The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-01
The Qu~ssisn Settled Tho Net Results TO the
South or the Kansas Blusder.

The Qu~ssirn Settled Tho Net Results to the
South OF the Kansas Blu"der.
The question is settled. The English Kansas
compromise has passed both houses, aud
awaits only the signature of the Presi
dent to become a law. The final vote of
not voting, 81; and in the Senate 80 to 22-mem-
bers absent, 10. (See our Congress reports, in-
GLIDING the BILLY Having fully expressed onr
views upon this Adjustment. as fair and eats
factory bill. we may now pass to the inquiry,
what have been, what are, and what are likely
to be the net results to the South from this
great Kansas blunder?
Taileyrand has said that among statesmen
and politicians hlunder is worse than a crime;
and to the statesmen and politicians Of the
South this truth has been most forcibly illus.
trated in the net results Of the repeal of the
Missouri compromise The Southern equality"
contrivsnce Of that Kansas Nebraska bill was
attractive, but, like the wooden horse which the
foolish Trojans permitted to be introduced
within their gates, it has proved to be full of
armed enemies, and in full cooperation with
the besieeing army outside.
The original Territorial bill introduced into
the Senate by Mr.. Douglas, in 1854, provided
but for one Territory-Nebraska-a involved
not the remotest idea of an obliteration of the
Missouri dividing line between the Territories
which that line conceded to slavery and those
from which ii excluded slavery. The pro-
gramme Of Mr.. Douglas WAS to let that line
stand untouched, as ii had stood for thirty odd
years. But, in passing discussion of the orr
ginal Nebr aska BILL Mr.. Dixon, whig Senator
from Kentucky, in spirit of mischief, most
likely, threw out the hint of the repeal of the
Missouri compromise ss an act of Justice to
the South, and from that moment. we dare say,
some of the leading Southern tre-eaters resolv-
ed to make that repeal the shibboleth of the
democratic party.
Their plan OF operations was soon arranged
The Nebraska bill was recommtted to the
Committee on Territories. The Southern ultras
met together aod being, doubtless assured by
Nj Senator Atchison that IL the rich territory
just back Of Missouri were opened to slavery it
could be readily converted by the Missourians
into slave State, il was resolved that the
thing should be done. II would give the South
two more me mbers OF the Senate; aud Mr..
Atcbison, as ono Of them would be amply re
paid for the loss of his position in Missouri
Next, the cooperation of Mr.. Douglas was Sc.
cured, in view Of the power of the South to
command the democratic Presidential nomina
ton Of 1856. Next, If we mistake not, on n
quiet Sabbath afternoon, a Southern committee
of three waited upon poor Pierce, and with the
same Inducements speedily made him an en-
thusiastic ally TO this new device as a party
movement ard a. test of party allegiance.
The necessary preiminaries being thus
happily arranged, Mr.. Douglas, in lieu
Of bis original bill for the single
Territory Of Nebraska, reported bill
for two Observation-Disclosures and Kansas
involving the repeal of the Missouri com
promise line. The bill was passed, and thustb
long standing interdict against slavery north of
the parallel of SO degrees 50 minutes was wiped
out. The object Of this nc. was declared to be
mot 70 legislate slavery into these Territories
nor to exclude il therefrom. but TO leave the
people thereof perfectly free TO regulate their
ject only to the constitution Of the United
States"
With this invitation, urder ordinary circum.
stances, the western tier Of Missouri slavehold.
ing counties thanking the eastern side Of Karsas
would have been competent TO make Kansas q
slave State without the slightest difficulty. But
the parties 10 this movement had not counted
upon the tremendous and terrible uprising Of
the North which instantly followed this work
Of repeal. And what we repeat. have been the
net results. First, the complete overthrow and
Decentralization Of the Northern democracy
Second. the stern necessity to the South
casting both Douglas and Pierce overheard in
1856, and the nomination of man whose hands
were perfectly clean Of any contact with that
Kansas Nebraska bill. Third. the narrowest pos
sible escape Of the remnant Of the national de-
mocrscy from absolute humiliation in the
late Presidential election. Fourth the loss Of
KaDsas 20 the South. aft the most dreadful
and desperate struggle 4 he prize between
the coptonding factions y ich the history Of
border ruff auism, political f-ocity or sectional
fanaticisru in any country ca furnish not ex-
cepting The fights Of The half savage revolution.
airy factions Of the South American States for
political power aud plumber.
MOI do these losses TO the South stop With the
losses Of iheir Northern allies. nor with the ge-
neral decentralization Of the democracy, nor
With the loss Of Kansas. The law which has
wiped out the Missouri line, aud left the Terri
tories on the north side subject to popular
sovereignty has also left the Territories ID the
south side, down to the Mexican boundary, sub
jet TO the same laws Of emigration. In void,
the act intended to open the Territories north
Of $3.50 to the South has opened the whole I'M
organized country south Of that line TO the
North and With all the chances in favor Of an
ultimate Nnvthprn occunation from Kansas