Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-04-28

or The Washington Constitution, the
successor of The Union, is being ca,echised
upon its democracy by some of the leading
Journals of the East As Dir. BUcHANAs n
is virtually it's editor, we suppose il will be
taken as pretty good authority. and when
We quote from it for our Democratic friends
we expect them to accept it as the doctrine
of their political bible. Below we give the
drst declaration of principles. We hope
the Democracy will read it. In speaking
of the Democratic party the editor shuts
his eyes to the truth and dreams as follows:
This great cd party is as ancient as the
Constitution, and 1t must survive while that
shall endure. 1t has ever been, and eve:
will be. the watchiul guardian and protector
of this sacred bond of our Union. 1t is now
in sounder and stronger condition than it
has been for years. Like the :abled gian,
of old, at the moment when its enemies. in
their fierce and persistent struggle against
it on The Slavery question, vainly believed
they had brought it to the ground, it has re.
bounded with fresh vigor and power. Every.
where-North, South, East and West-the
reaction is astounding its enemies. The
traitors to lis principles are everywhere
leaving its organization. and will soon be
clean over to the Black Republican party.
The true men are fast closing the ranks
and preparing for stern and triumphan,
| coHflic with the enemies of the CVnstiiu
| tion and the Union. There is no longer
aDy7iutesline dissenson of the least impor
tance 10 the Democratic party on the Sav.
cry question. The principles emblazoned
on its banner are, noh-intervention, by Con
gress or by Territorial Legislatures, either
to establish or prohibit Slavery within the
Territories, and the protection of slave pro
perty therein. as long as the Territorial con
dition shall remain. 'y the Judiciary under
the Constitution of the United States
when the people of any such Territor,
| (as the President stated in his Silliman let
ter of August Is, 1857, TO tie Connectcu
clergymen) proceed to frame State Con
stitution, then it is their right TO decide ths
important question for themselves, whether
they will continue, modify, or abolish Slay
ery." In the mean time, what the Con
s:itution has recognized to be property, The
Constitution can protect as property through
4 the instrumental lily of the Judiciary. Tn,
Dred Scott decision, recognizing the righ
of the people of any State to take thel
slaves into the Territories of the Unite,
States, will stand as a landmark while the
Union shall endure. The waves of Black
Republicanism may beat against it in vain
How this principle could ever have beer
seriously doubted is mystery. As tn,
President observes in the same letter: "If
confederation of sovereign States acquire
new Territory at the expense of thei
: common blood and treasure, surely one Sc
Of The, partners can have no right 10 exclud
the other from it's enjoyment by prohibiting
them from taking into il Whatever is recog
nized to be property by the common Con
f stiiurisn."
We shall hear but little more within tn
ranks of the Democratic party of antagon
D istc or unfriendly legislation in the Terri
tories against Slavery, the Constitution, an
the Dred Scott decision. itsdoes not seen
to be generally known that even the Kan
I sas Legislature, at their lsst session, after
severe struggle, repud;ated this doctrine
and refused 10 adop; untriendIy -leaislstio
against Slavery within the Territory. rrhj
advocates of the power in a Tsrfitofii
3 Legislature, either directly or indirecily, 1
: nullify q decision of the Su preme Court G
A the United States, must eventually ioi
Seward and Hickman in asserting the in
= compatibility OF Slave aud Free States I
Live together in the same confederacy; an
5 this is a0.hing upre nor lees ,huu rank dis
b union.