M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-09-18

said by the Black Republicans, hs showed
had special reference to the foreign slave
trade. The people Of the North western
ter ritories treated it as a nullity as far as it
applied to them, alledging that some Of its
provisions were tyranical, and that hey had
a right t. make their own local laws, and
did do it. Slaves were held in Ohio, lndi-
ana and Illinois until the people OF those
Stutes themselves prohibi ted it.
At the formation of the Constitution, ~
oflhe States were slaveholding and one nom
slaveholding. The question ofsiavery was
discussed in the Convention. The great
minds who framed the Constitution dealt
with the question as it presented itself to
their judgments. They voted down prop
osition similar to that which the Black Re-
pubcans have engrafted in their platform
relative to the power OF Congress. Those
great men were willing to let the people
make their own local laws. Washington,
signed bills for the admission ofslave states,
So did others of the earlier Presidents. They
had helped to make the Constitution and
they knew there was nothing in it 10 pre-
vent the admission of States in the Union
with such Constitution as a majority OF the
people of a territory should agree upon.
On the defeat of federalism, King and
other leaders of the federal party concocted
the Missouri Compromise for the purpose of
defeating the Democracy. He showed up
the Inconsistency of the present leaders of
! the Black Republican party, who always de-
Npncedthe Compromise of 1920 and treat
G" rvs nullity up to 1850, when it was
suPerce>d by the final settlement of the
question OyNeaving it to the people to decide
ior themselVesN The abrogaton ofthe Mis-
sOuri COmpromisSy acquiested in by both
the Wing and DenNVatic parties. In proof
of this he quoted from re Wing platform Of
1859, showing that the ph,ciple Of non-in-
tc'vention which the DemONQcy are now
contcnding for was sanctioned " both the
Wing and Democratic National Colr;sntions
ofthat year, and approved of by the people
By the election of franklin Pierce. The
candidate, Hale, who ran as the free sol
: candidate, end who, as the Judge showed
occupied the same position on the SLAYER!
II question that the Black Republicans nov
y contend for, did not get single electora
vote. In 1854 Kansas and Nebraska were
organized into territories. Judge Douglas
Chairman of the Committee on territories
reported the Dill, applying the same Prnci
J. pie for their government that was agree
}. by both parties in '52 TO be the true principle
7. He showed how utterly false was the charg
that the Democrats was in favor of the ex
!. tension of slavery-that the Black Repub
lcan members in Congress had voted, witt
one exception, to extend slavery into Kansa
, and the Democrats voted it down. Th,
difficulties in Kansas was chargeable to th,
Abolition Emgrunt Aid Society of Massa
r. chuseits, who went with their Sharpe
# rifles, threatning the Misscuriuns that the
, would not only make Kansas an Abolition
State but intended to steal all The slave
in Missouri. The Know Nothing Lodge
IT of Missouri, in their secret meetings, arme
l. their men TO meet the emissaries sent out b
O Massachusetts. Thus the difficulty con
q menced The Abolitonists asked the Pres
ident for troops to keep out the Border Ru
fans, then denounced him for sending them
D. They sent out Commissioners who reporte
III that new census should be taken and
t. fair vote had Provision was made for
II and passed by the Democratic Senate an
er they voted Il down in the House. They de
: nounced the laws and voted against repea
ing them. They denounced the Judges, an
although they have a large majority in tn
y House of Representatives, and have th
!! power to impeaCh them, they did not atteml
il.
III The Judge referred to the leaders Of tn
10 Fremont party. That the strength of ii
party was on the Western Reserve, an
RI if they carried the election this time, tf
ut next move would be to let negroes vote al
hold office. The result of which would /
y an invitation to the free negroes Of Virgin
ia and Kentucky to come over. Virgin
& cenS 10000 free negroes she wanted to g,
Justly ar. Illinois and Indiana vii not |,
~, men, aEw,e',"re. Do the people of Souther
Voi 'heir co'em settled among them! D
~-7- hite men of Vinton count
MANY men thinA reduced by the hordes
themselves when tbcrowd in on us if tbes
themselves singular. 1T what their leadel
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MAN is bubble OH the
wave; and life CLEAN of bhe Black Repul
ed by the grave. nd had powe
- the wool fro
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