Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1856-11-04

determined object apartial administration i;
thereby striking blow at organic and
inherent rights; not only do those di7
rec,ly aggriered, but all who advocate
strict justice-to the exclusion Of every
other consideration--unite to overthrow
so obnoxious a scheme. :.
Unfortunately such is tthe position Of
the citizens of the. United States; and
this position has been forced upon them
by the following sentiment promulged in
the Black Republican Platform :.
I'VE deny the authority of Congress,
of Territorial Legislature, Of any indi
vidual or association Of individuals, to
give legal assistance to slavery in any
Territory of the United States while the
present Constitution shall be maintained"
Now, what does this mean ?. 1t means,
most assuredly, that no man shall be Sc
cured and, protected in the pos session of
his property in any Territory Of the T.
nited States, if that property be a slave.
In other words, it denies to large por-
ton of the citizens of the Union, the
privileges guaranteed to them by the
compact Of the Constitution, and which
are exercised by the other portion with
out let or hindrance, and this too, in Ter
ri.ory Of which they are the common
owners. 1t is therefore, a direct attack
upon EQUAL RIGHTS; and when an
equality Of rights, in this Union, ceases
to exist, il is evident that the Union itself
will be rent asunder from centre to cir
conference, for the one cannot be sus-
tanned without the other.
That a platform, advocating so obnox-
ious a provision, should, for a moment,
be ztolerate ed by any ma or set Of men
who lay claim to nationality and love Of
country, can hardly be believed. It
seems an irrational and Illogical supposi-
stion-and would be so, if the patriotism
and good sense of the people would be
brought to bear, in their investigations.
But, unfortunately, among large and
increasing class, good sense appears no
longer to operate. Extreme opinions,
extreme prejndices, and extreme violence,
are, with it, the elements Of popularity,
and nothing that is not extreme can OBJ
tain decent hearing. Hence We find a
faction endorsing the .abominable heresy
contained in the creed of the Black Re-
publicans, and backing itup by an array
of numerical power which renders it
most formidable. To this power there
must, be an opposing breastwork, and
one, too, that will be effective in its re,
sistance. The Democratic party, there
fore, have planted themselves upon the
Constitution to meet this faction, and
have proclaimed through the Cincinnati
Convention, "That claiming fellowship
with, and desiring the cooperation of all
who regard the preservation of the I'M
ion under the Constitution as the para
mount issue-and repudiating all sec
tional parties and platforms concerning
domestic slavery, which seeks to em5roil
the States and incite to treason an arm
ed resistance to law in the Territories
and whose arowed purposes, if consum-
mated, must end in civil war and disun-
ion-the American Democracy recognize
and adopt the principles contained in
the organic laws establishing the Terri
tories Of Kansas and Nebraska as embo
dying the only sound and safe solution
Of the slavery question" upon which
the great national idea of the people Of
this whole country can repose in its de-
termined conservatism Of the Union
Non interference by Congress with sla,
very in State and Territory, or in the
District Of Columbia. !
The Kansas Nebraska law, in express
terms, protects settlers in all their prop
erty ;; giving to southerner the same
right to carry his slaves into the Terrific
ries that a .Northerner has to take there
his horses and cattle. -
The issue being thus made up, every
other consideration bends to its vital i'm
.portance. The Equality of Rights must
be obtained at every hazard, or this no.
Bile pillar Of our Republic crumbles into
dust. The idea Of any party coming
into the contest and keeping itself out
side Of, and aloof1 from the real ISSUE.
with the expectation Of securing major
ity of the people in its favor, is simply
absurd. We have been more than sur.
prised to hear sensible men say. in sober
earnestness, they really believe Willard
Fillmore will: be the next President of
these United States, and that they adro-
cate his Chains solely because they sup
pose his chances of success are better
than those of James Buchanan! Strange
delusion--most remarkable hallucina-
ton ! Can they not perceive-even if
they close their eyes to the positive evil