Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-09-19


and sincs the inhabitants Of the Terrific
lries are not counted 10 fixing the repre-.
sentation ii Congress. II follows that the
| free States would be The gamer in polite
lal Influence, to the extent Of the time
such new State nightcontinue out Of the
Union after the slaves had been takento il.
/ Il has been said that there Is no differ
ence between Republicanism and the Gin.
cinIati platform, IS construed BY por.
ton Of the Northern Democracy. Can
this beso? Republicanism says slavery
shalE. By the power Of Congress. be pro-
hibited In all the Territories and that no
more slave States shall ever be admitted
Into the Union, that Z there il an ire
lpressible conflict between freedom aud
slavery-free labor and slave labor, fee
States and slave States, which 10 irrecon-
oilable, and must continue to rage with
increasing fury until the one shall be-
come universal BY the annihilationsofthe
other. " On the other hand. aportion Of
the Northern Democracy say. that !. the
Constitution of the Bnited States neither
establishes nor prohibits slavery ID the
States pr Territories beyond the power OF
the people legally to control it. but leaves
the people thereof perfectly free to fern
and regulate their domestic institutions
IN their own way subject only 10 the
Constitution Of the United States"
Il such is equsl % Republicanism,
Why did the South agree to the compro-
mise Of 1850, with the understanding
that the question Of Territorial power
over the slavery question, should Be left
70 the Supreme Court Of United States?
Indeed from the way some men talk
and write. il would seem that the Demo.
cratic party has but one object, and that
70 plant slavery in the Territories.
What has become Of its other many
principles ? Has not this party among
other things, taken upon itself the duty
Of protecting the rights Of the several
States, and thereby slavery ia the States,
from federal encroachments OF giving
70 the country free trade Ofprotecting
the public lands for the use Of the federal
treasury OF protecting the commerce
Of the Union on the high seas OF pro.
tecting the rights Of American citizens in
foreign countries or enforcing the FL.
gitiye slave Law, and the other compro.
misses Of the Constitutions ? and above al,
Of preserving the federal Union !?
3 The Democratic party, when united,
can sustain itself before 1.-THE country and
carry out III principles. Will it's mem
bers continue to pull together for this
purpose |? Will the South reopen the
slavery question in the Democratic Ma
stional Convention and demand protection
for slave property by Congress in The
Territories Such viii doubtless break
up its deliberations and bring two sets Of
Democratic candidates into The field--
the one representing the pretensions Of
the Northern faction and the other the
Southern faction. The Republican party
viii easily win the prise. a Gespsrais
strife Of sections must follow the slave
ry question must, under such circurn-
stances crush the Union to pieces. But
what then ? The South must still Dor
der on the free States. Who will now
get the Territories viii they be- di.
vided No, every Territory belonging
to the United States, win from its local
position become the propertyIof the free
States. The Southern States being Che
party Withdrawing: from the Union will |
be confined within their present limiss-
and such viii cost them the advantages |
Of the fugitive slave law and the right or /
capturing fugitive slaves BY other means,
Phe right to become citizens 1T will 81 |
the free States and Of owning real estate
therein--the right Of free trade withtthe
free States and of transit through them
Ill the rights that have been acquired by
the Union for the benefit Of its citizens
from foreign powers, by many treaties
and such other advantages as may result
70 them from being part Of great and
powerful natien---to which must be add
cd the costa and sacri6ces of q long and
bloody civil WaF-the increased taxes
that the new government must impose
upon Its citisens, with which ID pay its
public debt caused By the dissolution--I
TO construct ilspnblie building 10 sup
port its army and navy--to protect and
fortify its borders against the inroads Of /
sbolitionists- TO pay It's officers and other
expenses ct horns and its agents in for.
aign countries.
But While the Union lasts nnd6f the /
Constitution, which dispensea III bless
ings alike unto every section. the progress
81 this country win continue onward iii
ito unexampled course Of prosperity.
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