New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-09-02
The Democracy and Kansas.

We subjoin the following article from the Peters
burg Integencer, asif Kansas be lost to the South
it fixes conclusivey the responsibility upon the shou
ders of the Democratic party This indeed, is an i'm
portant and mighty fact and we beg the people of the
South of all parties to bearit constantly in mind
1t is now ascertained that the Democratic party
will have clear and controlling majority in the next
Congress. They will therefore be responsible for the
legislation OF the next two years. Not the least i'm
portant question that they will be called to settle
will be the admission of Kansas into the UnOn and its
status as free or slave We desire that the people of
the South shall keep constantly in mind the fact that
Kansas must be slave State, unless the Democracy
Interfere at stage OF its progress towards state
hood, to head it off. 1t is slave Territory, I'd
will ernecessitate and by force OF law be a slave
State, unless the constitution about to be framed shall
forbid it. But that constitution is to be framed by
| convention to which large majority of Democrats
have been elected. Any such provision therefore
must have the sanction of Democrats to secure in
sertion Suppose though, the constitution shall per-
init slavery, but is submitted TO the popular ratlca
tion rejection. We have the assurance of the gov
ernment organ that the Democratic party in Kan
sas is now largely in majority over all Others"
If the constitution toleratng slavery is rejected this
Democratic party will be responsible for it. But
suppose, further, the constitution is not rejected, and
Kansas goes up to Congress asking admission into
the Union as slave State
The Democratic party are in majority in Con-
gress, also, and the application can only fail from
Democratic hostility But suppose, lastly, Congress
should favor the admission, the only remaining
of defeating it would be the Veto and that power is
in the hands of Democratic President. So that at
every critical point the fortunes of Kansas encounter
Democratic guides and guardians. Bear in mind,
Kansas is now, by her laws, and by virtue of the
istence of the institution there identified with the
slave section of the Union To be transferred to the
antislavery section positive action will be required
and that action can only come from Democrats, who
alone have any opportunity of doing anything in the
matter. If we may use the illustration, the Of
Kansas is on the prosavery track. 1t sin the hands
Of Democratic engineers, iiremen, brakemen, con
ductors, baggagemasters, ticketagents, superntend
ents directors and presidents. The section masters,
and swtch-keepers, and staton-agents, are all Demo-
Gratis II is matter of utter impossibity that Kan
sas get off the pro-savery track, unless it is
switched off by Democrats. The Kansas train is
loaded with the priceless freightage of Southern
equality and Southern honor. The whole Democratic
party underwriters and insurers for the safe
veyance of the cargo If those who have charge of
the train betray their rust better that they be-
meath its wheels, than compelled to face those whose
confidence they have tred with, and whose interests
they have sacrificed. So look out for the locomotive
when the bell rings! f-T