The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1860-12-13
CAe 2rrvnsbuva Sournal,
TnE pREsIpuNr.s MESSAGE.


last meeting of Congress the bountiful har
vests; the industry otmanulacturcs, and the,
asks why it is that discoatent prevails wnicl
threatens the Union with distraction? /
says that the existing excitement does no
arise from the exclusion of slavery from th,
territories, or from any future in the eNecu
ton of the fugitive slave law. but it is the
consequence of the agitation Of the slavery
question which has been carried on for TWEEN.
/ ty-tiye years, rendering slave property inse-
/ cure, and threatening the peace aud happiness
of southern people, who now live in constant
| dread of Servile insurrection6. The Presi.
dent could hardly be expected to say in this
connection that the agitation complained ot
has been the result mainly of the aggressive
measures proposed and carried out by the
South /. such for example, as the repeal of
the Missouri Compromise and lhe Lecomptou
! policy of Mr.. Buchanan. The FIRST revived
| the agitation and the last intensified it, dcyel
| oplnL an auti-slayery power in the North,
which finally, at the late election, carried ey
| cry one of the free states, with the partial eN
cepuon Of New jersey Ii then goes ON 10
recount the continued interference Of the
| Northern people with the question OF slavery
in the South, =" until nov one section of the
| Union is arrayed against the other in war
like hostility. The North has taught the
! negro to believe he is free on the Inaugural
ton Of Republican Administration, wc
think that the old p. +. must have written that
| paragraph without his spocks, or else he
would have seen far enough to know that all
the teaching was done by his locoloco brcth.
erng, hence sense of insecurity nov exists
around almost every family altar The North
must let the South alone, or else sooner or
Iaior the Union must tumble. The slavery
question is easy OF adjustment, and the pcO-
pie only can do II. The south is alone Ie-
Sponsibie Tor The existence oil slavery among
themselves, and the people of The North have
no more right to interfere with the institutions
OF the SOUTH than they have OF those OF Bra
zIl or Russia, However, the late election
was heId IN strict conformity with the express
provisions OF the Constitution, and therefore,
Reason, justice, regard for the Constitu-
tion' all require that we shall wait ior some
overt and dangerous act on the part OF the
President elect before hushng up'he Union
The Stern duty OF 'm'nlsIering the affairs
OF this government, affords IN Itself guar
antee that hucoln will not attempt any viola
ton OF clear constitutional ng"t" The
next point the message hits on Is that Con
sresS mas no constitutional night TO exclude
slavery from The territories; 'hat 1t never did
nor never VIII attempt to exercise this power,
because The United States Court has decided
mat the Constitution protects slavery IN the
territories ihs OF course, Is contrary TO.
the Republican as well as the doctrine OF the
Donglas democrats. The personal liberty
bills passed by some OF the northern States
are null and void, because the lugi,lyc slave
law has been decided constitutional by the u
), Court, and also by every State Court IN.
which the question has been tested, When
States havng acts nuiht!ng the fugitive
slave law refuse to repeal them, the south.
ern states, having oXausted all peaceahl
means OF redress, would be justified in revo
iu'onary resistsnces to the Union. This is