Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-04-22

who will &c before his constituents
and advocate the extension Of Slavery.
My colleague Mr.. Hughes. does not
support the lill for the. admission of
kanzas because he is In favor of the
extention of Slavery. Its because he
loves the Democratic party, and be-
cause 1t is o party measure; anu so i.
is with every Democrat from the
North on this floor who supports the
bill.
But Northern Democrats told the
people, after the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise line, there was no danger
of Slavery going to the Territories;
that there were but three hundred and
fifty thousand SHAREHOLDERS in the
whole UnionAhardly enough to peo-
pie asingle State; and it was said,
such being the case. why raise the
question of Slavery at all? that Free
dom will always outrun Slavery in a
fair race. Sir, the Democrats of the
North are not in favor of Slavery; 1t is
SANDER upon the Democratic party;
but they are in favor of allowing the
people. in settling up a country, to
regulate their institutions in their own
way. 1t is the doctrine of Sduatter
Sovereignty. They will speak against
Slavery, and they will vote against il,
but they will leave it in the Territories
to the action of the people; they will
not endanger the peace Of our institu-
tions by attempting to prescribe here
what shall be DONE
Now, sir, we have frequently heard
of class of men known as dough
faces, men for whom even the South
has no respect, in whom the South has
no confidence ] ask if the Richmond
South is not good authority OH this
subject? | will read a short extract
from a paper:
$50 Mr.. Douglas has shown his
cloven foot to the South at last. l
never believed he was whole footed. =
All that he has ever done has been to
caole the South to choose between
evils, to take the best she can get, to
sugar over nauscous pills and bribe the
Southern members to coax the South
to swallow them | never had conf
dence in him i have no confidence in
any man North of Mason and Dixon 5
line. They cannot be our friends and
he honest. The interests of the two
sections are entagonistic The North
ern man who goes for our interest nee
essarily goes against the interest Of
the North, his country, and can have
no confidence in traitor, no matter
how high his price"
Thus speaks an ultry pro-Slavcry
paper of Northern men, who follow the
lead of the South. Itis true, it speaks
particularly Of those who believe with
Mr. Douglas; but we must remember
the declaration, that no Northern men
can be their friends and be honest.
Northern Democrats are now asked
to leave the principles of their party
and to come to the rescue Of the South
in their present question. Do South
ern men want them to become traitors?
Do they want to induce them to turn
their backs upon the interests of the
people they represent?
But, sir, we are told that, if Kanzas
is not admitted, it will be taken for
granted that no more Slave States can
he sdmitted into the Union. If they
always come in the manner in which
Kanzas presents herself here to-day, !
hope to God none ever will be admit
ted into the Union; but when State
comes here with constitution formed
by the people, and they ask for Slave
institutions, then, and not till then, if
she be refused admission into the Tn
ion. will Southern gentlemen have a
right to take it for granted that we
shall refuse admission of any more
! Slave States In the North the senti-
ment is universal, however, that no
more Slave States shall be formed out
of the territory North of the Missouri
Compromrse Line, or any other free
territory. Show us where Slave
State, with Slave Constitution, adop-
ted by fair vote of the people is kept
ont of the Union, and then Southern
gentlemen will have some good reason
to complain. But, they say that the
North is disposed to encroach upon the
rights of the South Why, sir, there
is no man in the North who will in
fringe upon Southern mans rights.
Even the Abolitionists, some two thou
sand in number, would not interfere
with your Slaves in States where they
are held by law. What is their posi-
ton? They want to go out of the
Union because they cannot separate
themselves from Slavery in the Union.
SO with some Southern men; they
want to go ont of the Union because
they cannot, by remaining in it, sue
ceed in extending Slavery as they
would wish. / have about as much
regard for the one as the other / will
tell YOU what | would do with these
men. l would colonize them together
upon the burning sands OF the South,
or icy shores of the Northern lakes;
and there / would leave them to carry
ont their project Of dissolution by dis
solving themselves, until only single
man was left; and then / would not
care if he. like the London juggler,
would swallow himself. Laughter.
Why talk about disolving this Tn
ion? Can that dissolution be a peace
able one? Can our honored flag be
traiied in the dust without first being
stained with the blood Of her peoples
No, sir, it cannot be done peaceably,
and you have no right to talk about
dissolution by force. The attempt
would be reasonable. You may have
the power to involve the people OF the
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