Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-11-11

ence OF human sldVerv WRhlu INC fiuutss VI
the United States as great calsmity-an t
immense moral and political evil, which
ought to be abolished as soon as that end
car be properly and constitutionaliy at
tained; and that its ertensiox should be uni
tormly and earnestly opposed By all good and
patriotic men throughout the Union" II
= or the above resolution, and another
which was presented ag,inst the annexa-
tion of any more Slave Territory. Mr..
WEBSTER exclaimed:
"S;r, is there any possibility of nlisun-
derstanding this! Is there any escape from
the meaning of this lsnguagei And yet
they are hardly more explicit than the res
olutions of the Legislature, in Michigan,
New York, Vermont, and all the rest"
Proceeding in his remarks, Mr.. WEB
srKR, with prophetic voice, exclaimed:
: ,sSH, fear we have not yet arrived at
the beginning Of the end. j pretend tose
but lstle of the future, and that little gives
no satisfaction. All I can scan is conten- |
ton. Will,he North consent to a treaty |
bringing in territory subject to slavery!-l
We appear to be rnshing upon periis head
lons, and with eyes all open. But | put
my: trust in Providence, and in that good
sense and patriotism of the people which
will vet, hope, arouse themselves before
/ tits too late" " --,i et
| At the Whig State Convention, I'M
Springfield, Massachusetts, Sept 90, is47,
1 il wss asserted by Mr.. WEBSTER that the
Wiimoi Psoviso was "not seati~enf on
,Dhica Massachusetts, Whigs DIFFER" and that
He had fully committed himself 10 that doc
trine in 1885," Further on in his remarks,
said he: -ei-s =l f;.r fassss g O. .tza
1 s.Now, sir, allow me to say that have
not seen one intelligent and fair man at
the South q no objects to the influence of
the North being exerted to prevent the in
crease and extension of the Slave Power.
4 Certainly no man of sense can complain
of this. | DO not know the man who says
it is unreasonable in US, or may not rightly
be done by US.
ave can only say, and in my judgment,
can only say, Mr.. President, that we are
to use the first and last, and euery occasion
D that offers, to oppose the extension Of Staut
. Poaoer." -a-s-a
. San American" en- nlightens US with his
t views upon the Declaration of Independ
n ence. He suspects US of "negro equality
# and thereupon that grim ghost rises before
o him with more terror than did that o
e Bapquo before the guilty Macbeth. Heal
him: ..-. ....
d "And our Republican friend endorses ont
e kind of Popular Sovereignty it is th'
!. Declaration of Independence, that-Al
men are created free and equal, and endow
'' ed by their creator with the inalienabl'
e rights Of life, liberty, and the pursuit o
N hsppiness."-what are we TO understand
/. from this paragraph. .--does the writer holt
!, that an African stands upon an equality
socially and politically with the free Amer
lean citizen-does he wish us to u1dersten'
is tor of the United States of America, an
J. eligible to the Presidency, and all othe
10 Offices Of the general government"
Net at all, sir. We don't claim any sue
foolish thing. We believe, in the langusg
of that immortal Chart of Freedom, lha
- call. men are created Free and equal;" nc
v equal in point Of intellect nor capacity g
'e alh but with equalrights to "LIFE, LrBERT,
u AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS" T
- put any other construction upon thst de
h claration, shows one to be possessed of a
O. extremely arrow and bigoted mind.
D. The gentleman will please remember thi
upon the question of rejecting State al
" plying with Slave Constitution, The RI
~ publican party has taken no action. N
70 Nat;onal Convention has assembled sine
= that Of 1856, the Anti-Slavery resolves
which we laid before our readers in our la
: article. They simply ASSERT the power ar
Z the duty Of Congress, under the Constit
= ton, to "prohibi: in The Territories tho'
twia relics Of barnarism, Polygamy al
: Slavery" By the way, how do vou prupo'
to get rid OF roiygumy, when yen put yo
Popular Sovereignty into practical effect;
would you have any serious objection to
eh1 .s1oi .fsHtHh 81 ,.....,.. .e[ r.
= "An American" paTaGes the name Of E
. THAgER before Us, as having said that
= indorsed Popular Sovereignty in voting +
:, the Montgomery Criltehden Amendment
" In the same speech OF Mr.. THAYER
" which aIIusion is made, occurs the follow
ing sentence: ''
" so far as the affirmation of the right {
I'D Congress to legislste upon Slavery in Il
It. Territories is concerned, agree entirely
s. But that Mr.. THAYER is not considered
" very safe leaders or expounde' Of Republics
ur do ctrine, we quote the following in evidenc,
I The New York Tribune says of him:
TX at may possibly have occurred to som
ig of our readers that our faith in the sagaci;
Re ard judgment Of the Hon. Eli Thayer is n,
IN of celestial altitude. That Mr.. Thayer
re weIl-meaning, jealous and active in SUI
rs port Of the right, we believe; but if
lie were to think mors and say less, we ar
n. confident he would be more efficient fc
good and less perilous-not TO say mis-
u chevous-to the cause he has at heart tina