Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-18
WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
Throwing Dust in tho Eyes of the People.


Throwing Dust Al the Eyes of the People,
The boundary-the line of Observation-Disclosures the
thin air and the solid earth is no longer definitely drawn
and there exists some difficulty in detHnining which is
which No rain to cool the parched earth lof weeks
growing into months-no rain to lay the dust or NIL
the rvers-no rain to supply the wels-bardly enough
one would think for drinking purposes IheeyeS OF the
eonle are half blinded by the driving clouds of dust
and their threats filed and their pores chOked Now,
in light sandy, and exposed localities does one mans
farm rise up bodily and deposit itself on some other
mans possessions The sand clouds of the desert are
Reproduced on small scale, but with large annoyance
The whole world seems moving, and all its lighter and
least fixed elements ahoat. Even in the moral world
the case is the The baseess erecons OF he SUCK
and other spectators drifting before the "lhoS' anu
every day sees some hollow fabric ny OIL 10 the serious
ANNOYANCE OF the public whose eyes are hall hed by the
ust raised and cast into them The cemented structure
Of British rule in India is blown about like dust cloud
bv the winds only to be laid by the red rain Of human
blood Politicians too, busy at their congenia oc
cupation of throwing dust in the eyes of the people, In
the vain attempt to confuse oberate the great land
marks of public policy which they sometimes succeed in
doing for a time but only for time
Great clouds of dust have been raised and around
the Kansas and other territorial questions An attempt
has been made to weaken the confidence of the people of
the South in the National Democratic party by show
inc that said party is not tprosavery party while at
the same time similar attempt is made among the
Northern people by attempting to show that it is. All
this lis only so much dust. The Democratic party Is
not and ought not to be- proavery an antlslavery
l To- \Grtn thorn mar
or a Southern party 1t is a Constitutional party A
Democrat in Kansas, or in Minnesota may be III laEof
of q constitution affirming or rejecting slavery, just as
he NAV think most conducive to the interests
of the future State. All that the Constitution
guarantees and all for which the Democracy CON
tends is the free and equal right OF all new States and
all bona fde citizens thereof to act for themselves just as
citizens have the right and power to do in North Caro-
lima or in Pennsylvania. North Carolina afirmS and
susans the institution osaycry within its own borders
PENNSYLVANIA takes the contrary 1t their I'M
doubted and indisputabe right to do Constitutions
al Democrats in Kansas or in Minnesota when forming
or assisting to form State Constitutions for either may
without impeachment suspicion of their nationality,
90 for the one system the other free from outside con-
troll or influence the assumption of any right by Con
gress to call their action iii question: or presume to re-
ect their application for admission, because OF any ea-
ture in their Constitution not contrary to the Constu
ton of the United States, or opposed to republican
form of Government.
A, North Carolinian, might go to Kansas Minncso-
ta or any other territory and thinking the institution
of slavery likely to conducc to the welbeng OF the
future State might use all fair to impress his
views upon the people and obtain their authoritative
recognition b. Il Pennsylvania, might 90 to the
same territory and holding opposite opnonsmght labor
for their incorporation into the constitution of the new
State A and b arc cCualS--hey have the same rights
they are equally entitled to their opinions and to the
expression of them. With the majority OF the people to
form the new State must rest the decision. If they de-
eide in favour of constitution recognising slavery
would have no cause of compaintif, on the contrary
they should decide against this recognition, would
have no reason to complain if the decision was fairly
made.
The only principle involved is the untrammeiled right
of the bona fde people OF the "cr States equally with
those of the DID, to decide upon their OWE institutions
Hon they may decide is question Of policy for them
selves to settle This right the Missouri Compromise
restrained and those who opposed the repeal Of that III
strument, went for perpcuating that restriction. AL
the rest is dust thrown up to blind the eyes OF the Pco
pie