Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-03-31

Read over Inc HnOlei meSsAGtt uuo ~
will find rs entire texture to be Slavery
Every topic is discussed with reference I
its bearings on the subject of Slavery. An
yet the Democrats, with an impudence tha
challenges our admiration for its sublimity
turn to US, and say. "Do, not agitate thi
subject" Do not keep up this seetiona
strife To agitate, TO legislate, to nak
treaties, to annex territory, to purchase EN-
pires, for Slavery, is all right, but to d
anything against Slavery is wrong and sec
tional. hTis
And here is another phase cf this fsnati
cal spirit, which has taken up its dwellin.
Ipiace in the Democratic party. 1t idepti
6es Slavery with the nation, and especiall.
with the South. = -'---..--.. -, ~. .-
Now, am reckoned as iltra and extreme
as most on this subject, and yet, no one ha'
ever heard me say anything against the
South. 1t is only against Slavery that
have spoken, and propose to assail thai
. only in those modes justified by the Consti.
tuition; yet | am sectional, and Republicans
are sectional. When they only seek tG
prevent the extension of system which il
under the ban of the civilized world, they
are charged with being sectional. In Hi.
nois, we have supped full of this horror
And what is the proof! o, we have no del
egates from Slave States to attend our Ma
tional Nominating Conventions. Why have
we nouet Mark; because if delegates at
tend these Conventions they are mobbpd
and driven into exile. What if we, in the
Free States, should say to the Democrats.
"If you attend the Charleston Convention,
we will hang you," and thus keep them at
home, and then reproach them with being
sectional party, because. only the Slave
States were represented! "Well, you have
no votes in the Slave States; your prinGi-
Piles do not circulate with us at all; you
dare not even proclaim your doctrines
among u.s." And why do not our princi-
plies circulate in the Slave States? They
used, for they are the principles OF Wash.
Ington. and Franklin, and other founders OF
the Republic. The reason why our princ;-
nies do not circulate in the Slave States iF,
that this despotism has. like another Napo-
leon, crushed out the freedom of speech and
of the press. Allow US free access TO the
minds of the non-siaveholders of the South,
and in one year we would have more Re-
publican votes, in proportion, in the Slave
States, than there are Democratic votes in
the Free States "Your principles do not
circulate down here" boasts the Slavery
prupagandist. Sacred history tells us of a
certain rich man who died, and who was
very unfortunate in the selection of a fu-
ture home; but, though an impossible gulf
spread itself between h:E, and a better
world, it seems he could converse with
those more happily situated. Supposing.
now, this man should lift up his voice, and
send it booming across the chasm that
yawns between heaven and hell, and say,
q Ho, Abrahaa, Iesae, Gsbsielr and ses--ce-
lestisls generally. you are sectional party
up there; your principles do not circulate
down here" And why does not Heavens
truth circulate down there! Because the
inmates are SO wicked that they will not
tolerate the presence OF any angel preacher
! This man must have been a good, sound
| j
was that iiustrious parsonage whom MIL
ton has has described as bridging the chasm
that spreads between earth and the place
of his exile, aud who claimed the right OF
carrying the local Institutions of his realm
into Paradise.
And this reminds me to say that the Dem
ocralic party, led on by this insane farati-
cism, which holds Slavery to be morally
right. under the guidai ce of political har-
lequin and trickster, has proclaimed the
constitutional right of Slavery to 60 into
the Territories without let or hindrance.-
P,ighted national faith is broken and dis
honored! Principles once declared sacred
/ by this vtry lesder, and said 10 be cannon.
lied IN the hearts of the American people
are ruthiessly and r-cklessly trampied un-
der loot. We had an angel of Liberty STA
tio"ed at the portals OF our Territories
For thirty years, this sent mel had kept
watch and ward, nj guarded that magnlfi
cent domain as the heritage Of Freedom
and, with the flaming sword of The Ordi
nance OF the patriots of the oiden time
kept out Slavery from this Eden. Whl
chased away this angel, aad broke dowI
the walls that enclosed tina; empire, conse
Grated to the sOus and daughters of Free
: dom as dwelling Place and home, as lons
as the sun and moon should endure! WhC
did this ruthless, reckless, damnable work
The Democratic party, under the leader
ship OF the individual | have indicated -
Under what plea was Slavery thus allowe'
= ID enter in and ravage the heritage of Free
) dOml On the same ground that the mad
u1uu opens the Peet house to let leprosv
plague, and Cholera, rush forth, did tn
winds from the fabulous cave, 10 walk q
midDigh; and waste at noon.day. A ma
with contagious disease must not stay i
d his own house, nor be confined in the hos
t pilal, but must allowed to roam abroad, I
o spread disease and death among his fellow
: men! What is this, but the veriest mac
q ness that ever raved in Bedlam | knol
l. it is said that there are two wings to tn
0 Democratic party. | am aware of that, an
y know, also, that boti wings belnng I
u the same vuliure. and, although one h;
p been slightly out OF joint, it has now q
1t back to its place, and both will flap in un
y son, TO bear the carrion bird back to gore
II ard fatten on the carcass where it ht
e gorged and fattened SO long.
n But the strangest and most imp ious phas
~ of this fauaticism is, that it claims the san
$ ton of the Bible for American Slavery.
D. have neither time nor disposition to emit
D. into pathological argument on this que
D. ton. shall no: rsnsack Greek lexicon
AZ and musty manuscripts to ascertain the pr
is else etyfnolopicaI force Of the Greek wor