The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-18
THE WASHINGTON UNION.


Of the South hold up their heads without shame the
South after pedgng her soth and honor abide by the
decision OF the people of Kansas upon their Institutions
finding that she would be outvoed should succeed by
artful ugglery and cunning trick Ia eludng compliance
with her pledges Her mbid ultra politicians may seek to
blaeken her fame by leading her into such step but
her said sterling, honest democracy will have part
nor lot in the namy and will resist il To the bitter end
Deagogues and charlatans practise upon Der sober
democracy all the arts Of sophistry and deception they
masters of but Der democracy will Tepudate
the great democratic principle which they approve in
Their conscience and TO which they have pledged their
honor OF giving TO the people the choice OF their
institutions they win not repudiate the great State
rights principle of allowing the people Of each State the
free and untrammeilcd exercise of the prerogatiye of
choosing their own institutions OF selfgoyenment
We feel sense Of humiliation in arguing such prop
otion but what advantage could the South derive from
the fraud and tricks How long would constitution last
that imposed upon Kansas against the sentiment OF
her people, Not year would elapse in the history of
the State before constitution would be formed
by command of the people, and the fraudulent repu
dated amid the and execTaon Of an outraged pub
lie sentiment The last state Of the southern cause in
Kansas God the mark y would be than the
first The trick and imposition, the broken faith and
forfeited honor OF the South would be household words
OF inamy in Kansas which would become for all time u
tecmng hive Of our reyiles, The South betrayed in
deed, by the opponents Of the fraud On the contrary
who will undertake to estimate the injury obloquy, and
infamy that would be entaed upon the South by the
achievement of the fraud which is mcdtated by her ultra
politiciansi
What too would be the influence at the North of our
gross breach of faith and wanton violation of pledges
Side by side with the northern democracy fought in
1856 for the right OF the people Of the Territories to form
their own organic institutions, our formal resolution de-
carng that they should be determined by the depressed
wiz of s'actua residents" We endeavor to auib-
bic out Of solemn pledges and denounce proposition
TO allow the people of Territory the privilege of sex
pressing their ''will upon their constitution.
We have fought great battle side by side with the con-
suonal men Of the North for great democratic prin-
cple of right and Justice and seek to destroy the in-
cpe and evade pledges TO execute it faithfully the
first moment occasion arises for its application Can
the northern constitutional democracy stand up against
theradyersaes in the face Of such Punic conduct on the
part Of their allies If repuate just wise, conserv
alive principle Of democracy by palpable fraud and
wanton piece of folly that proposed by the extremists
teach the constitutional democratic conservatives OF
the North that incapable of adheng to any ma
tonal principle that unworthy of any faith they
may repose in word and pledges and we PROSTATE
every and party at the North who shall contend for
our constitutional rights We PROSTATE the democracy
of the North realize Mr. Kcitts prediction by install
ling the black republicans in possession OF the federal gov
eminent in 1860 destroy the Union and, after the
vast and mighty mischief shall have been done, lay
up for ourselves the consolation Of knowing that have
done IL all by perpetfatng fraud upon the people 81
Kansas by breaking faith with political friends
of the North and by forfeiting our honor before the
world.
And what shortsghted policy would it prove for the
South if her ultra we're to succeed in achieving their
object in Kansas The principle OF the Kansas Nebraska
act has been claimed southern principle Certainly
the South sustained it in opposition to the perpeuation
of the Missouri Compromise, which was the competing
urged against by the North. The South, in
denying to the people Of Kansas the right to pass
upon their constitution, would destroy the work OF
her hands, and rcpudiate her principle, upon
other petex than the childish petulant that its
execution in this would to the benefit Of the
North How, then could she expect the North, in after
years. to respect the principle when the people OF the new
slave States that shall he formed out of Texas and the
vast tropical regions opening out beyond her to the vast
southwest shall present constitutions sanctioiiing negro
slavery and demand admission into the Union Stand
ing upon the great fundamental State-righs doctrine OF
the right Of the people OF the States to determine their
institutions could the demand of the South for
the admission of these States be insisted upon and her
claim the votes of the national democracy to aid her
in securing their admission he nained after gross
breach of faith This, if they not more than
men, would be their bitter reort We aided youth cs
tabshng this principle demanded by yourself we
plighted faith with you that would mutually sus
tain each other in cngrang it upon tho policy Of the
country but the first occasion Of its application, you
repudiaed the principle broke your iaitb you for
ftcd your honor, you crushed down party at the
North by punic conduct and exposed s to the
mockery and dersion of advcrsares.
But the South will not countenance this outrageous
fraud Her sterling democracy will scout the proposition.
They will defend the right Of the people of Kansas to
frame and adopt their constitution, let the result he
it maycngng to their great principle that the
jority ought to rule and alike in prosperity and adyer
sy pursuing that great democratic MAXIM honesty Is
the best policy"