The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-08-10

clear that whatover is wrong In Kansas or
Nebraska, IS wrong in South Carolina or
Georgia. Our scnso Of tho essential icrong
of Slavery everywhere, must be our first
and strongest reason for opposing its intro
| duction into tho new Territories We can
not consistently dony that we heartily do
siro the extinction of Slavery from evory
| Southern State, or that, If it wore prac
ticabie, and wo had tho Constitutional powcr
TO do so, We would make tho same efforts 20
secure its abolition as to prevent its oxton.
sion. Nay, moro: recognizing the moral
aspect OF tho Slavery question, wo cannot
, consistently admit that slaves are property.
even by virtue Of tho laws of tho Southern
States. Conceding that they arc SO treated,
and discaiming all power to change their
condition save by moral means. wo should
persstontly dony tho atheistic doctrine that
man. by virtue of any law, divine or human,
can hold property in man. Since tho object
OF law is 10 secure mon in tho enjoyment of
thoir rights that eau DO no law which would
deprive portion of our fellow beings, guilty
of no crime, of al! rights, however it may bo
regarded by tho human usurpors who on.
act it.
by maintaining this ground, to which
even tho most reluctant friend Of Freedom
must ultimately bo driven, we shall be bet.
tor enabled to rufutc the doctrine that Sla
very is sanctioned by the Constitution and
the law Of God to resist its extension and
annhilatc its Influence and, drawing to
our standard nll who believe as wo do, shall
soCn havu the satisfaction of knowing that
its extinction is in progress. To deny that.
to the full Cxtcnt of our moral influence,
we are Ahollionsts, is inconsistent and un.
manly, aud virtual admission that our on.
position to Slavery is selfish and unjust to
the South. But Keeping tho ultimate object
Of tho redemption of the nation from this
great evil constantly in Wow, wo shall never
bo compelled to modify our Platform, and
our complete success must be achieved in
due time.
Radicn! us these views may appear, thcy
nro perfectly consistent with the strictcst
fidelity to tho Constitution and the Union.
Friends of tho Government rs our fathers
framed it, we should not expect to effect
their triumph except by peaceful and
Constitutional means. Wo can never
unless prepared for revolution, or what
world be equivalent thereto. union
with the Gurrisonian Aboitionsts. hope
to 500 tho power and influence of the
nation wioidGd in favor OF Freedom and
Free Labor, until tho people of tho North
ern States shall have become fully awakened
to their duty, as citizens of tho Union, in
regard to this all-absorbing question of Sla
very. While We boliovc that overy udivid
uaI should oboy tho law of God ra her than
tho law OF man where tho two plainly con.
iiict, aud admire tho moral herosm Of those
who daro to do 80 in spite of consequences
wo arc thoroughly persuaded that all public
cxcitomcnts growing out Ct efforts of tho
Government to enforce odious laws, and OF
tho people to resist their enforcement, are
temporary IN their influence Cor good, cx
cept so far as they may serve to arouse the
people to deopor sorso of their duty and
responsibility as voters. Kansas murders.
Wellington roscurs and John Brown raids
mny DO forgotten, but the principles which
gvo to the Slavery question its chief signif
cameo are lasting, and can never DO over.
| looked, consistently with tho safety of tho
country or the honor of the Republican
: G., l.,
| to change the administration OF tho Gov.
ernmcnt, and will not exert il, it is vain to
talk Of dissolying tho Union. or successfully
resisting tho enforcement of odious laws.
AS u party. wc should sock to DO neither
! too conservative nor too radical, but con.
sorvative enough to abide by all tho guaran-
tees of the Constitution and radical enough
to reform all the evil that may bo found in
the Government. There can bo but two
great parties in tho country, from this tmo
hcncefOrtb, until all differences between tho
North and tho South shalt have been settled
on the only just and equitable basis-that
of Slavery Restriction. And, if thoro be
any in the Republican party who take a
moro partisan view of those differences,
! they will nithcr become moro thoroughly
imbucd with its principles, or forsako it for
moro congcnial associations. leaving the ma,
Jorlty who remain, FREQ to pursue a con
sis'ent and reformatory policy.
Mr., Wade Candidate for Re.nomina-
tion.
We take the following card of Hon. L.
/ WAdo from the Cleveland Herald:
! Eps. OF lIERALD:-I find that some doubts
! arc entertained by my friends. whether |