The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-03-05
ne Erssnsssn oF slavery.

almost every pulpit in the North, and was
the text Of eli. the Republican newspaper
articles; and thousands Of honest-minded
men we're led to believe il true. Indeed,
many people believed that II Buchanan
should be elected, we should have slavery
not only in the Territories now free, but in
the free States also. To such an extent
was this falsehoOd cIreulaied and believed
that il was scarcely sale for Democrat to
deny il in some portions Of the NORTH
Democrats were hssAiled with oil sorts Of
abuse for advocating the election Of Buch.
anan; they were stigmstizsd ss slough.
faces," "miniOns of the slave oligarchy,"
"bOrder rufians," etc., etc.; their meetings
were broken up in many instances, and
those of them who were members OF
church were insuItingly questioned ss to
their piety and consistency--wer asked
"how they. as religious people, could vote
for Buchanan" e. B, sg
Such an exhibition Of falsehood, bigotry
and disposition to force mems belief and
actions, wns never made BY any party in the
land, to such an extent. The "peace party"
during the war of 1919, was less disgraceful
to the country, because less considerable in
extent, though il was evidently animated by
similar spirit of sectionalism aud pharaisai.
cal bigotry. In 1856 this sume spirit mani.
tested itself on larger scale. The sins Of
the administration were the theme Of dis.
course>ia almost every pulpit; the "religi.
oas element" of the country was enlisted
against the government; morality was in.
voked against it; and a spirit of frntricide
was enkindled in the hearts of Northern
men against theib SScc::::aatFh hrelhrcn.-l
Piety and the priests, disregarding the sal.
vation of souls, undertook the salvation Of
the country, with results similar to those at.
tending similar efforts of the past. The
good sense Of the people predomiuated over
all misrepresentation; the Democracy sue.
ceeded, and in less than twenty years, all
will confess that "the great Northern move.
ment" Of '56, was as disgraceful to all con.
eerned, as the "Peace movement" Of 1919,
or the story movement" Of '76.
But, as we have said, the whole Rspubli.
can movement was based on the lying os.
sertion that the Democratic party was
"slavery extension" party, and this assertion
was based upon the fact that the party was :
strong in the Southern States. which, of
course, desired the extension OF slavery.
The facts show that the South does not
desire such extension; indeed, there is no
reason why she should desire it, except to
enable her to maintain her rights in Con.
gress against the aggressive spirit Of the
North, as manifested in the late election
for, in point of pecuniary interest, the South
has already more territory than che can ap-
propriate.
Recently, in Congress, when the question
was asked, if the South would oppose the
admission of Kansas should she apply with
a free constitution, the Southern representa-.
tives unanimously answered, "No" Con.
sidering the nature Of the political contest
just passed, in which the South has been
greatly misrepresented and everything pos.
sible done to excite angry feelings on the
part of Southern representatives,, this an.
swer should be regarded as conclusive as to
the desire of the South to extend slavery
into the Territories. But to confirm this re.
'ponse Of the South through her representa-.
ives, we give the following extract from the
Macon (Ga) Telegraph, one Of the leading
Democratic papers Of the South:
1.-THE great, plain, cor stitutional demand
If the South may be summed up in the
vords-Let US alons!' ....
"Now, what is the duty Of 30 administra-
ion ia reference to slavery in the Terrific. I
es! Plainly this: to protect lawful immi
grafton iato those Territories from all points, y
ind impartially. To see that every consti-
tutional right Of every immigrant is main
taiBed, while ulpder Territorial form Of
government, aad to approve the bill admit
ing the Territory 90 State, when, in pur c
uance Of law, she shall have formed and h
adopted Republican form Of government, a
recording to the provisions Of the Constitu. 9
ion. Here his duty begins and ends, and 9
We declare our conviction that the fair. C
minded Southern people would just as re. s
see President prostituting his Il
'ficial power to shape and mould the immi. q
.ration of Territory for slavery as against .
lavery. What we demand is EyEN-HANpEp n
usTIcE! That is oil the South ever. de.
handed in reference to slavery or any other a
sectional interest. She insists upon her q
constitutional rights, and claims nothing Il
nore." t5 aea.. aan a@ a
Who in the North, but a thorough. old. o
inc Abolitionist, can object to the seDti.
aent of the aboyel This is the prevailing d
eutiment Of the Southern press. There ure e
fsw exceptions, it is true. but net more n
saa ehGagA to Offset the Tribune. Liberator n
nd other similar jouraaIs Of the North II
here are extremists ia Soth iatitades; bat c
he political history Of the coantry shows v
hat has ever been the sentiment Of the n
outh, and the recent expression Of it
Y Southern members, clearly shows that
uch is the prevailing sentiment now.
In view Of oil this, and now that the NOR
i'd fever of RePublicanism has left the '
ublic mind, how supremsly ridiculous 10 !
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