Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-08-04

cred national. You are aware thatat the North
slavery IS considered nos only an cell but q
rrimc. This is almost an universal opinion, or
I may say. 6el;ef: Nor can the Northern poo
pie be persuaded otherwise; Il they could the
question might easily besettled hut as long Rs
tFes thus regard it they win use their utmost
endeavors politically to prevent its extension.
and H,onalg TO eradicate It from our country
Now this being plainly the ftcS, can the country
ever become quiet while the Executive and
Legislative branches Of ouT Government
favor slavery extension. AS long as the North
regards It as an evil end a4crine, they will be
in arms to prevent its growth. The South on
tho other hand, rather than be overcome, if Tor
no other cause. will steadily and violently Ia
Dor to extend their reenIier institution.
Thus the turmoil and strife is likely to con
tinue until civil war and disunion e hatefulwortD
overwI.elrn our Otherwise happy country. The
election Of Buchanan would give R new impetus
to the growth of slavery, the election of Ere
mont might or might not put check to its
growth. Theobjcct Of his party Is of course,
to prevent the admission of any more slave states
and Il they succeed. tllc South may scce'ie. In
case ttcy value the extension of slavery more
than they do the Union, they viii be likely to
seccdc, hut this is not TO b. thought OF Fhere
is too much patriotism in the South to allow the
dissolution of the Union simply because they
are not allowed. to extend slavery over free Ter
r;tory. You will discern, at once, that if the
extension of slavery is prohibited or rendered
impossible, the North is satisfied, and if peace
aud quiet are not restored, tic blame must rest
upon the South. and they can then be charged
with loving slavery more than the Union. If
this be the case the Union is not worth prcserv-
ing If the existence uf so glorious Republic
and the frcest nation on tie earth, depends upon
the increase or growth of slavery, and must be
cemented BY. the sweat and blood Of over three
million bond.men, the sooner ii is dissolved the
better. But i have no such idea, The Union
is of more vaIue to me. and to every man in it,
than all other earthly objects, and nothing but
mad fanaticism a Enthusiastically cbellioua
libertinis1n can for moment tolerate such a
disaster
But, Mr. Editor, apprehcni yon have made
an admission. in your article Of Friday. which
your Southern colleagues will not iadorsc. You
say: "TAe S0tth asks nothing 10. SlaeeTV. This
Iiis..no. understood at the North. The South asks
ionly to be placed and kept on Constitutional
grounds. She does not ask that slavery be ley
slated into any territory but only that the Con
stitution may he the law of the territory, while
it remains territory, aud then that tie people
of the State may be permitted to form their own
government, and regulate their own institutions.
lust as the old states have done heretofore The
SortF asks only Tie performance ef' c"nstit''-
tional obligations, and the protection Of Gon'ti-
tutionet rights"
Now, Mr.. Editor, shall hold you to that adj
mission, and by it l will exclude slavery forever
from the Territories aud efoctuaily prevent the
formation of any moro slave states. But as
this article is already rather lengthy will re-
serve. that tasl. for my neSt-
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readers only as .JUSTITIA.