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with Ohio. Nought separates the lands
of the former from the latter. save one of
the most magn'ficen, rivers in the world ,
if there is a difference in soil and elm
ate that difference Is IN favor of the slave
states. Yet the traveller who had crossed
The interior of Ohio, and msrked the
beautiful farms in The highest state Of
cultivation, with neat looking dwellings
and all the surroundings of convenience
borrowed from methodcal and order low
ing New England, need not be told when
he has crossed the noble river that he
stands upon soil cursed with toll OF slave
labor The farms growing up with BUSH
es the broken down fences; the shat.
tered buildings the almost total absence
fout-buiIdlngs aud domestic cenvenlen.
ces, all proclaim that labor is wrnng
from the bondman--ihe poor slave who
must toll at the bid OF the master with
out hope or without rev ard.
We could no, help observing these
things, and as we observed the more deep
rooted became our aversion 10 slavery.
We then felt that this peculiar institution
thow different from the peculiar lns,tu'
ton of the North-free schools was
living disgrace to the national character
Of America. That same feeling still re.
mains. strengthened by the surroundings
of New England atmosphere. the rec.
collection OF the rendition Of Burns and
the Kansas outrages.
Blu, hitherto, INDUCING the hope OF
union between the American party North
and South, we were willing to forego all
discussion oil the slave question until the
foreign papists were fairly indoctrinated
INTO the principle that Americans can
govern America" Tha, hope is not en-
,irely abandoned yet, although we tear
i, must now be deferred for many years.
But another question must first be settled.
Northern abollioni,s have doubtless con.
irlbuted their share towards forcing this
question TO an issue, bu, we fell assured
tina, the fire eaters" of the south are a
thousand times more 4, fault for the re-
cen, rupture. The attitude OF the South
at the late National Council-wlth some
honorable excentlons-was insulting IN
the highest degree 10 the ireemen OF the
North. Read their slavery draush,
which they demanded 10 be swallowed .
The man from free State who would
quaff sucl, does deserves himself TO be
sold into bondage, a task master placed
over him who would exact his swea,
with stripes, until he learned better how
10 appreciate freedom.
The North turned back with deep dis
gus, from par,akins of this slavery pre-
para,ion. 1t was molly done, and We feel
more proud than ever Of good old New
England. Pope asks where's the
North" Others have sung that i, had
no local habita,ion heretofore the fire.
eaters have sneered at its bare mention:
but henceiorth, when that question is
asked, the American freeman will pon,
TO New England and with swelling hea,,
exclaim-"There she stands-mark her
well-every grain Of her soil is pure
North-analise, vaporise aud gass ii, ii
is still North"
But in discussing this question, we
must not lose sight OF the American
question in the formation of the North.
ern party, the principles Of the Amerl-
can party mus, still survive. If we are
10 have any say in this matter-and we
ella i'm that We are entitled to a little con.
sidera,on-we would suggest the dis.
banding Of the Anll-slavery. Free Sol,
Abolition, Wing, and Name law parties,
anu tiidt WulIS euCil ioOstS It's identity III
the Northern party, that the Northern
party adopt the most wholesome and
sourd principles OF each. With such a
platform OF principles We should be in.
,inclble agalns, all the wildcats. papists
aud Jesu,s which dozen such admin.
is,rations as Frank Pierce could bring in.
to the field. Then, in making state nom.
nations, instead Of having three or four
factions to assemble at different times to
endorse the same man, always creating
/ jealousies Of each other, there would
need be but one convention of the grea,
Norther party.
With such party, the principles
would all be common stock, and thus
avoid much trouble. But whether this
or some other course is adopted, We
stand by the North in the coming con-
test, Just SO long as reason and justice
shall stand as the ruling principles. More