The Nevada journal., 1860-04-13
FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 18th, 1880
The shaata Cnsrssr r,

Whining "hv WIN MIN 10 dttdCH lHe dHec-
tions of pupils by pronouncing them-fools
before giving his first lesson. Lately he
has taken notion that our education has
been sadly neglected in the way of politics
and has kindly consented to employ por-
tioh of his valuable time in teaching our
young ideas how to shoot. Let him mind
his eye.
Not long since in an article we inferen-
tally said the Republicans were on pre-
cisely the same platform of Washington,
Jefferson and Clay, so far as regards the
slavery question. To this the Courier takes
issue and produces what it calls proofs.
We will endeaYer 70 state fairly its argu-
ment:
lst. The Republicans deny that the nsti-
tuition of Slavery can Constitutionally cx-
}st in any Territory. Not the platform of
Washington, because in the organic act, pro-
yiding for a government for the Territory
of Tennessee. in 1890, slavery was admitted
TO have legal existence, and Washington ap-
proved the act.
I'd. ''The Black Republican platform says,
NO more Slave States to be admitted into
the Union mot the platform of Washing
ton, for in 1896 he approved the act admit
ting Tennessee into the Union with Slavery.
Sd. Jefferson could not have been on the
platform of the Republicans because he was
Instrumental in the erection of two Terri
tories out of Louisiana, with governments
8 nilar to that exercised in Mississippi Ter
Iitory, where the Ordinance of 1887 was
applied, excepting and excluding the clause re-
sricting .Slarery.
4th. Clay did not entertain similar doct-
rines to those advanced by the Republicans
for he voted for the admission of Louisiana
and several other Slave States.
These are the positions of the Courier
fairly stated. In reply to the Courier we
shall not pronounce his positions very
absurd " in the outset, but cndcavor to
prove them so. The Republicans declare
Slavery to be local institution, and that
they do not approve of any attempt to dis
surb it in any manner where it exists. This
is their position, and no one can gainsay it.
There is rothing in the Republican creed
which would forbid Republican President
from doing exactly as Washington did in
the cases cited by the Courier. Harey az
fually ezisted IN Tennessee Jy rirfle Of the tars
of North Carolina from which latter State
the former was set off by the organic act
Of 1889. And another material fact in THE
connection the Cowyi:Y has failed TO notice.
Tire Republicans hold that Congress has
full power over the question of Slavery in
Territories If the Courier denies that such
was the doctrine of the fathers of the Re-
public, Washington among the number, we
h we only to point to that organic act of
Tennessee in which slaves are in any man
ner prohibited from entering the Territory
unless with their owners who designed to
make bona fde settlement. Thus it is
Shown that the old fathers admitted the
powers of Congress over Slavery in Terri
tories like our modern Republicans, but
ev went farther ana believed in the pow
ers of Congress to impose restrictions upon the
institution ahcre it existed By rntue Of STATE
lars. In the deed of cession from North
Carolina by which the Western Territory
belonging to that State va. transferred to
Congress a clause was Introduced to pro-
hibit the emancipdeier of Slaves. Why did
North Carolina 50 stipulate for the protec-
tion of property in Slaves if Congress had
no power I'm the hatterY She virtually
conceded more than modern Republicans
claim, that Congress could not only restrict
Slavery where it had been established by
State laws, but actually destroy it.
To the second position of the Courier we
answer, That the Republican platform has
no such plank in it as No more Slave
States to be admitted into the Union."-
Such an expression is not to be found in
the creed of the party. OF course the ar
gunent based upon this false assumption is
HUt W OIlu lutthSl ASpit anu INV bhAiN PN''i
ton of tire Courier, founded on the same
thing, is rnterable. But as our teacher in
politics has indulged in surmises concern
ing what Jefferson would have done, We
beg him to come down to sober facts. Let
him post himself well on Jefferson's views
concerning the peculiar institution. Lei
him remember that Jefferson was the father
of the proposition to exclude Slavery from
the whole North Western Territory, where
the laws of Virginia recognizing and estab-
fishing Slavery extended, and shat the in
stitution was abolished in that Territory by
the votes of the SsAve States
As to the assertion that Clay did not act
upon the principles of the RepGaiicans II
regard TO Slavery restriction, we have only
TO aIlude to his memorable declaration thai
no earthly power could induce him to votf
for r,re extension of Slavery over Territory
now free
COM BAcK.-A number of our citizens
allured by the sublime attractions OF th'
Placerv lie route weat to the picturesque
spot and essayed to make the passage tt
"Silverado." The prospect not proving by
II.