Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-08-07
Kansas Again.

few months since the South enjoyed greater
unanimty in their action in the election OF President
than had ever existed before-we were m ore united
as Southern people than at any previous time. The
Dem ocratie party was the means OF bringing about
this state of things and they effected what the South
had never been able do, concentration OF Southern
influence in support of statesman nominated by that
party. The repeal of the Missouri COMPROMISE, and
the passage of the Kansas Nebraska bill gave evidence
that the Democratic party constitutional party,
and the South united with it, as she has ever been
constitutional, in bringing into power the present
| Administration.
Ii has never been held that the Democratic party
or the Administration was to exert any influence TO
make slave States for us-all that we have expected
was tc be allowed equal privileges with toe North in
settling the Territories, and to be supported In carry
ing property where we pleased. The Demo
cratic party by the repeal of The Missouri Compro-
mise opened the country to US In Kansas, and we
had then the opportunity OF making Kansas slave
State-we made an issue with the North in relation
to it, and have been outvoted. Our papers under
took TO stir up citizens to the great interest OF the
stake-our districts had committees to collect men
and money 10 coonige the Territory and extend our
institutions into Kansas. Our young men went in
and took possession, where spirit and pluck and in
teligence could have sway, and gained the asoen
dancy, a1l foolishly supposed that we had made an
other slave State. We did not send families with their
slaves to possess the land and to hold by their votes
we did not send bona fde settlers to live in the
try and to impress institutions practically lhere-
no. we made great Stir, and became possessed of the
idea that Kansas should be slave State because
wIlled it, and we're determined should be so. We
boldly went into the game without preparation, and
have been out voted. Where are the Southern votes
IN Kansas -! We assert that, next to climate, the
fundamental principle is that the sovereignty of the
people Is to settle the question in the Territories yet
we have neglected to send sovereign people TO
vote Tor our institutions, against the sovereign PEG
pie OF the North who have gone there. What is
nrO Isl Oto in h.,
the vote of the Northern coonists settlers About
| 1900! How many slaves have been carried into
Kansas? All told, about l53! Yet Kansas should
be ours-it ought to be slave State, although many
of those slaves have been frost bitten and their foot
Jog in cold climate clearly shown 10 be totally a
failure! But Gov. Walker has been treacherous,
and has used his influence against he his given
the force of authority to prevent Kansas becoming
slave Siate-lbe Administration has supported him in
carrying out their instructions to project the people
in their votes, and therefore the former should be
recalled, and the latter repudiated because of the
| treachery of its official
We must, however humlatng 10 the pride OF the
South, admit that 1t our duty TO ourselves to
have made Kansas slave State, as we had made the
issue-et Us admit that failed in the effort. and
'ha' we have no night or reason in throwing the
onus on Gov. Walker, or the Administration Ad
nit that Gov. Walker committed acts to preiu,jice
our cause did We not omit acts to secure lis sue
| cess Admit that Gov. Walker acted nwisey and
beyond his instructions, and that we think the Ado
mlnstratIon should recall him, why should we of the
South insist upon it, If the people of Kansas are sat-
ished with their Governor? lie is not our Governor
he has been sent to Kansas to govern that distract
ed country and when he got there be found state of
! things existing that called for a somewhat different
policy to that he was expected by the South pursue
and he pursued that which he supposed would
he the best for the Territory, and the constitutional
conservatism OF the Government. He satisfies Kansas
but his course has not satisfaction u.s. and the
South extensively condemns him. yell, make him
out secoud Arnold or the veIiesI traitor in the world
we have lost Kansas by our own acts, not bv his
Our pro slavery friends in Kansas were instant in
their appeals to US for men-for votes-but we re-
sponded teebly-they have long since abandoned the
hope of making Kansas slave State and thew an
prove GOV. walkers course and support him in his
efforts to get tor The South constitutional State-in
other words, a State that will lie Democratic
terms bel IN oar Southern political nomenclature
nearer together than is the with any other narv
Admitting that Gov. Walker has deceived US, and his
course been dstas.efal us, why should we decide
on his nndl execution, before the Convention of
Kansas acts! The sovereignty of Kansas is in their
Gonventon-that sovereignty is to settle the fate of
Kansas. We abide its action
uur lux ewarmness and neglect of opportunitv has
changed the issue In Kansas from pro. slavery and
abolItlonism to that of the Constitution aea;ns,
black Repubhcanism. That is the struggle now.
we have made wrong issue on this Kansas
question, so impetuous and eager were we to test
oou'hern rIgnts' and We have gone into battle with.
OUT our hosts, ana been overwhelmed by.numbers
why should we allow such an issue to create divi-
sion and dissenson among ourselves Rather let us
promote union Tor the great issue pending when the
NORM and South will be arrayed against each other
IN greater battle than has yet been fought4 when