Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-11-07
WHAT MAY HAPPEN IN THE NEXT
FOUR YEARS.

the Republicans;
1.-The Republicans were at frst horror
stricken at The passage of the kansas-Ne-
braska bill, in the fear that slavery would
be extended into territory north of thirty
six and half degrees of north latitude,
and obtain permanent foothold there but
they have now been advised and understand
that whilst it is possible that, by a forcing
process, slavery may possibly b. incorpo-
rated into the constitution OF Kansas. it
cannot remain there dozen years; and
moreover, that the natura operation of the
'squatter SOW re gnty doctrine will ulti
mately prevent The formation of another
slave state out of territory now belonging
to the United States, or out of any further
territory likely ever to be acquired by
this government Hence. at the North.
the excitement which was created by the
enactment Of the kansa, Nebraska bill
has rapidly subsided. and will ere loug
wholly cease to exist"
This is a sample Of the manner in which
some people delude themselves in regard
to the question of excluding slavery
They try to represent it as of little conse-
quence whether the empire of that institu-
ton be enlarged OF not. since if enlarged
it must shrink again to its original limits.
The Fillmore organ is candid enough to adj
NIT that slavery may possibly DO forced up
on Kansas. The laws of Kansas. passed
at the Shawnee Mission, leyalizc it there
already, and the relentless enforcement of
these laws, so hopefully inaugurated by
Governor Gcary, will make its establish
ment IN the territory sure Then will
come the forcing process of which the Or
gaHadmits the possibility and the danger.
\ constitution, under Gearys auspices,
will be framed, in which slavery will be
made the fundamental law of the state.
The Republicans beng in minority in
both Houses, Kansas will be admitted in
to the Union as slave state.
BY what process of reasoning this organ
Of Mr.. Fillmore has satisfied itself that if
slavery be eugfafted on the constitution of
Kansas it twill not r. main there dozen
years. We cannot imagine. Slavery once
admitted into a new country grows rankly:
it finds ample space for large plantations.
and the virgin soil in its first fertility
yields its fruits abnndantly to the rude
and su eriIcial tillage of slaves she has
now hundred THOUSAND the slavehoId
ing influence rules the state. blockades It's
roads. be,ets lis rivers, and MES a safe
passage through its limits to all who DO
not profess allegiance to slavery. What
shall prevent the same thing fom happen.
ing in Kansas The counties Of Missouri
bordering Oh that territory, with the same
latitude, climate and soil, aie already thc
most tanatically attached to slavery. and
are of themselves i standing aamonitien
against allowing it TO exteu any further
to the West Once there, it i, there for
period Of time which our frass 10 not
venture to measure
In this example W. sec tie fate Of Kan
sas if sc once allow the ours, al slavery
to he fyod upon her Once adm, ei as
slave state, she IS wrestel from freedom
with no move hope Of recovery than we
hare Of Missouri. VII the peepl oltte
free states endure th;s9 TIE p.e2le 81
tn South NAY the people Of the south,
as listing ishc1 from the olitlrchy who
rule them are in part cheated by igno-
rant prcjudiccs into the lei ef ilIt the
South ia interested in the spread Of slavery.
and part of +! m. nj BY no mean. an
ne usiderable part wAo think otherwisc,
are siIenc d by the teroaioas aud iatolcr-
ant desp, Ism Of the master class. Bat
the people Of thc North will not enlnre
H.
In another part OF his sheet we pub
lish letter from Kenneth Rayner, Of
North Carolina, in which he tells US
what the South will do if Fremont
should le elected We, in our turn,
have Alright to say what the North will
do Il, to the misfortune OF the country,
Fremont should not be elected. Mir
Rayncy assures Us that there VIII be no
attempt to dissolve the Union if Ere
mont >houh be chosen to the Presidcn-
cy. We can affirm that If he should not
be elected, the struggle for the posses
sion Of Kansas which we lave hthr rto
witnessed will be but pastime and holt
day sport in comparison to what will
follow. The mighty population Of the
North, conscious of their strength, exas-
perated by these successive experiments
on their endurance, will pat forth their
power as it has never been put forth yet.
We have long been attentive spectators
Of political events, and not merely spec
tators but. actors in the strife; we have
often seen the public mind agilated by
political controversies, but never have
we seen the moral nature of the people
moved as it is now. Never have We
seen society so deeply agitated-asita-
ted even in its most quiet and indifferent
classes-agitated into even the Utmost
recesses of domestic life The feeling
which prevails is like tempest of such
fearful might that it disturbs the waters
of the ocean even in their remotest and
protoundest caverns.
his organization, which now seeks
the election of Fremont, and through his
election to compose and settle the agita-
ton of the slavery question, will not be
avain or idle piece of machinery if 1t
should oil of its immediate object. 1t
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