Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1860-11-01

AMI Southern. insist that the Repub.
iican party Is based upon settled nj
well digesled plan of operations. ha'-
INK dire. It's in view the overthrow e
the institution OF Slavery as il exist,
~ X ntucky ami Virginia AMI the
,lavehulling States generally. withou,
any iegarl To- the desires or wishes Ut
the holders Of slaves in these locali-
ties. We hear il Eliminates. from al
most every Democratic club meeting.
and their newspapers TEEN with the
startling announcement that these
Black Republicans intend. 20 soon ms
they are IN power. to abolish Slavery
wherever it sxi>ts. regardless of con,e
quences. Now. il would be placing
the Intelligence of the leaders of the
so.called Democratic party in very
questionable light. il We were To grant
them honesty of purpose when they
No doubt there are persons in the
ranks of the Democracy who honestly
believe that with Rcpnblicanism in
the asc' nlcnry. that this charge so
oft repeated would be executed. But
If snch there be. it is because their
leaders have wilfully. and for no other
purpose than to prejudice them
against our party and principles.
wrongly informed them on tina, sub
jcct. Our principles have been clear
ly and fully enuncia,ed for almost six
years. anil in no single instance has
the assertion ever been made that we
proposed either BY WORD or DEED to
interfere with the relation OF master
and Slave when by State authority
Slavery has an existence.
We insist that Congress has the
power. under the Constitution, to con-
troll as to Slavery in tho Territories,
and that it is the duty Of Congress to
preserve any and all territory. so long
as il shall remain such. belonging to
the Federal Government free from Sla-
very. That Congressional interven-
ton when necessary, shall he excr-
rised, to exclude the institution of
Negro Slavery from n foothold whei.
ever we have Territorial jurisdiction.
we think that in section 3 of the
Constitution when It says. Tina, Con-
gre>s shall have power tn dispose of,
and make all needfnl rules AMI re5u'a
tion> respecting the Territory ami
! other property. belonging To the Uni
tel States" we have ample au.'oriiy
for our posiiior a regards the govern
ncll of the Territory And il we hal
any >cruples a 10 the power thus del.
r.ated TO Congress by the ConStitu-
ton, we woull only have to reeur To
the actions an '!oiugs of the max r
q the Cnn>ti ution anl the Gov ra-
IN M I'M Ter which We live III resrect
To STAY, rv restriction To tipi abundant
., iienre of the correctness Of our pn-
>iriom. Slavery cxis,s in the state
bv virtue Of IL al cnaciments and we,
a. citizens ri the Government. are not
re- pon-iblc for its beginning or con
tinusnce therein. for in the States we
have M legal control. but when il L.
proposed 10 rivet Slavery upon the
Territories which hclong~ 10 III in com.
mon with the rest of the citizens oi
the General Government, then we step
in and demand that the power vested
ia Congress by the Constitution shall
be exercisel tn It's exclusion. We do
this for varinus reasons. which we
ave MOI time nor space To give ri
Or sent. Slavery is a curse to any
country. in the laa su,.s Of John
Petli,. Ell, dies roys he mo ais
Industry of the community" says Jei-
ferson. 1t builds rp landed aristocra.
cy to the cxlu,ion Of the poorer elias
ses Of white laborers. or reduces them
To still greater poverty AMI dc$titn.
rion. The laboring white mon both
South and North require the Terrific.
rics f r their proper expansion and ''e'
vclapment, anil that they may not in
the end become panpers and ontrasts
We nred these Territories for Free
Homes for free m IN. for Free School.
AMI Free Churches. We prefer that
tho Western hreezo shall watt to ouI
ears the merry peal Of the school bell
and the moro solemn tones tina, invite
us to the sanctuary. to the crack Of The
slave-driver's lash ami the wall of the
toilius un;equited hondsman. Wedc
care whether Slavery il voted down OF
voted mp. AMI base our reasons boil
in moral AMI political economy.
THIN. Democrats. permit IL TO askyor
cool IA nrclly OF course. why W
lprsi-' in slam leriny II, IA rega ds "l
po i ion about Slavery in the States'
Hon. Abraham Lincoln. ina pee /
made 1T Chi ago July lu'h 1883. sai'
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