Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-01-27

or will, aid in admitting one rood of fres
territory TO the everlasting curse Of he-
man 5oudIg'."
DO You know vbo i, is tia. speaks
thus? 1t is Heurs Clay. These are iha
sentiments that Nr Sherman adopted api
endorsed know that the geutlsuau on
the other s.ls, although they would not
dare get up before this House an say
! they DO uo; endorse them, ye: dare uotsay
they Do endorse them, or they could
be kicked out Of the ranks OF their party.
IUi!l give another choice sstraei:
eve consider the voluntary c1slavins
Of one part cf the human race by another,
as a gross violation of the most precious
( aud sacred rights of human nature, as Ut
/ terly Inconsistent with the law Of God,
which requires Us to l07o our neighbors as
ourselves, aal as totally iIreco1e;labl,
with the spirit and principles of tSe Cos
pei Ct CHRIST, which epjoius that all things
| whatsoever ye would that men should do
| to you, DO ye even SO to tLem. We re-
/ j1ico that the church to which we belong
commenced, as early as any other in the
country, the good work Of endeayoring to
put CH end to slavery, and that in the
same work many Of lis members have ev-
eT since been, and now are, among the
most active, vigorous and efficient laborers.
/ We earnestly ezh0rt them to continue,
, and if possible 20 increase, their exertious
10 eject ! total abolition Of slavery"
All tie Pre-byierilus in this House
viii at once rec7gaiza that As the voice Of
the ca School Presbyterian Church ia
1913, which has been repeatedly re-aiop.
ted since tha, time. Another extract:
awe DO hold in the deepes. abhosreIcs
the practice Of slavery, and shall nc; cease
to seek its destruction By all wise and
prudent means"
All members Of the Methodist Episco.
pal Church well know from what souro,
that comes. Gentlemen, might read q
hundred other extracts Of similar import.
The LecomptOn party in the North is
really and actually Il party Of epithets.
and nothing else. They have long col.
umn Of epi,Aots which they commence, go
through with, and if their hearers are not
overwhelmed by the time they get through,
they commence again. "The irrepressibs
coufict between freedom and slavery"'
IS oue Of their ePithets. Who ever beard
before Of that sentiment being turned into
al epithst? It is sentiment as cid az
MANKIND. Il had its origin when man
began to cypress bis fe.lowman. Does
not every man know that the couaict be-
tween liberty AMI slavery, COED aud evil,
is i:repressib'e, and that 1t must 20 on
until one orthe ether Is exterminated Ev-
cry man knows that. l am willing, as one
of the Republican party, to inscribe that
on my banner, a.i carry it with mo
through every fght.
l viii only now add, tha. the Republi-
can members Of the House are charged
with factiously preventing the Orgauiza-
ticn Of the House. Now this is q most
extraordinary charge, indeed. 1t is most
singular that such charge should te
brought against the party having mora
members than any other one in the House.
Did it never occur to the Democrats that
the weaker must succumb to the stronger
party? Has not the Republican party Of
eereI them tie plurality rule-a rule
which is not without precedent, and one
which every man knows would bring the
House to an org'uization at once? IL
has been rendered to them every day, and
Why have not these Lecomptoui,es accep-
led this proposition? Simply because
hereby Republican Speaker might be
elected, and their Southern masters might
pc tlereat displeased. There can be no
'ther reason for refusing to adOp, SO sound
nd wholesome a rule.
Let the odium of the want Of the orsa-
liza:ion Of the House rest where it be-
ongs, with the LocOfoco party, and let
'ur men continue to maintain the firm
nd dignif.d position they have taken,
nd let US give them all the counteaance
nd support in our power, and am satis-
led that in the performance of this plain
nd obyiousNduty, we will be sustained
y the great people whom We represent
The Republican Club Of Madison, Ind,
las for years taken = copy OF the Rich
aond Ta.,) Enquirer, with which to re-
ute Democratic professions at home BY
eference to the columns Of that paper
he thing worked well in the las. Prcsi-
eniial election, and new when the club
ad sent on the money for new year, the
etter was returned with the indosement,
The Richmond Enquirer does not want
ubscribers in Indiana p
The South Carolina Legislature have
ust resolved that the Uaion IS dissolved;
Ae; South Carolina is outside Of 1t; and
ppropriated S200,0G0 to aid 10 keeping
erseif out by forco OF arms. Nov oar
'or;hern Democracy are in q beautiful tx.
hey are to have their sham national con.
ep:ion in Charleston. which their own