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

umns, winds .up with one. Our last article
was "irksome, says he; because, we sup
pose, il was composed mainly Of facts that
be could not readily dispose of; facts from
the record-in6isputable, incontrovertable
facts How does he get around themll
Does he endeaver to show that Mr.. BENTON
uttered falsehood when he wrote the SELL
tence in his ."Abridgement of the Debates
of Congress-" ,-9sas sai lc sssbE
! GThis was the first debate on the prohi.t
bition of Slavery in q Territory which took
place under the Federal Consultation, and
it is to be observed that the CONSTITU-
TIONAL POWER OF CONGRESS TO
MAKE THE PROHIBITION WAS NOT
BY. ANY SPEAKER"
which we laid before our readers, and be-
fore this American" par srcellence, in onr
last article. Or does he attempt to show
that that great man was mistskeI when be-
uttered the following in the same work: 4
"This act, Gan act for the erection OF
Louisiana into two Territofes,} as passed..
ASSERTED FULL POWER IN COW
GRESS TO LEGISLATE UPON SLA-
VERY IN THE TERRITORIES" 'ss'
Not at all. But with The brazen impudence
of one who is in tight place, ard sees no
way to get out of it, except by putting on
bold front and swearing that We are "not
| in search If the sacred principles of truth. |"
bat that "the incentive Of our mind is pre-
varication, )" and that q the truth was wholly
abandoned in ouf last scum of transparent
sophistries," ignores these two quotations
entirely. He does not attempt to disprove
these facts, but impudently exclaims:
sand you sir talk Of US falsiying the po-
litical history of our country.-and produce
no authority to your intelligent readers tc
justify or sust ain your own -heretical opin.
ions. Brazen efrontery where is thy blush. >
We don't think the gentleman will find il
on his cheek Shsme is feeling unknown
him. After the column uptn column o
evidence produced in our last article il
support CT our position, we regard the sboy'
as decidedly cool! iTas 80 as-' $3.50 Cd
sean American" says We misrepresente'
him when we asserted that he held TO tn
doctrine "That up to the year 1854 Free
] dem was regarded otherwise than the rule
and Slavery the exception koS VI
would like any intelligent man to inform
us in what other light this Popular Sover
eighty humbug looks upon i,' Does il NJ
place Slavery upon an equality with Free
dom in the Free TeTitoriesa Does it no
, permit the Southern slavedrver to take hi
chattles into Free Territory, to the exclu
o sion of Free, White Laborers! Let ,h
' inielligentreader answer. -saa $3.50
Here is the logical manner he has of dis
posing of facts:
D "IIere is what we said. that has been S
grossly perverted THAT the Federal gov
ernment passed quietly on, adopting th
dociiine of non-intervention on this subjec
! I'D te the year 1920" And die we nc
: make good our position from unmistakabl
J. historical facts,--and upon diligent researc
of this Editor, ne cannot and does not .prt
: : duce one authority to conlravene our in
pregrable position la,, sa- 75,,s siE :
We merely give place to the abov
"grossly perverted" paragraph. in order
let our readers see to wha: straight III
l" defender of Cotton n-Popular-Soyereign;y
u reduced. He complains that, after "dil
y gent research" }" we are unable to produc
ID one authority to contrarehe his "impre,
VI nable position !" We would affectionate
beg of the gentleman. to peruse ihe .tw
preceding extracts from HBenton' Abridgl
- ment.-- Tnrrefn fscs urr.--e.-.L L. ...
n. We pass ty his silly twaddle about it b
IN ing the duty of Presidents 10 recommer
y. to Congress the prohibition Of Slavery e,
,e tension into Free Territories, and his 'wf
e did not those distinguished statesmen "a
. luding to WAsHrkGroK and JEFFERSON
IS recommend it in their messages to Coz
If eress," with the suggestion that he shou
,r procure the services of the Misses Fox 7,
find out. ls7'
can American" calls Mr.. WEBSTER upc
n the witness-stsnd. We love to quote fro
K that great mani he a as always SO explic,
is In recent number of The Boston Tran
10 criptfa neutral paper) we find the follow
ing additional evidence in support of o,
position: aas b5s gIl7a ,n7, il ESD Il
u The following is an excellent plan
I'd from the platform adopted by the Whi
t! Convention which first nominated Georp
N. Briggs for Governor. The Chairma
O. ofthe Committee which reported the resolv
OIL was Hon. j. Thomas Stevenson, and It wa
N written. as has always been alleged by tn
= great Expounderof the Constitutional Hor
~ Daniel Webster: fE .aaa- .,.-
at 'Resolred, That the people of Masssc chr
n sets will continue to use af constitutions
he measures TO restrain the already prepondeI
ating infuence Of the slavehoIding interes
in the National Legislature; to defeat a
n measures calculated to uphold slavery an
~ promote all constitutional measures for i,
n overthrow; and will oppose at an time
with uncompromising 6rmness and zes
% any further addition of slaveholding State
E, to this Union, ont of ,chaterer Tbrr;fo,