The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-06-13

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length to. bring ont fully the absurdity
of the Governors views upon the "pecu-
liar institution" BE says there Is , law
more powerful than the legislation OF
man. &c. that must ultimately deter
mine the location of slavery in this eoan-
try: il is the isother1nal line, the law OF
the thermometer &c, &c. tIt cannot
exist in northern latitsldes, because 1t IS
unproftable.n But this Is true OF Il ev-
erywhere. as a system. There are no
people as wealthy that retain 1t, as those
that have abolished it. So this argument
of profit falls TO the ground. When Ae
says it cannot exist in northern latitudes,
he must mean permanently; for It has ex-
isted temporarily. He iTyTs it viii be
permanent in southern ATTITUDES. Let
him show that, and then he has made
something out of his climative law.
The Governor triumphantly asks why
it is that in the Union slavery recedes
from the North and progresses ScuthY
and answers that is the same great cli-
matte law now operating for or against
slavery in Kansas. What pity that
this doctor of climatic law did not con-
descend to tell us which way it snostsd
work, and thus have saved us world of
trouble and anxiety. But perhaps he is
in the condition of the doctor who gave s
PRESCRIPTION to patient, and being asked
whether Il would work as a cathartie or
an emetic. answered that he did not ex-
actly know, but he (the pssSent> would
tell when it operated, himself "Very
likely,'' said the patient; but it wonld
be little convenient to know in adj
vance, Now If we cannot know how
this climatic law of the Governors will
work until it has worked, we must wait
and observe its effects.
But suppose we look at this question:,
why slavery recedes from the North and
progresses towards the South. Now We
are not aware that the climate was more
unfavorable when slavery left the North
than when it came. But we are aware
that statute law there was more unfavora-
bic. and we venture the assertion that If
the South will make it penal offence to
hold slaves, the climatic law viii there
give way, as it has everywhere else. But
the Governor has not the amount of con-
fidence III the climatic law he would have
us believe, for he drags in number of
other reasons to his aid, and finally says:
''If, from the operation of these causes,
slavery should not exist here, trustit by
ne means follows that Kansas should be-
come State controlled by the treason and
| fanaticism of abolition. She has, III any
event. certain constitutional duties TO
perform to her sister States, and especial
| iv to her immediate neighbor-the slave
| holding State of Missouri" We think
with the Governor. she has too, and
should Missouri in future impose obliga-
tions similar to those she has formerly
laid us under we shall certainly be in
favor of discharging those obligations at
our earliest convenience.
! But there. comes another bugbear TO
the already frightened Union. Should
Kansas become an asylum for fugitiyes,
smash goes the Union, Notwithstanding
all the Governors efforts in compliance
with the earnest solicitations of the Pres
/ ident.
There are various other things that
deserve notice, bnt We must close by
+ thanking the Governor for all the good
| things he has said, and for none more
than the severe eastigation he gave those
| who undertook to exile the whole colofed
race from. Kansas. This was their due,
and is unanswerable. VERITAS.