The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1858-01-07
From the Washington Republic.
The P0Wers.tO Reward.

From the Washington Republic.
The PowerItO Reward.
The leaders ofthe Southern cable would
be more prudent if they NeEs less osten-
tatious in proclai-.;ag klron-
and Office sched
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CA the South, with
n14expec tatfe srment which that
confidence war Or the treacherous
Iicanism, he has ~ to oppose the ad.
mission of Kansas on the Lecompton
Constitution. =
The free States are perfectly aware that
they possess more than two thirds Of the
white population of this country, and a
still greater disproportion ofits wealth.
They will submit to no position of inferi
orty, nor will they suffer the standard of
political orthodoxy to be prescribed by
the slave States.
Judge Douglas may take a view Of the
future quite different from that taken by
the South. 1t having been the known
determination of the Southern leaders to
postpone his claims past the election of
1860, the suggestion was an obvious one,
that e new chapter of political history
is to be opened, after the new adjustment
of political power to be made upon the
census Of that year.
We should prefer to argue The ques.
tion Of the extension of Slavery upon its
merits, but we shall not decline the spe-
ces Of controversy which the Richmond
South invites. If the question is to be,
not whether the extension of Slavery is
right or wrong, but whether the advoca,
cy of it warrants 'Nhe expectation Of pre-
ferment or not, it will be found TO be a
question with more than one side to it.
If many Northern politicians have pros,
pered through "tGe confidence Of the
South, Il still greater number have been
ruined without reward by the odium they
have courted in winning it.
Has the Richmond South forgotten the
fate Of Mr. Webster in Wing Conven
ton Of 1859, and of Mr. Pierce in the
Democratic Convention of 1856! Has
the confidence of the South" always re
allied that "expeclation of prelerment
which it has excited? Was not the pres
ent incumbent of the Presidential Office
nominated and elected, not because he
was the special choice of the South, bu
because il was possible, by concealmen
and deception, to make him acceptable tC
portions of the North! Docs not tn,
whole history Of the Cincinnati Conyen
ton show that no man can aspire to tn,
Presidency who cuts himself wholly loos,
from Northern confidence and power.
II the seltiishness Of mankind is alon
to be appealed to, does not the Richmond
Soalh perceive that the young men Of th
North, who are not looking to the imme
dIate present. will be apt to say that thC
interest of slavery, although strong, i
growing always relatively weaker, ant
that it is not good policy to compromis
a long future by an alliance which is los
ing strength with each revolving year?
SNEAKING OUT.-The Ohio Statesma
says:
"The Washington Star, and two pa
pers of Philadelphia, assail Mr., DougIa
as Black Republican, and demand hi
expulsion from the Democratic party
Before the job is undertaken, some on
ought to estimate the ease with which
can be effected, and count the probabI
cost of it. The question of sel(-govern
ment is believed by the Democracy c
this section to be at stake in the matter c
the Lecompton Constitution. 1t is not
personal one; for the rights and libertie
of the people are far above and beyont
the political interests ofany man or cIiqu
of men. The author of the Nebrask
act has stood up to vindicate the grea
principles always claimed to have bee
the foundation of the measure This
the head and front of his offending, an(
f for this,
"lf Douglas must die,
There's tens of thousands in tho West,
win know tho reason whyW
A BRAVE WOMAN,-Mr. J. Ladu,
was on board the steamer Cleveland du
ring tho recent terrible s'orm on thC
!, Lakes, when tho Steamer was within al
inch of heinz vrackpd lilo sneaks q