Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1856-11-05
The Real Issue.

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themselves, to make their own laws and exc
cute them free from any interference from
! without? And shall the citizens of all the
| States in the Union be entitled to equal rights
and privileges when they emigrate into the
! Territories ?'
This principle, which is the same that our
ancestors fought and struggled for through the
revolu.ion-the right of man to self-govern-
ment-is the principle for which the National
| Democratic party is now contending. And
why should the citizens of the Territories be
denied the right of self government, right
that he has enjoyed in the States Is an en-
terprising, persevering Yankee less capable
| of self-government in Kansas or Oregon than
he is in Vermont or Connecticut Has he
| less sense, less experience, less capacity to
| make and execute his own laws after emigra-
| ting to the Territories than he had in New
! England? Is Virginian less qualified to ex
ercise the right of selfgovernment in Kansas
or New Mexico than in the Old Dominion ?
Do the citizens of all the States forfeit these
der and inalienable rights by emigrating to
the Territories? Do they bid adieu to them
when they leave home and friends, and the
old paternal roof, or do they carry them wher-
ever they may 90 in the West, on the wide
domain of our common country? The Dem
ocratic party maintains that the rights of an
American citizen are the same everywhere on
American territory.
This the Abolition Republican party denies,
and claims the right of one half of the Union
to dictate to the other 1t is useless for them
to shrek for - bleeding Kansas, and protsst
that they are contending for the repeal OF the
Z. bloody code " T he Democratic party in
Congress offered to repeal every Objectionable
law in that obnoxious code
This the Abolition Republicans refused to
do Why? Because they wished the noto-
rious Lane, who was ther marching to a quiet
ard peaceful Territory with band of marau-
ders and murderers, to have perfect immuni-
ty to pilage, rob, and murder peaceful citi-
zens, that they might thus lay in stock of
q Kansas outrageS' to shrek over during the
whole campaign.
The Democratic party wished to repeal un-
constitutional laws, and leave the good and
wholesome laws for the protection of the lives
and property of peaceable citizens. The Alb
clifton Republicans wished TO abolish all law
and order and let the robher and murderer go
free, and place him on perfect equality with
the peaceable, law-abiding citizen
The contest is now between these two-be-
tween the constitution and disunion-between
law and order, and anarchy and confusion
Let the first succeed, and the Union is safe
Establish this principle of the right of man to
govern himself everywhere on American ter
ritory, and our form of government is adapted
to any extent of territory, any amount of pop
ulation. Let each section regulate and con-
troll It's own local legislation, and it can en-
brace the whole continent can take In Canada
and Mexico, and still work on smoothly an d
harmoniously.
On the opposite priaciple, it is not adapted
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orr yinal thirteen States Once let this princi-
pie, that all the citizens of all the States have
no. equal rights in the Territories. be- estab-
ished by placing the Abolition Republicans
in power and one half of the Union is placed
in the same position with regard to the other
half that our country occupied towardt En-
gland Just before the Revolution for if the
rights Of the South are to be trampled upon
and taken away, it is matter of but small
consequence to the citizens of the South where
the tyrant that despoils them of their rights
ives-whether in Old or New England 1t
is all the same to them whether he holds his
court in London, Or in Boston, or in New
York
What course they would pursue in the ev-
ent that they should be unfortunately placed
in this pOsition-whether they would tamely
give up their rights and submit to the oppres-
sor, or act as our ancestors did in the reyou-
tion-it is not for us to say The question
can be brought home to our Northern friends
though, by asking how they would act if the
fifteen Southern States should claim the right
to govern the whole country-should nomi-
nate candidate from their own section with
determination '' to rule the Union or leave
the UnionT-to subiugate the North and de-
spoil her of their rights; or, failing in this at
the ballOt-box, should threaten to resort to
bullets as the leaders of the Abolition Repub-
ican party have done? let Lexington Bun
kcr Hill, and Saratoga answer.
We are encouraged, however, by the late
indications in Pennsylvania. Ohio, and Tndi-
ana, to cherish the hope that our attachment
to our Northern brethren will not be so severe
ly tested. We have confidence that a large
majority of the North are in favor of preserv-
ing the Union, and sustaining the Consttu-
ton inviolate from the ruthless assaults of
vandal Aboltionists This is all the citizens
of the South ask. They claim no exclusive
legislation for their benefit, as is often falsely
affirmed They cling to the Constitution as
the very palladium of their rights and lber-
ties. They rally around it when it is in per-
H. Let all patriots, then, both North and
South, who love the Union, and desire the
peace, prosperity, and happiness of their com
mon country, unite in one great effort in sup
port of the National Democratic candidate:
James Buchanan. and our country is safe
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