Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-09-19
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| Among Ill the political parties III
now distract our country, the Democrat
70, alone. Is recognized asI powerful eli
cement 10 All The States Of the Union, ant
being conservative and constitutional ii
its principles. it is justly looked 10, viii
hope and confidence % the only one pos
sessed of the power Of preserving til.
Union Of the States. which our fathers be,
queathed us as the result Of their many
tolls. after the closest discipline of theil
Virtues.
Where shall the patriot turn for hope
when it's nationality shall be broken. m
and destroyed BY its own divisions I? III
the Wing party !? il has passed away. To
the American Party ? ii il known only in
the slave States. To the Republican Par.
~ /? i is anti-slayery and otherwise sec.
tional in its principles and confined with
in the free States. But the Democratic
Party, knows no north, no south, no east,
no west, under the constitution, but ii
every section of the union, its members
cincerly regard each other as part Of the
same great brotherhood. Shall such con-
inue Shall the pretsutiohs Of individ-
.ual aspirates be permitted to break Up
this harmony The success Of the prin-
ciples of the party are to be preferred TO
the elevation Of any individual man. III
the national convention is true to the
best interest Of the party and the country.
i viii act upon this principle and select
such candidates as will in The end bring
success toAhe party. Al
And it will BE- The. duty IF each and
every true Democrat togive unto it's nom
inees firm, constant and active support,
and as far as may be consistent with bis
judgement 70 give q cordial support to
such platform as il may adopt, 10 accord
ance with the time honored usages Of the
party.
The effort however. which i being
made in the South. to inducelthat conyenl
ton to insert . new plank ii the Demo-
cratic platform, making it the duty Of cons
gress 10 intervene for the protection of
slave property in the territories, ought
not to be encouraged. .tE
The rights of the people Of the south
in the territories. have at all times been
the same--thus far special projection BY.
congress has never been required by any
party. and why should such now be insert
cd Is aplank ID the Democratic platform !?
II Would there be any chance Of electingf
the nominees of the convention, upon
such platform nj II
Would the people ofthe free states sup
port them? and can The South elect the
President and Vice President without
Free State votes V
The Democracy from both the Slave
and Free States, will be represented In
that convention. neither can. Of right.
dictate to the other. but should there b.
any difference of4opinion between them
about principle. each section should
meet the other in the spirit Of compromise
and settlement.
Men. states and nations often differ.
and honestly Get up pretensions inconsist-
ent with each other, which are settled BIZ
and compromise.
Ii this wrong NJ
A wise man always acts in pursuance
If circumstances, taking care 70 do che
best be can for his own interest. all things
being considered. 1.
There is but little in The history of
Legislation on the subject
il slavery IN the Territories. to induce
my friend of the institution 70 seek again
o renew the discussion Of the subject ID |
hat body. Congress has, At all times,
,een the enemy Of slavery extension and
he preponderating power Of the free
States in that body viii keep itIso.
On the 18th day of July, 1897, the
continental Congress made the ordinance
OF the government of the Territory
which had been coded to the Union BY
Virginia, lying northwest Of the river
ohio. 10 which it was provided that
! there shall be neither slavery nor invol-
lntary servitude in the said Territory
'thefwise than in punishment 81 crimes
whereof the party shall have been duly
convicted. =
This ordinance was fully recognized BY
be new Federal Government under the |
resent constitution, and laws were pass
d by Congress- and approved BY presi-
spt Washington on the It'll Of August.
789, making such changes therein as
1as necessary, in order that the same
night Be managed by the New Govern
nent. Thus. Congress interviewed, not
) protect. but to prohibit the institution
rom the Territory which now forms the
'iates Of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois. Wiscon-
IN and Michigan. some Of which, no
oubt, would Otherwise have favored the
astitution.
Congress passed an act, which was ap- Il
roEed By the President on the 6thday Of Il
iafch, 1890. and commonly called the
fissouri Compromise. which provided |
that IN all that Territory eeded BIZ h
rance to the United States. under the
anne Of Louisiana, which lies north off
nirty-six degrees thirty minutes north |
not included within the limits oil
tie State contemplated 81 this set,
Missouri) slavery and involuntary serv-
ude. Otherwise than ID the punishment
crimes. whereof he parties shall have
ED duly convicted, shall be and d here
! forever prohibited. !" |,
Under lie operation Of this act VI Con-
ress. ire people 81 tie South wore lin-
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