Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-11-18
,ons. Vim r.,ber apologize for i,s continued

SONS, win rather spologiEe for It's continued
existence, thsn bosstingly psrade It as the
Fundamental principle of Democratic snsti-
tutions. (Applsuse.) And at last that thick
fog Of prejudice will pass away which here
,oiore has veiled from their eyes the sun oil
true Democracy. They will, as if awaken
ing from dark dream, admire with sston-
ishment the lies preaeing warmth Of It's
beams. and the glorious purity of its right.
lGrsat cbeers.5 mean HT ET
-Aud setf ihe sanie time, When Slavery
ceases 10 ee power, il will cease to exer-
eiss lie demyral;zing influences upon oul
nztionsl policy No aDii-demoeratic ten
dency will any longer rule the Government
Of this country. The people will no Longer
Be distracted and confused by the confict oI
sntagoni is,ic pri-cipIes Our influence with
foreign nations will rise in the same meas.
ure as they have reason tu believe in the
sincerity OF our democratic professions.-
The policy of our political parties will nc
longer be determined by sectional minor
iry, and the most venal of our politicians nc
longer sell themselves TO an anti-democratic
in,eresL which has ceased tc be ruling
politicsl power. (Cheers-)
THIS state of things will, according to my
profosnd conviction, be the consequence o
consistent and successful zAnti-Slsvery
rolicy II will stop extravagsnt and un
warrsniabls cia ms without interfering
with constitutional right. 1t will respec
the sovereignty of the States, bnt it vii
enforce it in favor Of freedom also. /: will
not try to abolish Slavery iu the States by
Congressional interference or by the force
Of srms. But it will give strong encourage
meat and moral support to progressive
reforms " ithiR them, and will sap. the root
Of the institution by reducing it to live oil
fts own merits Ii will not endanger ih,
safsiy Of the Union, but it will perpetuat'
II by strengthening its true foundations. =
(Ap2lause.l 't'fs
love this Union, and 90 man can be NOR,
opposed toits dissolution; not as thougl
the Free North could not do without it
bankrupt partner, but because | think tho
Che connection oc the Slave S ates with tn,
Free North is the only thing which pre-
vents the former from entirely losing th'
las; remnant Of democratic spirit and from
ahsndoniDg themselves without restrain
toshe current OF deapotic tendency
CHEERS } Let our opponents fret and threat
Ell, fear nothing. The question, how ths
Union car be preserved, muy indeed seen
adificult one to them. But did they eve
consider how infinitely more difficult is tn,
question how they will dissolve it. And ye
there is one great and rral danger to tn,
Uaiou; it is, that by abandoning the gres
principles ofthe Revolution it might mis-:
the very aims and ends for which it ha
been instituted (Chsers)
1t is not without profound meanin,
that the several States OF this Union ar
represented by stars on the national ban ner
As in our solar system on high the grea
central sun keeps the planets in their sew
eral orbits in sublime and eternal order, s
in the solar system of our Union the star
of-ihe States move around central sun o
pure light add irresistible attraction. Th
central SUI is true Democratic Liberty. A
bng As thut stands firm and unshaken, it
whole sphere will move iu serene glory
But take that away, annihilate that grea
centre of attraction, and where hitherto ha
been the sublime order of a planetary sys
tem,s there chst tic confusion, will reig
supreme, and the fondest hopes of the worl
wall perish in destructive concussio ns.-
Qon9 and continued applause.)