The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-17

by Congress-" and 's' Ate equality in
the Territories" This leaves Kansas to the fol-
lowing routine-drst, to settle 4nent by slayehold-
ers with their slave property; secondly, to the
recognition of the institution as constitutional
right in the adoptiorl Of . State government; and
thirdly, to the adj Aission OF the Territory as a
slave State and. the acquisition Of new and vir-
gin market foy Virginia slaves, which we take to
be the true yneaning Of Mr.. Wise's remark that
Mr.. Bucha nan is as sound upon the Kansas ques-
ton as Upon the Missouri compromise.
We Fave no objection to the admission of Kan
sas as slave State. On the other hand, we
maintain that her admission in this character
would be the best policy for the future peace of
the Union; and that there can be no peace short
of some such concession to the South, from
time to time, by way OF self-sus-
tanning balance of power in the United
States Senate. But in this controversy
with Mr.. Wise, we also maintain that his
remarks upon the great increase in the price of
niggers. from the extension of slave territory on
the south side of the Missouri line, will apply to
the Southern acquisition of the immense territory
of Kansas on the north side of that line. Major
Buford the active South Carolina pioneer in
Kansas, says that the Territory is admirably
adapted to slave labor And why not? 1t lies
Just behind Missouri, in the same ATTITUDES. and
with the same soil and products, as the wealthy
slave holding Missouri counties on the Kansas
border. Hemp corn and tobacco are the great
staples of Ethose Missouri slave holding border
counties; and actual experiments show that these
articles thrive better in the same SOIL of resher
and richer quality, across the line in Kansas
1t is folly, then, for Mr.. Wise to deny the soft
impeachment that the price of niggers is an i'm
portant Virginia item in the Kansas question.
Admit Kansas as a slave State, and the demand
there for niggers will socn raise the price Of that
staple, even in Accoraac and the rem0test re-
ccsses of the Dismal Swamp, In his ratification
speech, Mr.. Wise did not say this in so many
words: but doubtless his Virginia audience went
away from that meeting with :" sound slaves"
Missouri Compromise" California" three
thousand dollars,r golden five thousand" Kan
sas,' Buchanan gold mines,' Estate rights"
Sound on Kansas as on Missouri Compromise
Sound niggers,7 Three thousand dollars" Five
thousand kansas and non-intervention,' all
mixed up together. II we have been led astray,
from similar associations Of ideas, it is because
they were suggested by Mr.. Wise in his grand
notions of niggers and slave territory before the
delighted Virginia democracy.
We cannot accept the declaration to Mr. Butts,
of Rochester, that the admission of Kansas as
a slave State will not affect the price Of slaves
in Virginia at all This opinion is for New
York consumption, and Mr. Wise knows, or ought
to know, letter than to believe it himself. Kan
sas is capable Of Offering profitable field work
for nggers in the culture of hemp, corn and
tobacco. to the number of perhaps full two hun
bred thousand slaves This would be equivalent
TO o market for the whole surplus product Of vir-
ginia. Of twenty thousand niggers agar, for ten
years to come. This, too, is what we suppose to
be the true Interpretation of Mr.. Wise's opinion
of the soundness Of Mr. Buchanan on the Kansas
question 1t is Kansas as slave State We
have no objection to this we are in favor of IL in
a constitutional view; but why should our demo-
cratic leaders attempt to dodge the question!
Cannot democracy at Richmond and democracy
at Rochester ride together on the same horseg
We should like to know.