Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-10-11


/ nothing TO accomplish, and there is no iea.
son wbv thew sbou Id reopen the question.
md ,hev declare ths, their only purpose ~
10 oppo.e the extension of slavery into terri.
,orv now free; or. in the words OF Mr.. Bate.
Who {. entitled to speak for ,hem--in
e,umera,;og the opinions of Mr.. Lincoln,
bis oe,sonsl and ooliticsl friend. "hi. opin.
ions are that slavery is an Institution in the
States, of the States which choose to have
| Il. and il EXISTS within these States beyond
tho control Of Copures,. that Congress ba.
supre me legislative mower over ali the terri
ories ,&may at lis discretion allow or forbid
tbeexis,ence of slavery within them that con
press in wisdom and sound policv ough, not
so to exercise its power. directly or indi.
roo,,v "a n n,.n, and es,ahlish slavery In
anu ter,i,orv bers,ofors tree. and that /, is
,n,,ise and imooli,ic n ,hs poyer,.ment Of
\ Ia tJnitrd States rs acouSre tropical
regions for the mere purpose of converting
them into slave States.
Then. gentlemen. over all the present
territories of the United States. unless
democra,s apitate TO extend slavery in fact.
| II ia settled. according to the confessions of
Of the Union party. according to the con-
fessions OF everybody, excepting Mr.. Doug
las upon one side and Mr.. Breckihridre upon
the other. Who is in favor of ncouiriae
mo re territory TO reopen the question! am
not. Are YOU! ["No, no"l Is John Bell!
! Is Edward Everett! Is Mr.. Lincoln! Which
| is the party tha, does not irown on the fill.
busters: or, if not that, what party claims to
be the party uf expaps ion; what proposed
/ TO buy Cuba, at an exoense of $500 OOO, 900,
a snail item of sls 900 600 interest per
! .nnum. 10 he saddled on vou and me. who
nroposed 70 take military possession of So.
nora and chihuahua. which. If once gotten. -.
wopld never be pivep up, Who was nego.
t;,tino trea,v which virtually inaupurated
! orotec,orate over Mexico. which must,
sooner or later. resolve itself into con.
oues. and annexstiunl Not those opposite
n tho democratic par,v
The Democratic leaders are the persons
who alone propose to acquire additional
territory. If thev do acquire il, they must
,oke tho responsibility of the agitation that
,y;,, ari,e ont of it. That il will be fierce
ia cer,ain. that Il can he settled il uncer.
,s,. Th., Tho ,con;.;,ion can no nrsven,ed
~ .,,, 90 ho arouaa,oa ;s or ,,l ,h;ro,
'. a"' . ., .,oa. Is r,a,, in,orr.,ionsl
nv Ut" - shs,,,i o,..o So m o,r,r,,v %
III, .1J,,;.n.i ,o.,;,prn I,,to !, Tho,
irresnective of the abstract opinicns of this
splu ~, :. ,ri,l no m, ~ se,,,a i,seI,
P''v ~, ~ ,.;,,;,J;,;on oe ,,,,
s ,,hon !, ;s oonr;rod dorb, very
W.T.. e.,'to'y ~ ""." ,oan;,s ,h. T,ssro Coy.
.'u." " ~" 80 ,,;,L a., NJ.
""'' no,,,is,ioS ~ = Jen.siv 6JI;ng slavery
',t oro. .o o.r,;od ,boro. 6r !, co,ld onlv
w. o"a .a,,;sd ,here hv consen, If VI. neople. il
", sJ ,ho Ma, ,o.n, h.vi,a ,hoIishcd i,
80. .,,,d ~, no l;Lol,, ,o,,ains,,,e i,
~. ,ho o,hor h,nd r. vnr .c,,irsd Cubo
..;,L ne immsnss nsnro nul,tion. No
, wv" w or nnnaa;,ion oou,d p,svsn, i,s nd.
o ;".; ,ha JIn;on u',b ;,s sl,ves ,s !,
"'" WI a,.;sa1 H. a,h,r word. rho
o,,,ou,on, ron,d ha ,bo statesman.
s,;ai b. NJ. C,a, 90 ,hs ,srri,ory
"a" appe 49,. j., ,no ,ho
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