Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-03-26
Republicanism.

We have been informed by city cotem-
porary that Black RepuSlicanism has been
recently knocked in the head! Another in
somewhat choicer phrase has pronounced
the recent decision of the Supreme. Court,
the funeral sermon of Black Republicanism.
Blind leaders, miserable prophets are ye all!
While these hirelings who feed a. the pablic
crib forget the source of their power, and
act as if there were no Supreme Director
in the affairs of this universe, the people,
the honest and unambitious masses, answer
the question of knocking in the head" and
"funeral sermons" The first comment
comes from New Hampshire in the shape oil
a Republican Governor, iull delegation OF
Republican Congressman, and majority oil
two 10 one of Republicans in the State Leg.
islature. New Hampshire, that chronic
seat of Democracy, the home of the unior-
tunate and most unhappy Pierce, answers
the decision that makes her virtually slave
State, by sending to every department Of
the Government in which she has a voice,
true and tried friends of Republican princi-
piles. How idle to suppose that free and
intelligent people can be made to accept
the ipse dirit of Court which has stepped
aside TO pass an opinion upon questions moi
proper ly before it, as law.
We believe that this decision SO lately
thrust upon us will have its just and proper
effert. 1t will awaken the f.iends of free.
dom to rene ed efforts. From all parts o
the country in which the word "lreeGom'
may be pronounced withou. danger to life
and limb, comes in the ties imony that {
feeling, not loud but deep, is awakened by
this recent decision. One of the most ac-
compl shed Of the correspondents of the
Nea York press. writing from Albany tc
the Courier and Enquirer, says:
s'The Dred Scott decision is an amaze
inent to ali. Ii is conceded that IL has So
cured The supremacy IN this State Of The r.
publican party. | DO not say in the Uoicn
| think the prevalent Zee ing is Concession
or an admission -hGtrhe Government of Jni:
Nation is with and in the Institution If bu
| man Slavery. The legal power and the
Presidential power combined are invincibIe
1t remains for those who DO believe slavery
a national institution to "bide their time
confess ! con see 10 other result than tht
| complete ascendancy of slavery. 1t is Oh
the Nation, either for COED OF evil.
Il think il most probable that the voice
Of New York will be calmly ana wisely ut
tered in this emergency. They who know
the State well say that the effect Of the re-
cent decision cannot be exaggerated in it,
Importance upon public opinion. The
greatest State in the nation is at this no.
ment preparing to throw down the only bar.
rier that its Constitution interposes to pre-.
vent the complete citizenship of the man o.
color, while the highest legal authority in
the land is denying his citizenship. Thu,
slowly, like the approach of doom, does the
State and Government come into contro.
versy.
1.-The highest success in Literature, the
highest honors in War, have made the name
of Scott memorable. A poor, aud humble
and wretched man, is to make that name
the very hinge Of our History"
So let it be. Ii there is left one spark oil
manliness among the ireemen ot Pennsyl.
yania and oil the free North, they will ad.
dress themselves anew to the battle, and
gird on their aimor for the victory that must
sooner or later crown their efforts. We
have an abiding confidence in the vitiity
and invincibility of truth, and with that we
60 forward in the patti o: duty and sound
the trumpet of vigilance wherever it may
through US be heard. Though the heather
rage for time, let US stand up in our own
places for tbs right, and yield not one ha il
to the present successful wrong. We trust
that the Convention which will assemble at
our Court House on the 18th, will speak out
the sentiments of Allegheny county on this
subject in language as unmistakeable as
that which she uttered at the polls iu No
vember last. Let US pledge each other
anew in the good fight we have entered
upon, and never lay down our arms until we
have conquered. The first gun for 1857 has
been heard in New Hampshire. We trust
Connecticut will answer next in the same
spirit, and that we maj count Pennsylvania
in the coming autumn in the list of States
deemed from the thraldom of false Democ-
racy. Let this county at least do its part
IN the premises, as it did sgain and once
again las, talL-Piits. Gaz.