Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-08-23
EDITOR OF CHRoYtcLE:- 4

We frequently here the old adace that ,
there is nothing new under the SUM-" but
occasionally something strange will turn up, ,
whether 1t is new or not, for instance in the
CHteen d Gasette Of the I'd inst, corre-
'pondent says, 1--WE have succeeded in repeal
ng the unconstitutional and unrighteous
of 1920" Strange is il not
that Van Buren Frecsoiler of 'lS should
now for the first time have his eyes open to
the enormity of that Compromise!
we are not one to say that the establish !
ment OF the Missouri Compromise was lust
at the time. But who was it that asked for
its repeal' Not the party that opposed its
adoption. No, they were satisfied, but the (
party that had derived all the benefit of that
Compromise now wish its repeal and for what !
purpose! Not that the Territories of Kansas
and Nebraska should be consecrated to Free
dom' but that the South might carry their
peculiar institution with them to the country,
The Gazettes Correspondent or any other
pseudo Freesoiers may try to plaster it over
and make salve for conscience, but it will
not do.
If the Missouri Prohibition was unconsttu.
tonal so is the Ordinance of 'S7; why not
ask Tor It's repeal and leave it to the states
that have been formed out of that Territory
to say whether they will have slavery estab-
lished or not! Talk of the repeal of the
Missouri prohibition because it was unripht-
eous! Who were the advocates OF its repeal!
Those who are so righteous as to hold their
fellow man in hopeless bondage aided and
abetied by Jeto Northern Flunkies Gas II.
H. Ford would say,) OH most righteous set
"Iet your light 50 shine that others seeing
your good works may 60 and do likewise"
But how does ''popular sovereignty" work!
Let the proceedings of the elections in
Kansas answer. But say the democracy we
are not in fuvor of Missourians ruling the
elections there. You are not eh! Let's see
how you carry il out.
What has the Administration done to pro-
tect the people of the Territory against the
marauding .Missourians! Nothing at all
they leave them to carry out the doctrine OF
popular sovereignty as best they can, if they
are strong enough to protect themselves, well
and good, if not let Missourians rule them.
But let a fugitive escape into Northern
state and if need be the arm of the General
B
Inc law must be sustained at any peril. Not
so when men are striving to prevent the curse
OF human bondage from being fastened on
their soil. No, not a word is heard from our
executive in condemnation of the dark and
damning deeds of those whom would curse
every part of Gods green earth by implant.
ing sui. the banner of the whitening blnhting,
soul destroying course of slavery and men
protesting free soil principles lend to that
Administration their entire and cordial sup
port. The time was when this same Core
spondent was an ad, ocate, with all the zeal
OF an honest heart, for the doctrine of Free
soil Tor free men" but change has come
over the dream of his life. WHY it is | leave
others TO answer. "And let our principles be
widely dIssemminated,& 81 thoroughly inculcat-
ed in the breast of every lover of our institu-
! tions and the fire there enkndled will even.
! tuaily cause the shdckle. to fall from the
slave and the manacled of every age and
cline to be free"
Oh Glorious destiny, how we shall raise
our voices and shout with stentorian lungs for
the destiny Of this glorious Locofoco party!
Glorious party! What have you ever done
that you claim this high destiny! And low
long will it take you, taking the action of the
last administration as a basis to accomplish
this great destiny; destiny oc which any
and all OF us might be justly proud
we believe, with the declaration Of Inde-
| pendence, "that all men are created free and
equal and have certain innlienable rights,
amongst which are life, Liberty, and the
I nt ham thn,
are Instituted amongst men for the purpose oc
protecting the weak against the strong" We
further believe that with the institution of
slavery as 1t exists in the states, as abhorrent
as 1t may be, to our moral feelings, we heye
not the Constitutional right to interfere. but
us lovers of Freedom and haters Of slnverv
we have the Constitutional riyat and il is our
moral duty to say thus .ar thou host COMO but
no farther shalt thou go. Our policy then
should be ii the Missouri Prohibition was so
unrlghteous to apply an Ordinance similar to
lhat OF 81 to all Territory now belonging to
OF hereafter acquired by the United States
men ana not till then will this agitation be
quoted; arouse then Freemen! Not only of
the North but of the South-for there are
tHose south of MasOn's and DiXon's line who
/ have hearts that are with us in this cause;
men who can take comprehensive view of
this great question and who an comp re the
dilaPdat'd Condition of their own states
with the property of those in which this
wilhering curse does not exist; and men who
ieel as much anxiety as any OF US that its
blighting influence shall not be further ex-
tended
Arouse then we say and buckle on your
armors for the fight. For the contest has
come, Ohio has to take the lead; to our a,-
ton thousands of anxious eyes are turned
anxlousIy hoping that we will raise the trail
ing banner of Freedom from the dust and
plant 1t in that position where that honor
must be accorded to it which has been SO
long Withheld. | know we have those
amongst us who doubt the success of the
great Republican principles at the coming
election,but they reckon without their Host
They must, they will succeed; our engine is
on the track; the whistle has sounded and
away we go, and all are notified to "look ont
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