Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-30
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ANoIHBR SLAVERY ISSUE FOR I860.-Tbe
lahatieS oil slavery are bent on keeping their
great interest predominant AMONG the roiiti-
cal issues of the country. Thev will sIIosg
us no rest, but with every fresh triurn,,b 49,,
are stimulated to some new and more irnDn,
oeht demand The decision of the sunrema
court conslgnlng over all the territories N
slavery and deprlving the settlers of all voice
III the matter, was concession to the slave
power tnas ought to have satisfied it for ten
years at least. But it is never satisfied. II.
endless cry is "Give. give 7" and ;,s er,s.
tite grows by what it feeds on. Now if ds.
nands that Congress shall legislate speciallv
Ior the protection and announcement NJ sIo.
very IN the territories. The people of the ter.
Itorles are not even to be trusted with the
local regulation of the institution. They
may not choose to grant such special facii.
lues as will give it a chance to establish
ltseH permanently, or SO fxedlv AZ -
make 1t difficult of removal. and therefore,
ohgress Is To be called upon to legislate for
'he 'errltores IN this matter. Territorial soy
eisuy II 10 oe still further limited, and sla-
very unuer FEDERAL sanction and patronage
anu W 'ne power OF special legislation, is to
DC allowed superior advantages in its struo-
gle with freedom for possession of the v;roin
sou OF the territories This is the true siU.
nlncance OF the southern demands which wa
nave quoted from the Richmond ENQUIRER.
tne charleston Ne,os and the New York Dav
DCo%' fositlve pro-slavery legislation and
Iederal slave code for the territories''-ua
civil ana criminal code for the protection of
save property in the erritories'--these are
the present demands of the slave power. and
the declaration of that power is that "this
must constitute the issue of $780," and " the
neA' democratic nominee for the presidency
should be pledged to the protection of the
slave property in all the territories
we accept the issue. Let the breach be-
tween the party Of freedom and the party Of
slavery widen and deepen-the contest shah
De uecioed only the more speedily. The par
ty OF freedom stand for the old doctrine Of
the trainers OF the constitution, that slavery
is purely local institution, with which the
general government has nothing to do. This
was once the doctrine of the slave states
Dut IN the madness and folly engendered by
It's aggressive policy, the South has sought to
make the institution national, and to place IL
unuer the protection of the general govern
ment. 1t now demands special legislation
ior It's establishment in the territories. tbs
Is perilous ground for slavery. If the insti-
luton Is national and Congress may legislate
Tor IT. 1t may also legisate against it, and if
there should come a time when northern
No--SSSo vii hub ilOIu the balance OF power
in the national legislature, the slave propa.
gandlsts may find they have put terrible
weapon into the hands of their enemies, and
they cannot reasonably complain when they
ma their doctrine of the nationality of sla-
very returning to plague its inventors.
But what do northern democrats say to this
new demand of their political masters! Are
they ready to go for slavery as a national in
Gtuuons They have attempted to cover their
former concessions to the aggressions Of sla-
very under the plea of state rights and constitu-
tlona guarantees. That pretence will answer
no longer. Slavery requires now to be recog-
nizsa as great federal institution, demand
ing legislative and executive power for its ex-
tension and support. The issue is openly
and fairly made. 1t does not admit OF con.
cealment or of doubt. What say the demo-
Gratis OF the free states-are they ready to go
into the next presidential contest committed
to the naturalization of slavery and its sup
port in the territories by federal law Spring
field Republican.