The Washington union., 1858-03-19

WHO is TO BE INJURED AND WHO BENEFrIED'
BY the admission Of Kansas, who is to be benefit
ed Ii can with Justice be said that there is but
one party in real interest-the people of Kansas
themselves. We wholly unable to see how the
North is TO gain by the act-how the South is to
gain by the act The life of the Territory is nearly
run out In numbers in position, and in disposition,
Kansas has arrived at her majority The States of
the Union have no longer any rightIo claim her as a
mere Territory Her public lands belong to the gen
eral government her political interests thus grown
into importance should be conducted wholly by her
own people, subject only to the constitution of the
United States. Now then, who is to be specially
benefited by admissiong Is it the North2 Tell MS
how. Mark one single evidence of this Is it be-
cause the people there opposed to slavery 2 If
so, we answer that is none Of their business. They
will have right to receipt for favors when they
Interested in them They will have q right to render
their opinion when it is asked and when they are
party to the institutions of the State. If you men
of the North proceed upon the ground that Kan
is political common belonging TO the vag
abonds of agitation and devoted TO their uses,
then we shall concedc that there is point in
~
But az citizens of the United States, concedng
equal rights to the people of Kansas, you mper-
tinent iniermedlers, selfconceited, heartless and
wicked impostors You know that yon are trying to
build up party at the expense of the prosperity of
that people. You know that your triumphs are to
be purchased by their sacrifices.
And how, on the other hand, are The people of the
South to be specially benefited by the admission of
Kansas 1t is not within the range of mortal vision
to tell us how. The question of slavery will always
be subject to the will of the people residing in the
State. 1t s this principle that assures a perpetual
guarantee to the South for the protection of her in
stiuons. Break down this barrier to aggression
from withOut-coner upon Congress, or any other
tribunal authority to act in opposition to it-and
You will have destroyed every guarantee of State
rights and every protection which the South relies
upon to maintain the integrity of her institutions
The admission of Kansas III no sense now can be
speciality.
The measure is national in character demanded
by the high interests of the Union in harmony with
the principles of the constitutions and If consum-
mated will go far to settle forever question of sec
tional bitterness which has already caused almost r
rcconcilablc arrangements between the North and
| the South. If we have not yet reached the dead
point of danger and been made to feel the peris of
our position, it may well be doubted if the storm
will not overtake us, with all sails set, and
very strength to crush us beneath its weight.
The time is coming when the patriotism of
the country will be aroused to the dangers which
threaten our existence nation--when it will bo
the duty of every citizen who loves his country to
arm for the conflict and to punish rebels and traitors
wherever they may be found, whatever may be their
Disguise.