The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-10-16
WisceIiapeous.
From the AL,any Erening Journal
Bargains with Shareholders.

10 OlSpuLo DcLWctu Lu0 NOELQ anu
South is coeval with the Union. The
SOutherners only came in upon the stipu-
lations that the slave trade should not be
abolished till 1908, that three Gfths of
the slaves should be counted in the Ap-
portiOnment of Representatives, and that
they should be allowed the privilege of
retaining escaped fugitives by legal pro-
cess. But they promised, and we be-
lieved, that these concessions would sat
isfy them, and that they would interpose
no obstacle to free institutions anywhere
and everywhere else, and would soon
take steps for the abolition of slavery in
their own domain. This was our first
Final Settlement" 1t lasted Just five
years.
Then came a demand from the slave
holders that Tennessee, Kentucky, Ala
bama and Mississippi should be admitted
as slave States. They urged in support
Of the claim that these were not new
slave States, only pieces taken from Vir-
ginia, Carolina and Georgia, where slave
ry already existed that they, of course,
would not dream of extending slavery in
to any Territory already free, but the
erection of State governments in these
localities would interpose no obstacle to
emancipation. This, too, they declared
would end and settle the whole question
about slavery in the Union. So we gave
them what they asked, and made "Final
Settlement No. 2. ..
How long did it last Till we bought
Louisiana, and not day afterward.-
Then they suddenly set up new preten-
sion, before unheard of, that they had a
right TO extend slavery as well as we to
extend freedom. They drew line across
the new purchase, saying, "thiS much
shall be yours to make free States Of, and
this much, including Missouri, shall be
ours, to make either slave or free States,
sswe think best. Give US this line and
We will solemnly covenant never to ask to
plant slavery on another foot of SOIL
Refuse it, and we will worry you, and
threaten you, and frishtcE you, and even
quit the Union, if you don't look out"
AT such appalling menaces, coupled with
such sugared promises, We came right
down and begged them to take every
inch they wanted. Thus was made "Fi-
mai o6ttlemont" NO. ..
Is it not written in the history of Tex
as what happened next? That little Re-
public won her Independence by gallant
contest with Mexico, but not before she
had smiled her clone STAR flag with the
blOtch of slavery. "She must come in"
said the South, slavery and ALL" "Let
her come in" said the North, shut with
out slavery" Slavery exists on her soil
already,p argued the South. "Not till
she planted it there" rejoined the North.
"Well," said the Southern men, coming
at last to their standing argument, 1--WE
are going right straight out of this mis-
erable Union of yours; We won't stay
with such everlasting mean fellows an
other day. What's more, we'll make a
new Union, and take Texas in, and fog
you old original United States till you
can't see." This fetched Hs. We knuckled
under; or rather we thought we had made
acapital bargain, when We listened to the
solemn pledges that resounded from eithel
House Of Congress, that there should be
no more agitation and no more claims pre-
sented in behalf Of slavery, after this "Fi'
nal Settlement" No. 4.
But it turned out we had to fight fol-
Texas after we had annexed it. We
fought so effectually, that before we knew
II, We had parcel more territory on ouI
nands. Some chunks of gold found un
Ger a saw-mill settled the destiny" o.
California by drawing thither an emigra
uon that made free State of it, befor'
tne South consented to make it State .
al But there still remained large un
organized tract. The Southern mel
looked at it, and then came around US OIL
anew track. ave have tho highest re
spect" they remarked, "for ancient land
marks. We consider them time honoreC
aua iTepealable. OF this sort is the glo
nOu; Missouri Compromise. 1t has beef
sne pond Of peace and union between u
io[ thirty years. Let US extend that be
n'ucent line over the Pacific. So shal
s set down in amity on both sides o
le iine, and never more quarrel Blu
.VoA mere; if you refuse us this little re
Su'st and If you don't also agree to he'll
: ~ catch our niggers without interference
Tludge or jury, wen knock this inferna
sos uiCn higher than a kite, and set up
STu'eern confederaey that will ultimatel
- oHs y IN everything from Suffers saw-mil
~. Uape Horn" Of course we acceded 3
W., us convincing logic, and the adjustmen
heralded from ono end of the Unio
Tue other as the harbinger of geners
ssace ss the end of agitation, the termins
snS .Oa oi all slavery disputes past, present
~ u 70 eome-in short, as sFinal Settle
N O..
oGt four years after, we had to hav
-O'aer. The South discovered that
M;an'ed ;n'ed chance to grab land north of tn
SS0n Compromise line, as well 9
,srua n OF I, and up comes proposal
Is;aaIallowing the Inhabitants to pre-
T. IH slavery or not as they may see fit.
n. !. van did We appeal to their past prom