The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-09-23

4 SOAFcAiout bLuc, 6Iu tudt Icy 81 lp1y
paired their power of resistanc wer deemed
sectional and fanatical.
The year 1854 dispelled their mt s's. The
repeal of the Missouri Compron q, .lier the
pretext of applying the Principl Of trs Com
promise of 1850, TO the only Terr Jr ,laining
consecrated to Freedom, but rea inc ,.dience
to the Slave Power, which asset.: th ecoDsti.
tutional Right of Slavery to entee lite iitory of
the Union, and possess it too, an wh h, con-
| templating future acquisitions on be ,uthern
border, required the establishme. of Princi-
pie that would enable it to convs the b to its
uses, showed that we we're right, nd ,Sved to
q majority of the People what ~ lght to
have learned many years sooner, at tsSlave-
holders constitute distinct, . tor !, dom.
.nant class, that their peculiar Ia rest and ne
oessities impel them to const.l ag ession,
that the Wing and Democratic rites lad de-
generated into the mere instrrS ,epts f their
asurpstions, and that the pretehs,S of nation.
Atty set up by these Parties tsiDIy siled
tupid, cowardly, ProSlavery a5cti ,alism.
they had been prating of greet 1ational
Questions, Harmony and Union. s.,hil acting
10 absolute subiection to q Pow g vi h had
been steadily Iaboring to nationssise ilavery,
making subservience it's interests the ,dge ct
nationality and the price of Part, spit .
But, We cannot linger.
The Wing Party was dissolved TT demo.
cratic Party stood notorious, Wit Ut sguise,
the agent of Slavery. Many of 4 lee RS and
sdherents of the former in the Sos th i ned the
Democracy, now confirmed PROV .ve s organ
ization. Others of that Party, I'M 9th lotions,
enlisted under the banner Of Khoy Not Sngism,
which also drew recruits from th De- .ocratic
ranks. But in the general chaos ppt .red the
Republican Party, comprising Il gr. It body
Of those Wings and Democratic in 10 Free
Btates who, indignant and shocks at lis last
pct of the Slave Power, resolved ICE II all to
sall back On the Principles and R..cy sdopted
ny our Fathers in the treatment OF 1he aestion
If Slavery, to oppose the systes. av :ywhere
outside of the States, and to resets ths Federal
Government and Federal pr Icy he con-
troll of the Slaveholdipg Oh. tch . The
changes were rapid. The msjon of he Peo-
lie were with the Republicans, ST. /, after
|; tate fell under their powe IN |, ID . brief
period, there was scarcely a. Ae ate without
{ Republican Governor & Re nblican
legislature. In the Cong 10 ng the
appeal of the Compromise, ey yer strong
eaough to elect their candle e s ,saker
ropg enough to bs fife all Ie q r, impo.
A.ng Pro-Slsvery CONSTITUTE n IA sas; in
1856, powerful enough to !. ~ le lsctoral
rytes of eleven Free States, d as tity of
te voters of the non-slaveho n. ct m; and
t-day, they are represented a s rate of
ts United States by twenty, emit soon to
b increased by elections in Ger At, !.
There are now but two live srtie II Cour.
hy-the Democratic Slavery organ. sti n, with
IL, Cincinnati Platform, Dred Sc + s,ision,
a ID James Buchanan and. tbs sel sblican
tsrty, with its Philadelp hiaS VslaiG u, Is Con.
9 itutional Principles, as illu -ate by the Or
nance of 1887, and the ms. WI ehs- be its
I5esidential candidate in !. so, The. exist
'cause the Question at il 4ie y vet them
j real one, q momentous ae,, a ,ust be
rttled. They exist, not as t~e tf ,ritz of &C.
{ dent or temporary policy, 1t ,f he eeessa-
= Representatives Of Ants an, Il ,as, the
Necessary agents of Ant 4ori C overs.
The Kansas Question was l,t,k incS.snt in
tie struggle between them IL aestion
Y IS been substantially settle In or Free.
,m, but the Party and Pow .vt as eht to
p4duce Free Territory to S ,vet re,ssin in
,ssession of the Federal &c .rr. 1t, nd are
ppre fsgrantly than ever p lgs lnasintain
tpd carry out Principles da, 5erM 10 liberty, |
bScessary to the Slave. Despt Sssr
The Republican Party all stJ Re gse Ad- |
. inistration of the Federal E ,v,.S en- out of
tie hands of the SlaveholdiI III ire y, and
rSAke it the agent of the Peo ie.
The Slavery Democracy eek pc tetuate
t e power of the Oligarchy. I.
The Republican Partyreco ii, a. be 'olicyo
Z Fathers of the Republic, wio. o. eci tied the
,aole of the territory belon,in. the Union,
Freedom and Free Labor, evi { ly roceed.
i-g on the assumption that Ere o N IS Ma. |
NAL and the Rule, Slavery ae h nl nd the |
tception. go =
fThe Slavery Democracy r'pa.S tasir ex
s-nPle and policy, and its fctio I'D to Ma
tonalize Slavery, and Sectie nAl :. lib irty.
The Republican Party aiSrn, .at Slavery
ssnnot exist without positive Z, tsst the
Federal Constitution reco iss 40 treats
aFtves as persons, not as to, ty, that it
does not create, or make pro 81, for - crea.
e5n of, Slavery, anywhere; sh, it Z % not
e.able the Shareholder to ca " : sla y with
ksn into any Territory of ae .ited 'tates,
aad hold them there in bo ida q tn i Con.
gress has no authority from II te pass ehy such |
eSabling Laws; that Congress AZ q right to
r4ohibit Slavery in the Terrific, les tast it is
~ duty of the Federal g ves .nent to ORE.
. I'VE the Territories sacred to rec men and
fse labor; that Territorial 'sislature has
tie right to exclude Slavers IN ing the Terri.
1al condition, as the Peof b ,e to exclude
when they come to form St. s--and these
Principles it maintains in OBJ ,sition to the
o;cfd OF the Pro Slavery Jud es the Supreme
Court
The Slavery Democracy ale these Princi.
kies, and accepts the dicta % !, Pro Slaverv
<ydges of the Supreme Coz a ia Platform
Eat "' !" holds that Slavery DO, not require
: Its existence the force OF osi 70 law; that
tAe Federal Constitution re %, asa slaves an
ie.operfy, not persons that dc 4, enable the
STAKEHOLDER to carry bis sh res "a him into
s5y Territory of the Unions dh il them there
s. bondage; that Congress hi 4 n sh, to pass
eey law impairing this alle led :. hit, but is
pund to protect it; that it il Il at, of the
s,ederal Government to kessp t {, territories