Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-07-24

cause III k.nsas. To enquire infinitely into the eau.
ot our detea: would. perhaps. prove neither move
Interesting, nor profitable. There il q diyersitv
sentiment Oh that point, and very reasonably So
= So''e say, u was elected through tho treacbery
agents OF the late Administration; while othsrs con
'ehu' and rather recklessly think that the cours
VI Gov. Walker has furnished the fatal stnb N m
wounded Cause.-The thrust Of Brutus to ,,rik. IN
bleeding Ca,sar down. For our own par, we hsv
DO hesitation in expressing the opinion, that had ever
Governor who has bsen cent to Kansas, been in
s'fuced to act always with especial par.iaty to tb
SOUTH and had all of them obeyed such ns,rnrto,.
ny presenting every imaginable obstacle 10 the ami
''"'efy settlers, the result would still have been th
'ane AS s"Westward the star empire takes it's way
> ~ 'outh~ard negro slavery is evidently destinet
'oe1'eod. That as social and political instutio,
'a'ery would be highly beneficial in every portion
oi our country must be admitted by all who under
stsnd the workings and appreciate the genius of ou
government; and that it would also bs advantageous
III gu industrial point Of view beyond those lines o.
'attude oy which it ID now bounded is attested bv
comparison OF 'ns character Of climate and products
I'D certain territories North with those of cer,an
States South But tbere are two insuperabl. rsasons
that African slavery cannot yet ii ever be- e.,endsd
farther North
In the first place, as we have endeayored to damon.
srste before the universal sentiment of tho civilized
''o' eAeept where 1t 10 educated to understand
ing OF the subject and dsabussd OF all error and pre
Juoce III relation to it. is antagonis,ic TO Slavery
anu in order to overco ne that intuitive opposition
ana Introduce the institution into new country, il is
emlnently essential that the climate and pro.
ducts OF that country should be so peculiarly
and palpably adapted to slave labor in prs.
terence TO Tres labor, As to induce the psos
ple' through the agency of that prim. motor
o human action, self interest," to enquire into its
Haerits and receive it into their midst In Kansas,
TINS Is not, necessarily, Slave labor would, doubt
less, prove profitable there. But it s by no means
established, that would be more 90 than free labor
And, in the second place. the enormous and still in
creasing demand for slaves in the more Southern
States. where they are indispensable, must ever at.
tract all the surplus Of that portion of our population
eVe III virginia, after our own homo necessities arc
satisfied.
IL Is IN thls way alone that profess to account
Tor the failure Il the pro slavery settlers to introduce
the institutions Of the South into Kansas AS long "a
the:e was doubt to the ultimate issue of the con-
test between the North and South for ascsndancy in
Inc territory, and especially during the raorous sd.
ministraon Of asirs by those agents of the federal
government who 40 shamefuly abused their trusts,
the Kansas question was really one Of the deepest
anxiety to the American people. But, now that all
are agreed as to the utter hopelessness OF introducing
slavery INTO the new State it is in fact comparatively
VapId and but for the artificial enthusiasm OF those
e1oitabe and nearsghted sentines who are ever die
turbug the repose of the Southern camp which they
are eguardnS,Ay firing atimaginary enemies, VT should
have heard as little Of "blesding Kansas" within the
last two months as Of the bombardment of Grsytown
or the ors of the Pacific. But as often as the alarm
gwen 10 OF course necessary to turn out and
port the cause. The incessant cannonade of DOR. |
tlon OF the Southern press would doubtless have in
duced many mercural people to believe that, al.
though they could discover nothing but the smoke OF
our own guns, the South was really assailed by
most dangerous euemy, and the hotsh poured into
their ranks could alone preserve us from anuhation
but accommodating parties sent out in the direc
ton OF the indicated danger, and has been ascertain
ed that those valiant leaders OF the guard of
the South, have been, and are still expending their
ammHRetiSGnf ent, ke Sfy yn9p spntY fr
marching towards the disputed territory they are too
intensely patriotic aud brave firing at every thing al
tina wrong Tins and continually climbing treea to
look out for the dividing line between the enemys
dominOns and ours.
These demonstrations of danger, We say, would
have excited apprehension in the minds OF other pa
trotic people, than those whose excess o Southern
sensibi,y induced them to raise the hue and cry OUT
for lhs iac that ali investigation OF the cause OF aarm
was calmly end dispsssionaely instituted, and the
true state of affairs communicated TO The country
I,ut still our infatuated friends, whose super
abundant zeal incapable OF CONTROL continue ~
ring the war cry, and fire bombs and grape ana cno'n
shot and oil sorts Of mercl!ess missiles III the u"e.
ton of Ksnsas-al Of thsm, however, fortunately
falling harmless at the feet Of the admnisra'oh' d.
ter passing without damage over the head Oh do''
Walker.
W., feel quite confident that the people are oecom'
inc basrtilv tired Of this eternal talk about Kansas
aud nothing but Kansas
The subisct has lost it's original interest to all who
rs,ard il with an impartial mind and unprtJudced
eve. But whs the Administration is either olrecay
or indirectly assaed upon this question: while ROBERT
], Walker is held up to the public gaze as "a''
,or n the South and an apoState from the taith
which he professed when he was invested WIN Tue
| yoysrrorship Of the Territory we deem II our ou'y'
M Democratic Journalists as advocates OF tne o"'"
and ,.f.uderr of the South to dssbuss 'he popular
mind ss Tar as we able, Of those preud'ces h"tu
rally arising from too familiar communion I'D semi
ment. with those restless, fault.hnding' censorou'
snri,s whose redundant ardor in support OF Southern
r;yh,s unless counteracted by the more serions re-
faction of the people, is to lead to division 10
our ranks, and, as consequence, to an easy triumph
| of aboli,iouism at the mex, Presidential election
IL is trus the Constitution Of Kansas is not ye'
framed; and great camor is raised about Ito 'o'."
cation by the people, when it shall be presep'eu W.
their consideration. Some simply sugges' zero"
qualifications for the voters, and otnerS "'''' ''
they alons are right in prescribing the e.'en' ~
which the elective franchise should ba exercised oy
ths p.ople of Kansas in determining upon ther owl
or,ape law. The truth is, there has been entire',
,, n,cb rant and rhodo,nontade aud too little Impair
tsI observation and calm reflection on the pF'hc'p'e
| involved II the people OF the territorieS a'e y
cboose their own institutions when they are prePar
10 apply for admission into the Union, IL must no'
f,rvotten that whether they decide upon poi'cy III
mica 10 our own ideas and wishes, or IN accordance
With than. they hare The right to do 1t. Ana "
u,u., sccu;sscs. however distatefu it may be- II !"
would preserve the principles Of our government.
!. unon this substratum-the rights of popular soy
eignty-hat the institutions OF the SCUM are "'""
safe from all assnults, long as the compact oe'"ee
the States ia observed and enforced. As 10 VINO sha
and who shall not be entitled to vote upon the Coi
stitution of Kansas, is question OF little impo'
90 far as the institution Of slavery tleres concerned
The Convention, in framing the organic law vi
+ doubtless determine upon the competency and qua
6cstion of ,hs voters who to ratify or reject IT,
And it il, therefore, matter of come Interest S
i, true, but altogether exaggerated in lmPor'an'
J. All that the South or the North, the Enst or l.
J. West can ask is that the popular will shall Do ''''
and fully expressed. And that this will oe dole'