Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-08-01
senntor Ma.on On sIavery in Kannas.


1t is well recOllected by ALL that the Kanzas bill
was forced through Congress with the distinct
and positive assurance to the Moth that the soil,
climate, &C., of Kanzas. forbade the existence of
slavery therein, and that it would in all probable
ity come into the Union as a free State that all
the South contended for was the mere principle
Olthe bill and that the people should be left to
decide for themselves to the matter of slavery,
&C. t4F
As an excellent commentary on this subject
we invite the attention of our readers to the fol-
lowing extract from recent letter written by
that model representative statesman Of the South,
Senator Mason of Virginia, to the Richmond
South, leading administration paper in the Old
Dominion. Mr. Mason states, with great per-
anspicuity, what were his views and the views Of
Southern men generally on the matter, at the
very time when exactly the contrary representa-
ion was being held out to the North, to induce
assent to the repeal Of the restriction of 1920.
This Richmond South, whose sentiments Mr..
Mason endorses, has been conspicuous among all
the Southern Journals for the nnreasonableness of
its demands in favor Of slavery it has demanded
the adoption Of a slave Constitution in Kanzas,
without its being submitted TO the people, and
. : has loudly demanded the recall of Walker, be-
cause he has not gone far enough for slavery.
Senator Mason writes, under date Of Winchester,
Va, July 22;--ss3 }NarSy la
% At the time the law passed organizing the
territorial government, flor KanzasI there were
n few with whom conyersed who did not believe
that the future State would take the place with
those recognizing and cherishing the condition of
African slavery. There was at that time. GER
tainly, every to believe why this should he
50, and none why il should not The State Of
Missouri bordering its Eastern frontier, was
slavehOlding State, holding at that time nearlv
an hundred thousand slaves, and these were chief
Y ~ held IN the border counties. N I'll EHs +
The State Of Arkansas, adjacent to the terri.
tory on tina South, was likewise a slavehodinp
State. The soil and climate of Kanzas were WEI
adapted 70 those valuable products, chiefly hemn
and tobacco, which gave value to slave labor in
Missouri The proximity Of its population. with
the attractions Of new, fertile, and Cheap land.
believed would lead the shareholders of Missouri
70 dihnse themselves speedily over Kanzas, and
the prohibitory line OF 38 80 being obliterated
there was no reason why they should not had
no rear Of fair competition in such appropriation
cane.;s sw feat,lltory rom any quarter Unfair
.eas what may yet be the result as IN the oo,di,o
oi hansas' notwithstanding the extraordinarv
and INSCRIPTIONS efforts OF Northern sbaIiiiony.
=, 2opolsn9n there cannot under.
new and unexpected aspect now exh{b;tsd ~ W
fairs in that territory, with so much nrons;, %
pretended an the columns OF the South Whs,-
ever may be the information Of others a,.s
ly am not sufficiently informed Of the evis,in.
state Of things in Kanzas to form clear oTn;oss
one way OF the other yet / will venture Ia ss1
this much, that i African slavery be ultinatey
I, exclnddd from Kanzas, il will be effected by ~
~ numerical force Of organized majoriues operat.
ing against the usual laws which govern en,iera
RI tion end will present and most instrue.
tive lesson 20 the Southern States"
This, takenin connection with the arguments