New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-09-14
IMPORTANCE OF THE KANSAS sTRUG-
GLE.


But few of our people, even while strongly denounc-
ing the Infamous treachery Of Governor Walker,
appear to appreciate in its full and genuine scope,
the importance of the consequences depending upon
and inseparably connected with the termination of
the existing struggle in Kansas. Most of them seem
to think that, if Kansas is transferred to the Free
soi,ers nv means Of the treason of Walker in which
treason it is but just say he is endorsed and sus
tanned by the President, there will be but another
free State added to the confederacy with its two SEN
ators and Representative and that the North will be
Strengthened to that extent and more. while the
influence of the South in the councils OF the nation
will suffer a proportionate decrease.
Such persons take one.sided view of the eontro-
versy and its consequences. They only look upon the
surface--only scan the present-without any regard
to the contingencies of the future To all such super
fetal observers and to those whose avocations lead
them far away from contemplation of the political
field, we commend the subjoined remarks of the
Charleston Mercury, journal edited with signal
ability and which is thoroughly Southern throughout
its every department:
In all human affairs the proximate results are sell
dom the most important. The present effect upon
the Government of the United States is very lnslg
nificant consequence Of Kansas becoming slave or
free State. Slavery will most probably fall in Mis-
souri, speedily, hanSaS becomes SbdLe. Luz
Richmond Examiner, anticipating Kansas being
free State, says in ten years Missouri will also be
free State. 1t does not say how long it will be before
Virginia will follow in the train Of the same necessity
Kansas and Missouri being free States, the Indian
Territory must partake Of the same destiny: and
Gen. Lanes Boosting that he would even take North
ern Texas for the free States, is by no means an I'M
probable result. Here, then, are great material
results to the South, reaching far beyond Kansas
that are bound up in the destiny of this Territory
But even such material results, although OF vast
influence on the South do not constitute the effects
of the greatest Importance to the South. WIN tne
institution Of slavery in her bosom, the SCUM must
rule herself or surrender all hope OF peace o. secu,
rity If the Northern people, through the General
Government, are to have the power of affecting or
overthrowing this institution, it is clear from long
and bitter experience that eternal agltatlon IN ne
Union is our doom, with the final catastrophe OF its
overthrow. Looking to these results, the first great
requisite for protection to the South is Southern union.
Compared to this, Kansas is nothing Missouri or the
Indian Territory is nothing Let the South be united
in the defence of her rights and she is sateln the
Union or out of the Union, she is safe. She will put
an end to the teazng agtatons from the North which
debase her, and vindcate her rights and dignity with
power which touches the resources and civilization
of the whole world Now Kansas is the great battle
ground on which her equal rights in the Union to
be tested Coming up to Congress for admission into
the Union slave State, the South will be united
in her behalf. Whether rejected or accepted, the
South will be united The one great result which, to
tained Future consequences whatever they may be,
she will be prepared fully to meet, and shape them
to her purposes On the other hand, let the pro-
slavery party in Kansas be overthrown-oy the Ma
sas come up to Congress with constitution eX.
GLIDING slavery from that Territorythe South will
be divided National Democrats aud Union lovers OF
all kinds will advocate submission to the fraud as
they advocated submission to its ignominous proto-
type-the California swinde. Batf1ed, distracted,
torn by discussions, the South will again float down
the tide Of uncertainty, bearing her to an unknown
destiny.
There is no doubt, to our mind, if Kansas becomes
Freesoil State, that the Emancipationists in Mis-
souri, will carry the day in less than decade. The
Black Republicans are very strong in that State rem
dering the institution of slavery by no means I'M
pregnable. A little more than one year ago Francis
P. Blair, Jr. FIeesoil Democrat, elected mem.
Der of Congress from the city Of ST. Lous by over
wheming majority. He is the of F. P. Blair, dis
tnguished the editor of the Globe, the official
organ of the administration during Gen. Jackson's
two terms of Presidential service. By the time Mis-
souri, goes, Kentucky and Maryland will be about
ready to go, and Virginia, it is very likely, will be in
as questionable condition as the States named
are. And just about that time, unless some move
ment looking towards redemption is made, the cot
ton States having been shorn Of great proportion
Of their strength, will be completely at the mercy
of the fanatical North as Algeria is at the mercy of
France or any of the colonies of England are at the
mercy of the Imperial Parliament.
This may be considered gloomy picture but let
any doubter glance at the events of the past years.
the realities Of the present. and the probabilities of
the future, and then say if it is overdrawn. Would
that it WERE
We can see no hope for the South save in
Southern union - that very union recommended by
our Charleston contemporary. We in favor of that
union-have been all along-are now-and shall
strive to bring it about by the employment of all the
means in our power. And we are proud to say that,
in Louisiana, the party to which attached, its
leaders and its candidates, with in opinion
and sentiment, and are for the cause of Southern
Rights, first, last and all the time.