Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-10-23

TIE PFoduction Ui the staples Of cottun. sugar,
'usiccn. lice &c. 4; altho' these staples can no
longer DO produced, or only to limited extent,
in tls Atlantic States : sid the Slave of those
States is made valuable, rs an article of stock
to be there raised, for the market in the distant
West. Slavery is question Of interest. II
will exist so long and no longer as il 10 source
Of pruht 10 his master. Keep it within given
limits. and in time, there will be such an rbun.
dance Of slave labor, from the increase Of slave
Populationj and the field OF its profitable labor
will, at tie same time. become so narrowed and
c'rcumscribsd. that the Slave ceases to be OF
value to his master, and he is glad to get rid OF
him upon any lerms. 1t was 10 such results,
that the great men of the South, in the great
day OF the SOUTH locked with anxiety and hope.
That Slavery should not escape its early doom,
by an extension OF It's borders, they sealed up
against II. by the Ordinance OF 1887, the entire
Territories OF the Nation. We have made a
wide departure, from the direction in which our
fathers set out. Since we started in cur Ma.
tional career. We have added to the dominion OF
Slavery, three fold, and postponed for a centu.
ry the Day Of our deIiversnce. tahe no ex.
cePtian ., the acquisitions that Slavery has
heretofore made. Territories were purchased
and annexed, 10 which il existed, at the time
Of such purchase and annexation. To have a.
tolls:,ed II in s,ch Territories, might seem like
departure irnm that strict neutrality, which
the General government was bound 10 maintain
upon the subject; Though the constitutional
rIgl. sc 10 do, | cannot DOUBT. The South, not
with>,sndng its vast accession OF Slave Terri.
iory---ns, cnn,cnt To leave the question where
the Constitution has leit il, to the States in
which It EXISTS seeks it's further ex ension O.
yer new and icitrle reg ions. where as yet, there
are no Slater, and where Slavery as yes has no
exisience. II is to and in this great work--this
giarIous enterprise, that the Summons is made
TO the DeT,ocracy Of Peaasylvsnia 10 buckle
approaching conflict. do not believe taey
will do battle in ssch q ca1se. The victory
promises neither honor or renown Tie Gen.
who oifers to lead US, viii fad TO gathe. lagrels
from such feld; and to the common soldier,
small indeed will be the reward. Why this
call was made u?on the De'nocrocy Of Penn
sylvanie. am at . loss 10 conceive. Il cannot
be- that the Secretary of State, desired 10 i,cor-
porste the doctrine, of the extension Of Slavery
over free Territory into the Democratic creed
If so, for one will submit to no Interpolation
upon the creed. Who made him Judge in
kraelr
The practice has been 10 much encouraged
heretofore, OF Perm,t,ing certain clsss OF poll.
trcians, 10 matte every question that arose, as
s-ne a party character. TAe Soath, having
~.hin her borsts-s majority Of the dearocratic
party, has from t,s.e 10 tine, forced rpon rs, as
pessy issues, Q,sestlons having rot the slightest
reference 10 psrty PtlaciPte> This wac done On
tire Texas ques.9ct. Sn, vas in favor of that
measure. I earnestly advocated II before the
people, and rcsed fu i, in Congress. have
no regrets Tor uaeht | doae. iiH were to be
done over ecain, should do the saHre but i,
neve, should have teen rsde a party qcestion.
The principles that & d'v,de, as by abroad tounds.
~, Democracy ron, Federalism. existed long
beiore The question OF Texas Annexation; mel.
ther are they subject to constant mutation. Yet
the annexation ut Texas was made test ofpar-
~ fidelity. Because Mr. Van Buren would not
square himself by this ruhe OF pas'y aiYcipline,
he Vas struck dows at the Baltimore ConveE.
tion. under the upesa,iur Of q iwo.thirds rule
do no, complain Of the choice that Convention
made. Indeed, the apprehensions entertained
of Mr.. Van Bnren's defeat. at that time, recon.
ciled me to Mr.. poiks nomination. But sir, :
! never could reflect upon the fact, without shame
and modification, that great Democratic
/ Statesman Of the North, whom we had made
! the Standard bearer and Representative Of our
! principles, should be struck down by the South,
because he halted upon question, in no way
sfI,c,iag the established and fixed principles OF
k our creed. Ii lfNor,hern nen-NoT,hern Demo
Gratis. Will longer stand by in silence and
( see their best and etlest men inundated by the
South. h, not marching up to any and every
/ issue they choose TO make, then indeed, is the
/ Northern Democracy, but the adjunct aud too!
o, the South.
/ Sir, en,er'sin M hostility to the s u,h
have been taught IN her SCHOOL, have learned
my political faith from the lessons of her great
/ Statesmen. Upon must Of the great questions
| that have divided parties--particusrly those at.
fectiug the powers Of the General government,
and the rights of the States, believe the South
has been right. | claim 10 be a democrat OF
the Jefferson schools States Righ, Republican
"A Srrlci Cnnsi rucIinni.t ,afteI the most sIrni.