The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-05-07
NUMBER 81


This brings us to the direct and dfS, {
tinct issue betreen the, majority and 4lix s
nority reports between the fsuppog1ers
and. the opponents of the principles 1ns
volyeh in the Kansas ebraska act. Tbe 5
one afirms the principles of nou-infsrY i
ventiou from without, and self governmeSs
within, the Territories. in strict ebedieucg
to the Constitution Of the United Ststss$
while the other insists that the domestic.
affairs aud internal concerns OF. the Ter.
ritories may be controlled BY associatiors !:
and corporations from abroad, under IN
authority of the Legislatures of the scgf;
eral States, or Of Congress. as they msY I,
be able to gain the political ascendcncy
over the one or the other. In the pros
ecution Of this line of policy. the oppo-
nents of the principles involved in tho
Kansas Nebraska act, having failed - !.
accomplish their purposes in the ualls of
Congress and under the forms OF the Coa..
stitutien, Immediately orgasizcd then-
selves into an emigrapt aid association IL
this city and through their friends and S
co-laborers obtained acts of incorpora- s
tion from the Legislature: of Massachu- s
setts, with q capital of 1--WE millions of
dollars in one instance and one million of
dollars in another. to enable them there to
accomplish indirectly what they had found
themselves unable ID do BY tie action Of
Congress. With them il was ! great Z
point gained, il, by an organ zed system
of foreign interference, under color o: q !,
legislative enactment they could drau
after it csunter movement in conflict
with it, and thus produce violence and
bloodshed as TIE natural, and perhapa
unavoidable, consequence Of the experi-
ment," andcharge the odium of the whols
upon the Nebraska bill and its supportr !.
ers, as q fulflment Of the predictions which !,
they had made and were resolved should !.
be realized IS political capital in the ap-
preaching presidential election Thcys
have succeeded by this system Of forsign
interference IN producing violence and
blooashed, and rebellion in, Kansas; and
lit now only remains to be seen whether !.
the minority report shall be equally suc-
ccssful in convincing the people that .ths !;
natural, and perhaps unavoidable, constk
qucnces y of their own action are junflY J.
chargeai,le, TO . the vice: OF mistaEcs
law,n the principles and provisions og
which were iateaaed to be outraged and
brought into disrepate By these very pro.
ceedings. = s. : - : !.
When tho time shall arrive aud I mt
it is near at hand, that tie cardinal pfin-
cip.es of self government, non-intlryen. J
ton and State equality, shah b recor<
nized as irrevocable rules Of action, bind
ling on all good citizens who regard, snd /
arc willing to obey, the Constitutiou .. !.
the supreme law OF the lalld, tere willhs
I an end of the slavery controversies Con !,
gress and between the different sectioua
of the Union. The cccai a ion ct politr !
ical agitators whose hopes of position and
promotion depend upon their capacity to
disturb the peace of the country viii be.
gnnc. The controversy, if Continued, viii
cease TO be d national one-wiii .dwindIss
into nero local question, andswsll 6g6et
lthose only who, by their residence IN tho
particular State or Territory, arc interss
] ested in IT, and have the exclusive right
to control il. What right has any Stats
or Territory of this Union 10 psss sny.s
law or do any act with The view Of con-
/ trolling or changing the domestic ;instisn-
lions of any other State or TerritoryA
Do you not recognize san imperative. obli-s
CATION resting on the United States 70
Eobserve entire and perfect neutrality to...
wards oil foreign States with which ts.
4 are at peace. in respect to their domestic
Institutions and internal affairs? Has thai
obligation any higher source of authority,
than that spirit of comfy which ell civil;
lied nations acknowledge to be hiadins
on all friendly Powers Are not the DIFF
! ferent parts Of this Union composed a
4 friendly powers Are they mt al, at
peace with each other and hence under.
an obligation TO preserve friendly for
tbearalice aud generous comfy quite as
: sacred and imperative as that to which
!. all foreign States, at peace with each.
other, acknowledge their obligation 10
] yield Implicit obedience? Have you not
passed Aeutralitr laws, and cxerted the
whole executive authority Of the Govern
tment, including The Army aud Navy. 10
Ienforcc then, m restraining our citizcns
/ from interfering With III. internal affairs
of forcign STATE and their Tsrritories
Are not the different States and Terrific
Iries of this Union under the same ehlis
!. tion towards each other? Indeed, does
mot the Consultation of the United Sssfes
impose an additional and higher ohligs.
tion, than it is possible for the laws 81
nations to enjoin on foreign Statess How
; can We hope to preserve peace aud fra
ternai feeling between the different por.
tions OF this Union unless We are wilEjne
Ito yield obedience to q principle 50 Just Il,
itself, SO fair towards all, that no ,,ne ear
complain Of its operation lrsneirls
: distinctly recognized by all cisitizea conn.
tries as fundamental article IN fhe 1swi
= fof nations. for the reason that the peace
fof the world could not be urcscry%d for /