New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-11
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The Tallahassee Floridian and Journal is promi.
nent Democratic paper of the Flowery State In its
issue Of the LIST inst it thus concludes an article rela.
tive to Kansas affairs:
The Constitution of Kansas it is stated will be I'M
exceptionabe and the question OF slavery will be sub
mtted As separate proposition, so that the eector
can vote for the constitution and against slavery
About three to one will vote against slavery: the
whole vote of the Territory is estimated at 0Oo.
ar these 5000 are prosavery Democrats, LOCO are
Free state Democrats, and 5000 Republicans 9,25l
votes are registered of these 1000 voted for dele
gates 1t is estimated that the vote on the constltu
ton will reach $4,000. In Kansas the question OF
slavery il regarded as settled. The issue now is,
sball kansas be Democratic or Republican State.
Well. Gov Robert j. Walker says, whether the con-
sttution be sunexceptionabe or not-whether the
question Of slavery be arranged satisfactory to the
South or notthat the constitution shall be submitted
to avote of the settlers Of that Territory for approval
or rejection and that it is not so submitted wheth
er the Constitutional Convention decree so or not,
that Congress ought to- andw, refuse the admission
Of Kansas into the Union under the provisions OF the
constitution thus framed!
So, under Gov. Walkers arrangement, Pro-
Slavery constitution is either to be voted down by
Abolition hordes poured into the Territory for that
especial purpose or rejected by Congress. But BAD
as this programme of Walkers for the South, it
did not begin to equal in exquisite GOODNESS the calcu
lations Of our Florida Democratic contemporary.
He goes far beyond the data advanced by Gov.
Walker to Justify his extravagant assumptions and
unmtgated treachery. This Florida editor takes Tor
granted that the constitution of Kansas will not only
be submitted to the settlers of Kansas for ratification
whether the Convention, possessing plenary anu
inaenable power to submit it OF not, choose mol 70
do so-but that "about three to one will vote against
sayery!n This is assuredy an extraordinary enter
tainment for leading Southern Democrat to invite
the people of the South to.
During the last Presidential canvass the voters OF
the South from the EXTREMIST Northern point reached
by the meandering Of Mason and Dlxons line Gown
to the fartEest verge of the Florida capes were ap
peaed to to vote for Mr. Buchanan to save Kansas to
the South Now, we are told that Pro-slavely
constitution will be voted down by majority OF
"about three to one = that the 'question of slavery
is settled in Kansas and the issue now is, "Shall
Kansas be Democratic or Republican State.'
1t is very easy to give practical answer to the
above question. If Kansas is to come into the Union
and be ruled by such men as Buchanan and Walker,
it makes precious little difference to the South whether
the State is under modern Democratic or Black Re-
publican influences. No matter which side triumphs
the South loses If the Of the South were asked
to vote for Senator VIM H. Seward the land would re-
sound with invecves and denunciations yet Senator
Seward as President of the United States could not
have done more for the Freesolers than Mr. Buchanan
has done! Then what is tile use of quarreng about
shadows, when the substance is always arrayed
against US? For part prefer an open enemy to
faithless treacherous FRIEND such as Mr.. Buchanan
has proved himself to be. And before twelve months
eapse we unhesitatingy venture the prediction that
the masses Of the Southern people, without any refer
ence whatever, to present party distinctions, will
arrange themselves on our sde-on the side of their
section of the confederacy.
Apropos to this branch of the subject comes
letter from Judge W. B. Robertson, which we found
in the last Plaquemine Gazette The Judge, if we
understand his position correctly, is sound and
staunch Democratic Southern Rights man. In his
letter he takes occasion to observe that consider
Col Davidson the regular nominee Of the Democratic
party ofthis Congressional District and shall support
him as SUCH" and then proceeds to say:
must say that l regret exceedingly to see any
division in ranks in this District at this particular
juncture Of national politics. 1t is highly proba
hIe nay almost certain, that Kansas will present
pro.slavery constitution to the next Congress. We
know that the Black Republicans have held ma
ority in Congress up to this time, and that the COM
pecton of the next Congress is to be determined by
the elections to take place in the different States this
summer and fall. If the Black Republicans should
be in the majority there is no hope that Kansas could
| be admitted as slave State This vital question to
the South might be dependent on one vote, and that
vote might be needed from the Third Congressional
| District of Louisiana.
Judge Robertson differs radically from his Florida
Democratic brother. He says: (" About three to one
will vote against slavery, and Walker says they shall
have an opportunity to vote, and the President en-
dorses and sustains Walker. Consequently, there is
no hope that pro.slavery constitution will be
presented to the next Congress from Kansas Hence
the main point of the Judges argument falls to the
ground and his appeals to his political friends
therefore, are comparatively valueless.
Kansas and all her sister Territories lost. Al
administration elected by the South has sold the
South. Hereafter let no attempt be made to defend
that traitorous administration. We have now only
the present to provide for and the future to guart
against. By being true to ourselves we can secure
both present and future.