New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-09
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The evening however no debate could be got up Oh
The subject and the report tame and dprted az twas
vas aaoptsd Another effort in this direction proved
sonal,v unsuccessful A caucus on the Kansas ques-
ticn was called last Monday evening IN the house OF
Rerresentatives when about half the Members oil inc
Ass bly collected together with eigars IN ther mouths
ard ipdulging in the usual eft.r-diHn.r po-turesi
ulaciug their feet OIL Their writing table,, lohng BACK
on their chairs and bespatterng the floor with the
rcb luce Of the favorte weed viii not be - Vulgar
a. 20 saw thy were drunk, AZ the cloud Of smoke when
hing over Them greatly obscured my vision but 1t
was sfter dinner. and the Maine Law is not yet in
orerat;on IN South Carolina. Even und these crcum
stances there ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS seemed
TO be the pervadIng feeling. The Chairman OF the
Committee Of Ways and Means, Mr. Middleton, was
approrratey enough elected to the chair. The result
Of the meeting was TO appoint committee 20 DRAFT
r.sOutons to be submitted TO the caucus the next
evening.
A caucus had been announced for another purpose
at the same time namely, to consider the proprety OF
eectpg delegates TO the forthcoming Democratic Ma
tional Convention at Cincinnati. Notwithstanding
that these two great questions were 10 be debated IN
solemn caucus on the Tuesday evening-que-tion
which involve not only the grave interests of the
South but the security and stability of the Union, and
notwithstanding that We are on the eve Of great
civil war in which Freedom or Slavery must triumph,
and this assembly compose not only the representa-
tiyes but the electors might almost saw the people
of South Carolina for outside of these walls there i NJ
public spirit of which they stand in awe; notwthstand
ing all these circumstances, ben the time for holding
tie arrived there were Out nNe EcHlitucH
present and both projects abandoned. Thus,
when the time for action had arrived and there was
probability that gentlemen would be called upon by
reso uton and otherwise TO draw checks upon their
banker- there was general backing out. Surely II
NAV be sald now, even Of South Carolina, That the
"days Of chivary are gone" The men Of iron Will
who once controlled the destnies OF this mighty state
are departed hence and none are left behind but Il
degenerate who have become enervated by luxury,
and who prefer the BacChdnaan pleasures OF the tabe
to taking even the initiative step in military campaign
10 ~thod their most beloved institution.
When it is known that the funds in the Treasury OF
this State inadequate 10 meet the demands OF an
extravagant arisocracy that the people are already
taxed bev Ond endurance; that not only Is there tax
imposed on every article of merchandise, but per
so1al tax every white male and ON every free col
ored person male and female, whether negro muatto,
Indian half-breed, by recent enactmentst Egyp-
tians while every slave and all other property sub
ioct to heavy assessments The Legislature during it,
recent session have thought necessary in almost every
part culaT 10 increase the burdens already imposed
upon the people; and "a il is known that the whole
popuaon OF this State does not exceed $40 900, with
no manufactures 10 sustain them and that the prlce
Of cotton is low, what have the people OF the North
w at have the FreeState men OF Kansas, to fear from
the chivalry of South Carolina
The fact is the Southern States feel themselves To
be in a weak ard tOttenng condition. The prospects
to the individual planter especially in he present de-
pressed state of the cotton market are not sufficiently
hatterng TO induce him TO make great sacT1lceS on
behalf of Slavery in Kansas, and neither men nor
money can be found for this purpose in numbers or
amount sufficient to make any formidable array IN
Kansas should it come TO an open military engage
ment. 1t is true, South Carolina Is not the whole
South but what is true of this State must be pro
poronatey true of all the Southern States, and should
it TO trisl of strength between the North and
the South there be little doubt of what would be
the ultimate result Planters and owners of slaves
are the only persons who feel deep interest in uphold
ing "the peculiar institution, and they dare not save
their patrol and militia duties at home to those who
are Indifferent on the subject. How, them can they
take an active part in the contest? They cannot do
II, except TO n very limited extent and firm, united
stand the part Of the North, would soon convince
the South of the utty of any attempt on their part
TO establish Slavery in Kansas by force of arms.