Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1860-09-06
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The South are determined % press the ques.
tion Of The extension Of slavery upon n,
country, Il win be satisfied with nothing lees
sneh being The case, the free States should
meet and decide Il at once and in aeeordanc,
with tho views Of our Northern and Westsr
population. This agitation viii not cease un
I'll such decision has been made. and mad'
IN such way as TO leave no shade Of uncm,
taiuty ppon what is the opinion Of the vasi
majority Of the people Of Inc United States
What that opinion win be, when truly uttered
We have no doubt; hitherto II has been dis,
guised and concealed and overlaid by party
CLOSES and cquivoeal platforms
The issue presented is thi.i Shall slavery
bs tarried info all our ncp Territories, and
tiers loealired pkiie Territory, 90 that When
itbeeomes State ths question win bo fare.
stalled, and the Territory of course become a
slave State. The Southern politicians insist
that slavery does exist, de Jasis, under the
Constitution cf the United States, In every
Territory Of tho United States. II such Is
indeed The fact, Il Is well to know Il, since the
whole history Of the country has been in di.
raet opposition 10 this view oi the law and thu
Constitution. Let such become tho settled
law Of this country. and wo may look for new
iorays by Southern fiibusters into Mexico
and Central America for the purpose Of an
nsxing now territory, which win thus become
slave territory, No seruplea will check these
men in land piracy II once slavery can be ex.
tended by Il. .l
This doctrine that slavery is carried in.
to the Territories Of the United States by tho
Constitution itself originated with Mr.. Cal
HouS, aAd constituted an integral part Of those
nullheaiion views, for an effort to introduce
which, Gen. JAoKsos issued his famous pro-
elAmAtion. and was ready 10 seize Mr. Calhoun
As a traitor. At that time these views were
considered the vagariea Of that intellectual and
disappointed ambition, and were met with
fat denial In all Democratic conventions. and
denounced "a containing the seeds Of future
disunion. The present Democratic party In
the South has now made calhoun's vagaries
iia fundamental principle, and declares that
IL the free States do not consent 10 and adopt
il in fact, such refusal will be ground for
dissolution Of the Union This is Calhoun'a
doctrine with Calhoun nullihcAtion attached
10 failure to convert into fact. The Dora-
IAs wing Of the party have given oountenanee
10 these views, and even now II is Impossible
TO tell whether Douglas Ia for or against the
practical result Of the Southern principle;
since, to use his own language, he does not
care whether slavery is OR Is not carried into
the Territories. We have no doubt that this
Is true; Mr. Douglas has no great moral con
victions upon political right and wrong: ex.
pedienoy Is with him the only law, and that
10 clearly expedisnt with him which will tend
10 carry Stephen A, Douglas into the Presi-
deney. As he has learned human and divine
law, there is no other right than that which
advances him. and no other wrong than that
which hindera his march 10 the possession Of
the coveted prize; hence on this Issue. Mr..
Douglas cannot be relied upon; he will he
found to be broken reed, upon which, II one
leans for support. it shall pierce and wound
him.
The doctrine that the Constitution carries
slavery into the Territories is denied by the
hintory Of the Government, and has no shadow
Of foundation 10 rest upon. The constiiution
of the United States no where says a word
about property; that being question for the
States, All properly is held according to the
laws of the place where ihe property Is found;
ono must claim title % any property by and
according 10 tho law Of the place where he and
the thing are found. II. BY the law Of that
place, property il allowed in that thing, he
can have properly in it; otherwise not Il
was this view Of that law, which led the
trainers Of the Constitution 10 provide for the