The Washington union., 1858-03-20

nile hut as failed do So then the convention was
free TO act it thought proper and subsequent legisia
tue could irnmn,e direct its action To hold other
wise would be hold that the legislature superior in
mower and sovereignty to the conreon for II could d
rect and control this subject and thus de the constitu
ton il would be the higher power and Ia possession OF
attributes unknown fgtp,re bodies. This Legislature
could pass any law within the scope of its jasisctioo,
but nothing the power once enjoyed ny inc ies'-
ature had passed away from it, and the subject wac soo'e
and beyond its reach The door was cloScd inc "' VA
nugatory and the election much without efcct
rs though it had been upO, the Kansas ct instead o1
the constitution IL only remains TO tc scen wnetnef
Congress will redeem it's pledge, OF whether II VIII oner
reward TO the rebellous spirit which has exsteu ia
Kansas from t.,c passage the organic act TO tits time
The great question underlying all this controversy Is
slavery the rcpusiiens of the North have deter
mined that slave States shall DC aidcd 70 tie
Jnon The American densocraey has pledged Itself
TO sustain eash sovereign community III the right
TO determine for itself whether il will have s'a-
very or not and that in the admission of new States this
right will be recognised in its fullest sense Wheneves
ts doctrine shall be rcpuated by the northern democ-
racy then Ifaioy in the government ceases 70 recoe
Mise our equality and the American Union must neccs
S,riy become our bttercst Toe and all VIII see .nat
though there may Inc Union paper there VIII be
none in sentiment affection Already the southern
mind awakened TO the inquiry 'Of what great service to
the South il the Union r. She sees that within her
borders hef productions OF the annual value ot near
two hunired million dollars that very heavy cent
of this sum passes into tc bands Of northern men, who
merely agents IN the shipment and sales which
made fot abroad they sec That the imlWIt"tohS
into the United .es principally paid for by the pro-
ducts the South and that these too pass again through
northern hands, and another heavy per cent charged
thereon all Of Which be taxed upon the people Of
her section The we'll Informed Of the North under
stand full well the bearing Of this subject upon their in
tcrcst We cal, attention to the remark in this conncx-
ion the lealing Journal IN the North in references 10
this matter. The Herald says IN one of its issues:
believe southern and southern cotton
have pod % handsome dividends 10 the North
that them think TOO IN consideration
the heavy ,nots Nsrth thus reaa from lc Sons
that practical compromises OF the CONSTITUTION
with am behalf Of southern slavery Ne
very violent northern rciprocis, northern mag
ntlnityp
We asl you for 10 CONCESSIONS in our favor We only de-
mand the spractcal COMPROMISES Of the constitution -
nothing and far as ny voice, my vote, and my
influence may go will be satisfied with anything
less than these We therefore call upon northern demo
Gratis to stand by the flag " it is borne aloft by the
strong arm and patriotic heart of one OF your own gallant
chicftans and under this leader, and with this
same banner you have met and driven back the cohorts
of northern republicans their strong and steady march
towards the nations Capitol will You now, when tAis
last conflict is upon d. lc the columns wayer, on will
YOU fire the last shot which secures perpetual tiumph
to law, to order, and the constitution!