The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-08-11

vas shouting hsllclujahs to Mr.. KING, on the
occasion of his election as Vice President of
he United States! Strange that with all
,is yearning love for the Constitution he
should so exalt one who assists to violate 1t!
Justice STORY, in commenting on the Con-
stitution says:--
"No one has ever doubted the authority OF
'Congress to erect territorial governments
"within the territory of the United States,
"under the general language of the clause
"to make all needful rules and regulations!"
"What shall be the form Of the Govern
"ment established in the Territories depends
exclusively upon the discretion of Congress"
Kent, in his Commentaries maintains the
same position.
Gen. Cdss in his speech on the Nebraska
Bill called the Missouri Compromise ga deed
of cancellation phich had done its ~ork, and
done il ,ceh, and which was hallowed by
patriotism, BY success, and by its association
with great names now transferred to history"
Calhoun in a speech in 1850 in speaking
of the right of the inhabitants Of territories
lecislate for the territories instead of Con-
gress says.
"The assumption is utterly unfounded,
unconstitutional, without example, and con-
"trary to the entire practice of the Govern
"ment from its mencement to the present
time"
To come little nearer home for our au-
thority on this we find witness in our own
State, even now upon the Supreme Bench
of Ohio. Read the following letter to Hon.
JACOB BRINKERHoFF from him, while Brink
erhof was Democratic member of Con-
gress from the Richland district.
MANSFIELD, o. Jan. 81, lS47
DEAR SIR: | discover that great efforts
are making in Congress to place two or three
millions of dollars in the hands of the Pre-
sident, to use in effecting peace with Mex
leo. For one, say that under no ciroum-
stances whatever would yield the Wi!mot
Proviso. If southern territ ory is to be pur-
chased now, noio is the time, and the only
efectual time, to say slavery or not sldrery.-
am aware that some of our Democratic
friends say that the question of slavery ought
not to be drawn into this matter. | am sorry
they are SO blind or needless of the evident
designs of southern politicians.
II is time--hgh time.-that northern and
western democrats should not be hood-wink-
ed by southern politicians and southern arti-
fees, and southern treachery. No man Of
common sagacity, whose senses are not de-
luded, can have any doubt about the design &
the sole design of southern politicians. If
were in Congress, would see the poll ical
elements crumbe into dissolution, before
would be overreached by southern treachery.
see some lick-spitle resolutions adopted by
Wilson Shannon, and some of his ninions
at st. Clairsvlle, Ohio, lately got up, 10
doubt, en- some promise from some quarter Of
another sop, such as that political charlatan
took on former occasion to betray his friends
into the arms of the Tyler party. These en-
pressions OF opinion, got up by influences at
Washington, amount to nothing. | would
sustain Mr.. Polk all leBgths-but when It
cames to the purchase Of Mexican territory
to come into the Union, it cannot be said too
soon that it is not the object or design of the
only truly tree government in the world to
extend the domains of slavery. Such be-
heve to be the general feeling of our Ohio
do
If Ohio is to be divided into two judicial
circuits for the United States Courts, please
see without foil that the terms of the south
ern districts are fixed for the second Monday
of May and the tn ird Monday OF November.
Any other arrange ment will create difficulty
in case Of division. In haste, your friend
and obedient servant,
II. w. BARTLEY.
What will he say to this emphatic opinion
of Judge BARrLEy! What can he say!
We might go on and string out Our evi.
dence by citing the opinion of a "cloud o.
wtnesses"--but we have shown such testi-
mony that cannot be doubted, and it it is Mr.
Democrat would not believe "though one rose
from the dead.'
Our excuse for replying to the article OF
Democrat is that his allegations were made
with an unbushing effrontery which gave
them the semblance of truth, and as every
person has not the documents to turn to for
n refutaton of his assertions we deemed it
our duty to do SO ourself. We are always
willing to substantiate and defend our posi-
ton and principles by fair and candid argu-
ments, and are willing to listen to arguments
in opposition, but when opponents resort to
foul epi.hets and vulgar language we would
r,thsr be excused from entering the lists a
o0;,s, hem. Let Democrat answer us, If
he can, BY do cent language and not resort to
the slang and vitl,. l,."cra''0n oil rowd'es' and
we will NEE, him fairly al,,.d honorably.
Democratic Convent on.