The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1857-09-05

especial attention Of Tia editor Of the Bngie
to these extracts, and expressed hope that
he would give his readers the benefit Of q
perusai 81 the sand. Insteadsof deiag 20,
however, hssspaies, By stating fhathe "en-
dorses every word sna sentence uttered By
Mr.. cLAr, in the matter copied By the Nom
pdfeii." lie then goes on and states At
length, his opinions, without making good
his points Of agreeing perfectly with Mr..
Clay. Wewili here endeavor to trace out
the dissimilarity existing between the opin-
ions held BY the Bugle, and those enunciat-
ed by Mr.. CLAY. Before doing %, howev-
er, We have a word to say in relation 70 the
manner in which the Bsgle states our posi-
ton. 1t says that We triumphantly alleged
that the sentiments Of HExRY CLAY "were
identical With those held and avowed by the
Black Republican Party Now, We said
no such thing. 1t would seem impossible
for the editor of the Bugle to get along,
without misreprescnting the positions and
principles Of his political opponents. He
is welcome to all the capital he can make in
that way.
sIere then is the difference between the principles
Of Mr.. CLAY and the Black Republican party. The
Republican party in their platform Of principles de-
clare that Slave States shall be admitted into
the Union; while Mr.. CLAY, II he were alive and 10
Congress, would for the admissions Of State into
the Union Nth or rffhoHf slavery. =.
We do not know what Mr.. CLAY would
do, sswere he alive and in Congress-" but
from his works, We are Individually led to
the conclusion, that he would not give his
assent to the admission Of any moro Slave
States into the Union. He says, in Ian
guagc too plain to be misunderstood, "that
no earthly power could induce him to cote
for a specific measure for the introduce
lion Of Slarery ichere It has not before
eristed." With this full in view, it
seems strange to us, that amy person could
come to the conclusion that Henry CLAY
would, sswere he alive and in Congress"
| vote for the admission of Slave State in
| to the Union. To our mind, this is conclu-
siye. Tho voting for the admission of a
new State into the Union, as Slave State,
before there were any Slaves in that State,
OF rather in the Territory seeking to become
State, would be voting for Specific
measure for the introduction of Slavery,
where it had not before existed"
Mr.. CLAY also says distinctly, that there
is no "separate and distinct right on the
part of the States OF individual members of
the State, or any portion of the people
of tho United States, to carry slaves into
the territories under the idea that the ter
| ritories are held in common between the
several States" And that ssif slaves ore
voluntarily carried into such jurisdiction,
(where slavery does not exist, } THEIR CHAINS
DROP OFF, AND THEY BECoxE FREE, EMAS-
CIPArED, LIBERATED FROM BONDAGE"
Therefore, in view of these facts, we
claim that Mr.. CLAY held to the opinion,
that Slaves could not be carried, under any
circumstances, into tho Territories of the
United States. But, says the editor of the
Bug,e, s'slavery is established by the people
of the Territory, through their Legislature"
We would ask, where they get the right SO
to do? Certainly, not from the Constitu-
ton Of the United States, for that is ssilent
and passive upon tho subject, or rather, it
deals with The. fact as it erists IN the States,
without having created it." Nothing is
said about dealing with it as II exists in the
Territories. The Constitution of the Unit
ed States deals with Slavery as it exists in
the States-lIESRr CLAY says that Slaves
cannot be carried into tho Territories. The
editor of the Bugie says he agrees with Hen
RI CLAY and with the Constitution of the |
United States, andyct he says that Slaves
can be carried into the Territories by virtue
Of the enactments of the Territorial Legis-
lature. Mr.. CLAY says again, that "it can
no where be found'' in the Constitution of |
the United States, tsthe delegated power, or
the power that attaches us necessary i'm
plication,' which s'conveys the right Of
power to carry Slaves from one of the
States Of the Union, to any territory Of the
United States" That being the case, and
the editor Of the Busle admitting its truth
fulness, we would ask where the Territorial
Legislature derives its power from, to es-
tablish Slavery in any Territory Of the
United States? Will the editor of the Bu-
gle answer? So much for the similarity, or
rather dissimilarity Of the views entertain
cd by HENRY CLAY and the editor of the
Bugie.
Now, we propose to show, briefly, the
similarity existing between the views ex-
pressed by the platform Of the Republican
party, and those put forth by Henry CLAY.
The Republican party maintains that s'slavc-
ry as it exists in the States, is a local insti-
tuition beyond our reach, and above our au-
thority, but recognizing it as Of vital con-
Germ to every citizen, in its relation to tho
nation, We still oppose its spread and de-
mand that all National Territory shall be
free" Henry Clay, says in effect, that all
territory must be free, because there is no
right to carry slaves into such jurisdiction.
That's similarly No l. Mr.. Clay says that
no earthly power could have induced him to
vote for specific measure for the introduce
ton of Slavery where it has net before sx-
isted.' The Republican party say the same
thing, in these words: eve still oppose
its lslavery] spread, and demand that all
National Territory shall be Free" That's
similarity No. 2. Mr.. CLAY says that the
Constitution is not responsible for the ex-
istence Of Slavery sin the slightest degree"
The Republican party maintain the same
opinion, rs vide the following: ssThat if
this plain Jeifersonian and carly policy was
carried out, the Federal Government would
relieve itself Of all responsibility for the
existence of Slavery, which Republicanism
insists 1t should, and means it shall do.''--
That's similarity No. 8.
We have now shown, to our own satis-
faction, at least, what We stated in our last
issue, 'sthat there is no material difference