The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-07-02
KAnsAs. COW, wA1xrn, a.

No one who reads aud reflects upon passing
events cnn he otherwise than aware that the sole
object Of the Administration, under tho control
of the Consolidated National Democracy, il To
keep in power. TO keep the party together,
whether thereby the constitutional guarantees 10
the different sections Of the Union, be observed
ornot Hence in order 10 conciliute the free soil.
crs aud prevent their amulgalnation with the
Black Republicans or nggcr worshippers, the
Administration hus actually conceived, Us the
conduct of Governor WALKER, Of Kansas, de.
monstratcs, the internal policy of lending its
power to make that distracted Territory after ull
All anti-slavery State.
The reasons why the abolitionists and Black
Republicans refuse to act under the legally con-
stituted Territorial Legislature, must be obvious
to every one. To do so, would strip them of
their occupation-would deny to them their
power OF hue and cry! would deprive them of
their instrument Of agitation-ths continually
harpng about slavery and its untold evils
Their purpose is, to unite with the free .solers and
form the nucleus of party for 1860 Single
handed they will stand no chance; but united
with the free-soers, they may, and the only pos
sible chance for amagamation, is tho continual
agitation Of the anti-sIavcry fanaticism.
| And is il possible that there are some, oven in
| our midst, who would rather see this amulcana-
ton prevented in order to the SUCCESS of the gIo-
rlous Democracy, than the extension Of our in
stItutions into kansusa Yes this is SO, and
whut makes the prospects, for the preservation of
our country i'll its integrity SO gloomy, many of
| our people, who are honest and sincere in their
attachment to the Union, based upon tho princ,-
PIES OF the Constitution carried out i'll good faith,
are 50 blinded by the rrotcstutions of such dem.
"s"gucs us actually to believe that, yhlc Mey
arc doing no less than pioHiny treason against
th''F section and institutions, they nrc prompted
i'll their cause by considerations of disintcrcstcd
patriotism!
History teaches that most of the Governments
OF antiquity were ruined 10y the corruption of
those in power, and whom the people had tcvo-
ted TO places Of honor and trust How few who
read, believe such lessons! and how fewer still
realize the fact that some banc is among us. cor
rapt'ng our people, especially those in positions
oi power. undermining our institutions and dri.
wing rs as fast as time can carry us forward upon
the rocks anu qucksands Of anarchy, insubordi-
nation and bloodsled.
We believe there is but one ground npon
which this Union can he preserved, and that is.
TO administer the government according to the
principles OF the Constitution. Is this govern
ment so administered; has it been for a series of
years Upon what ground then have we any
right to hope for amendment on the part of our
enemies? And are We reduced to this, TO be COLI
tlnually distracted, to have our property stolen
without redress or any hope of recompense9 2
Are we, from this tme forth, to be interiors in the
government, and to grow less in influence and
powera Will we submit to the Infamous decra-
daton OF standing by and permitting our neigh
bors to enter the promised land with their pron.
erty, while they say to us, "Stand back, YOU shall
not enter with yours!" Is that to be our doom,
is that the inheritance we shall have to trans.
nit to our children' Are people free who sub
init to such inferorities and infrngements of their
rshss Is this the freedom fought for by our
ancestors-this the boon they left US and DUR.
chased for us by their TOLL their treasure and their
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