Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-04-28
Heniy Clay on Slavery in the
Territories.

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Ashland to sustain them in advocating the
doctrines Of the Republican party. TO
show how unfounded are the assertions of
the Opposition papers that Henry Clay
entertained the opinions on this subject
that the Republican party advances, we
have only to read Mr.. Clay's own words
They prove him to have occupied the pre-.
else ground which the Democratic 7,arty.
"oe does, and therefore every man who was
an Old Line Wing is clearly consistent in
uniting with the Democracy in its present
efforts to sustain the Constitution and the
Union; and to prevent the Government
falling into the hands Of the reckless fanat.
les that are driving, by false reasoning
and the advocacy Of mpracticablc thco.
rics, the country tc he very verge of ruin.
All we ask is that every man who loved
Mr., Clay aud admired his patriotism and
his talents shall read and study for him
self and not be led astray by the false.
hoods Of tn" men who deserted the doe
trncs Of the Wig party to follow north.
crn leaders who do not hold one sentiment
in common with those Of Henry Clay
They are not even sound on the protective
policy to which Clay was SO strongly dcyo-
ted. The Republicans of tho New Enr,
LAID States are to-day stronger advocates
OF the present tariff than the northern Dem
oarat', The reason for this is plain
enough. There is Il duty Oh cloth, and
thc manufactures are fearful that if a
change is attempted the farmers may ask
an increase Oh foreign wool or that heav.
y increase of duty Oh foreign iron would
cur!ail their railroad dividends in cons,-
quonce of the rise i'll the price Of rail and
other material SO much in demand in the
construction Of roads; while the northern
Democracy are mo'tly the poor woraing
men who are not interested IN storks. -
But TO return to the suoJoct. Mr.. Clay,
i'll hi: Report as Chairman Of the m,mora.
bic Committee Oh Ihirt ten. in $50, touch
oI upon the questioA o. slavery i'll th3 Ter.
ritorics in the follow II. terms:
"lhc bill for ,taa'isAiHL the two Ter
ritori,s, it viii b. oU lly-4, omit the vii
mot Provloo, on the one hanG, and, on tn .
other, makes no provisions for the intro.
ducton OF slavery INTO any part of the
New Territories. That Proviso has been
the fruitful source OF d straction and agita.
ton. Ii it were adopted and applied to
any Territory, it would cease to have any
obligatory force as soon as such Territory
we're admitted as a State into the Union
There was never any occasion for it, to
accomplish the profrssed object with which
it was originally offered. This has been
clearly N"onstratoI hy the current of
events. California, Of ali the recent Ter
rltorlal acquisitions from Mexico, was that
in which, ii anywhere within them, the
introductlon OF slavery was most likely to
take place; and the Constitution of Cali.
tornia, by the unanimous vote of her Con.
yontion. has expressly intcrdictrd it
There is the hi CHEST degree Of probability
that Utah and New Mexico will when th,y
come to be admitted as States follow the
example. The Proyoo is, as to all these
regions in common, mere abstraction
Why should it be any longer insisted on ,
Totally destitute, asst is, Of any prac,ica-
hle import 1t has, nevertheless, had the
p'rniciou' fleet to excite tcrious, if not
alarming, consequences lii, high time
that the wounds WI. n it has Inflicted
should be healed up .-.l closed aud that
to avoid IN all tat '9te, the a!itations
which must be +. .'cd by tie conflict of
OPINION on IN .''y question, existing
az thi' in,ti'u 4 docs i'll some Of the
States, and lr nil tied as it i. in others,
III" true pn"''T Which o"ght 10 yreuLtte
iAt "c''on n oM-;CSs in J0,ming U'rS-
i0r'0f Got', ,nme"iS fer Trch n7cLy ar
q"trtt "0"at" tl ~ REFRAIN FROM ALI.
LEGISLATION on THE sUEJEcT IN THE
EkRlTORI ACQUIRED, SO LONG As IT
RETAINS TIE TERRITORIAL FORM OF
GovERNMENT-iarlng Il n Gae ]Jeoph "
""et 7c"uoIy, ~h,N McY hace attained
b u cDHaltIOR trh,ch tniUhS McM Ia Ni-
m'SSiop as n Satc, 10 aoct'ie f0rhtemSriU 5
Me question WMe UY,aruHce or pr0h1bN on
n "o,m@,c atrr4. The Committee be-
licvc that they EXPIRES, the anxious desire
of an immense majority OF the people Of
the United States, when they declare that
it Is high timc that good feelings, harmo-
ny and traternal sentiments should be a.
gain revived, and that the Government
should be able once more TO proceed in it,
great operations to promote the happiness
and prosperity Of tic country undisturbed
by this di ,tracing cause.
REV, HORACE HALL REID, formerly
Rector of ths Episcopal Church at MIL
burn, y, j., deceased Il; : nova, SNitzsr.
land, on the Eth at lie was found hy
the porter Of the Hotol de la Courouyc,
where he stopped arly on the morning
nf tLr ,lav u.mnl l,-:,n cold and lifalnss