The Washington union., 1857-04-21

oss and less able 10 prevent il each yearit behooyes
the people OF the South to consider seriously the times
that upon them and to take such steps will vindi
cate their rights and their own safety, either
In out of the Union Under no conjunction Of circum-
stances if they take time by the forelock and act wisely
practically and udcousy have the southern people any
thing to apprehend Their inherent strength, their
yet haldeveloped resources, and their unequalled
natural advantages, will enable them to form magnf-
cent and mighty confedecy of their own ii fnatcsm
compels dssoution and to take the worst aspect of
the case, if they destined to fall they will have the
consolation of knowing that the commercial fabric OF the
earth tpmbes to the ground with them. And to run the
parallel little further any condition would be preferable
to seike and savsh dependence upon the arch fanatic
Seward and his contemplate myrmidons, Greeley Weed
Sumner, Parker, Cheeyer and company
But truce to depression We started with the view
of pointing out of the vile hypocres of abolition
and find have diverged slightly from subject The
Albany Evening Journal next to the New York Tribune
is the most influential organ Of the feeso party of the
North 1t s to all ntents and purposes, when any art
full is to be made the political chess board SEN
ator Stewards confidential mouthpiece If we are not
mistaken, younger brother, son of the senator, Is
one Of its editors Such the case at all events, not
many months since The Journal always looks south
ward with jaundiced eye. 1t never conemplates south
ern institutions except with sour stomach II never
aludes to the southern people unless to find fault with
them magnify their errors enlarge upon their nrmities
depreciate their social and political systems attribute all
violations of law to the institution ofsavery and to make
them out than they are in every imaginable re-
spect And then its philanthropy in behalf Of the negro
slave is always stirred to its utermos depths without
gard to the time or the occasion.
q Referring to Its this ind kindred subjects,
the Albany Atlas, sound national paper has the follow
ing truthful and singing remarks:
"'Yet the Journal with all its predictions In favor Of
the African race reains from advocating that equality
which may bring the nterdcted class within Its own
range No negro writer supplies its paragraphs no ne
gro printer draws wages from its till no negro child ss
on the school forms beside the children in whom
f IN
in the pulpit to preach where it worshps no negro law
YER no negro doctor negro merchant u heard OF
through its columns The sweet voices which it nvokes
to the decision Of the electoral question heard
in the social circles patronzes have before said
the legislature which proposes to Invite this class to form
part of the electoral body refuses to hear the prayer OF
| coored clergyman.
If the Journal and its allies believe In negro equality
let ii speak and act up to it, Let 1t invite the negro to
his place. in the schools in the workshop In the church.
and in social life.
Even the free State men Of Kansas, who voted for
the Topeka constitution not only declared against negro
suffrage but positively and directly for the exclusion OF
free negroes from Kansas the ground that they
citizens Of the United Staesthc black republicans
of that State affirming in advance the doctrine OF the S-
preme Court of the United States on this subject.
I" I'VE copy from the proclamation of Gen. Lane de-
carng the adoption of that constitution his rendering
of the verdict of the State party on this point
do further declare and make known that Of the
votes cast at the aforesaid election for and against the
passage of laws by the general assembly providing for the
exclusion of free negroes from the State of
result of such vote to operate instructions to the first
general assembly upon that subject majority in
favor Of exclusion as ascertaned by the returns of said
election file In the Office Of the executive commit
| tee.
Given under my hand at the Office of the executive
committee of Kansas at the city Of Topeka on this 9th
| day Of December 1855.
Attest: J. H. LANE, Chairman
g &C. X HOLIDAY, Secretary
"The vote upon this question is given in detail in the
report of the special committee Kansas TO the last Con
gres and shows that 1876 voted for tho exclusion while
only 533 voted against it, Even without this provision
the free constitution prohibited negro suffrage and this
popular vote of exclusion related to the right of the
! negro and mulatto to reside in the State
Nothng further is necessary to show the disgusting hy
pocrsy the shameless charatanism of the abolitionis
We would soon look for integrity from thief or chas-
tty from prostitute, honesty from New York abol
tonst They all gangrened with falsehood, deceit
and corruption and have uttered lies often and long
that they would not know how to tell the truth they
30 disposed They pretend to be friendly to the slave
and yet the laws in many Of their States against free me-
groes are and stringent than the laws Of Lou
isiana There is blush Of shame for the cheeks Of
such caricatures upon human decency.''