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

10 IT. w ltn suuthefu MSH u ie atp"Vs'
ton OF properly aud d0f PeeRnisry iuler'
est. The passions wh ch these respec.
tive yiews engender are the most for
rhpn when they feel lathat the mOrsls OF
the case are on their side. On the other
haul, the South views the question in
the pecuuiary aspect in which IL comes
tait. With southern meR 1t is 9ues-
teen Of property uud Of pecuuiary inter
est, aggravated by Passions thus eugeu-
defed which are the most for
lniduble that can animate the human
hTcosl-morality in conflict with self
interest, Initiated by vanity aud pride.
Will either of such comboiaRts yie, d
10 fOYce' Never, while the pow er TO
struggle lasts. or this there can be no
!oubt, And unless the wise and pru
sent interfere, resort will be had to
,1rce. The dissolution Of this Union
ron never peaceably be made. Indepen.
dent Of he angry passions which will
have led 10 II, what disposition cen be
made Of the ravy, OF the.cOmmOn treas.
rre' HNw can the public domain be
disposed C'H-the very territories abSut
which thS dispute has Gomez To give
any portion Of them to the South would
be cSdcediRg that which under the I'm
ION is now denIed; would be to yield
IN 4 which TO save the Union was
dissolved. But would the South yield
her interest in The .enti9e public do
mainl What alliances @ould be for
med? what battles would be Fought
Ard when commerce. had been stricken
down, when manufactures had ceased,
when the whole land. had been imPov.
erished, and the soil thoroughly soaked
with la,erna blood, when lhe wal
tempest had dTiven its fery steel
throughout the land then, when all were
to foreign foe, then obolitionism
might learn how many negroes had been
freed. In this struggle the free Stuie
would not be united, for strong'and pow
eriul parties would rise up within their
own borders TO distract their counsel
and weaken their strength. Blood
wou'd be shed within themselves and
all for what2 For what? Not to emau'
cipate a negro, for shat could not be
done! but to .pEexent slavery from estab'
fishing it self ia Territory, and Lhu'
10 open lhe door for the admission o
orother slave State into,the conlederacy
Whatan object for such a cost! Wha
is its,yalue2 Other slave States wer
admitted into the Union. Ii wha
dire elton ahd 10 what exteAt can tht
slave State peculiarly affect the interest
ol the republic2 1t is true, they Nigh
increase their power much; but nov
would that eHect-cither the rights, I'll
liberty, the pecuniary interests, or tn
happinness of the people wiahin th
limits OF the free States? Stakeholder
having voice in the fedrabLegisature
how could that influence be wielde
pecufiary 20 the Jetriment Of the peopl
within the free e'States9 What intefes
could it protectP Whai interest cnul
it strike down? Could it interfere Z
the detrimeut of free labor, and to III
protection Of the labor Of the slave
How? Tariffs are in the benefit of tht
manufacturing interests, Does any on
believe that slave labor wilI'ever b
the manufacturing labor Of the country
The inhuency Of the slaveholdiHg pow
er in the cou3cils OF the nation could
from The uatnre Of the thing, only b.
exerted protect slave property as,snch
and to extend by acquisition the slave
holding territory OF the Ution. Ihl
would he the bounds of its power.
could in the least affect the commerc
the manufactures, of the free States, o
their political and civil rights. Their
is, then, so far as the free States ar
concerned, nothing in all this excite
ment which Can really affect their right
or interest, except SO far as the mora
aspect Of the question is concerned.
AsIhave said, upon the question O
slaveIy';he North can never agree -
What. then, Shall be done7 The an
swes is obvious aud easy. 1t has bee
given, 1T was given when the Nebras
Ia bill passed. fitwa given when
was asserted that every people had
right to govern themselves. Deny thi
principle, and we attack the foundatio
OF our government; assert it eavesnuth
Ing for the North and South to quarre
about in relation to the local laws Q
the Territories or the States of the Tn
ion. Shall a general principle, so just
SO wise aud of the last importance, b
assailed in order to accomplish q par
ticulsr object? And yet free soiiisr
has done this in regard to the Nebrask
bill. 1t would override the elementar
principles upon which alone onr govern
ment, all our governments. State an
Eatjonal rest 20 accomplish a desire
result. But can the cool, renectin
judgment Of the people sanction such
corIss?
There is no safety for this Union bu
to leave this slavery question in tn
Territories to be settled, as ell othe
questions of local low are settled there
There is no other way; aholitionls'
and ultra men of the South hay
driven the public mind 10 phrensy
this subject, Bnd ihey will contInu
their iabors as long as there shall be
prospect of individual reward tn
Constant agitation must sap the foundt
tion of the federal government. and tt
evil should be cured at once Let tn
crisis be ment as it deserves. Thes
men who Sc eb to dissolvs tbs Unio
should he rewarded with a traitor
doom. Let the halter execute its funC