The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-12-30

1t is refreshing, even in cold weather,
to notice the JUNCTION with which the
President congratulates himself and
the country generally, upon the benifi-
Gent results that have followed the APP
plication of the administration policy
to the territories-particularly to Kan
sas.
He says, "much has been done, am
happy to say, towards the accomplish
ment of this object, I'D est, the settle
ment of the Slavery question: during
the last session of Congress.
"The Supreme Court of the United
States had previously decided, that the
American citizens have an equal right
to take into the Territories, whatever
is held as property under the laws of
any of the States, and to hold such
property there under the guardianship
of the federal constitution, so long as
the territorial condition shall remain.
ssThis is now a we'll established con-
dition, and the proceedings of the last
session were alone wanting to give it
practical effect. The principle has been
recognized, in some form or other, by
an almost unanimous vote of both
Houses of Congress, that a Territory
has a right to come into the Union
either as free or slave State, according
to the win of majority of its people.
The just equality of all the States has
thus been vindicated, and a fruitful
source of dangerous dissension among
them has been removed"
The hypocrisy of the President in
asserting In the teeth of facts as they
stand upon the record, that by the ac-
ton of the last session, the principle
has been recognized ''that Territory
has q right to come into the Union
either as free or slave State, accor-
ding to the will of majority of its
people," is sufficient to excite the as
constituent Of intelligent men, if any
thing ne might say or do, could aston
ish them.
Kansas to be admitted into the I'm
ion with 10000 inhabitants, if she would
consent to come in under an odious
slavery observation-disclosures to be shut
out until she has $4,000 or 5000 in
habitants, because she nobly rejected
the infamous conditions
This was the pohcy-this the settle
naent
Time and again, since the commence
ment of this slavery agitation, and es-
pecially at every epoch when some new
raid upon Freedom was being plotted,
we have heard it Numbered from the
high places of power, that the slavery
question was settled.
This was the case in 1852, when the
two great political parties then exist
ing 'joined hands and circled 'round''
over the grave of slavery agitation, yet
how soon were the protestations and
pledges then made scattered to the
whirlwinds
Slavery propagandists have longed,
and will continue to long, for the ssgood
time coming" when Freedom shall
succomb to their prowess, and slavery
agitation cease. But the ghost of MUIR
dered Liberty viii not .'down" attheir
bidding.
The bold and wicked attempt to fas-
ten upon. the Legislative and judicial
codes of the country the infamous
principles of the bred Scott decision
will yet receive the whitening rebuke
it observes.
Not until the old constitutional land
marks are restored, that Freedom is
National and Slavery sectional; that
Congress has the power and it is their
duty to prohibit the introduction of
slavery into territories where it does
not exist, and the Federal Government
shall acknowledge in its conduct the
sovereignty of the people of the Uni
ted States, vii. the agitation Of the
slavery question cease.-Lansiny Re
publican.