M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-11-08

les of more importance 20 the welfare
of my own State than are the sdyantsgc,
and security which flow from the pc
sent union and con'eleration.of ell he
States, is the practical question wj,.fh-
each OF us soon must answer; for my
be excused for repeating that the inqu,.
ry must be limited to the effect 10 n
produced on zach separate State, becaaze
the dissolution Of the present Uuion
would generate difficulties in the way
ota union between any tS5O and ir.gYs-
sibillttes in the way Of union between
many Of the States. Zach State has j..
terests which it thinks are peculiarly its
own. It's pride aud its vanity are i,s
own beyond all doubt, aud they are
I tfeesnd-enOugh 10 develop difficulties
in the way Of the union with any neigh
bor'it may have. Does any one believe,
II the present confederation was dissol.
we'd, that human power could accom-
pIish an agreement to another constitu
don2 lts imposibiIity must be conies-
sed.
OF the value of theUaiou I will not
speak. Is wonderful effect are 10 be
seen onevery hand. It's glorious future
eau lie understood BY all. rs existence
involves the liberty, the happiness and
the prosperity of us all-all- North,
South, East, aud West. AID shall these
be reelly peilled for any question con
nected with the african ace2-perilleJ
for ourselves, aud peyiIlcd for our pos
tsri.y}
For myself would not own a nepo.
But my interest in that question is lin
tied 10 myself. II the people Of the
Territories choose to prohibit slavery in
their midst, think they will do we'll
for | think it both o Blight aud curse;
but il they tolerate il, the matter Is
their own; and would be far from
making the happiness OF twenty million
whites dependent upon any condition Of
the three million blacks,
| Let US look upon the slavery question
In practical point Of view, opposi-
tiUn to slavery is the motive power
iwich has led the free State to the pre-.
sent state Of excitement. Opposition
, to Its extension is bat a modified form
assumed to state Il TO the world. Now.
how canslayety be diminished, either in
lact or in its effects, within the Unioni
for this, after all, is the embodiment of
D the question with aboltionism seeks 10
n solve, Let me illustrate: Suppose that
Kansas applies. as a Slave State, for ad.
mission into the conledsracy. Let her
admission be denied. What theH2--
h1nsas will have adopted consntu-
tioni will have organized the various
3 branches Of her government; she will
} have her legislature. her Judiciary, her
} executive; she will have oil the Orgau.
l2ailon necessary to q separate aud indie
pendent government, aud be abmddnJy
capable to regulate her own affairs
Her admission as a member Of the cou.
tedefacy has been denied, and hansar
+ m6stS the refusal with the GUowaL thot
she Is perfectly competent 10 keep Out
Cfthe Union.
Again, | ask, tphat them Iu such d
condition, would ue5ro have been
freed in Kansas
Kansas. refuses to come, into the Union,
and keeps her slaves. And again,
ask, in such q case, what then? What
can tie general gOU6rHmeat do The
people Of Kansas live on, contented ,uu.
der the operation Of their own laws and
under their own gOUsrBment. They ask
no aid from the general government, but
I tttf fT
their Stote. What power can set it
aside You deny them voice in
your national councils, and they tell
you that they will not obey your laws
- that they are no party TO your cou-
stituIion, aud therefore are not bound
BY its provisions. What, then, will
you do? win you attempt coercion?--
To accomplish what? To enforce
=. obedience to your laws To enforce
them upon an independent State
State sovereign aud independent by
every principle upon whi,h your own
: government rests. You force them upon
State whose admission into the cUn,
federacy you have denied. Could you
sustain such contest upon the
, grounds Of reason Could you sustain
! t.as matter of policy. IN view Of the
S of the rights OF the several Statas, To
D whal consequences would it Iced {
Could YOU free negro in Kausasif her
4 laws recognized their bondage. 1t is
> true, that you could Keep Kansas out Of
! your Union butswoutd that free a'aegIo
r there But what, in reality, would
you gain by keeping Kansas out Of the
confederacy7 You would make her an
alien Slate, and lose the power which
you would have over her as member
OF the Union 1t is we'll to look these
things fairly in the face. This Kansas
matter is no ideal case. She may .ad.
opt the course which | suggest and il;
wilt be well for Aboli!ionism 10 now
consider what step it will take in That
event, and what twill have accomplish.
If Kansas pursaes that course.
This slavery question has been fomen =
ted by politicians until it has poisone }
the pnblic mind. The various sloeali-
ties, North and South. have their hes
pective views upon the sui jscts
and politicians seek Iii ce by
W IN u g the po Pu lar favor by
their exaggerated snppott of the local
views. Their own individual interests
are psamount with them; aud the iojuIy
to the public veal commands with
them no thought when il comes in The
l Sav of their own success Tbav baya