The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-08-28

nary anu dEeIuRt nulHuu HutuiOJ iNo gnu
and its evil, its weakness and its strength,
I, for one, dare not say that the triumph of
such party ought not to be expected natur-
ally and probably to disunite the States
With my undoubting convictions, know
that it would be folly and immortality in men
to wish it. Certainly there are in all Sec
ton and in all States those who love the
Union, under the actual Constitution, as
Washington did, as Jay, Hamilton and Mad.
ison did; as Jackson, as Clay, as Webster
loved it. Such even is the hereditary and
the habitual sentiment Of the general Amer
lean heart. But he has read life and books
to little purpose who has not learned that
I" bosom friendships" may be "to resent
ment soured," and that no hatred is so keen,
deep and precious as that.
"And to be wroth with one we love,
will work like madness on the brain.''
He has read the book OF our history to still
less purpose. who has not learned that the
friendship of these States, sisters but rivals,
sovereigns each, with a public life, and a
body of interests, and sources of honor and
shame of its own and within ITSELF distribu-
ted into two great opposing groups, are of
all human ties most exposed to such rupture
and such transformation.
have moi time in these hasty lines, and
there is no need, to speculate on the details
of the modes in which the triumph of this
party would do its work Of evil. It's mere
struggle to obtain the government, as that
struggle is conducted, is mischevous to an
extent incalculable. That thousands of the
good men who have joined 1t deplore this is
certain, but that does not mend the matter.
appeal to the conscience and honor of my
country, that if it were the aim of a great
party by every species of access TO the pop
ular mnd-by eloquence, by argument, by
taunt, by sarcasm, by recriminaton, by ap-
peals to pride, shame and natural rght-ao
prepare the nation for struggle with
Spain or England or Austria, it could not
do its business more thoroughly. Many
persons, many speakers--many, very many
set higher and wiser example, but the work
is doing.
Fit accompishcs its object and gives the
government to the North, ! turn my eyes
from the consequences To the fifteen
States of the South that government will
appear an alien government. it will ep-
pear worse. 1t will appear hostile gov
ernment. 1t will represent to their eye q
vast region Of States organized upon anti.
slavery, flushed by triumph, cheered onward
by voices Of the pulpit, tribune and press;
its mission TO inaugurate freedom and put
down the oliGarchy; its constitution the gilt
tering and sounding generaIties of natural
right which make up the Declaration of In
dependence. And then and thus is the be-
ginning of the end.
IT necessity could be made out for such
a party we might submit to it as 10 other un-
'avoidabe evil, and other certain danger
But where do they find that! Where do
they pretend to find it! Is it to keep sla-
very out of the Territories! There is not
one but Kansas in which slavery is possible.
No man fears, no man hopes for slavery in
Utah, New Mexico, Washington or Mime
sofa. A national party to give them to free
dom is about as ncedful and about as feasi-
BILE as national party to keep Maine for
freedom. And Kansas! Let that abused
and profaned soil have calm within its bor-
ders; deliver it over to the natural law of
peaceful and spontaneous immigration, take
off the rufian hand; strike down the rifle
and the Bowie knife; guard its strenuous in
fancy and youth till it comes OF age to choose
for itself; and it will choose freedom for it.
self, and it will have forever what it chooses.
When this policy, so easy, simple and
just is tried and fails, it will be time enough
to resort to revolution. 1t is in part be-
cause the duty Of protection to the local
settler was not performed, that the Demo-
cratic party has already by the action of its
great representative convention, resolved to
put out Of Office its own Administrations
That lesson will not and must not be lost on
any body The country demands that Con-
gress before it adjourns, give that Territory
peace. II it do, time will inevitably give
freedom.
have hastily and imperfectly expressed
my opinion through the unsatisfactory forms
of letter, as to the immediate duty of
Wings. We are to do what we can to de-
ieat and dsband the geographical party
But by what specific action we cun most ef-
fectually contribute to such result is u
question of more difficulty. 1t seems now
to be settled that we present no candidate
of our own II we vote at all, then, we vote
for the nominees of the American or the
nominees of the Democratic party. As be-
tween them | shall not venture to counsel
The Wings of Maine, but | deem it due
frankness and honor to say, that while en-
tertain high appreciation of the character
and ability of Mr.. Fillmore, do not sym
pathize in any degree with the objects and
creed of the particular party that nominated
him, and do not approve of their organization
or their tactics. ra5e. .tas e.
pr,ct;callv ton the contnst in my indg.