Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1861-02-08
6be Stat auo Gbronifle.
MONDAY, FEB. 4, 1851.
Another Seven Years War Ended,
KANSASa FREE STATE!
The RIGHT Is srCcEs>FrL At LENGTH:

The War Of &c lasted seven years, and
che Struggle of Kansas against Slavery has
been Of equal duration. Ooe measure de-
usuded by the Chicago (and BY no other
party platform, is triumPhant-kAN-
SAS Is FREE! A briet retrospect OF
bsr coufict aud her victory may now be
useful.
Kansas is included in the Fifteen Mill
lon Dollars purchase of territory from
France, 10 1903. Ia March, ls2O, 1t wa:
sOlemnly agreed in Congress, by the
promise of all the Southern With a few
Northern Members, that Slavery might
exist in Missouri as State, on condition
that i, should be for eCer prohibited north
e So 80. This consent and safeguard
Srs wrubg frou the reluctant but Union
lring North (under threats Of dissolution
,ud war as "fiOsl settlement" 1t was
repeatedly recognized, confirmed and re-
tsrrsd to by Congress, Supreme Court, and
al parties aud sectious-Clay, Webster,
Calhoun, Cri,tendeD, Douglas, &c. &c
rs sacred compact" for ever binding
and controlling the Slavery issue.
But the bargain was fOully, meanly,
and perfdiOusly broken by the party ben
eiusd. Missouri had about l00,0 900
.I.ve., aud, with the other Border, slave
breeding States, wanted market. The
Texas scheme had failed Of making
California a Slave State. Kansas was as
vel adapted to Slave labor as the five
States 10 the same latitude east of it. 1t
vn therefore plotted, in the secret coun-
els Of Southern Conventions, that the
Slave Restriction should be removed, and
Slavery rushed into the North West. Mr..
DiIou, an arstocratic Wbig L. s. Senator
from Kentucky, first proposed the meas
u'e, which provoked a burst of most indig.
nau' reuoDsrrance from every quarter.
However, Southern Nulli6ers and the Ad-
ninisr,tion resolved upon the deed. S.
4. Douglas, ambitious Of the Presidency,
and trustee owner Of Mississippi planta-
a'D, suddenly veered into the support Of
tie measure. But the conscience of the
Nation became aroused. Good men, North
sed South, sent iu memorials against the
ruthless, wautOn change, BY the thousand.
lie moral turpi,ude of the act-she vio-
"'ion Of a bargain BY one side after secu.
hug oil its beuefts-alarmed the religious
Pre-. generally. No measure styled "po-
iacal" ever met 90 much condemnation
'''n the pulpit Over three thousand
eIs'yueu, from New England alone,
nsusd one memorial against this aagitious
"tsuosal Of an old land mark" Thous-
.na' OF public meetings we're held in in-
aleo'n' condeuua,ion Of the proceeding.
we mere copy (as . specimen . brief no.
tee of
FIRST MEETING IN LEwISBuRG.
meeting. irrespective Of party. was held |
y lne Easement Of the NJ. f. Chapel, In Lew.
.us' teo. 81, ls5i-Francis Wilson, Pres
,..a,i James Kelly. James Geddes, R.H Laird
n 'onn Chamberlin, Vice Presidents; and
D.. " "orden and s F. LyndaIl, Secretaries.
iEH oy Rev. DR. Malcom and Eld. Wm.
T'l He Remarks by Messrs. Prof. Anderson,
seom' Worden and Bliss, and the following
-Tons other Resolutions
r. ">o,ved that we should regard the repeal
Isao oe Missouri Compromise resolutions of
r.,as as hagrant violation Of national faith,
,S circulated to shake confidence IN The Haieg-
~ o.r GOrernmsnf, al home and abroad
e. should consider 1t base treason TO the
cause Of Freedom and humanity.
,olSed That while We firmly abide BY our
n. pa S1" compact. and are ready to accede TO
N States every immuniry stipulated
glorious Constitution, we are equally
,,,.h u me determination 10 resist to the last
orT.y any extension of Slavery to States
peIitorles now free
eosNed that If contrary to our solemn
bra,Ie and ye, struggling hope, the Ne.
l.av. MI should unhappily pass, We will
repeal. " @"ee'
,,a a. both Houses of Congress, wbigs
'' Democrats wed in efforts to s..ausle