The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-05-11
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suits eD the south Of the RakMsas
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only lhe . nnatnFe Oh the ffe010e0t 70 become
law. The anal vote OF the House was liz
~ loS-members absent or not voting, 10; aud
en the Senate, 80 to 22-membeas absent, l
~ Having fully expressed our views upon this q
~ jastmen, as FAIR and satisfactory bill, we m;
- now pass 10 the inquiry, what have been, VIII
are, and what are lkcls 10 be the net results
~ the South of this great Kansas blunder:
=; Taleyrand has said that among statesmen an
~ politicians b,ulder is orse than crime; an
= to the Statesmen and politicians OF the Sou
q this truth has been most iorsibly illustrated
ae the net results of the repeal Of the Missou
70 Compromise. Tie Southern equality" contr
~ vance Of that Kansas Nebraska bill was attra,
ff tive, but, like the wooden horse whiih the foo
= lsh Irojans permitted to be introduced With
= their gates, it has proved 10 be full of arme
$ enemies, and in full corporation with the be
y sleeing army outside.
s. The original Territorial bill introduced int
e the Senate by Mr.. Douglas, in 1854, provide
but tor one Territory-Nebraska-a involve,
= not the remotest idea Of the obliteration Of th
g Missouri dividing line between tie Terrtorie
y which that line conceded 10 slavery and thos
]; from which it excluded slavery. The pro.
gramme OF Mr. Douglas was to let the line stant
! untouched, as it had stood for thirty odd year
: But, in 4 passing discussion Of the original Ne
{ oraska bill, Mr.. Dixon, Wing Senator from
! hentucky, in spirit Of mischief, most likely
threw out the hint of the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise as an act Of justice the the South
J and, from that moment, dare say, some oi
! the leading Southern fre-eaters resolved to
make that the shibbo.eth Of the Democratic
party.
lhelr plan OF operations was soon arranged.
The Nebraska bill was recommitted to the Com.
mittee on Territories. The Southern ultTas met
together; aud being, doubtless, assured by Mr.
Senator AtchisOn that if the rich Territory Just
back OF Missouri were opened to slavery it cod
De readily converted BY the Missourians into
slave State, it was resolved that the thing should
be done. Ii would give the South two members
OF the Senate; and Mr.. Atchison, as one OF
them, would be amply repaid for the loss of bis
position in Missouri. Next the corporation Of
Mr.. Douglas was secured, in view Of the power
OF the South to command the Democratic Presi-
Dental nominations OF 1856. Next, if we mis-
take not, on quiet Sabbath afternoon, South
ern committee OF three waited upon POOR
Fierce, and with the same Inducements, speedily
| made him an enthusiastic ally to this new de-
| vice as party movement and as q test of party
allegiance.
| The necessary prelimnaries being thus hap
PLY arranged, Mr.. Douglas, in lieu Of his origi.
nal bill for the single Territory Of Nebraska, re
ported q hill for two Observation-Disclosures and
kansas-inv diving the repeal Of the Missouri
lHc was passed., anu
| thus the long standing intcrdict against slavery
north of the parallel of SO degrees 80 minutes
was wiped out. The object of this act was de-
clared to DC mot 10 legislate slavery into these
Territories nor to exclade it therefrom, but 10
leave the people thereof perfectly free to regu
late their domestic institutions in their own way
subject only to the Constitution Of the United
States"
With this invitation, under ordinary circum-
stances, the western tier of Missouri sIavehold- |
ing counties lanking the eastern side OF Kansas
would have been competent to make Kansas a |
Slave State without the slightest difficulty. But
the parties in this movement had not coun.ed |
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 |
generalization of the Northern Democracy. /
Second, the stern necessity to the South Of cast.
ing 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 possible
escape Of the remnant Of the National Democra-
cy from absolute annihilation in the late Prcsi-
dental election. Fourth, the loss of Kansas to
the South, after the most dreadful and desperate
struggle for the prize between the contending
factions which the history Of border ru!anism,
political ferocity or sectional fanaticism in any
country can furnish, not excepting the fights of
the half savage revolutionary factions of the
South American States for political power and
punder.
Nor do these losses to the South stop with the
losses of their Northern allies, nor with the
general generalization of the democracy, nor
with the loss of Kansas. The law which has
wiped out the Missouri line, and left the Terri
tories on the south side subject to popular
sovereignty" has also lett the territories on the
south side, down to the Mexican boundary, sub
ject to the same laws of Immigration. la word,
the act intended to open the Territories north
OF $3.50 to the South, has opened the whole un-
organized country south Of that line to the
North, and with all the chances in favor of an
ultimate Northern occupation, from Kansas
southwesterly, around TO the Gulf OF California.
Nor is this all. The results Of the Kansas
struggle have thrown Missouri, as slave State,
upon her beam ends. The emancipation agita
tion thus started throughout her length and
bread, must result in making her free State.
The Northern waves OF emf grafton are rolling in
upon her from every side, and she must, sooner
or later, succumb 10 the pressure. Such are
among the net results OF that desperate expert
ment Of few trading Southern tire-eaters and
Northern Presidential demagogues, known as
the Kansas Nebraska bill. Within four years
that blunder has robbed the South Of a degree
of power and prestige, asd has given to the
North the means and the spirit of propas sandism
which otherwise might not have been accom-
plshed within halt century.
The Joliet Murder.
There was great excitement all day yesterday
at Joliet with reference to the murder of |
young English girl. The authorities at that I
place were go afraid OF mob, that they dare
not give the man Richardson his preliminary
examination yesterday it may come off to-day. |
There was very strong feeling IN favor of |
taking him to the spot where the dead body |
was found and lynching him.
The girl had been living with her mother who |
had married second husband.
This man, Richardson, is about 40 years of /
age, and is a house carpenter by trade well |
known in Joliet. He has been employed by |
some OF the railroad companies also sort Of
engineer. He has heretofore, borne a very |
good character. He became intimate with the
girl and she became encienle by him
The last time the girl was seen alive she left
her mothers house with him. He told her
mother, previous to the murder, that he had |
sent the girl off, for the purpose OF having an
abortion produced, and that she need give her
self no uneasness about her; as she would
soon be home. Consequently no alarm was
created at her absence. This was some three
weeks ago.
On Thursday last the men VINO were AZ wOrk
in one of the qnarres at Joliet, were much an
noyed at smell which became more and more
offensive. In searching for it, they found
buried beneath some refuse stones body Of q
female, entirely naked not particle Of CLOTH
ing could be found anywhere in the vicinity.
She had been shot through the head Both
feet and both hands had been cut of and taken
away The body was otherwise mutilated, in
order 10 prevent identification but the
mother has identified 1t by description, which
has proved correct in every particular.
post mortem examination, also. showed that
the body was that of q woman far gone in
pregnancy.
50 much for the Identification Of the body.
Now for the identification Of the murderer.
Providence in His own wise way always pro-
yides, that murder will out. 1t addition to the
fact that the man Richardson was last seen with
her, . lock Of hair differing from her own, was
found near the girls body. This hair. not only
corresponds exactly with the hair OF the prison.
er, but bald place has been discovered upon
his head, showing conclusiyely that the hair was
torn from it.
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