Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-10-03

Z Gains by the Repeal OF the Mn'l
i souri, Compromise. .,...
I The rrep,ral, OF the Missouri restric,
tion Is yindIcated by every eonsidsrA.
ton Of right and justice. But there
are erpersons of such sordid impulses
and Narrow vision. that They appre.
ciste a measure OF public policy In,
proportion only to iis yield OF visible,
paIpsble' and digestable product. In
the Judgment Of such individuAIs. the
Kansas Nebraska Bill Il wortIr Moth
ing asDap aet Of atonement "a the Con-
slitution and rfpwation 70 the South,
They respect il not at al for the great
principles which Il euuncIAtes and In
corpofases in the policy of'ihc Gov
ernment. ,, Insensible toisthe finer
moral results which constitute the aim
of the highest and truest statesman-
ship. the gross appettes Of these poll.
liciahs reject the sealIy precious adj
vanta ses which the South realizes
from the repeal Of the Missouri res
triciion, a Bolts. for instspce, appre-
ciates the true value OF that measure
about as much as Elagabulus would
have relished the nectar and ambro.
sia Of the olymyian repast. Talk 10
himef viudicating the ip,egri.yef the
Constitution. Of restoring. The South
to is past equality and dignity in The
Union. and you simply provoke aeon
temptuons chuckle with all your fine
phrases. sii ifds inl loas i'igDps 81
/ Luckily for the satisfaction, or the
eopfutaIion Of such individuals as Mr.,
John Minor Bolts. the Kansas Nsbras.
ka ACT Is not destitute of immediate.
visible and tangible advantage torthe
intsrtsts Of the lSouth.u The repeal
Of The Missouri restriction, besides Of
feling alonement and rvparalion for 40
AiIront upon the South. opens The fed
efal domain TO the free expansion and
development Of Negro Slavery. 's,s'
1 II Is manifest from the history OF the
country, during the last twenty y ear'
/ That the Constitution 10 It's, protectior
OF the rights Of the South. Indeed,
the powers OF the common Govern
ment are perverted Iron their bene
6cient purpose. and are employed o.
{ The active agencies Of oppression and
4 spoilation againstltae slaveholdinq
Stales.d The South, then haano 9th
er,seouri,y but its own, capabilities o
defense. Ills esseplialio the protec
1 liop OF It's rights that il should main
4 tain power in the Government equiv
alent at least 10 4 negative ON oppres
.,tsfve. ubiquitous, and unconstituliona
legislatlon.7 sdi ssvt9ssb .tltaGos Il
The q Abolilionists. have ever hal
control Of majority Of, the populal
Z vote. They nov hold indispdtabl'
ascendancy in the House Of Represen
tativesamIns iheio Senate even 9TH,
} South is gina a minority Of one State
though Fortunately, a conservative sen
Iiment is still supreme in'that brancl
Of the Federal Legislature. 'oThe daj
IL not distant. however, when the six
teen free States with be represented il
the Senate by the political ASSOCIATES
Of Wilsof and Seward; and whel
Congress will be under the absolute
sway OF Abolitionism. The Sotitl
may turn to the Executive, but withl
scarcely stronger hope Of protection
fremont may not be elected. but ,b
triumph OF his party will be postpope'
only for q single term; unless. mean
while, the South receivers Its power i
heconfederacy, and establishesa
counterpoise 10 the ., ,ascendancy o
. Abolitionism,. ,... -: -,., .,.f,
This then is the only salvation 70
the South-to recover self protectinI
power ia the Senate. Fortified toi,
own impulse, Abolitionism will descen
upon Slavery with. increasing fore
and fury Of attack; and viii ultimate
!y subjugate the South or expel
from the Union. ''''i" 20 Ha'''i' 4Ne
/, 9 How can the South possess itself Z
, , this self.proteoting powerfs. How re
cover its ascendancy in the Senate
Oregon. Washington. Minnesota an
Nebraska. all Free States in embryt
will counter balance the accession I
: the South by the division OF T-ra,
even thought the Ncsih should oh
serve its obligation under the treat
of annexation. Utah and New Mes
leo will in all probability send fou
pti.Slayery yotes into the Senate
So much on one side. qa ,i.a IN dan
The only present chance Of acce'
!, sion to the Strength OF the South. j
/. the admission OF Kansas into III
Union widi xPro'Shveiy Constitt
tionaIsI two years. sst lshs .farthes
J, that Territory will assume the SO,
= ereignty of, o State, and 10 all probi
billy will adopt the institutions OF III
" South. Then The South will recoy,
= its equality ia the Senate. and will !
competent to ~thes protection ofei
J rights. Though incapable OF direc
! Jog the policy ! Of the Goverpment
The end OF Slavery propagandisu
" (which the South desires only for n
. purposes Of aself-defence.) IL will /
lally equslnto the defeat Of measure
OF Ere. Soil aggression, With Ksl
sas to back it 10 The Senate, the Soul
IS can compel the 6ul6lment OF the Tel
: as Treaty. by resisting the sdmissic
e Of other Free Stales.A With Kans'
10 to back il in d The Senate. the Soui
can stay the march Of Abolitionisn
u aud maintain its own rights and il
u dependence FOR an indefinite period.
u % But. Kansas would have been
ie Free State IL the Missouri rcstrictis
ie had not been repealed: and instead
y augmen,ing the power Of the Soutl
" would have recruited the ranks Of A.
o. litionism. Besides. then. the posili,
o. advantage ofsan secession OF streng'
Ia of which the South gains under Il
operation of the Kansas Nebrasl
Act. we must con sider tue evils ave
e. ted as we'll as the wrongs redressed
pl the measure, IL We would spprecia
,e the full value of its service to, SLAYER
TO In the, one contingency, the hopes