Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-02-11

| opinion. the coarse now recommended to 0l by
the President in bis message is unjust TO, be-
cause inconsistent with, himself, aud woHld, il
carried out, rob the Nebraska Kansas act of
its vital principle, and stand as an accusing rec
ord against the good faith of the - U,moeratic
party, crippling il for years TO come, ii not des-
troying it for the future In such an event,
where is that strong hand which is to lay hold
of the rudder and still direct the ship Of State
freighted with the hopes of mankind, in her
course Of material greatness aud increasing
glory What, in that day. will constitute
the breakwater against which fanaticism shall
dash in its wild fury, as the hurricane may
bear it from the North or the South How
will then fare the Union, with which we are
everything, without which we are Dothing
Do you believe you can satisfy the country
of the propriety of planting slavery on that
soil, from which the Missouri compromise eI-
cluded it, upon the newest doctrine that il
should be left to the laws of nature and pro-
duction alone. and that neither Of these will
exclude it ? that popular sovereignty, applied
lJy the legislation of 1854 to the rule Of the
Territories Of the United States may be tram
Piled under foot upon the rretense that forms
Of law have been duly observed in establish
ing it that popular elections may be carried
under solemn guarantees to the voter and all
pledges he broken the moment they have per-
formed their work ? that he principal mag in
struct the agent aud agent, By faithfully obey
ing the Instructions given, shall render him
self abnoxious to the just indignation Of his
superior that that Territory is self-goverened
whose highest law is made and riveted upon il
BY convention in whose composition olehalf
the Territory was unrepresented aud disfran-
chised, which was ordained by Legislature
never acknowledged because never elected ?
in short, that all is well, and that principle and
faith are inFiolably kept in Kansas, when tney
know that nine-tenths Of her citizens, acting
together. are unable to prevent the adoption
of institutions which the! never can sckn0wl-
edge without disgrace
Do you believe you can satisfy the country
Of all this 2 / tell yea here to-day plainly that
the northern Democracy never will be able 10
satisfy northerl men OF these things. Unlike
the ancient knight, those who support this
strange poliCT will he known, although they
may change the color of their armor at every
change they make Hereafter The time has
come at last and not too on when new
requisition will be made northern ccnstitnen-
cieS-an earnest and manly defense OF north
t- Ho'ivI dud oi uoItiici IiSLLss "Hl!-L ih ing
the utmost demands of justice to their breth-
ren of the South If unpardonatle to insist
upon 50 mnch equality then we have reached
the end of nstona platforms, and the beginning
Of sectional Presidents--to my u,ird the last
calamity 10 be survived for then will begin
those acts of aggressive interference which,
leading to protracted and desolatiHg wars,
must end in establishing among children of tbs
same blood the relasiou OF coaquerer aad
captive.