The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-04-01
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KANSAS AGAIN.

KANSAS AGAIN.
1t is anomaly either In politics theology any
other science pertaining mans moral necessities and de-
sr TO acquaintance with his physical and intellee
tual capacities for N most important aims and most mate
rial hypothesis and theories to be or exploded
by single and simple experiment. Aud IT is somewhat
from such point Of view that ad usment OF the dim
cultes In Kansas serious aspect IL is not
that the minds OF patriots, North and South, agated
with apprehensions of immediate ills arising from the ri-
umph of either the anayery settlers their opponents
that they afraid the constitution Of Kansas the
application of that Territory for admission into the Union
whether il rejects recognises slavery will directly affect
the interests of the States impair the purity OF the gov
ernment But il is the mode of determining the character
Of that constitution the in the Embodiment
of the popular will in the organic laws of sovereign State
that enchains in anticipation the eager gaze of the nation
SO far selfgovernment has not only been satisfactory
and successful but it has proved preemneny practical in
every phase and form and sphere of action The thirteen
States that embarked pioneers upon that perous path
way of politics have already increased into thirty all
prosperous equal and independent yet each in its
innate of wealth and strength, bearing rea-
onshp of influence and favor to every other. Aud still
there empire opening before us 10 which unnumbered
accessiops await eyeradvancing institutions and
expanding The thirteen stars still in their
original orbits undsturbed by the eighteen others that
have been added TO constellation. The armament
remains above and around them all and still a8ordng
ample field for uncounted others that dawnng in the
dim distance they added to tho lastrous thirty
And thus il is demonstrated beyond doubt that SELF
government ia not only adapted is indispensable the
development of the moral physical and intellectual at
tributes Of in all his majesty and might But while
this fact Is established 1t remains yet to be determined
whether the imposing supersrucure already reared upon
the basis of segovenment shall stand fall whether
the American people, who can cope with the world In
arms in of industry in everything that contributes to
Inns. natiOn a
the shock of continuous collisions among themselves
whether is equal to assuagemen OF the
preudccs and passions which ostered under its
beauties and blessings poisonous plants and noxous
weeds ranke under oaks among cherished and
sustained by the laws of light and vegetation, which
are the essence of the existence Of both II remains to be
shswn and SEEM say whether there is enoagh Of
trotism and conservatism in the country to defend lib
erty from license maintain the constitution and the
Union together compel the people to conform to their
own laws and destroy the dangers and difficulties of the
government by its own inherent truth and strength.
Kansas is soon to be the Of such experiment
must prove dprove the capacity of the people TO
troll hemsslve to enforce the principles Of the government
and perpetuac the Union. The drama is drawing TO
close Not many months will eapse before the Territory
will be arrayed in form, well ready in fact for admis
sion as If the of the people touching the for
nation OF the constitution Is ascertained according to law
and Justice and fairly and freely proclaimed, whether
slavery be rpudiaed recognised the Union may be
sdered SAFE But if violence and fraud allowed to
mould the sovereignty for the State passion and pre-
udice will have umphed right and reason, the
Of freedom will have wounded ief the conservatism Of
the country will have been proved incapable of counter
vaDg the influence of fanacsm and repeing the attacks
Of traitors. The Union will have been shaken its centre
by the approach Of earthquake which will form ifs
sure of fire along the dividing line between the North aud
the South ,.. .E...,. .. a.r.a. .-.. ... ,t..a
The appointment of Hon. Robert j. Walker to the gov
ernorshp Of Kansas at the present uDcture of Affairs
that tho administration is unmindul of the
immediate necessity of prompt energetic and impartial
guu,icinan or 1urry integrity, generous impulses
sterling valor and unclouded judgment with clear
cepon of the rights and accurate estimate Of the
acer aud Interests Of every section Of the country with
talents of high order experience in
manship and capacity for diplomacy; there every
son to believe that he will prove himself equal any and
every emergency adequate to the task Of suppressng
essness and violence and paving the way for popular
sentiment speak out plainly and earessly and fully
agaips, slavery for it, legitimate majority may de-
! eide in the organization of State government.
The New York Tribune expresses the belief that "esh
civil wal will be instgated by the proavery party hat
Another month will not pass without witnessing the
of fresh troubles the Missouri border of Kansas
However the old arch fend of abol,onism may desire
what he predicts, inclined to the opinion that no
such will transpire under the administration of Gov
Walker. Sharpes rifles must give way to the ballotbox
when "bleeding Kansas" we hope will bleed no more.