Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-07-31
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{. WelhaSe been so bilen tnissfePresehtea Of lale
a 10 our views upon various questions Of public
policy thai Il Is moi assuming too much 10 suppose
Z That our readers even have been to some extent
imposel uron by Tue constant repetition OF these
atn,srenreseniations. Attful appeals have heen
made by northern sympathisets 10 produce The i'm
nression upon The laboting class in our manufao'
tories 4cu taat we ote fot suPplantins then with
BIays labor, and advocate such system Of slavery
ptopaeaaJism ss would have the effect Ia practice
Of diving them from their ayocaIons aud filling
theft places viii the slave labor Of tue Eosl.--
9 7Mt il NOT true eisEer IN theory 9s In fact We
have no desire 10 produce such result, and IL
: we lad, we would have tie slave subsefSient 10
tile white Iatoter aud mol, as others would, nuke
hin their equal. .m,
The object is manifest, Il Is fltst 10 produce
netsonsl elect, aI next 10 avoid the main isSIs
wLichinyolves lhe great and fundamental constill.
,ional rights Of an important portion Of The Con-
iederAcy. The great objects Of The Union, The
circumstances existent and attendant upon tue
,frsmiugof the Federal compact, the condition Of
The pattlcs lhOtelo as they existed a! the date Of
tie adoption, aud The rights OF person and property
which as voluntary parties thereto they necessarily
retained and ptOteGtedi seem to be lost sight Of
IN the popular appeals with which we arc daily
favored, . ..,lH.
Dehioeoeuss remember 10 forget" that The
South was voluntary party TO lhe Fedetal co"l'
pact, thSt that compact was compact Of equall'
tY as well as q bONd Of union, unl he must DC
blinded ellhet by prejudice OF passion who cannot
see that II was impossible for Southern membetS OF
The Convention, or Southern States afterwards, 10
have adopeI flame VI government which aITOEd'
I'll only raulal protection 10 the property tights Of
one section, while afforded full and adequate pro-
lection 10 the entire property OF the other section
OF the Union. Those who entertain this opinion
know but little Of The character Of the people Of the
South, The Union wos one Of equality Of pet
feet equality II was one guaranteeing equal
iisLlsto all Tho members Of The conIedtracy with.
ont teeatd 10 section OF position. II was union
which recognised Southern institutions as they eS'
listed, and went so fat as 10 give Southern ptopttty
q voice III tue Federal vote Of the county. THIS
Is patent on The lace Of tho instrument, Il results
flom The relations and condition Of The compact
Ing parties, and Il is wholly impossible tho! Il could
have been otherwise from tue character Of the
parties. What then Is The Nebraska bill Os 10
which we ate ca,ecIzed1 II is simply Ee'OilIt'
nance Of liz constitution. The constitution says
In effect that Soulhentts have equal rights both
. 10 pelson aud propetty with Norlherners IN Tie
Pablo Domain, aud thus says ihe Nebraska Dill.
The constitution acknowledges lie tight Of SELF
government and requites The guaranty OF republic
can form Of government as The only lest Of udlnis.
sion into The Union; lie Nebraska bill does The
same. THIS is lie exact point Of that bill II
acknowledges Soulhetnetsto be equal with North.
: etltefs and 10 have The same rights 10 have aud
dispose Of illeir property, and acknowledges both
the Norheraer aud The SOuIlGtner capable VI self
government We had putposed some reflections
IN Ibis connection on Tho mkt COngtets ami lis
probable action, but must defer II lot anohet pa.