The Feliciana Democrat., 1858-08-28
THE ISSUE TO BE MET.

Delta may not he COnsldcfCu orthOuoS, ttW VIII ne
found to gainsay the opinions advanced and the po-
sitous assumed in the sulioincd article
mo more Slave States, no more Slave territory"
is now the mastering cry OF The Black Republican
forces from Maine TO Illinois Gov Tom Corwn
opened the Black Republican campaign in Ohio, u
while since. in u set speech, in which he distinctly
repudiatcd squatttr sovereignty, popular sovereign
ty, Kansas aid arrangements anti-lccompion agiIa
tion and all particular issues incidental to the adms
sion of new states and avowed as the true Black Re
publican platform, universal, unrclcnilng. perpcu
al prohibition upon slavery extension. AS reported
in the Cincinnatti Commercial Mr.. Corwin held,
"Iha 10 prevent the further extension of slavery.
the republicans must oppose the farther acquisition Of
territory, and in this connection held il TO be the du
y OF Congress TO pass an act prohibiting the extern
sion ol slavery into free territory"
Further on in the same speech. Mr.. Corwin thus
amplitcd the same idea:
let the people Of the North say we will not have
more slave territory If you conquer II, and the people
of the South will not attempt it. know that the
late impous decision Of the Supreme Court in the
OF Drcd Scott maintains the right of the slave
owner TO take his niggcrs into territory Just you
can take your horses, but would apply to the terri
tories the principles of the Wilmot proyso Do not
let the territories become slave territories and the
people Will not be apt TO apply for admission into
/
to the Gcorgians, negroes shall not be property in
territories, they will not he willing to fight for the
acquisition of territory
The Missouri Democrat, the Blair emancipation or-
gan, has come out sill more plainly aud sweepngly
| Ill It's expression Of mtslavery sentiments, since TIE
defeat Of its candidate at the late congrcsona clle-
on in Missouri has removed The restraint which poll.
cy had imposed. That journal declares:
:" The slavery agitation will continue until The ill.,
stiuton is established abolished in all the sat,r
and territories Of this union. The whole truth may
as well BE- told. slavery must be ctcrnzcd or abol.
shcd in this country"
Such Il the idea that forms the popular hnrangues
and newspaper appeal. Of the Black Republican par
| ty. ltappeurs in many forms Of language and many
varieties Of metaphor but ia all shapes of uteraucc
is the inyiriahlc refrain Of the warsongs OF the par
ty. Thus, Mr. Lincoln graycly ayows that The cuun-
try cannot continue to be half white and half Black
it must be wholly white or black. He is for unilor.
ming the country. aud in the name Of his party cx-
presses the determination 10 force an Abolition uni.
form upon the south.
We are glad toscc The issue thus boldly stated and
thus conveniently >implifcd. We are glad the coun-
try is to be called upon to decide whether the south
Is moi, entitled 10 equal rights in the conf dcra.
cy.whcthrr she ~ or il not to be denied all after
hoP''a' rlght y 'n'nfe, all claim g eNsi'nce
u orthe friends o our iederatIveSy.tcm, or the
f'haS ' 'hesr fundamental rights On which society
itse feS' IN hrel' FOR the true democracy Of the
country 70 meet 'hS issHe' and calmly but firmly
ma'ola'n 'ha' 'he nouih snail ENJOY the fall benefit
OF thot beautiful rthcpeo Of diversity in unity, which
II at the foundation Of our Constitutional Coniedcm-
non 10 maH''aA 'ho' our iedera poty Is for white
m. Itfr tp,.
my" ''' ""F A''i.rea" society s society o white
men mat negro slavery 'manates from principle
>. '""' '''''! ana oehE derived IRON such AN orr
s'' anu 'es,"@ upon such pasis' mat It IS right,
al" J'''' "'" "Ho'S"He 'hat negro slavery should
s'o" "" ~ pc'pe'""''" WIN me sro"'nhnd perpei.
unt'o" o' 'he society o. WhIch il Is natural and use
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Nr. pong"s refuses al compte'" =" 'He '"'e ls'"e
before the country. Mr. Linen, Tom CerWin. al"
tho rest sNy that the south must cease 10 grow: Mr.
Douglas answers that The south has a right to grow