The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-12-11
From tAe (JvssAisston) Republic.
Slavery the Supreme Law.

Step BY step the black democracy are
preparing to subjugatc this country to
the sway OF African barbarism. II is
scarcely three months since the President
startled all sober men with the annonce-
ment that the Constitution carries slavery
into all the Territories Of the Union;
and now his pcnsioncd organ, the Wash
ington Union, speaking doubtless by on-
Moriiy, has HE audaeiiy 10 assert, THAT
NOT EVEN STATE SOVEREIGNTY
IS.A BARRIER TO TIE BLACK
AND BLIGIITING CURSE.
Who could have dreamed five or seven
wears ago, that the official organ OF any
Administration would have ID \ RED
SUCH AN INSULT TO TIE SONER.
EIGHTY OF TIE STATES AND TIE
RIGHTS OF TIE PEOPLE.
We could scarcely credit our senses
when we read the following passages in
the Washington Union of Tuesday last:
"Thc Constitution declares that the
citizens Of each State shall be entitled To
all the privileges and immunities of ci,i-
zcns in the several States Every citi-
zen coming into another State has, there
fore, right to the protection OF his
person, and that property which Is rec
ognizcd rs such by the Constitution OF
the United States, any law OF a State to
the contrary Notwithstanding. So far
from any State havingA right to deprive
him Of this property, It is boundcn duty
to protect him in its possession.
"If these views are corrcct-and We
believe il would be difficult toinvalidatc
them 1t toiiors that oil State lars,
rhsihr organic or other,ci'e, rhieh pro-
hibit citizen of one State from settling
IN another, and bring his STARE property
rih him, and most especially declaring
Il forfeited. are direct rioiatons of oriyi-
nat intention NJ Government which, rs
before stated, is the protection Of person
AMI property, and the Constitution Of tho
United States which recognizes property
in 'slaycs,and declares that the citizens Of
each State shall! be entitled TO all the
privilcg and immunitics of citizens in the
several States, among the most essential
Of which is the protection Of person and
property.
Following this latest exposition OF
Black Democracy, which very far tran
sends the creed Of Calhoun, or Of his
South Carolina disciples Of the present
day, the editor labors in an article Of two
columns and bali, TO gid the nauseous
pill. The laborcd length Of this jesciti-
cal editorial, brim fal as il is Of the rank
est toryism and ''moral treason demon.
stratcs il TO be an indirect cmanation
Of the President and Cabinet; and We shall
not be in the least surprised If i turns
out to be forcshadowing ofthc Message.
The partial endorsement Of the Silliman
letter by the Northern people, TO be in
ferrcd from the rest OF the late elections,
has cmboldcncd the President 10 take
another step forward in the work Of AZ.
ricanizing the continent.
This step would never have been ven.
turcd upon il the States Of New York and
Ohio had rolled up, as they might have
accustomed Republican or Anti
Nebraska majoritics. This insult to the
free States is Justly traccablc to the cul-
pablo supineness Of the protested enemies
Of dcspotism, who have either neglected
TO vote, OF omitted exercising all the
weight Of their influence ut the late Cleo
ions. ''E