, 1859-08-26

a lengthy and characteristic article entitled
he" Future Of Slavery" appeared in the Prass
dsd 7rsdu.t Of yesterday. IN which occurs this
remark: "lt is not tc be denied that TO the eye
Of the superficial observer the prospect Of the
early abolition Of slavery is far 1eas promising
than it ~as few years ago." Now il becomes
n interesting inquiry, what has brought about
this change in the public sentiment snd in the
conduct Of the South:-CAiedgo Times.
With stran- e forgetfullness Of historic facts
the 7:hnes proceeds to assert that the Republi-
cans are responsible for the change of senti
ment in the South" for the revival OF the
slavery agitation, and winds up its article with
the question, tWhat have not the Resubicans
to answer for?' II tue prospect Of an early
abolition Of slavery is far less promising than
it wns prior tc the .rc-opening Of the slavery
Ayitation in the repeal Of the Missouri Com.
promise, q few years ago, is it not absurd 10
hold the Republicans responsible?
Does the Times rccolloct that on the lst day
OF June, 1852, the Democrat tic party in Ma
tional Convention assembled, solemnly
Rtsolred, That the Democratic party will r..
saet ail aitsmpte II. renewinx, in Congress or out
Oft the agitation Of the slavery question, un-
der whsteyer shapa or color the attempt may
be madc."
Dos it remember that the Thig Katiounl
Convention met likewise, at the same place, II
dayr a(se-wardt, and
Rtsolutd, - That tue Compromise measures Of
1850 were Gnul settlement Of the slavery ques-
lion, n1d that they deprecate oil further agita-
taon, and ~lllNdiscoupten4uce nj eturts to con.
tinne OF renew suck agitation, however made"
These parties embraced almost the entire
American people. The contest between the
xortt and the South was thus ended Atreaty
Of peaoe was thus signed, and ratified, and 70.
u time the whole country cnjoyed repose On
the negro question.
Who broke this treaty? Who renewed the
agitat,on? Who plunged the country into
6erce excitement, and almost brought On civil
war7 Has tho Times forgotten who the a,,.
thor n the mischiofis?
We will refresh its trcacherous memory. 1t
was its own master, Stephen 4. Douglas!
Strange TINT the Hmes should forget whnt
every one else remembers! In Januasy, 1854,
Douglas introduced his Infamous bill to car7y
s.asery into Kansas, and broke through the
treaty Of peaoe on the slavery question, made
ut Baltimore and ratified by his own and the
Rhle pa1ty, 1t the ballot box, only Is months
before.
1nccndiary like he deliberately and with
malice aaorethouglt,7 and wc might add, 4'in-
stigated by the devil !" violaaed the Baltimore
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twsen the North an3 the South quarter Of a
cantury previously, which himself had pro
nouuoed akin to the Constitution sa-
cred was it in lis eyea lie applied the torch
to the Missouri Compromise, md burnt it up,
and set the Whole country in IN uproar over
the cooaag7xtiotl, causing cfvil war in Kansas,
where battles were fought towns Sucked and
buried, doM laid waste, and murders and
rohberies daily committed.
But we viii not stop to recount of describe
ths horrors and Losses inflicted upou the un-
fortunate people Of that Territory, BY The in-
cendi&ry act oi this modern Catiline.
The peace between the North and South
having a'ecn thas "r,thlessly broken, and The
agitation of the slavery question reopened, By
0tsphen = Dougias, Of Illinois, the layehold-
ers hare made new demands, and committed
new aggrossions upon the people Of the free
States They now insist upon new iu.erpse-
takion of the Constitution. They eaiu that it
carries slavery into I'll the Territories Douglas
seaaAina tAelr prrssnsion. They have secured
the Bred Scott decision. Douglas supports
that also. They next demand a slave code,
md Douglas asks then To let the Supreme
Court grant one, instead Of Congress, 10 Is
MT 10 iutersare viii his squattef aoseseignty
hunbug TLey ere beginning to clanor for
thA rscpeQing 1 the African s1Ave trade, and
he ales Gseole Plea that it would violate
eonpspnise 10 grsntit! Before bog he will
4eoo'es ths* the Compromise 10 unoonstitr-
aao0As, eod tt II ali ani; -aave trade laws shouh
h repealed.
fefhaPs we ha.e pursued ths iuoui.
y: "Whs& iass brought about hi, chance
IN TN pskaae sentassst aad conduct Of the
&osth?' about u far ~ il +intezesa;non to tho
Tsss1h Uthc " pTospAct Il N >eriy abolition
Il dsssy i faz aea proaaistaR th.n Il x..n-
HRax - tn reopanine II the slasery agitation
b. Doag'As ia few year, sgo," the rs..<,
vii haFsaRH know It whone door to lar fae
hakaaa md mt asAin ooanna ths ridiculous
~dE nf charging the RsFahhxcsns With
0FgEaking m agit.kiou nonAsnced ba6xn
$hsir Ra1tJ had n e1&ence-