Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-09-06
Republican Doctrines.

;ns, onr brief svno,s,s or,ha pa,nI,,s
creed. We do go vcrv cbee,n,l. ni..;nn
our 6f,h .r,ioIe In i,stc. hs.,,.. +,
norris 10 he an ioaiv,ou., o,;ri,r
own. rather Than the sen,imsn,s ~ ,ha D.
publican Marty. n sffards n. o,;,,ar.,,nr
70 saw. however. tbo, wh,, ws M, ,nr,h !.
an individual opinion. a. in fsc, ,hs onsn
To- avowed scnt;men, of a y.,, ,.x.,
~ of our Party.
rE.o, 81. c.,.;. . r,e =,
f'"o' " "'s ''.
"s'' o'a'ey Ha great moral eVIi
en'ar,eo spo" OUT country py ihe cupio"y of
our L"ghs" a"1e''ofs' 'or tne existence of
"n'cn our PeoP'e s's NOT Responsible; tnat
curse 70 'ne so'i ana 20 'ne master
VINO - comPeneo 70 to'efae u, lar more
,h"h F" u" 'ne s'sse h'Dse,i V,hat Is
ue"o'a"N"s W "ee 'eoo'' anu 'here'ore,
ts eA'e"s''on INTO ierrtory now iree, would
be CRIME W ne'nous as thst OF our ances-
tors VINO mrs, P's"eo Tue 'Dhomah lnsttu-
ton On 'he ''rg," SOL OF 'ne we" "or'd')
oecona' (Hia'e'y s local ana not na-
tona'' ana eNists' soiey oy local law: that
every o,s'e o' 'n's con'eoerecy' mas r'gnt
To estsohsh' reta'ni or soolish TINS purely
local INSTITUTION al It's pleasure; ana that
hsa paramount ou'y Of the Generai dov'
ernment ana ,he ooject OF iss creation 10
protect 'ne o'ates of 'ne Con'ederacy IN
ei the'r ioca' ana STATE r'ghts-ihe r'gh'
10 estao''sh ana perpetuate slavery IN
GUIDED
i"r"' he CONSTITUTION gives no r'ght
10 'ne "eperai uo'ernment 10 estaoi sn OF
aoo"s" sia'e'y VI ahy o' inc states or ier'
''or'es Vi ,"e on'oni ana consequently u
Cannon coh'er uhy such i'ght on any Ierri-
torial Legislature. And the Territories be-
ing 'he properly OF 'he denera' Government,
ana theif legislatures the mere creatures ol
its sovereign WILL cannot. asa matter Of
5 course possess any 'egai rights not specially
ana cohs,itu'iohaIiy grauted by the author
NY TO which 'neV owe their existence. The
: Cons''tu''ona' gives to Hongress 'he sole
ana exclusive jurisdiction over the terrltor-
les o. 'ne ohion' out IN as much esCongress
. cannot exercise any pow er not conferred up
!, on 10y me CONSTITUTION and ss nobody
Prsiencs ihAtths- Gsnsihuiion gives Con-
!, gress 'ne power 10 establish slavery any
! whele' u 'ol,ows' OF course, that slavery is'
oy 'ne oors'1uuoh 'tset' excluded from oil
uhe "ee it''nor'es OF 'ne Union untI snch
. '."e as "eY oscome states when ihelr
Il rgn, " 'S'ao''sn slavery Is clear anu lndiS-
IS Pu,ao'e. ma
h Toa'"' Inc fight OF congress 10 aool'
sn s'"sey III Inc Dstrict oi Coiumoia' ud'
mus " no question; o", the exercise OF that
Ut right without 'ne sanction OF the State o.
'e Maryland TO winch the territory once be-
n longed, would be gross breach OF faith i'm
"a Pled' 'hough not expressed by The act o.
cesson'
"Fym' ihe Neyro IN our Judgement, Is
* physicaay' socially and morally IN better
condition as slave IN most o. he Siap
Of Sta'ea' wa" No "o"i" oe ma stale cj freedom
.. d"o hercJore' oppose" as voc are 10 we inses
!, iu''on y fAe General 'ouernmenf possesset
me po0~ an" .ae sons".M'o"a' T'gnf' 20 aoo'
'd 'sn slavery ~ me S'aps Stdtes. zoe should earn
Ih tsHy pro'es against "" aoof1'on wHhom frs
of p'oo'd'ny =" ."o tA"a8m'on y me FREEMAN
n. beyond ths am'. o. ms United Sidts'.
S'ra. WINE u h'he r'ght OF the Peo
y PIE OF o'aVe o'd'e 10 npna'e 'hs question
co o' o'a'e'y "no ~ se' r'a " .ne institution
n, soon as Prac'''ao'e' we no'd that every AZ
tempt on hs part OF persons not inhao'
or .an's o, sue" ''a'es' 70 interfere win IN
ihS'tu''o" w"'!e 'ega'y ahd consu.u
"- .iona'y e".s" '''he 'g''hs, 'he onio
no nse"i a"u ,"'' 10 NOT ony 'he dIty
10 all gooa o'uAe"' " "o"h oow" any such a'
y; ,e"P'' ou, u .e.essd'y'" " oea' arms IN oe
renee OF 'ne r'g"' o' every ota'e' 10 regu
h'e ms 'nte'hai anats US 20 u may seen
Y expea'ent NOT Inconsistent WIN It's duiy
=, 'he Consu,u"o" ano tne on'on'
=. Saomu 'n'' c'eea 10 ,he cohs'ueratlon
the sou'nern people, ana we nazard nothin
"a IN saying 'na' 70 h'neten'ns o, them,
NO. wou'o prove en"re'y acceptaoie' T'ue' IN
ha 'eaee's ana n"no'u' " restiess ana uI'r
pohic'ahs' ihs'st upon me rlght o' the pee
. PIE OF he save states, 10 extend the inst
i, 'uuoo o, Slavery INTO 'he Free ierrl'ofe
y Of the Union; but we speak advisedly, an
III - 80. .s,.r, H., M. L.. -. =,
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