Weekly Clarksville chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 185?-1857, 1857-01-16


Tne Df.riScrtoN.-Th man is grossly g.
noran,, or regardless Of truth, who attempts to
make The impression, in the South, that any
portion Of the people of the North is in favor
Of tic extension Of slavery. They are all free
soilers; yet there Is marked difference be-
tween the various parties there. on this sub
jeci, which it is proper to understand thor
ougbly in order 10 just appreciation Of their
positions, as they bear upon the rights of the
South, the sovereignty OF the States and the
powers OF Congress in connection with slavery.
The people of tie South have too long been
kept in ignorance Of those distinctions, whilst
they have been sedulously taught to believe
that there is a pnriy. in ,hs North, which sym
palhiscs with the South, ard is ready TO coop
crate with it Tor lie extension Of slavery.
The bboirioUisis are frcesoiers, but take
the high ground that there ia power in the
federal government adequate to the abolition of
slavery 10 the South, and to accomplish this
object they ase willing TO violate the Consti-
tuition, and to tromple upon State rights.
The Republicans are freesoilers and CON
tend that Congress has the power to prohibit
slavery 10 the Territories. And this opinion
they msinlain, in the face of the Constitution,
which declares that Congress shall admit new
States, with the sole condition that they lave
Republican forms OF government.
The democrats are freesoilers, but fearing
TO COMM, themselves upon the power of Con-
gress over slavery in the Territories, they slur
The question over, protesting willingness to
leave the subject to the decision of the people
o. the Territories, bot odroiily lug in squauer
sovereignty for TIN purpose Of nulIiiying the
theory, by means Of lac practice. They are
the most dangerous enemies Of the South, be-
cause, with lcgncd sincerity, they noisily
ptucuim theory conGitiJra,ly true, while
they nulliiy that theory by practice which
infringps the rights Of the Southern States, and
violates the spirit Of TIE Constitution. And
thus they as eGcctuaIly secure The prohibition
Of slavery in the Territories, us il it were done
by the immediate Intervention of Congress.
The Americans are Free.oicrs, in the Iegit
innate meaning Of the term. They are oPpos'
ed to the extension OF slavery over territory
now free, but deny that territorial leg:sla.
iure hos the power TO exclude 1t, and concede
to the people thereof The right TO decide the
question, only when they form Constitution
preparatory TO admission into the Union. This
l. the doctrine Of every conservative man,
North or SIl,h, and is enforcement is all that
We can reasonably ask Of our northern treth-
zen. The Americans repudia'e the awless
policy Of the aboliioais,s; deny tina, Congress
is the tribunal by which the existence, or non.
existence of slavery in he Territories is to be
settled; scoru the contemplate squater sover-
eighty cheat Of the democrats, and unfolding
ne rights Of all the SNes, deny all power tic
the pc PIE OF Terri'or, over slavery, 50 long
as they occupy the position Of oterritorai aP-
peuduge TO the federal government
rcmag'gues may turn and twist It as they
please. vet this lea True expose Of the position
of parties la The Nor,hi and he South, in lock-
trc there FOR friend, TO aid ia unfolding Us
rights, uo. ou,y cujnrgers those rights, ou,
stlulirs i-tlt, when il Jis,arjs the American
and allies rst'f with the democratic party. 4
Hule impartial ard disp1s-io0sto Investigation
will make ,bc truth of this remark pdPal.e to
tho ob,u>,,t intellect And Tor The truth of
che pos ri,i5u We have assigned 20 toe North
rrn tcm0sra,s, see Cass, Douglas, Shields
BigIc,, Please, Duculnan, q. a. om1e gsaas,