Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-03-14

any ftgbt Mhattttf 10 uiCtatt Nnht SNAIL
be done. The bloody page that records I
the infant history Of Kansas. aud the GRIN.
issl adventure and death Of John
Brown. may be read with profit by the peo-
pie both North and south aud from il they
may deduce the lesson, that the security
aud tranquility Of the nation. can only be
preserved by the people Of each section
scrupulously regarding aud protecting the
rights OF the people OF every other section.
raE AGITATION o. THE SLAVERY QUESTION
The agitation Of the Slavery question.
can be traced directly to the repeal OF the
Missouri Compromise. A clearly a. ever
effect can be traced to cause. or punish
ment to the sin that oecsssoned 10. so cat
the troubles which now sffiiet our beloved
country be referred to that mournful ard
disastrous measure.
II found the couotry At peace aud has
left it stained with blood aud torn by civil
dssentions. II re opened the slavery ques
ton in a form most offensive and under
circumstances most sggravating 10 the an
ti.slAvery sentiment Of the North. IL was
the deliberate breach Of a time -honored
Compromise. which had had its origin in
the most critical period OF our political his
tory. aud had given peace to the nation
History will pronounce Judgment upon it
/ as a wsnten and wicked act. without cir
cumstance 10 pslliate OF excuse its psrpe
trstion: aud as having its origin in the poll
tical necessities aud reckless ambition Of
partixAns. The object to be gained was
the united favor OF the South, aud the
means OF obtaining 1t an extravagant aud
reckless devotion 10 her supposed inter
ests. Both parties are likely to be cheated;
the South viii. most probably fail 10 derive
any benefit from the measure. but on the
contrary is likely to be seriously damaged
and the ambitious and desperate politician
who devised it is likely to be foled aud
defeated in the grand purpose Of his life
Allow me to read brief extract from
recent letter addressed by Ex-President
FILLMORE. to Union meeting in New
York, which be had been invited to sd =
dress. The sentiments contained in it are
so beautifully expressed aud manifestly
just as to command the hearty appreciation
Of all intelligent minds
After severe struggle, which threaten
ed the integrity Of the Union. Congress Fl
nslly passed laws settling these questions,
and the government and the people for q
time seemed TO acquiesce in that csspyo-
mise, as n final settlement Of this exciteing
question and it is exceedingly to be re-
GREETED, that mistaken ambition or the hope
Of promoting party triumph should have
tempted any one TO raise this question
again. But in an evil hour, this Paadoya' .
Dor Of Slavery tcas again opened BIZ srhaf
coaeeiue 10 be an unjusfifabie attempt TO force
Slavery int Kansas by a repeal OF the Mis-.
souri, Compromise and the flood of evils
now swelling and threatening to overthrow
the Constitution. and sweep away the foun-
dation Of the Government itself, and del
uge this land in fraternsl blood, may all be
traced TO this unfortunate act. What might
have been the motive, few acts have ever
been so barreu Of good. and so fruitful Of
evil. The contest has exasperated the
public mind, North and South, and suasn-
V.
hate. that fear will take years to wear
away.
"The lamentable tragedy at Harper's
Ferry is clearly traceable to this unfortrn-
ate controversy about Slavery i'm Kansas.
and while the chief actor in this criminal
invasion has exhibited some traits Of char
acter that challenge our admiration. vet his
fanatical Zeal seems TO have blinded his
moral perceptions, and hurried him into an
unlawful attack upon the lives Of peaceful
aud unotfending community in sister
State, with the evident intention Of raising
a servilc Instruction, which no one can
contemplate without horror, and few, be
lieve very few, can be found so Indifferent
TO the consequences of his acts, or SO blinded
by fanatical zeal, as not 10 believe that he
Justly suffered the penalty of the law which
he had violated. cannot but hope that the
fate Of John Baown and his associates will
deter all others from an unlawful attempt
To interfere in the domestic affairs Of a sister
State. But this tragedy has now closed,
aud Virginia has INDICATED the supremacy
OF her laws, and shown that she is quite
eompetentto manage her own affairs. and
protect her own rights. And thanks TO an
overruling Providence, the question about
Slavery IN Kansas has also been settled i'm
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phed. and having trIumphed. let her mag.
namimity and generosity 10 her Southern
brethren, shcw that the contest on her part
vas one Of principle. aud not Of persona
hatred or the low ambition of sectional tri-
umph"
WHAT Is THE CAUSE or ruK rREsKsr uos-
rILrY or INK SOUTH TOWARDS rnE SoRrul
he l.(f 4. A A
ded, that there is deep feeling Of hostility
pervading the people of the South towards
the great body Of the people Of the North,
aud the question may be asked, has the
South just cause Of complaint towards the
North She has butt is such complaint
as adjoining States and Communities can
always prefer against each other. There
always have been and always will be indi.
viduals who will disregard the laws Of
their own aud invade the rights aud immu
mites OF other States. IL such invasion be
cause Of war or justify retaliation. then
different communities could never be At
peace, and no eonfcderscy Of S,stes could
be peaceful or permanent doubt n o, that
men from the North have sometimes indu
ced slaves 10 run away from their masters.
dough not perhaps once where IL is char.
grd hundred times: such conduct !. IN vi.
olaiion OF the lav and good nsighborhood.
and i not to be psllisted or excused But
II ne were 70 open q book ssooan, with
the South. II mutual outrages sprinRing
out Of the .lavery question. We shall find /
perhaps. II it did not come out about even.
a balance standing against her The ques
ton may be asked then. what IL the cause Of /
the hostility peryading the Southern mind 4
towards the people Of the North There
are many causes. but the chief one il TO be
found in the policy Of ne Democratic Psrfy.
To chain the South firmly - the car Of
that party It has for years proclaimed that
every other party al the North va. fatally
bent on the invasion aud destruction ofthe
rights OF the South. aud that
the success Of any other party would prove
destructive q The institution Of slavery
To this end i has lsbored add lied in sea.