Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-05-14

monstrous-either that Conefess, having
organized territorial government, and af-
forwards finding tie inhabitants Of It too de-
PRAYED, CT TOO savage, to enact laws for the
protection of personsand property, refusing
to forbid or to punish murder, rape, ROB-
berry, arson, larceny. &C.. cannot interfere,
cannot repeal the act Of Organization, and
take the territory back again into its heritage,
but is bound to stand Quietly and helplessly
by, and leave the monster territory to ripen
into stateship with its crimes upon its head !;
Or that slavery alone is not entitled to the
same protection as other property, and that
while the failure by the territory to carry
out one ofthe two great erds ofgoverhmertt,
in the protection of all other property,
should merit the interposition of Congress,
the rights Of the shareholders alone should
remain unprotected. That, too, would be
a sectional party, if millions embraced its
doctrines. which resists and defies the fugi-
live slave law, and even displaces judges
for acknowledging IT'S obligations How
many are there Of the Opposition in the
North who do not denounce and resist this
law, the only fhtent Of Which was to enable
the master 10 reclaim lis runaway slave q
How many who do not laugh to scorn the
decision of the Supreme Court in the bred
Scott case, and make it practically multi
ty? These contemners of the Constitution
and laws ofthe Union constitute the strength
Of the "Hoiy Alliance" These are the
men with whom the leaders Of the Southern
Opposition would persuade Southern patri-
OTIS I'd "soalesse" In order to beat down the
party which has raised their country to un-
equalled prosperity and glory, and whose
only fault Is now, that they still battle fol
the equal rights Of the South. But it is
said, this battle IS Wrong and must cease-
that Tie North IS aggressed by the agita-
ton Of this question of slavery, ard will not
consent to hear Of it longer. What ere the
grievances Of which the North complaints
Let the ''Holy Alliance" descend from gen.
eralities to particulars, and name one sin
gle instance in which the South has asked
more than simply to be let alone, in the en-
joyment Of her plain, Constitutional rights.
We defy them to do it, with all their inge-
nuity, The South asks protection fot her
slave property in The States an equal right
with the North to occupy with her property
the common territory Of the nation, while
such, and to have it protected as efectdalfy
as other property is protecfed-and lastly,
she asks that her 1abour and property shall
not be required, by high protective duties,
to pay tribute to the labour and property of
the North ''Let US alone" is the Whole
demand Ct Che South. "Give give p is
tie cry Of the North. "GiVe ds your
slaves to QUIET our tender coxsciiences- give
us your money to ell our already b1oated
purses" This is the whole controversy be-
tween the two sections. On the part Of the
North nothing but aggression-on the part
Of the South nothing but defence. Justice
and the Constitution are appealed to by the
South superior numbers and "higher
law are tso Eupc Of the North. sl1alt VIC
srbmit-shall the sovereign STATES Of the
South surrender with right all on their side
The Democratic party says no! Since the
world began, no nation ever had its griev-
ances redressed by submitting to- wrong
The f'Holy Alliance" ignobly calls for a
a surrender. Be quiet, they say-sink the
question Of your rights-stife your groans,
aud submit yourselves to the tender mer-
cies of covetousness and fanaticism-suff
the charter Of your rights to be trampled in
to the eartE, under the heel ofyour Cypress
ors, give up your defences, and then they
will have mercy on you and your children
Men of the South-of all parties Of
you will hearken to such craven counsel p
Men ofthe Opposition your would-b lead
ers may be rewarded for such submission
by fat offices, but What will compensate you
for the surrender of your Constitutional
rights?
The Opposition Goggin Clubi-
Never having seen one of these phenorh
ena, curiosity induced us. along with a