Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1857-07-12
TIE DEMOCRATIC eOxvEzz1oE OF KANSAS

IKE DEAoghsI4C SUaAES&lOA W KANSAS.
Although the proceedings Of the Democratic
Convention Of Kansas DO not indicate that the
prO-sIavery men q the Territory entertain
much hope Of making Kansas a slave state, ys,
their seion clearly eyincss a determination to
zee that their cause shall Be fairly submitted
90 the decision OF The j5za fis inhabitants, and
that every guard and protection shall he ex-
tended 10 the rights OF the South which it is
possible to provide A fair expression Of The
will of The bona fie and actual residents-eK-
GLIDING every mere iHteIloper or agent Of aid
societies f; and, in or5er to effect this, requiring
a reasonable residence in the Territory as a
guaranty Of intsatioa, il demanded alike BY
the rights Of all parties aud By the spirit Of the
organic act. If such an expression is had, and
the country is fully satisfied that neither ri fraud or
indiscretion has been used to eonsummate it,
we feel assured that the general voice Of public
sentiment will scquiesee in the result, whether
It be agreeable to the tastes Of one section or
another. ghe Distinguishing characteristic Of
the people in our country has ever been to bow
to the fairly expressed viii Of that majority,
which Is Acknowledged to have the right Of de-
termining the various questions Of interes. or
principle. There is no proposition better set
tied in our polity and Institutions than that a
majority Of the people have the right to deter
mine the character Of their fundamental law.
To deny this right would be a denial of their
sovereignty, their history and their right Of
self-goverumsnt, and would inevitably lead to
dissatisfaction, agitation and disorder. To
DENY it to the people Of one State would coun-
tenance the same denial in all the States. The
very institutions Of The South, derived their
highest strength and support from the inaliens-
bic sovereignty Of the Statss-their right to
choose their own domestic Institutions. The
vested rights Of the STAKEHOLDER ere protected
and secured by the sovereignty OF the State in
which be resides, which in turn is guaranteed
and rendered sacred By the viii Of the majority
composing the sovereignty.
Thoogh we may, then, deeply regret that
slavery, as a permanent institution, may not
probably be adopted IN Kansas, yet We can re-
jOice that the fair application and recognition
Of the principle which enfOross the sovereignty
u le peOPie y 1Uo SAP o~otes srI- 70
the South an equal chance in ali the Territories
hereafter to be settled and admitted into the
Union, and that our equality as eO-States il the
ConfedsTsey, is fully Acknowledged and en-
forced. The South viii, too, be made 70 see the
necessity Of activity and energy in the settle
ment Of Territories that she desires 70 become
ass lated 10 domestic Institutions to herself.
Her success depends ultimately upon her own
enterprise, in occupying the waste lands which
are open to settlement from the msn Of every
STATE, upon fair and equal terms, and subject
to no restrictions, except such as the Constitu-
ton Of the United States shall enforce, and as
good government shall require.