Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-04-15
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ANus"S iuIo inc CuIoh Will Il p~rO-SlaVe-
constitution, subject to popular vote.
rhe Black Republican doctrine, until
now, has been that Congress may ex-
clude slavery from a Territory, and re-
ject the application of a slave State for
admission. The issue between the
Black Republicans and the Democracy
has been an issue between the Wilmot
Proviso, enforced by Congress in spite of
the will of the local community, and the
right of the local community to decide
local questions for themselves. The
House bill cuts up two cardinal Black
Republican doctrines by the roots. 1t
first denies the right of Congress to de-
eide the slavery question, referring the
decision to the local community; and it,
secondly, upon the contingency of u
popular vote, so long warred against by
the Black Republicans, which it author
lies, provides for the admission of Il
slave State. 1t was voted for by the
solid Black Republican PARTY, among
whom were many members who had
made solemn declarations like the fol
'lowing:
"Mr. Earnsworth.-So help me God.
another slave State shall never enter tn,
Union by my vote.
"Mr. Giddings.-I will never consent
that Ohio shall associate with another
slave State.
"Mr. Bingham-I will not vote fol-
athe admission off slave State-certainly
not.
"NIr. Colfax| would not vote for the
admission of Kansas, if the whole pco.
3ple came here with a slave constitution.
! We have never known such a case OF
word eating. 1t is said that toads viii
eat live Goals of fire without wink Of
blink Washington Union.
The New York Tribune says to the
South
we take your Lccomrton Constitu
7tion, ETERNAL SLAVERY AMI
ALL, provided the people of Kansas dc
mot see fit to reject it and from a new
one instead"
That is spoken rs if GREEDY thought
he was parting with his very soul in ut.
stering it. Such eating of words has not
bece witnessed for many a day. Wit,
ness also the following from the speech
i'm Congress of r. ALDRoN, Republi
can, Fl om Michigan, who aftcrward voted
Ito admit Kansas with her slave consti
s%tution, provided it shall receive the
sanction Of the citizens of Kansas.
"Sir, I will never recognize the doc
ltrine that this Lecompton Constitution
teaches, or the principles that it avows.
If | had received the sanction of every
l%citizen of the Territory of Kansas, i
would make no difference with my vote
flor a constitution which places slavery
over and above law is a constitution
which no community or people have Il
fright to make; and standing here BY
Virtue of the suffracos of seventeen
Thousand frcemcn, andin their NAME,
declare that 1 will never, by my vote:
any extension Of slavery out
side of the limits where State sovereign.
.ty now protects it. The motto of my
people is, "No MORE SLAVE STATES
Pinch might sketch all these fellows
with an awful belly ache.
But hear Mr.. SEWARD, who voted for
|Crittenden amendment, which was more
offensive to the Black-Republicans than
the Montgomery substitute. He, in
|1S56, on the Toombs bill for submit
ting to the people of Kansas the choice
of their own constitution, said. in OPP
position to the bill.
at gives an equal chance to the PEG
pie of Kansas to choose between freedom.
and slavery. 1 recognize no equality
in moral right or political expcdieney
between slavery and freedom. l do.notI
think it wise, or just, or necessary, to
give the people of a Territory, where
slavery does not exist, and never has ex-
listed, the privilege of choosing slavery:
On this principle, God give me grace, Il
shall act in regard to all Territories of
the United States so long as [ shall re-
main here"
1t would seem that God did not give
Nr. SEWARD the required grace when
he voted for the Crittenden amendment