The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-05-02
he 1}sfaio Of Freedom.
.,vresce, Saturday, HAY 2, 1857.
ro,,iyities Of Gov. Stanton.

\ Prochyities of Gov. Stanton.
EfTe find on page 722 of the Appendix to
Congressional Globe for 1854, speech
Hon. T. P. Stanton, now acting Governor
II Kansas Territory delivered while the Kan
Il. Nebraska bill was pending in Congress,
om which we make the following extracts:
/ 81 have little hesitation in declaring my
I'm eouvicticn, that the fears of northern
81 "-isu,en are wholly unfounded Slavery
=, not be established in Kansas and Ne
Il Ia not because Of any legislative pro-
= ;,;on. but on account of that condition of
.sgs which all your legislation cannot
+.ibly control. The truth is, as shown by
- Senator from, Illinois, In the other
"a inch of Congress, your legislation has
,,yer controlled The spread and progress of
+. slave institution, and never can.
81 But where will it gC7 Where is it neces-
.,r or desirable that it should go7 Look at
The condition Of our population, as shown
h. the last census, and then let us ask as to
he probability Of its expanding into the
& Territories now in dispute. The population
4 the free States is, in round numbers. thir-
ten and half millions; while that Of the
.iaye States, including all the slaves, is only
nine and half. The people of the North
ogInuuiber us by nearly fifty per cent; and
,.sIBg only our white population, they more
han double our numbers. And, in this
SAFE Of the facts. gentlemen seriously assert,
and argue, with the utmost emphasis OF
s alarm, that our three and a quarter mil
{ IONS of slaves are about to inoculate the
Who'll. Of our vast territory with that institu-
<xon Sir, the bare statement OF these facts
yis an answer to the whole argument. 1t is q
palpable impossibility-a physical and NOR
s Al impossibility in the very nature of things
S that three aud quarter millions of slaves
e,a spread themselves out over the whole
country, in the face of twenty millions Of
whites Such a diffusion is not more desira-
! BE to the South than it is practicable. II
+ such an absorption could take place, slavery
vould BE-, az that very moment, ipso facto. al
an end. Aud submit to gentlemen of anti
,Iayery sentiments, that If they desire the
s1eedg and easy accomplishment OF theiI
cherished object. no more certain mean:
. could be adopted than that Of diffusing the
lave population among an overwhelming
lumber of whites. OF course, nobody viii
i undsrstaud me as supporting the bill il
suestion upon this ground. On the contra
~. am satisfied slavery will never go int
these Territories; and hence, repeat. the
,aeasure is of no practical importance to US
except for the principle Of non-intervention
The tendency Of slavery is to confine itsel
to the cotton and sugar growing regions
where it is far more profitable than it can bt
elsewhere. 1t may have some strength il
hsmp and tobacco countries, but in grain
srowiBg regions it has none at all. Th'
gentleman from Arkansas Mr. GREENWOOD
aid last night, that there were very few
slaves in his part of the State. for the reason
that it was devoted chiefly to the cultivation
u grain and he very consistently anc
isrcibly argues that slavery will not go into
the neighboring Territory Of Kansas.
Now, sir, with this admitted state of facts
it is to me surprising that northern gentlemen
should be alarmed at the passage of this bill
The honorable gentleman from Virginia
INr. CAsKrr,l in his able and eloquent ad
dress last night, spoke of the friendly com
petition and rivalry to which this bill invite;
The North aud the South. By the terms O
the measure, each is free TO exert all its con
stitutional power in moulding and framing
the institutions of the new States be form
ed in these Territories. The people Of the
North have every advantage. Their popula
ton is fifty per cent more than ours, and i.
annually Increa .ed by half a million Of emf
grafton, They doable our white population
They have the advantage of climate anc
condition in favor of free men against tn
blacks. They boast of having on thei
side the sympathy and appreciation of tn
whole world. And yet. with thirteen ant
half millions of population, strong in tn
moral right of their position, and backed b.
the sentiments of the whole civilized world
thy refuse TO enter into fair and friendl,
competition with six and half millions G
shareholders Surely, sir. they can hav
but little confidence in the truth of thei
own representations of the sin and evil Q
slavery"