Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-08-02
The Candidates A oain.

Last week we tried 10 present the claims
Of Messrs. Bell and Douglas to the Pr es.
denry. We now propose a further consider.
alton Of the other candidates. Before going
further we might say for Mr.. Bell that
although he DOES no, stand upon any plat.
form, yet bis friends in the South, where
his siren 9Th is chiefly found. claim for hlm
the doctrine of Congressional protection to
Slavery in the Territories. This is the only
declaration Of pfincipl, given by any Of his
friends.
Hon. John e.. Breckenridge is the csndi-
date Of one branch Of the ID, mocratic party
Tie was not re gularly nominated, yet comes
nearer be ing the leader Of the Democratic
party than Dies Douglas. He leads that
faction of a party which will most certainly
constitute the only Democratic party after
the election OF this fall. He will also ge,
the largest electoral vote of either defeated
candidate. Mr.. Breckinridge is a young
man OF high order of talent. He is no
doubt an honest advocate of the political
doctrines which be has espuused. His
platform is o re-bssertion Of the Cincinnati
platform with some explanation and inter
probation for r:he benefit Of the South. 1t is
the Southern platform, going the whole pro.
avery dogma with hor est front. IL declares
that the Territories are open TO the unre-
sistible occupancy Of Slavery, and that the
power does not exist, neither in Congress
nor in the people Of the Territory. TO pro.
hibit Slavery there before the formation of
a Sta,e Constitution. Mr.. Breckinridge and
his party have here met the issue, fairly
and squurely. There is no evasion, the
proposit ion is so plain lhtt all can under
stand il. And here is the only issue upon
the slavery question. Mr.. Breckinridge
represents the party which holds the un.
limited sway in the Senate of the United
States, which holds the undisputed control
Of nearly oil The Southern States, which
constitutes The ohly combined opposition to
the Republican party. Their platform is
the demand, and the whole demand Of slav.
cry. 1t successful, and slavery becomes
national. All our wide domain would then
be cursed with African slavery, and worse
than that, slavery would assert a higher
ground, putting on the very habiliments Of
a right eous institution, sanctioned by apro-
fessedly fr ee government, it would flourish,
aud entwine It's very tendrils around the
trunk and over the branches as a puison.
Gus vine, upon the tree Of liberty, infusing
It's poison wherever il goes. The party
which has placed Brcckinridge n romina.
tion, has declared it's position upon several
other questions Of national policy. II is
more ,hun any other party, responsible for
the administration Of James Buchanan, as
also for the votes and measures Of the last
Congress. Plainly il is responsible for the
defeat of the Tariff bill. II 10 also respon-
sible Tor the defeat or the Homestead bill.
1t is,responsble for the $50 900 900, of pub.
lie debt, contracted during time of pro.
found peuce. tnd also .or the bankrupt con.
dition of the public treasury. II is respon-
siblc for the injustice done to Kansas, in
keeping her out OF the Union, when she had
fulfilled s!l the demands OF the law, and Tor
the veto Of the will OF her peopl. TO abolish
slavery in the Territory. 1t is responsible
for a severity q! party pr description never
equnled IN he history Of the country. With
Douglas, ii 10 'Jhintly responsible for the re.
peal oi the Missouri Compromise, and Tor
al; the consequent agitation 6f the slavery
question.
1t pr poses no remedy for the presen,
wants OF the county, makes no promises
for more economical use Of the p6blic
but on the prestaee OF Buchs mains
is bold enough to ask the
sufffuges Of the people.
This par'yls to be admired for It's very
boldness, SO we admire this courage though
exhibited In murderer.
There never was party asking the suf.
ffages Of the American people. entertaining
At the same time such anti.Depocrstic prin.
ciples.
Upon the hypothesis that the reclarstion
Of Independence 10 a selt.evident lie, that
our fatherswhsn' they lifted up their hands
against the opprsssor, only meant to set up
a % stem Of oppression. worse even than
their own, ,hSt the institutions Of freedom
as 'dopted aud epIoSedby'us in the North.
arm States In In violntfon nj The .n,,,, e