The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-10-29
him out. lie answers Che purpose chat

him out. He answers the purpose tn,
the medium does to the spirit rappers-
they rap through him.
They say the Democrats party 60 I
extend slavery, especially into the me-
Territories; that 10 is composed of ba
mon, destitute of philanthropy; bu
they gosfor Fremont and Freedom =
The Democratic party has been ! pow
er TIN ee foarths of the time since tn
|. Union vas formed. What nation ha
ever had ever such unexampleds success
and it has all been accomplished by til,
carving ont of principles SO plain tina
a man may run and read :" while GU
opponents principles are such that a maj
who reads niU run. The Democrat.
party for the extensien of slavery =
There were once thirteen colonies, al
slave States and one free Now, there
are thirty-one States, fifteen of which
tolerate slavery. The number of slave
States hasinereased three, thegnumbel
koffree States fifteen. In addition sla.
very is partially aboiished=in Delaware
In Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri and
Virginia, slavery is fast fading out
And yet these men tell us it will
o~yerspread the country. The slave
trade is abolished, and if slavery spreads
il can only spread from o State into a
Territory It q spread much with
out being as thin as boarding.bouse
bread and butter Slave labor cannot
contend with free labor. The free man
does as much as he can, the slave does
as little. Slavery is all the while re-
ceeding, ard left to the avs of nature,
it will recede for all time to come.
The Fathers of the Republic found
slavery In existence, and they saw that
it was no worse with a Union than with
put a Union. It had been planted here
by Great Britain so deep that the blood
of the Revolution could not wash it out.
They formed into States, ench iDdepend-
ent, deriving its sovereignty from the
people having exclusive jurisdiction
over its local legislation and these
States formed a Union to establish jus
tice, to promote tranquility, and to ex-
tend the blessings of civil liberty
Union which has brought so much good
to US aud countless millions of human
beings. By the terms of this confeder-
alton, New York has no more jurisdic-
ton over the citizens of other States
than over those of Canada. This may
be illustrated by a copartnership be-
tween two merchants, one a Presbyteri-
an and the other a Methodist. They
90 into business for their mutual advan-
fage in a specific direction, but this
partnership gives one no control over
the religious opinions, of the other, or no
power to direct how he shall employ his
share of the profits of their business
In this case, We have no right to inter
fere with Virginians SO long as they~dis- |
their duty under the Fed raj
compact. Let them abolish slavery
their own time and manner, as we
did insNew York.
The Democraey bold that if a man is
BOT capable f self-govcrnment, be is
not capable of governing others We
bold that a territory of people know
hat is best for them, better than a
three thousand miles off can
The people ia the territories do not de-
rive their right OF self orernmeat from
but froA God-not from Congress
IS or Parliameuts, but from Above.
ATerritcry or q State has ihe inhe
reIt right to govern itself. This .ques-
lion was decided in the contestbet wsee
he Cololies and George III, in the
Revolution. But a party has now risen
up that cfinfs the old eAaias-ef George
III about US, and this, too, in the name
# Tcegtoha1 Do they suppose this can
re called frecaem? It is the most alb
eet slavery. They say because a Ter !.
tory is three thousand miles away, it Z
must be governed by Congress, and this
hey call ftceubm This is the. free
lom which Fremont, tie cd of the Re-
ublicans, has come down from the san
e teach the Yankees, as an Eastern di
Unity has to teach the lucas.
There has been wrong doing in Kan
as but it is a wonder there has not
cen more. Aiti-slavery me meeting !
,ro-slavery men in the field, each SPUR
ed to madness by mutual taunts and re- :
there could not but be out !;
ages. These we condemn and disap i
rove of in hke nanre q laccs. The
party wants these men pun :
she'd the. same as crime is punished in I
1t wants the STANDARD of law j
nd ju stice erected, and every man
and punished by it. But the
are instigatipg these out
ages and then cry out against them ,
hen summoned to the bar of public .
piuion they cry out " bleeding Kan !
Is, and go on recruiting for the va
hey have, in many / Stances, employed !
re palpifs as recruiting stations for !
.ansas. Preachers of our holy relig- :
n, followers of the meek AID lowly !
esus, baEe drabbled their high robes =
the filthy pools of politics. lie would J.
Ield to no one in his respect for cler- !:
ymen; but when they forget their vo- 6
atom, and under the cover of morality =
nd Christianity preach treason and d s. :.
MON, he would unmask them. He T
allied upon them to cast off their cowls l
nd come out like men and meet the c
u~estion, or to hold their peace. The 7
constitution gives to every man the :
.ght to worship God and the enjoyment =
+ his political opinions; but when cler- 6
ymen undertake to curse men in the =
anne of the Almighty for their adhe !.
ence to law, it was time to expose them. y
The difficulties in Kansas are moth
g more than might be expected Inder :,
le circumstances. The laws there are .
ut, however, to be held responsible for :
lem. AS well might we forswear sha 7
lg because men sometimes cut their !.
with razors; or denouDce mat r
mnny because all men do not live hap :
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