The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1857-08-29
Xansas and tho South. Tho
Now York Tribune.

Nh OF August. ~ fefsh"n '" NNs'' WV /
h,st a comment upon speech deii'rf~h
In Platte eoeuty, Missouri, by the Hon /
r,rrR + ArLr, 81 ardent Pfo'slavery +.
mar. md the ,ceoud entitled The Latest
6om ksn..." We uviie the reader. =,
ieulion to these articles
The New York Tribune is the leading
abolition paper ~ the uui'ed States, aud
po..esse. the unlimited confidence OF that
tf,itotou. faction which united Ia the late
campaign upon nr. fremont ian es'
idrucc Of iis popularity and IL Influence.
Il ia Only Necessary to stale, that II claims
a circulation OF l12.00o copies, and That
it ia the only paper, perhaps, taken IN the
South b, those Interested N watching the
progress Of abolition.
The first ,f,icle that 10 relation 10 Nr
speech establishes three propositions
,s,. Ibs, the pro,.lavety men ~ ksnsss,
while they eonlj no; endprse everything
Nr Walker had said. we're not prepared to
believe that be h,i deserted the cause Of
the South. I'D. That tho New York
Tribune and the aboliionisi. believe that
he hs. no sympathy or siliiialion with
them. aud thst all his movement, have
been dictated hy policy, tho intention OF
which was to PROSTATE their Influence in
thi. territory. aut to preserve ii' peace.
3rd Ihs, Tho pfos.lssery party have not
ahsndunen either their hopes OF their in
tentiou. Of making kau.as slave State.
The New York Tribune, fiom which We
extract tins comment upon Nr. Abl-'s
speech. contains a report OF tina, speech
taken fram the Missouri Democrat, which
we should have published Instead Of the
comment Of tho Tribune. had we not over
looked it, Mr Able processes TO have de-
voted his time, aud great deal Ct hi.
money, to promote the cause OF tho South
in Kansas. and hi. object in speaking in
Missouri va. to correct tho misunderstood
ng which prevailed there IN relation
to the mogemeu,s Of tho pro-. slavery party
Of kausa,. This speech, therefore, taken
in connection with the comment oil ihs
Tribune, possss.e, grent significance.
Bat whether Mr. Walker has been trae
Of fnilbsss to the South, has nothn' to do
with the character Or resalls Of The Kan
sss Nehrash, act aud it Is Tor tho purpose
OF showing the practical operations OF that
enactment, we have copied the second r
,cle from thu Tdbane Under the opera
tons II that law tho sosih has possessed
uuliniled control over al the department.
Of the Government IN Kansas for upwards
Of three Year,. Aud Why lirst because
the Kansas nc, allowed the people Of Ma
sonr To iloea into the territory, aud vote at
The fret election. and thereby control and
shape ia future policy; and secondly. the
Kansas act, required those settling in the
Territory, and dcsirons Of participating in
lis leg station. before they we're allowed 10
vote, 10 taae IN oath To support the pros
visions of that act. one Of which requires
fugitive slave law. The notorious aholi>
ZIONIST, Senator Wilson, commenting upon
lae Kansas bill, in h's place in the Seasle,
said lhs, no Northern lreosp,ler who had
particle OF sel(,rcspcct could take this
oalh. aud that tho eh'rc, of 1t must be, a.
the result has proved, 10 pfo.crihe all who
were opposed To slavery. and unwilling to
take an oath to assist IN i.isefing MP "a.
gitve slages. ifom participation N It's gov
.fument
nd.r The operations Of the Kansas act.
We have held the territory, AS we have re-
marked, for upwards OF three years Du'
ring that time, the sicorges, pro-siavefy
legislation has been adopted As nm cyl
dcncc Of ito character, oae Of those laws
provides thu. any one stealing a slave,
either in the tereitory. or bringing ban into
1t, sbsi b. punished by death This .ttia
gen, ee'sl,,Ion has been supported by til.
moral power of the President, saJ the
arms OF the Federal Government And
vet there are n,eH in the Soua Who either
grossly isnoraut Of the Kansas Nebraska
ae, ard is operations. or wholly petyesse
and blsnd. have made m uneeasiug and 80
lsntless saf upon il, and the Democratic
Administrations by which it has been sas
tanned kansas covers neatly the entire
Western boundary OF Missouri, IN Whi~h
Il is computed there are upwards of hhy
mill'ont OF slave property II IS destined
to proiec; or destroy the interests iu slave
property IN the Indian territory saath OF
1t, IN Northern Isxw aud Afasnsss Ih.
sbolunaisls se-.ng the Importance Of Iais
territory, aud L. iuillence Tor good or .si
upon tie dcsiln3es Of the South, have spared
nc ekoHs to make /, freesoA Money ha.
been raised IN abundance and emigfsut
AID societies osgsr.krd aud sustained rs
the action OF State aa,hefi.es, to carry
os, their pnrp-,s, And Why is IL, that
under such state OF ansir., the Sog,h Is
comparatively l.tless aud ind tierenl to her