Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-08-30

umldouon or resistance, IL is very certain
that the North will be in no hunor TO toler-
ate that sort Of petulonce and perversity -
With the nume-icai strength 10 vndicate and
enforce its principles, it viii possess bolder
and more resolu'e purpose 10 assert and in
sst upon then than it has ever hitherto ex-
hibited. 1t is very manifest circumstance
that there exists at this time in :he popular
mind Of this section Of the country a iyeier
interest In the subject OF slavery, a more
widely and thoroughly aroused sentiment in
relation to il, and more decided tnd pre-
valent determination to make that sentiment
effective in the future legislation Of .hc con-
federacy touching the extension of tn in.
stitution beyond the limits to which it was
confined by the Compromise law of 1920,
IEan any OF which we have had experienced.
! With these elements of contention brought
INTO collision, what may we not expect
Imagination may well dread TO prefgnre the
strife and the catastrophe. That the Union
will be destroyed we do not feDr That is a
J calamity whici, while it has been constant y
spoken OF bv designing politicians as a most
| practicable and imminent contingency, no man
OF sense can regard as within the compass Of
probability. We are Tree to confess th,t If
interested and dishonest agitators could have
| realized their predictions, the federal bands
that bind US in political unity, and constitute
us one people, would have been severed long
s.nce. But the menaces and machinatijns of
the whole crew of miserable demagogues
who have habItualy staggered and decam-
ed about dissoving the relations of the states
as 1t the Issue were absolutely within their
| control, have hitherto utterly failed, and they
will continue.to tail, we are persuaded, SO
J long as the people have wisdom enough to
understand that the aggregate blessings Of
/ our national system are infinitely greater in
value than any single sectional interest or
! prejudice or policy for which it may be sought
by evil and misguided men to sacrifice that
system.
| The true basis Of the strength and sta.
bIity of the Union is the hearts of the twen-
! ty odd millions of citizens who are protected
by its vast power, who are benefited by its
Wholesome laws and institutions in al! their
affairs, and who are attached TO it by the,
potent influence of patriotic pride and afftc-
ton. With this guarantee OF safety pre-
served, the conflicts OF parties and of sections
may go on, in Congress and out OF Congress,
without really weakening or shaking in the
! least the solid fabric of confederation. There
is no positive wrong which can be done by
the government to any one port IN of the
! people or the States for kch there does not
exist, under the Constitution, an adequate and
peaceful mode of redress. 50 long as these
amiceble remedies for repairing injury and
injustice remain, we may feel satisfied that
the violent and destructive resource of revo-
luton will never be resorted to; because,
while they remain, an intelligent and loyal
public sentiment will imperatvev require
that they shall be employed to compose every
possible difference, and right every actual
Outrage, which may occur through any meas
ure or action of the administration, whether
| legislative or executive.
1t is with this faith in the conservative
I spirit OF the masses and the ample provision.
of the organic law of the Union for the ad-
justment of all difficulties, that we contem-
plate the meeting AMI proceedings of the
next Congress. Whatever it may do, that
which it shall do righteously and constitu-
tionally will be maintained and vindicated by
the approval and sanction Of the popular
Judgment of the netion, in spite of the insane
or the venal protestations of fanatics and
| pettiIogsing politicians; while whatever it
shall do that is indisputaby unrlghteous and
Illegal, will be condemned and repuduted
with equal unanmity and cordially BY the
same sovereign will, and eventually correct
ed and redressed by constitutional means.
Cou.d the things be effected, we believe
the people in all parts of the country would
rejoice to see final end put to any further
agitation of the slavery que stion. 1t is, and
always has been, source OF disturbance per-
tentuus and produ stive OF evil But as mat
ters now stand, it seems that the ensuing
Congress can not get away from the discus
! sion OF it. The Representatives to it were
in large measure elected with reference to
their views respectn. the Kansas. Nebraska
law, and placed virtually or expressly under
+ instructions or pledges either to vndicate the
law or to contend for its repeal II. then,
the struggle must come let US hope that it
will be conducted with as much soberness
and moderation of temper as the occasion
will require OF all true friends of the country
that the mera zeal Of party or section will be
subordinate to loltier and stronger solicitude
for the welfare of the nation, and that those
who may BE dominant will exercise tker
power neither nsoently nor unjustly Pal.
U. s. Gazette.
A MAN OF PLUCK.-When Governor Reed
er went up the Missouri riS er, crowds throng-
ed the levee at every ianding,and he vas sew
eral times rudely nsuted. The governor
kept cool and replied in manly way to what.
ever remarks were personally addressed to
him. One bully told the governor "he had
a frieud.At Weston, No, who would collect / o,
900 men if necessary and search every parl
of Kansas but what he would find the govern.
or and hang him" The governor thunkeC