upon the reading commuui-
ty of the whole Union, in windy speeches
thrust upon them at the expense of the public
treasury. Mr.. Mace has introduced, for the
North and the South, the veritable bill for
Buncombe, and we dare say that Buncombe ID
the extent of his ambition and his expecta
tions in starting this impracticable experiment.
GEORGIA VS.. ONO ON THE KANSAS QUAR-
REL.-We publish today report Of some re-
cent proceedings in the Legislature OF Geor-
gia, in opposition to the late movements Of
Governor Chase, Of Ohio, and his partisans in
the Legislature of that State, On the Kansas
question. 1t was proposed in the Ohio Assem-
bly,, in answer to the appeal Of the Governor,
that five regiments of men be raised in the
State for the "aid and comfort" of the aboli-
ton agitators OF Kansas; and we now find it
proposed in the Legislature Of Georgia to send
out from that State toros of five regiments,
as reinforcenents to the so-called border ruff
fans. This prompt retaliatory movement on
the p.rt Of Georgia against the rampant
fanaticism of the Ohio abolition Governor and
his legislative instruments indicates what the
contest for "squatter sovereignty" woald be
in Kansas if brought to the issue of gunpow-
der. 1t would be war between the North
and South, in which the Union would be
shivered to atoms as one of the first results Of
the collision. la this view, we should try to
be grateful that our Pierce administration has
at last condescended to enforce the laws and
to preserve order, even to the extent of inter
posing the United States army between the
border belIgerents, if necessary. Mr.. Pierce
is candidate tor the succession, aud in this
view he has found it an extremely delicate and
difficult task to do his duty in regard to these
Kansas troubles, one way or the other. But
now that he has "screwed his courage to the
sticking point" we trust there will be no ne
cessity for the fvo Ohio tho Eve Georgia
regiments in the disputed Territory.