Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1856-07-09
WArAILAHD, NEAR. LAEvAsTrR.l

| " AEArLAHD, NEAR lANCAsTERl
T.. . - - june 10, 1886.
! 4 GENTEEMEY:--I haze tllr honor to
acknowledge thc.rpciopt OF Your com
municitiolI Of the l33c1a inst, inrpr9u-
ting me otiiriallvof my nomination Ay
Fthe Democratic National Convention
RECENTLY held at Cincinnati. as the
Democratic candidate for the office Of
! President Of thr Unitel States. /
shall not attempts to express the CRATE
tfiif feelings which | entertain TOWARD
my Democratic fIlIow-citizens for
having deemed mc worthy Of this
1.-THE highest political honor on earth
AN honor such as. the people, Of no
other country have the powerlto be-
STOW. Deeply sensible of the, vast
AalId varied Responsibility attached to
1.-THE station, especially al. the present
crisis in our affairs, have carefully
riff aimed from seeking the nomina-
ton either by word or deed. Now
| that it has been offered by the Demo
cratic party, l accept it with diff
dence in my own abilities; but with
an humble trust, that in the event Of
my election. ! may be enabled to dis
charge my duty in such manner as
to allay domestic strife, preserve
Epeacc and friendship with foreign ma
fttons, and promote the best interests
offhc Republic.
l. In accepting the nomination. !
Ihecd Scarcely say that | accept i'll the
same spirit, the resolutions constitu-
/ tingthc platform of principles. erected
Eby the Convention. " this p!a'i3rni
lAintenl 10 conhnc mysGlt throughout
Fthc canvass, believing that have no
right, by answering Undergraduates.
to present new and. difftrent issnes
before the people. :
! I 1t will not be expected that in this
answer&l should specially refer to -thc
subject Of each of tllercsolutions: and
! shall therefore contilie myself to THE
itvo topics now most prominently be-
| fore. the people. !. ID
i. And in the first place. | cordially
concur in the sentiments. expressed
| by the Convention on the subject of
civil and religious liberty. No party
founded on religious or political in
tolerence towards one class Of Amer
| lean citizens. whether born: in our
Town or in a foreign land. can long
continue toGexist in this country
We are all equal before God and the
IConstitution; and the dark spirit of
tdespotism and bigotry which would
create olious distinctions among otir
| fpllow.ctiz&ns. viii be speedily re
bukei by Il free and enlightened pub
LID opinion 80. J..
+ The agitation on the question Of
! Domestic Slavery has too long dis
| traeted and, divided the people Of this
Union, and, alienatGl thcir atlcctjF1s
from each other. THIS .agitaI0n has
ASSUMED many. iorlAs siprI its cora
Em enceneNt, but i nDm s~Em5 to be
| directed chiefly tert1le Trrrifr;eS; AMI
Judging frop4fts present character. I
think we~tnay safely anticipate th2t It
Iisrapidly approaching ii "'final!tE.>%
! The recent ltgisIatiom.d Congress, re-
'spceting dom site slavery, derived.
al it has been from the original and
.ptlre fountain Of Legitimate political
power the will Of the majority. pro
niscs crelong to aIlay the dangerous
excitement. This Legislation is toun-
lid upon principles, as Sancient as
TREE government itself, and in accpr
dance with them has simply declared
that the people of a Territory, like
those of a State, shall decide for
themselves, whether slavery shall or
shall not exist within their limits.
|. The Nebraska-Kans act does no
nbre than give the force Of law to
this elementary principle Of seN'go w.
crhment: declaring tito be the true
intent and meaning Of this act not to
flegislate slavery into any Territory pr
State, nor to exclude it theretreh;
but to leave the people thereof pr
fectly free to form and regulate their
domestic institutions in their own
way, subject only~to the Constitution
ofthe United States This princi-
pie will surely not be controyerted by
any individual of any party protes7
sing devotion to popular government;
Besides, how vain and illusory would
apv other principle prove in practice
I'M regard to the Territories. This is
apparent from the fact, admitted by
Iail, that after a Territory shall have
entered the Union and become a State
no Constitutional power would then
exist which could prevent it from el-
ther abolishing or establishing slave
~, as the case may be, according to