Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-08-12
From the South Carolinian.
KANSAS AGAIN,

From the South Carolinian.
KANSAS AGAIN.
A few months since the South enjoyed greater
unanimity in action in the election of President
than had ever existed before-we were more
united rs Southern people than at any previ-
GUS time. The Democratic party was the means
of bringing about this state of things, and they
effected what the South had never been able to
do, concentration of Southern influence in sup
port of statesman nominated by that party.
The repeal of the Missouri Compromise,
and the passage of the sas-Nebraska bill
gave evidence that the Democratic party was q
constitutional party, and the South united with
it, as she has ever been constitutional, in bring
ing into power the present Administration.
It has never been held that the Democratic
party or the Administration was to exert any
influence to make slave States for us-all that
we have expected was to be allowed equal pri-
vileges with the North in settling the Terrific
ries, and to be supported in carrying our pro-
perty where we pleased. The Democratic par
ty by the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise
opened the country to US in Kansas, and we
had then the opportunity of making Kansas a
slave State-we made an issue with the North
in relation to it, and have been out-Yoted. Our
papers undertook to stir up our citizens to the
great interest of the stake-our districts had
committees to collect men and money to colonize
the Territory and extend our institutions into
Kansas Our young men went in and took
possession, where spirit at pluck and intelligence
could have sway, and we gained the ascendsncy,
and foolishly supposed that we had made an
other slave State. We did not send families
with their slaves to possess the land, and to
hold it by their yotes-we did not send bona
fde settlers to live in the country and to i'm
press our institutions practically there-no, we
made great stir, and became possessed of the
idea that Kansas should be slave State, be-
cause we willed it, and were determined it
should be so. We boldly went into the game
without preparation, and have been out-voted.
Where are the Southern votes in Kansas? We
assert that, next to climate, the fundamental
principle is that the sovereignty of the people
is to settle the question in the Territories, yet
we have neglected to send our sovereign people
to vote for our institutions, against the sover--
eign people of the North who have gone there.
What is the pro-slaHery vote in Kansas Some
5000! What the vote of the Northern colonists
or settlers? About II ,000? How many slaves
have been carried into Kansas2 All told, about
1881 Yet Kansas should be ours-it ought to
be slave State, although many Of those slaves
have been frost-bitten, and their; footing in q
cold climate clearly shown to be totally fail
urc But Gov Walker has been treacherous,
and has used his influence against us-he has
given the force of authority to prevent Kansas
becoming slave State-the Administration
has supported him in carrying out their instruc-
tons to protect the people in their votes, and
therefore the former should be recalled, and
& e steIsi SRHastsa because e S sEsasasEz
We must, however humiliating to the pride
of the South, admit that If was our duty to
ourselves to have made Kansas slave State,
rs we had made the issue-let us admit that
we failed in the effort, and that we have no
right or reason in throwing the onus on Gov.
Walker, or the Administration. Admit that
Gov. Walker committed acts to prejudice our
cause did we not omit acts to secure its success
Admit that Gov. Walker acted unwiSely and
beyond his instructions, and that we think the
Administration should recall him, why should
we of the South insist upon it, IF the people Of
Kansas are satisfied with their Governor? lie
is not our Goycrnor-he has been sent to Kan
sas to govern that distracted country, and when
he rot there he found a state of things existing
that called for a somewhat different policy to
that he was expected by the South to pursue,
and lie pursued that course which ne supposed
would be the best for the Territory, and the
conservatism OF the Government.
lie satisfies Kansas but his course has not gwen
satisfaction to US, and the South extensively
condemns him. Well, make HIM out second
Arnold, or the yeriest traitor in the world, we
have lost Kansas by our own acts, not by his.
Our pro-savery friends in Kansas were instant
in their appeals to lis for mentor votes-but
we responded fcebly-they have long since
the hope of making Kansas slave
State, and they approve Gov. Walkers course
and support him in his efforts to get for the
South n constitutional State-in other words,
State that will be Delnocratic-the terms being
in our Southern political nomenclature nearer
together than is the case with any other party.
Admitting that Gov. Walker has deceived US,
and his course been distastcful to US, why should
we decide on his final execution, before the
Convention of Kansas acts? The sovereignty
of Kansas is in their Convention-that soVer-
eighty is to settle the fate OF Kansas. we
abide its action.
Our lukewarmness and neglect of opportuni-
ty has changed the issue in Kansas from pro-
slavery and abolitionism-to that OF the Con-
stitution against Black Republicanism. That is
the struggle now. ,,.r
. We have made wrong issue on this Kansas
question, so impetuous and eager were we to
test Southern rights, and we have gone into
battle without our hosts, and been overwhelm-
ed by numbers. Why should we allow such an
issue to create division and dssension among
ourselves? Rather let US promote union lot
the great issue pending when the North and
South will be arrayed against each other in a
greater battle than has yet been fought--whesln1
a Southern man and Northern extremist vii!
be before the whole Union. Then the union OF
the South will tell in the Union or out OF 1t:
Let not snch an issue as that of Kansas divide
us or breed distraction in our ranks. Let US
keep cool, moderate and firm, but be united.
DIAMOND CUT D1AMoSD.-A couple of patent
"safe" sharpers got hold of supposed green
horn, yesterday, near one of the hotels, wnom
or1f Uardont that