The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-07
F,om the Dsloi, Free Pres.
THE ISSUE.

The day Of compromises the slavery question has
passed, and glad of it, They temporary expe
dents not permanent settlements There Is but one mode
Of final adjustment and that is principle and when
adjusted the question will be forever at rest.
The time for final adjustment has arrived There no
avoiding blinking the fact that the chief issue of the
presidential of year will be the principle Of
popular sovereignty involved in the Kansas Nebraska
the principle of congressional in the local
legislation of the Terrioriesthe principle of the right of
the people Of the Territories form and regulate their do
nestle institutions in their way, subject only to the
constitution of the United States and the right of this
same people to into the Union equal footing
with the original States when their numbers shall
application to that end. There is me say avoiding
blinking the ac that this is the chief issue which the peo
pie of the country will be called upon to determine
next year. II il shall be determined Automatically
the democratic doctrine shall prevail by the great Amer
lean popular voice--ihe settlement Of the vexed and
harassing question will be thereby fEal and conclu-
sve 1t vii, have teen driven ont Of the halls of
longgess, and away ICON the federal capital IT viii
have ceased to be national question, and become
merely local oneand scarcely local one because there
viii be localities where it arise or in the nature
Of things all the new Territories will be Free On the
other hand should the doctrine Of popular sovereignty be
epuda,ed by majority of the American peope-should
amajory Of the American people declare that Congress
has the power land that it its duty TO exercise m to in
tyene IN the local oil
majority declare that Congress may prohibit slavery in the
Territories and that it ought TO refuse admission 10 any
more slave States whether they carved ont of Texas
according 10 the erms OF annexation out OF territory
belonging to the Unonta, too rH the question be set
He'd hut will be settlement that will just surely dc
sroy the Union the sun shines upon such mode OF
uemcnt There is no question about IT, When Congress
shall assert power of local legislation in the Territories
and when IT shall refuse admission 10 STATE ~hc-- iona
tide people have deliberately decided that they will have
'pe domestic institution of slavery the Union viii
PIE we arc croaerg about tue stability Of the confed
erafy We believe viii stand for ages to come We be
leve that the people, seeing danger win shun it But the
way 10 Shnn IL is to look il full in the aceto measure
breadth and depthto meet it, grappe with it, and strange
There never was plain simple and just doctrine
than the democratic in regard slavery Its to let the
people OF every State, entering the Unon say whether
ey VIII have slavery not and, further is to abide
by and execute perfect good faith the provisions Of The
consitntion--the bargain fathers understanding
slave representation in Congress and The rendition Of f-
syes This is the whole democratic doctrine to sa-
very Is II not plain simple JUsT and HoNFsT2 Is IL
RIGHT? Is II not in with the character OF all
our republican Institutions and with character rs
ompactkeeping peopc2 Is il not indeed beautiful and
tablime doctrine
let US prepare to sustain it. Let tho whole democracy
o. The North prepare to meet the great issue honorable
bold and fearless close with any duty that lies before
uem For than twenty years slavery has been dis
orong political element aud this because it has not been
met as practical question The crisis approaches when
can be met only az practical question.
ous question upon the event of which hung conse-
quenees of SO much graviwas presented for the
decision of nation Of people The way of the democratic
party Is clear II il to maintain the simple plain just
doctrine which underlics the constitution. IL is every
n time To proD 70 be-
come propagands,s OF il Is credabe and praseworthy in
men, 9r to preach II is to proclaim holy political gospel
aud glorious political faith
Nor ~ RIM RApa.iyNlss barlotta Tt;nds ,ybo pnr.