The daily union., 1856-10-29
THE REAL ISSUE.


THE REAL ISSUE.
The true and real issue the present contest LET abo
lion republicans change and disguise il ms they will IS
shal the people Of the Territories have the right to gov
ern themselves to make their laws and execute 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 emgate into the Terrific
ries 2"
This principle which is the that our ancestors
fought and struggled for through the reyoluton--the
right of man to selfgovernment-is the principle for
which the national democratic party is contendng
Aad why should the citizen of abe Territories be denied
the right of selgovernmen right that he has enjoyed
in the States Is enterprsng perseverng Yankee less
capable of segovement in Kansas Oregon than he is
in Vermont or Connecticut Has he less sense less expe
rence or less capacity make and execute his own laws
after emgrang the Territories than he had in New
England Isa virginan less qualified to exercise the
right of sogoyernment in Kansas New Mexico than in
the OLD Dominion Do the citizens of all the States for
felt these dear and nalenabe rights by emgratng to the
Terrorics2 Do they bid adeu them when they leave
home and frends and the old paternal roof or do they
carry them wherever they may go in the West, the
wide domain Of our common countryf The democratic
party maintains that rights of American citizen
the every where on AHercan
This L. abolition republican party Denies and claims
the right Of half Of the Union to dictate to the other
Il IL useless for them to shrek for bleeding Kansas and
protest that they contending for the repeal of the
bloody CODE The democratic party in Congress offered
to repeal every objectionable law in that obnoxious code
This the aboton-republicans refused to do. Why :?
because they wished the notorious Lane, who was then
marching to quiet and peaceful Territory with band
of marauders and urderers to have perfect immunity to
pape rob- and murder sscaabie citizens that they might
thus lay in stock Of Kansps cstrage to shrek over
during the whole campaign.
The democratic party wished to repeal unconstitutional
laws and leave the good and wholesome laws for the
protection Of the lives and property of peaceabe citizens
The wished to abolish all law and
order and to let the robber and murderer go ee and
place him on perfect equality with the peaceable law
abiding citizen.
The contest is now between these two-between the
constitution and dsunionbeiween 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 American territory, and
our form OF is adapted any extent of terri
tory any amount of population Let each section regu-
late and control its local legislation, and it
brace the whole continent take in Canada and Mexi
co, and still work on smoothly and harmonously
On the opposite principle it is not adapted to the
contracted boundaries of the old original thirteen States
Once let this principle that all the citizens of all the
States have equal rights in the Territories be establish
ed by placing tie abolition republicans in power and
half of the Union placed in the position with
gard to the other half whole country occupied
wards England just before the revolnon for the rights
of the South be ramped upon and taken away
is matter of but small 10 the citizens Of the
South where the tyrant despos them Of their rights
lives-wheher in Old in New England II is all the
same to them whether be holds his in London in
Boston or New York.
What cou rse they would pursue in the that they
should be unfortunately placed in this postonwheher
they would tamey give up their rights and submit to the
oppressor or act as d in the reyoluton
IS not for us say. The question be brought home
to our northern friends though by asking how they would
act the fifteen southern States should claim the right to
govern the whole counuy-shocd dominate candidate
from their own section with determination ITO rule the
Union or leave the Unionr-to subjugate the North I'D
despo her citizens Of their rights or failing in this at the
should threaten to resort to bullets the lead
of the abotion-repubcan party have done2 Let Lex
ington, Bunker Hill and Saratoga answer.
We are encouraged, however by the late indications in
Pennsylvania Ohio and Indiana to cherish the hope that
our attachment northern brethren win not be
verely tested We have confidence that large majority
of the North in favor OF preserving the Uhon and
sustaining the constitution nvioate from the ruthless
saus OF vsud sbolitoniss This is all the citizens Of
the South ask They claim exclusive legislation for
their benefit often falsely affirmed They cling the
constitution the very palladium of their rights and lib
critics They rally around It when it is in peril Let all
patriots then both North and South who love the Union
and desire the peace prosperity and happiness Of their
common country, unite in great effort in support OF
the national democratic candidate James Buchanan and
our country is SAFE