The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-10-18

did actually pass the despioable English
bill and foiled in those dishonest meas
ure0. it still keeps Kansas out of the
Union, for the apparent purposeof sup
pressing its vote in the pending Presi-
Dental election It laboro TO establish
as sound doctrine, in law and politics,
the monstrous heresy, that the Consti-
tuition Of the United States establishes
slavery in all our Territories, and keeps
it there beyond the reach Of all human
power as long as the country remains in
| a Territorial condition, and n large por-
ton Of that country, including Kansas
and Nebraska, has remained in that
condition for more than half a century.
1t assaiIs, with violence, the freedom of
speech and the press, and violates the
sanctity of the Post Office, because it is
either conscious Of guilt, and therefore
afraid to face the truth, or is too timid
and weak to meet and put down error
and falsehood.
1t has not learned what Jefferson
taught-"error may be safely tolerated
when truth is left free to combat -
But, IN blind zeal for the defense of
opinions and ideas, in themselves indo-
iensible, it strikes boldly at those fun
damental rights upon which all our
hopes Of civil and religious liberty are
based-frce opinion, fEeo speech, free
locomotion, and a free press
! have long believed that a party
whose character is marked by so many
disqualifying vices is unfit to rule free
people; and, therefore, it was my earn
est wish to see all the elements of oppo-
sition brought into harmonious action
for its overthrow, by the election to the
Presidency Of some safe and patriotic
man, untainted with the habitual vices
of that dangerous party.
My efforts in that direction have not
only been unsuccessful, but a result ex.
actly opposite is now sought to be
brought about by combining the most
opposite and hostile parties and factions
for the avowed purpose of defeating Mr.
LincOln's election--nOt for electing any
o other man by the people, for that, under
: existing circumstances, is hardly posi-
q BILE. This scheme to defeat Lincoln bu
+ elect nobody, seems to be based upon q
principle entirely new in American poll
T tics, though we'll understood in Ameri
can trade.
1t is a principle of a joint stock com
e. pany, in which each subscriber Gin CASE
5 there is any profit in the adventure,) il
? to draw a dividend in proportion to his
: stock in trade.
Thus, in the political company lately
5 formed in the great commercial State Of
New York (and is rumored that there
5 are other like companies in other States,
I the stock of which is divided into thirty
! FIVE shares, it has been publicly gazetteC
' that Mr.. Douglas owns fifteen shares
. and Messrs. Bell and Breckenridge ter
, shares each; aud of course, by all thu
D laws of honest trade, the division of tht
] profits, if any, must be in that ratio
2 But it may be we'll doubted whethe
o there will be any profits to divide. l
! is far more likely that the concern vii
have to "go into liquidation" before thr
middle of November.
The scheme, indeed, is attractive, b,
} its novelty and boldness, and is charac
teristic of the daring enterprise Of ou
trading people; but then, the stockhold
ers are such inveterate enemies, ant
are so justly suspicious of each other
that it is hardly possible for the affair
10 of the Company to be managed witt
7, prudence and success Besides, tn
., people with whom the new COmpan
- must DEAL in all probability, prefer t
transact their political business wit
e some firm of longer standing and bet
ter reputation for candor and'liberality
- But to be serious.
This combination of opposite and hos
Il tile parties, not to elect any man to tn
If Presidency, but avowedly to defeat a
election by the people, is factious an
A dangerous. On the face Of it, it pre-
claims a distrust of the people, and
desire to withdraw the great questio
K from the body of the nation and reto
e it for decision TO a small number o
men--the House Of Representatives.
f. all Of whom are open to all of the aT
e plianoes Of political spectators VIII
I will have ample opportunities to wor
v upon their hopes and fears, their amb
n ton and their interest.
d If the traders succeed in defeating a
Is election by the people, it is more tha
n probable that in view of the present al
" ray Of parties in Congress, the House 0
.e Representatives will also fail to max
an election, and then the Senate mu
20 choose a Vice-President from the tW
D. highest on the list voted for by tt
electors; and the person so chosen wi
m become President of the United State
e. and what sort of a President? A Coz
IS stitutional President, admit, and thor
~ fore, to be quietly submitted to, but
President that no citizen, in voting +,
" electors, even thought Of as Prosiden
" and yet the parties which bargain an
n. contrive, and labor to compass this r
S. suit, all profess to be great friends Z
o. the people, and firm believers in the
1t virtue, and their capacity to choose
d. President, in the way Of the Constit
a. ton, wisely and well; still, they are d
a. ing their worst to take the election,
", fact, from the people, and give it to q
Senate. And why give it to the Sc
We ate Just now2 Because Just nOlg d
ed Democratic party is in a sinking cone
d. ton, and already below the hope
in eleotiug a President by popular vote.
os. But If this new scheme can be made
n