Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1860-12-20

lFSogpto. Constitution ul,.u the pso,,le (,
arsas but how that tlsy have - -ignaIl,
uiumptfd IA the late election. and in Vtew o
the rsils .a.re-dy igiici,d upon the country ,sn,
the s.lh creator evils 90 D. appr,Arn,i,d fL..,
VIII q" conivui 90 ccnsc the war upon Suuth,ri
interests ani feelings
For the foregoing rc.sons s-eI confident ,h.i
The Soth Congress vii exhibit y falling "A a
u.- stc"g'l II tia ltfp-5ilaa party. l..s. al o
Al OF thc existing rricvancr. 81 ULict, N.
south niay justly complain can d, --sln.ss,sl n
tr tnion. A. o. thr iniiFnitv NOT "a sav IN.
suit offered - th- ~ouih.. 81 nominating AMI
clcc,ins ihc candidates tor the two h. .hrst o,l,
ces oi th" Government by q s,ys tional party. ON
principles which pract.alls txriudcd IA, -uuti.
crn States iron, voice ,1 iLe .lcrhIu coatrar,
10 "stsblishr,fnssgc and in violation ~ fiu spf.
u 81 thc Constitution they rRy he tnr,foii-,i
Tor The SAKE ~ lca,, aud hhunuuy aud ir, con
sitcfatou tIat tis South has 30: t-,.u s.iiltl..s
"i having contributed ani thnt 10 no -nlsH n.
rrrc, % increase The ,io.-uc- aud a-l,-rit,,., of
~ slavery controversy between the two SEQ
usnS
la expire sing the %, iuion thar all grievance.
mas bc r'-trss-.'d in tlc lniau. ! intended to
cArlHdo other greater oJtn,,s- ~ Ll,h hns. b.su
apIr Ll'sl iruaI Republican domination. and
= hrh arr ut pu~sihl, r,surf,uer How they
shall " rrdrcSsei should thyl uuhappily c.
eur. will csll for prw tuuu.,l- hut sufficient
Tho eNisl.g srir, aI,,. ar,. tl, obstr.e Jra. IN
trrpu--,i uy -ui, of thr Dpu-- r srhotIins states
O. the pr'inpt auj ut.thtl execution % the Fu
gt'c slave Law hy what air called Prr-unal
.h-rtv iass,.r,ud she refusal ~ th,. Go,rrupr-
ot several OF t1-- .igtcs Co. SURRENDER fI.ltivts
frcm justice iron, tb, slss.i"ld,ns state. M
uis'-e cases in wh,h abe rrfue imputed to the ia
guvcs II the aliurJlaU or sf,aiil. OF slaves.
Npm" further l-Ei-,HEi.U tt 'eu-l,-s may De r,,-
Iuirtd fu -tcu.r tie -url ul r ul -. p t.uIfft,-.
bot Tbs duo tui1iccu rt uf ils Fugitive slave
Law Dr. all that .- required D.. ir.-- flv srry.
nnr'- arising irr'm tle c'ar, nuA aniIction 81
slaves ir0LI d.r Soutierb States 1A. President
- armed "ith suihcirut power sud mrau- o. a,n-
force tlt law n d,hanr, OF Ail Di.. iipus with
may b" utrpfa iu thr NAY tu Jritat o.. ~ hr
ne lro's yr iu.- o. scc D. 'rNr.slgI. Lc b. iaa!o
60 impea- hmru'
lia neNt su' ..s' vh,.h nrrru-,u ,p ra,.clf
tp notice briefly i- il- ...atf.r- .r tI,,r, rt -,
ctsslou, whi,h. as ! uubei-lss4 g. D. tt.- fiehts
,.aino4 to UNlst uI.I.l aul ly tAs Iui.-t.t4tiru.
iu ihc cN-r',~c ui whI,h >tt... ...F ,...lslf...
iroin the I ,.ion. wlrs,T n.aiufil- ,r tlr. eat
izcn- may dr,its t0 DO go ilr as, eslr-. vlatry.
er For &c j. quite nHmafcri1i whether nn,
ga ylure ar wruuE sustained sac tic band, ui th,.
eo-~tat'- o~ by She action ut tho Er,irrnl t,,
crnIueut o. >rt up o. justify tOv exercise uf thi.
night ug uYt iua,muri a- ils- grvi.lf ui the ...-
c'7lIug state, urirr thiA tii1rt claim tu e. The
sole tribunal -t i4d. % tttitt vLrrh,r a.,
-urh -ri,, au.r wruus ha- Hafu ut ,r,-i sui
uFru iHr extent auI sua....n.y ui tir ~ eour
ll fact che uror, ,i,..'- .uI implies tir ri .hf
ot e state tu dissolve iJ- connect tiau s,itu thr
u'Jn ~ i.s- nsii1u aaI 'b- o.l,lr qur-t.pu o.,
solves t~c,t Iaip th.s Nheti,rr th, FED. al uiUu.
a. Il now cNI.ts aud ss 90 vH- intended ta ts b,
it- trainers. D. ANYTHING MON than Vu,g.f.t,
a-suciatior of States tor common d,fyur, and
-ii'yr rbjrrt- ~ vital imPouul,e g. tt-ir iH'rt-
cts aud pgts pcFitv. carving with ~ uu liu,ituif
u s#fHrr mn d u
o'sd,-n,c 90 tlc Fcsi,ral Government auy l1u--,r
than such state -houll CONSIDER 10 rNI-iieut
propo~r o. rutrT ir'n no elaborate argument to
demon strnto thg .nsnurdass- ~ fhi- thcor,. anil
tu show ti.si r0 ,u-h rf.fht was reserved by tbr
Constellation citivs o. tie ~tats- or 90 thc people
That hus often h,ea Iony b ahlrr pyus. u.1ri
br pyrm.ttri. however. 90 >aY that Nlsu as ua-
iurv i--propsIi, .lrcl and it, l,..i,al and uc.
ccs-arv consequence arr oanadis stated i,- abb
sutdiiy must strike fha ,pututur,-f understand.
ing i!s .arcascrauiffr,-s, snr folly as-ar fron,
IT. AD,urdits. Will uy Illustrated hs a single rS-
ample
The po~srs,ian anil cuntrol of ihc mouth Ut
the Mississippi was bcIi 90 Do, ui such ,ilal ,m.
p9rianer 10 thr ia',r-,is of i!v .p., u'stitfhs
outivi to market ot co. tth pt.il.I- of jla'-
sol a. % make iJ- ar4ui-iiiau ,ii'l-r d., rur.
ohssr ~ conquest e.rst political ucc.-s,'y
! De- puseitH-ss VS. pad. I4t ti. utt,i State.
Or 'hpt reason. Af % ,osl 20 H.',,n millions cd
doi,gr8. " Nas rtIsis.i,., IU i..s -..stf 30 i,ts
s.on thli t'e irt.tiuft tl.r5is selufr.-l -h-ui.t
Co., admitted inc. Co. lHl1r sza Sian, .r States.
with 90 90, ri..ht- a1i ,,Jitiit,-- ,t t,. other
States of the Union iiut c1p 81 o. ,nroesei
that VI Jefferson ard Ih rihsr .rt-l.t sf4frsu
"i that ta. 10 tI.F IuH.rpr. .t.i tae tnU-titgiiuu
a. ihc advocates ai $50 t.s.4rs eat -,.r,s-Isa ugH
DO. vuuli hats i-..u .u Iutf,hit .tup4 and
hlitd tc cer>nl4.l.es s- go has. t-s,ut.i
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