Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-07

EAhtA AEEtNEN5HtVtOs
The Message of the geod and patriotic
Buchanan seems only to have aggravated
the conflict in the Democratic party, and
threaten another agitation like that of the
LecOmpton rebellion. AS the Jews when
the battering rams of Titus (this a fresh
simile-copyright securely were laundering
at their walls, abandoned the defense Of the
city, to carry on the wars of their factions;
and as Nero fGdled (this is entirely new
patent applied for) while Rome was burn
ing, so the Democracy, while the Union is
in the agonies of dissolution, turns to its
own intestine broils.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, hitherto sus-
pected of Douglas proclivities, declares that
the amendment to the Constitution which
the President shows to be absolutely neces-
ssry to save the Union which shall declare
the right Of slave property to Federal pro-
lection in the Territories, twill never be
acquiesced in by the free States, and it is
useless to talk about it."
Here we have the irrepressible conflict"
affirmed, and sectional line drawn between
the "free States" and the slave States
and the slave States denied the adequate
protection for their property in the Terri
tories which it is the first duty of Govern
nent to provide for every description o
property.
Nothing will answer but the doctrine that
q Northern Abolitionist may go into a
Territory and there vote the property of the
Southern immigrant out of his hands. That
ic oil h Al.
country. Then certainly the Union is not
to be saved through the 'free-State" De-
mocracy.
And this, too, while it comedies the consti-
tutioual right to take slave property into the
Territories We quote:
The free States might agree that slave
property conld be taken into the common |
Territories, like other property, and be there |
held subject to the local laws, but further |
than this they would not go. They would
never say that the people Of the Territories
should protect any particular species of
property that they mi ght regard as detri-
mental to the public interests"
Is ''Other property" subject to local laws?
Can other property be ''voted up or voted |
down2' Who ever heard of ''other prop
erty" being in the power of popular ma
ority? fplaced on the same basis as other !
property has it not a right to the same pro-
teCtioD2 What is thatP Why, adequate
protection. Laws are adapted to the nature
of the property. There are laws to punish
stealing horses and burning houses but not
to punish stealing houses and burning land.
There is only one rule to govern legal pro-
lection of property; it must be adequate.
But by what right is slave property re-
etricted to the laws which protect other
property? The Constitution of the United
States especially gives it especial and extra
ordinary protection, in providing for the
return of fugitives.' This is one of the COM
promises of the Constitution. Without
that the Union could not have been
formed. No such law for the recovery
of other property exists or could be
made. The doctrine that slave property is
entitled to no other protection than other
property, attacks the FugitiVe-saVe Law;
ard that is probably what this means. Is
that the way to stop agitation and quiet the
South, and save the Union?
The Fugitive-slave Law is extended over
the organized Territories. The principle
that slave property is entitled to special
Federal protection is established by
that. To deny it, is to deny the right of the
inhabitants of a Territory to recapture their
fugitiyes; and it is also to justify the re-
sistance at Chicago, in recent case, to
the return ofa Nebraska fugitive slave We
hope that is not what the doctrine means
now, but it looks very much like it.
"a species of property which they may
regard as detrimental to the public inter-
estsl" Slavery detrimental to the public
interests Why, where would our COM
meIce, and our industry, and our Govern
ment revenue be without the products of
slave labor2 1t is the very key-ston of our
free institutions. Who ever heard of slavery
being detrimental TO public interests2 This
beats the Garrisonians, for they allege that
slavery is founded on the prosperity of the
cotton and sugar cultivation. Is slavery
detrimental TO the interests of CINCINNATI
These are certainly very singular positions
to advance when the conservative men of
the nation are calling for mutual concession
and compromise. The time and place are
ill7judged for taking step in advance in
Abolitionism.
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