Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-11-17

that more than compensated Tor its one re-
striction, to wit: that II should not enter
into & establish itself in Free States.
IL the South is tiredsof this disciimina-
tion against slave property, which has ex-
is,ed since the Government was established,
and desires it abandoned, then the South
should propose 10 abandon, also, the privil-
ages that such property enjoys. Surely it
is only fair that property should, in point of
fact, become equal before it claims to go as
equal into the common territory of the Un-
ion. II the South decliEe the one, how can
It fairly claim the otberl
THE SOUTH IN HONOR BOUND TO THE
ORIGINAL RESTRICTION IMPOSED BY LAW.
Mr.. Bates does not, therefore, regard the
non-admission Of slavery into the territories
of the Union as establishing distinction
between properly; but smply is, maintain
ing distinction already established, will
ingly assented to by the South at the for-
nation of the Government, and ever since.
1t is only at the instance Of mischievous
demagogues that the Sou'h is now tempted
literal and traditional compromises of tie
Constitution. AS true and upright ciii-
zsn, who loves his couniry's well kept faith
as he does his own private honor, Mr.. Bates
opposes the attempt OF Sluihern fanatics to
to make slavery overleap its original rights,
limitations, and relations to other property
Of ,ha y ninn -
IIasmuc6 as the entire Democratic party
of the Free States are as decidedly opposed
as even the Republican party, to the ex-
tension of Slavery over the territory pre-
viously free, tits quite evident that Congress
will never intervene to protect slave pro-
perty in the Territories. Such being the
fact, those Southern men; who object 20 Mr..
Bates as Slavery restriction;st, :, might well
ask themselves whether more of honor or
advantage is gained by asking what cannot
be had, and submitting to the fatal necessity
of denial and defeat, or asking only that
the present limits, privileges and guarantees
of slavery be maintained; and obtaining it
with the cheerful and hearty concurrence
of pinelenths of all parties in the Union.
TIE KASsAs-NEBRAskA BILE RENDERING THE
INTRODUCTION OF SLAVERY INTO TERRI
TORIES INPossIB.E.
If the National Democracy offer more to
the South, we know they offer what they
cannot give, and do not mean to try to give.
The history uc Kaasas is too recent and too
instructive in which we saw the most vio-
lent Pro-slavery Democrats, as they profess
ed themselves, after getting men and mon
ey from the South, by hundreds and BY
thousands. 10 save Kansas 10 the South, sud.
denly became Free Democrats, when they
found success doubt ful under the Pro-slav-
cry banner, and sought office as Free Dem
ocrats: un5lushingly declaring that slavery
never had been an issue in Kansas The
principle of the Kansas Nebraska bill, in
The shape of Squatter Sovereignty, has rem
dered the Introduction of slavery into Ter
ritories impossible; and the passage of that
bill is the work of the National Democracy
Mr. Bates merely holds as principle that
which the Democracy have established as a
fact. The question Of slavery extension is
no longer before the people. h is discussed
now only as an abstraction.
[if Mr.. Bates does no. believe slavery to
be wise and useful insti.ution-f he is
opposed to its extension into Territories
already free--he nevertheless just as firmly
adEeres to the rights of property lin slaves
in all the States where slavery exists. and
will 60 just as far to protect the rights of
States in that species of property, as long
as those States choose to keep it, as any
man living.
FAvoRs THE PRINCIPLE OF THE FrGITrAE
SLAVE LAW.
Mr.. Bates believes in the unqualified
right of the owner to recover his slaves if
they escape to Free State. and if Presi-
dent, he word execute the Fugitive Slave
Law, if the rrmy and navy of the Govern
ment were equal TO the task. And if the
Fugitive Slave Law should be repealed, or
should be found Inadequate 10 the service Of
returning absconding slaves TO their masters
Mr. Bates would urgently recommend to
Congress to pass some law that would more
certainly and more acceptably carry out the
Southern shareholders. He would consider
the Union broken compact, if these plain
guarantees were denied BY the deliberate
and perseverins action of any part of the
Confederucy.
Ii Congress. clearly representing the
will Of the country, should pass laws legal
izing and protecting slave property in Ter
rtories previously free, Mr.. Bates would
execute those laws as promptly as any 9TH
er laws of the land. If a Territory should
organize into State, with a sufficient pop
u alton to justly its admission, and present
a Constitution telerating slavery, Mr.. Bates
would not oppose the admission Of such state
because it had pro-slaVery Consultation.
REJoIcEs THAT MISSOURI is BECOMING
FREE STATE.
His creed is, that every State has right
to cay how much it wants CT African Slav-
cry. and when its people are tired Of it. He
does not regard it as perpetual institution,
but as in its very nature, abnormal and evan.
ecent, changing rapidly under the influence
of climate, commerce, civilization. religion
laws. He knows, (and is glad to know it,
that Missouri is rapidly becomeing Free
State; and he does not deplore the fact that
it is by transportation and not by emancipa-
ton, that the State is SO rapidly becoming
Free; for he knows that the Ema nci ipation
of the Slaves to remain in this country and