Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-08-30
Men with Hearts and a Man With
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No other public msi ever took The eroasd
Of absolute indifference 70 the polisissi, zoe
isi and relisisss bessisgs ef sss5sssisvsiSe.
All parties bfse taken some poSitI5h on ne
question. botne. believing its fighseous,
just and desirable relation, have secordns.
iy defended II, snd on ,hs, ground sdvecstsd
hs perpetui'y and extension; while the
great mass Of men In all modern civilized
countriest hsve regarded II ss . wrong TO tHs
slave and .. hjury to the msstef. The
latter hiss been the one common even In the
Slnve y aics Of tie South until within .
few yes's past They have iok q upon il
Us an evii. aud vn:y justified ns continusnc
upon the z round vi absolute Decpssity, and
wHil. they re.s'-d any sbrupt or premature
M s:.ures f'r its alb ,ltion, they recognized
surR u policy ns The duty snd interest Of
thei post ri,y ~ strosg vas this feeling
10 Kentucky very lew years since, that sn
organised effot w- msde 10 incorporate
plan Of emsncip pa,ion into the Constitution
Of tht S,s,e This policy received the
earnest and hearty support .. Henry Clay,
ss II slso did that OF John G.. Breckinridge,
snd many other leading msR of sli parties.
All pth with hearts In ;heff bresNz, have
heretofre had some opinion and some wish
in regard 10 the perpe,ua ion Of Slavery.
They either wunied il sbolished. 10 avoid
its evils and wrongs, or strengthened and
extended ON account o: its blessings.
In order to coJtrast the position OF Mr..
Douglas with that Of the fathers If liis coun-
ty-those most active and Influential III
securing It's liberties and founding Its gov.
ernment-we propose to place their aud his
declaration side by sid :, that the reader may
compare them, and Judge which Of the par.
ties is right: y
We hold these truths to be self.evideni,
the: oil men are created equal; that they
are endowed by the Crertor with certain
inaiie rights, among which sfe lite,
liberty. and the pursuit os happiness. Dec.
larstion OF Independence. g -" ~
DON'T CARE whether Silvssy 10 70.
ted up Or voted DOWNS A. Dodgfis. j.. :
Indeed, tresnbIs ior my country, when |
reject that God is just; that this jysl,cs
cannot sleep forever: that cdasiderlng mum.
bers, nature and natural means only, Z rev.
oln,ion Of the wheel Of fortune, an exchange
Of situation 10 among possible events; this,
II may become probably by supernatural In
fuence; the Almighty has sno attribute ths,
can take side with us in such q contest
Thomas Jefferson. !;
DON'T CARE whether Slavery 10 vo.
ted up or voted down s.. A. Douglas.
We have found that this evil (sisvery,
has Preyed upon the very vitsls Of the Union
and hss been prejudicsl 10 the States Ia
which il has exisre ed.-Jdmes Monroe.
| DON'T CARE whether Slavery is vo
ted up or DOWNS. A Douglas.
Sir, envy neither the hsart nor the heat
If tn It man from ths North who rises here
to defend slavery On principe.--John Ran
dolph. F
IDON'T CARE whether Slavery IL w.
ted Up or DOWNS. A D1uyius. -
so ong as q ID 'iiuws rhe vitut 'curfeh,
to flow through my vnins. I wifi never
never, SEvR. by word or thought, by mind Of
will, aid ia admitting one rou OF Tree terri.
tory to the ever asting cure Of humsn bon.
daVs. - 80
Mover can ! be induced by any earthly pow.
er to vote to extend slavery over one fool
of territory now :ree.--H nry Clay.
IDON"F CARE whether Slavery Is 70.
tod up or voted DOWNS. A. Douglas.
| never wou Id consent, and never have
consented, tiat there should be one foot OF
slave territory beyond what the old thirteen
States had at the iornation Uf the Unioo
never, never. Sir. whenever there Is fool
Of land TO be staid back from becoming .
slave ,erri,ory-l an resdy to assert the
pr nciple of the exclusion oil S'avey dan.
lei Webster.
IDON'T CARE whether Slavery is vo
ted up " voted down --S. A. Dous Has.
ltis wrong to admit ,nto the Constitution
the ides thu, there can be property n Gan
--Madlson.
DON'T CARE whether Slavery IL vo
ted up o, voted DOWNS. A. Dopglss.
We might continue this remarkable con
trast to nearly all the great men OF thi
country-nons Of whom we're 90 hesrtles,
Is not scare" Tor the rights welfare of th.
millions of his felloS.mrn already in bon
dsge, or the many millions more doomed te
that revolving fate; snd having scare" fol
their fellow creatures they had the frnnknss,
and candoi 10 express il in FERNS like those
above quoted 1t will be noticed that al
bit one quoted!ro the above, we're South
erners. snd ,hemse Ives Shareholders, and O.
course well qualA.d to Judge Of the res
character Of slavery and il no way prejudic.
cd against il.
1t vas reserved, il seems f.r q Northerr
msn--ons who boasts VI his New Eng1sHt
birth--to be the first tn'cnafrss 10 q shame.
lear and hesr,'ess indifference 10 all the
wrongs and outrsges oi human bohtugt anf
drgredation. Fre-ea,ep and Slave sraderi
want Slavery extended, because, as they
contend, 1t is q blsssing to,hs slaye, ..
well as the master; and the sres tmsss Of
civilised men want 1t abolished, becsuse !,
is wrong and pernicious 10 ITS effects upon
both parties. But Mr.. Douglas "don't care
no "don't care--is perfectly Indifferent
as to whss the moral or ply sicsl effects el
The Institution sre--wheshsr il 10 sslcslstsd
10 dsmorsliss and dsgrsds the slave. 'ssr
inbruss the n'ssar. o. " eIsvsts and blesi
them both! What ! confession for;s Ssisss'
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