Litchfield enquirer., 1851-10-16
"WOrds Filly Spoken" 1"

NVSs ~OnASVup Ve SnSJ a'ssA'eeS sS wv thy of the high position he occupies in the Key Stone State. In the canvass now progressing. rising above the spirit of toadyism which abases too many pub lie men. he boldly asserts and vindicates the doctrines and principles of the Wbig Party.
 Gov. Johnson sees, what is apparent to all attentive observers that the dan. gers which threaten the Union are the ereations of Pre- sidential Aspirants.- The "bleeding wounds'' which arp 'l fajnt hearts are artificial ones, made by Poi. ticiaps yho want the credit ofhealing them. A wholesale business is now to be carried op by Pretenders, for year. in the way of saving the Union. which. Heaven be praised, has better and'fr. mer support in the hearts of People who have never uttered or cherished a disloyal sentiment or emotion.
 We honor the men who speak out like Gov. Johnston. the honest sentiments of their heads and hearts :-
 The Governor alluded to the clamor of the malignants among us, who endeavor to defeat his election on the ground that it will dissolve the Union. He differed from some of his friends on ihe stand, certainly from some distinguished Wings
 about this danger generally. He didn't
 believe that there ever was any dapger ol
 su,h dissolution for any cause (and h'
 lacked very like man when he wa. : saying this } he had never. yet seen the
 man who had seen any other Pennsyl
 vania who was willing to dissolve tho
 Union. He thought that the election ol
 no man to she office of Governor in Penn, , sylvanian could have any such results ] He reminded the opponents that State
 rights and State sovereig nty were good old Democratic doctrines and scrvility and surrender unbecoming to freemen.
 "The Adjustment Measures, which he stated to be the admission of Califor- nia, the boundary line of Texas with its compensation. the Utah and New Mexi- co Territorial bills. and the abolition of the slave trade in the District of Colum. bia. he said scere in thsir very nosure 6red and determined facts. and that no body hought ef distarbiny them, O. could do SO J tAey tried.
 The .fugitivs iSlave LasO. or claw for the reclamation of fugitives from lahor. he said was the law of the land. and while it remains the law is to be oheyed; but if better law, law which will bet ter carry out the provision of the Ccn> stitulion for the rendition of fugiiives, can be made. t is right md proper to ask .tor sucls change, and to discuss such change. too. provided that the matter be not agitated for the mere agitation. but for the sake of affecting such desirable change or amendment. He said. there are other things in the Constitutions to be obseryed and preserved as we'll as this rendition clause. Gpd among tbem is tbs rigbt Qf free discEssion adding ,sith great emphasis. .ttat fhe man or paSty scho aOould aoW abridge ths right of tree dis cussion by partg dsnunciatiOn and polsti. cat penalties. a0owld re-enGct the Gag and >edition laws. He said not a word against slavery. in terms. but con6ning himself strictly to the issues involved, with a most logical and explicit method went through his points. leaving DO open places and no assailahle positions behind him.