The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-18
THE KANSAS QUESTION IN THE SOUTH.

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The southern democratic press with few excep-
tons showing devotion to the great principle
Of popular sovereignty, which cannot be changed,
modified, or diverted by any selfish, sectional con-
siderations. The Louisiana Courier which has not
been sparing in its censures of Governor Walker,
now holds the following language:
But whether influenced by interest prejudice, the
evidences of opposition to slavery by the inhabitants OF
Kansas accommodating every day When the passage OF
the Kansas Nebraska bill first reopened that Territory 10
slavery the southern people hoped that when admitted
State slavery would be protected there These hopes are
vanishing. II Kansas should form constitution pro-
tecting slavery we have and evidence every
day that such constitution would not long be retained
Whatever the result may lie, might well be pre-
pared to be reconced to it, only insisting that the
ton shall be legally and fairly tested by all those, and
only those who have right to vote directly by rep
resentation upon the matter at issue worst fore
holdings verified there will be just to blame
the democratic party the democratic administration for
a result which they could not lawfully prevent.
The following frank and manly admission is from
the Norfolk (virginia) Argus
We hold ourselves second II in stsa last allie
glance to southern rights and interests yet find
nothing in the course of Robert Walker in Kansas
in the present administration which susans him. to
condemn. The South and the North have been play
ing an exciting game in which Kansas was the stake.
We have been inecoveaby defeated and the longer we
decline acknowledging the fact the greater will be
humiliation when it is finally settled before the world
After noticing, in terms of commentator, the
ton of the democratic convention of Kansas held at
Lecompton on the Sd instant, the Memphis (Tennes-
see) Appeal says:
Though may, then, deeply regret that slavery
permanent institution may not probably be adopted in
Kansas yet rejoice that the fair application and
recognition of the principle which enorces the sovereign
ty of the people of the ncipent Ste secures to the
South equal chance in all the Territories hereafter to
he settled and admitted into the Union and that
equality coStates in the confederacy is fully acknowl
edged and enforced The South WILL too be made to
the necessity of activity and energy in the settlement of
Territories that she desires to become aimated in do
nestle institutions to herself Her depends ulti-
matey upon her enterprise in occupying the waste
lands which open to settlement from the of every
State upon fair and equal terms, and subject to
sctons except such the constitution Of the United
States shall enforce, and good government shall
qure.
In the Of an able article on Kansas and her
constitution the st Louis Republican remarks
I'VE are satisfied that however southern Journals and
conventions in the South may dissent from the
mendation of Gov Walker to submit the constitution to
the vote Of the people, the intelligent conservative body
of citizens of the South will favor and sustain it just
regardless of the question whether such submission will
result in making Kansas a slave free State
" In conversation, within ten days. with Kentuckian,
stakeholder and pro-slavery man. upon this subject,
he stated very frankly his sentiments, and said
that Kentucky would never endure a constitution for
moment which the people in mass had not had oppor
tunity to approve reject and, he added that which
we would tolerate ourselves the South should not at
tempt to practise upon Kansas