The Yazoo Democrat., 1858-10-30

WILL THE SOUTH MAKE THE ISSUE OF
THE UNION ON THE "ENGLISH BILL !" !
To accompany the SbOve interrOgatOFy, we
publish elsewhere the material part Of the c on
ference Bill. 1t is known that the proposition oi
admission in that act, propOunded 10 the people
Of Kansas, was BY them, 10 August last. rejected
BY heavy vote The Bill, as will be seen. offered
this alternative to Kansas; That she should be
admitted into the Union as State forthwith upon
her acceptance of the modification of her land
ordinance, or if she refused to submit to such
modification, then it should be deemed and held
that the people Of Kansas did not desire admis-
sion as State under the Leccmpton Constitution,
and she would be authorized to form another
Constitution, and entitled to admission under IL,
whenever her populatiOn--(by a census duly and
legally taken)-equals or exceeds the ratio Of
representation required for 9 member of the
House Of Representatives of Congress- which is
9S. .420. Kansas elected to stay out of the Union
until her population should reach that figure
She accepted the latter alternative of the English
Bill, and by her proceedings under that bill,
plainly admitted that she would agree and abide
by its provisions This bill is invested with all
the sanctity of compact, and was passed with
all the ceremoniOus solemnities of legislation ;
ifany act of Congress was ever entitled to full
and thorough obedience and support, it is: But
it is noted fact in our political history that
Constitutional compacts, with no other violation
than per6dy, are not worth the paper they are
written on. Already do we see the provisions Of
the English Compromise disregarded and disa.
vowed, and by the very men that voted for the
Bill on its passage sA pl
Not one of the Northern members Of the last
House of Representatives who voted for the Bill
dared to avow to his constituents his intention to
stand by and execute it in good faith. And if
any of tn m had been patriotic enough to have
done so they would have fallen surely and swiftly
in the abyss of political DEATH 1t is now boldly
announced that an attempt will be made at the
next session of Congress to admit Kansas as
State contrary to the English Compromise. 1t is
more than probable that this attempt will be
successful.
From present indications the House will be
under the control of the Republicans, while the
Senate, with Douglas in the lead, will be scarcely
free from it. We repeat, the attempt may be
successful, and in that event, we again put the
questiOn-Will the South make the issue OF the
Union on the English Bill? On the first page of
this paper, Col. Keitt answers this question much
to our liking, Although Col. K. has been regard
ed as rather crotchety politician, yet we think
his present position on this question is thoroughly
sound and well taken But ia the unity of the
South, which he so manfully pleads fora reality
"a fact? We hope his vision may be prophetic:
we greatly fear it is illusOry. 1t has been the
misfortune of the South, in her darkest hour of
trial and oppression, to be rifted with dissensons
and cursed with bad counscors. Another crisis
is approaching. Black Republicanism has tri-
umphed, so far, in the late Northern elections.
In others soon to be holden. no one doubts but
that it will achieve still greater triumphs. The
spirit of Abolitionism is bold and defiant. The
programme Of its operations is openly announced
and the subjugation of the South and her interest
in the Territories are the leading measures pro-
posed.
The Supreme CouTt-the citadel of the Consti-
tution-is to be remodeled, and the Constitution
itself altered and amended. The next President
will be sectional and from tie North. The de.
partments are to be abolitonized, and emissary
appointees to be made throughout the South
The institution of slavery will be circumvallated
and speedily crushed out by contraction. These
are few of the expressions in store for us of
the South, and the violation Of the English Com
promise will be the initiatOry step to fill the bill
of iniquities. Can these grievances be averted,
and the Constitution and Southern rights pre-.
served in the Union? We think they can, and
that united South can do it. Will the South
unite, then, in one and conmon peril Let us
hope that she will. Meantime, will Mississippi
make the issue of the Union on the English Bill +!