The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-12-22

tue subJect OF slavery ln tue IeIilloiieS'
ostensibly to the first few thousands who
might chance to settle a territory, but,
practically, to the Executive and Terri
torsl officials OF his creation.
The slave power, no longer content
with the ipviolable protection to its sPe'
cial chsttle property under State Sover-
eighties, is aggressive, and demands that
slavery shall be declared to be national
institution, everywhere allowable under
the Constitution.
Slavery, hitherto regarded By all man
kind as a violation of human rights and
the creation of positive Law, Is. at this day.
held up to be normal and natural, and
90 existent with the Constitution. For
the past twelve years the slsveholding
States, acting almost as an unit, have dis
played their power iu reversing the legis-
lation of the country, in corrupting the
judiciary, and debauching the sentiments
of the people, for the avowed purpose Of
extending and legaliziDg slavery where
ever the flag of our country floats, and
making the bligbting curse national and
perpetual.
The rapid progress of these monstrous
doctrines, the defiant energy With which
they are asserted, and the INSCRIPTIONS
means adopted to enforce them, alarm
with reason every true patriot. The evil
must be met--the day Of compromise has
passed-the time has arrived to settle the
question of slavery or freedom in all the
Territories of the Union. defaDt!y and
forever--on the unmistakable basis OF no
more SlaUe territory.
Aggressive Spirit Of the Stare Pocer.
Besides resisting the extension of slave
~, We must extingulsh the aggressive
spirit Of the slave power as manifested 10
its lusiful and piratical atte nYt at seizure
of the Territories of our feeble fereign
neig bors, and thus redeem our national
character from the dishonor cast upon it
by these atrocious violations of law and
common honesty.
The barbarous project for re-opening
the African slave trade, the Infamous but
comprehen designs on Cuba and Mic
aragua, the unboly conspiracies for seces-
sion, and the form alton of Southern
slayeholding coDfederacy--both of which
schemes are now openly advocated and
covertIy plotted by the slave power through
its press, through its governors, judges,
legislatures, members of Congress, aud
other prominent oficials--are significant
facts, warning US that not only tbe fair
fame of the nation, but the integrity of
the Union itself is menaced by the cabals
of arch traitors high in station and con
trolling in influence. The safety of our
glorious country depends on the efficiency
cy of the Republican party. All other
parties tamely bend before the naughty
assuu ptions and fierce will of the slavery
propagandists. or openly act in alliance
with them aud passively obey their man
dates. Freedom, Free Labor, and Pro-
lection can be secured only BY means OF
a party openly and solmenly pledged to
their support, whose rank and file glow
With sentiments aud aspirations that u axe
them lovers of liberty and intense haters
of despoti-m in any and every form.
Popular Sovereignty a Delusioa.
On the question OF slavery or no slave
ry 10 the Territories, mere neutrality, as
claimed to be enforced by the doctrine OF
Popular OF Squatter Sovereignty, IS a
coyardly evasion of the issue, and praetl-
eally surrenders the subject to the iDpe-
rious control of the enemies OF freedom.
It is a doctrine irreconeilable with the
we'll settled principles of the Constitution,
at sariance With the undeyiatlBg usage OF
the government, is uDsatistactory. delu-
siye, and impracticatle, because it is un-
derstood differently by dfereet sections
of the country. and has not been and can
not be explained satisfactorily by its au-
thor.
The Republican party, composed OF
men from all parties; men who have re-
VOTED against the iniqnitous subsersiency
to the slave power. has shown, by the
grand denomination in the last Presiden-
tial canvass, that the government can be
rescued from the sectional and proaigate
party who administer It,
Ho,o to Triumph in 1850.
To order to be successful, we have but
to be firm, to proclaim boldly our consti-
tutional aud truely democratic principles.
to welcome with open arms all who Will
enlist under them, and fight with Us the
battle of freedom against slavery. Thus
we may forever secure the broad lands OF
the West for our cbildren's children, and
the oppressed Of Europe, for them to c.
rect thereon new States, in which the sa-
cred rights of labor, freedom and human
ity shall forever be inviolate.
Let US organize. then, for the great
struggle; but let US ask no man to go with
us who has not these two essential ele-
ments of a man-a head and heart;
bead to understand our principles, aud
heart 10 cherish them. While men of
proscriptiye, iutoleraDt and pro.slavery
sebtimeuts join our opponents, troops OF
good aud true men, native and natural
ICED Democrats, Americans and Wings,
will unite with US.
Let US organize at once, forget all old
differences, and be prepared for action on
the plainest, the broadest, the best, and
u