Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-03-15
From the o. s. Journal.

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From the o. 5. Journal.
Popular Sovereignty. ..
The Fourth of March has passed: The
long to be remembered Congress of compact
breskers and constituent betrsyers had dis
persed;' unpopular sovereignty" has worked ve-
ry differently in the case Of most Of its mem
be-s, from their own fond nnticipations, and
"the places that have once known them will
know then no more forever. When the
late Congress assembled, it found the coun-
try in peace and quietness; the murmurs Of
Sc ctonal discoll were hushed. Before it
closed its first session, bv the repeal Of the
Missouri Compromise, and the throwing open
to Slavery all the territories Of the Union.
it had destroyed all Iuture confidence between
the Free and the Slave States, and stirred
up, through the masses OF the people OF the
Free States, deep seated and burning sense
of the wRoHG done them, which, in the late
elections, found some vent on the heads OF
the traitor representatives Of the NORTH
This feeling will continue to agitate the
Unicn unit, the territory be res tored to free
exposed TO the char ces Of Slavery.
The insulting taunis o. the minions Of
Douglas and the Administration to 60 and
fight the "black plague" now trying TO
spread itself over the fair territory of Kan
zas, after they themselves have invited it to
walk in on equal terms with freedom, will not
be forgotten Their sincerity will now be
soon tested, by ascertainng if they are will
ling to support any measure for the protec-
tion of their own bqntlng, popular sover-
eighty" and the prevention Of citizens OF
Missouri pouring illegal voters INFO the Ter
ritory, for the purpose of controlling and
overawing the bona fde squaters. The
frauds committed in the election Of General
| Whitfield, the late Delegate, are notorious
and also the preparations now making by the
Atchson faction of pipe-laycrs in Missouri
to import enough votes to control the charac-
| ter OF the Legislature to be elected on the
18th of March, Notwithstanding the efforts Of
Gov. Reeder to protect the polls. Yet not
whisper is raised against the outrage by the
Douglas popular sovereignty" organs in the
Free States.
Congress ad ourned without looking into
the matter; and while perhaps it was too
much to expect from set of Representatives
SO univ rsally condemned, that they would
retrace their steps, and, in obedience to the
clearly expressed popular will, RESTORE the
Slavery prohibition that had been repel led
honesty at least required that they should
pass some law that would give popular
sovereignty" fair play in Kanzas, unc punish
the residents of Missouri who, by illegal vo-
ting. were interfering with the rights of the
bona fide squatters. Neither the President
nor S. Arnold Douglas have shown any dispo-
sition to move in the matter; on the contrary
it is we'll known that Gov. Reeder is daily
denounced in Missouri by the Atchison pa
pers as an Aboitionst, because he protests
against such interference; and efforts are ma
king to have him removed, simply because,
like many an Ohio Nebrasksite, he was green
enough to believe Douglas meant what he
said, when he talked about popular sover-
eien,y,"
The plan of the pro-slavery party is, evil
dently, by fraud, to get control ofthe first lie.
gsla,u.e Of Kanzas-legalize Slavery, and
then raise the cry, with their doughface allies
in the free States, that ice must acquiescs!-
Former ciizens of Ohio now in Kanzas
write, that at the late election for Delegate,
Missourans in some instances voted sir times
at the same poll; and with arms in their
hands surrounded the polls, requiring voters
to show their tickets, and threatening every
one suspected Of being unfavorable to the
pro.slavery candidate. Kanzas cast near
5000 votes, while Nebraska peled but 1000
another proof of the large importation Of Mis-
sIurians. .......... -.....
Now il is certain that large majority Of
the Congressman just elected by the people,
will not be disposed to tolerate such course
of ofproceedngs; and though the hold ,ver SEN
ators, in defiance of The expressed will OF
their constituents, may refuse to obey instl c.
tions, ike Cass, and restore the slavery pro-
hibition of the Missouri compromise, yet they
will hardly dare to vote against bill to pro-
tect "popular sovereignty" which the next
lower House should forthwith pass, Furnishing
with severe Penitentiary penalties. similar
to our Ohio election law. the illegal voters
from Missouri, who shall again attempt to In
terfere with the Kansas elections. II the
President, under the behests of the slave
power, should veto such measure, demanded,
as it will be by the earnesl men of all parties
in tho country, il will be easy to insert in the
general appropriation bill, and stick by it.
Snch law would tend, in somo degree, to
restrain tho aggression OF the slave power,
by preventing Missonri from governing Kan
sas, until at the next Presidential election,
the people get fair sweep at the powers that
bs; and then the full sway Of freedom win
be re .estsbh bhshed by the popular sovereignty"
Of the whole nat on. 'V 4
The late Nebrssts "popular sovereignty"l