The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-04-18
suuatter soyereigntY Aga:n.

We gave, short time since, sll-of
Jsmes Buchanan's views of Squatter
Sovereignty, which appeared On the
face of his Inaugural. He leaves us
to infer that he believes the ultra
Southern views on this subject, name
iy, that Slavery goes wherever the
Constitution goes, really lodges the
question of popular sovereignty as it
now affects us. All he does say is,
that when we come to form a State,
we can do SO and so, but leaves US In
entire ignorance, except. as we say,
from inference, as to what his views
of our popular sovereignty powers are,
as Territory. He affects to forget
that Slavery is now here, and that this
institution has the same effect upon
the body polite which cancer has
upon the human frame-it eats its way
to the vital parts and finally kills it
Unfortunately Northern and Southern
political doctors disagree about this
matter, and as DIR. James Buchanan
intends to agree with both sides, if
possible, the question comes up, "Who
shall decide" &c. We are Influenced
in believing that he intends to agree
with both sides, if possible. by the
following reasons:
l. Because he has appointed as Sec
retary of State, Gen. CaSs of Michi-
gan, who claims to have been the fa-
ther of Squatter Sovereignty. Out of
respect to the opinion of James Bu-
chanan, we will call Gen. Cass the
discoverer, because the Inaugural says
it is ''a principle as ancient as Free
Government itself" But although
Gen. Cass is the reputed discoverer
of this doctrine, he has in his senate
rial career entirely abjured it in prac-
tice. When the people of this Terri
tory sent their Free State Constitu-
tion to Congress, he shirked the grave
responsibility of being its champion,
and wished to avoid even the appear
ance of evil, when requested to pre-
sent it. When we petitioned for re-
dress of grievances, Gen. Cass forgot
his long-life-thought doctrine, and vo-
ted against us. Yet Gen. Cass is the
representative of Squatter Sovereignty
at the North, and hence he became
Premier.
| 2. Because he has appointed Jacob
Thompson as Secretary of the Interi-
or. Jacob Thompson is Mississip-
plan, and is the same individual who
introduced into the Cincinnati Con-
vention resolutions denying and ig-
noring the doctrine of squatter Sow
reignty as dangerous to the South and
her institutions.
In the mean time it might be we'll
for the people of Kansas to Illustrate
the designs of the self-styled "Nation-
al Democracy" to make Kansas a
Slave State, for it must be evident to
all, that President Buchanan viii ac-
quiesce in this action, and even sus-
tain them in it, if there is the least
show of his doing so without compro-
missing his position as a Union-pre-
serving man. Our faith in the ulti-
mate success of Freedom in Kansas,
as our readers well know, is based up
on the large preponderance of Free
over Slave emigration, and in the pru-
denee and wisdom of the people now
here. Congress has adjourned with
out doing anything for US, and hence
we must, as heretofore, depend entire
ly on ourselves. No one can foresee
what may occur before the beginning
of the next session, and when we
consider that the complexion of the
House is adverse to Freedom, no new
hope lights US onward. Let us take
the declarations of the Inaugural for
what they are worth, always remem-
bering their source, and that though
Freedom here ''is happily matter
of little importance" to Mr. James
Buchanan, tits of the highest import
ance to us. socially, morally, intellec-
tually and politically, not to speak of
its influence upon our agriculture.
manufactures, and commerce.