, 1860-07-14
A LOOK AHEAD

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full half Of Illinois, Iowa aud 1ndiara the
wheat has been secured ), and before the end
Of next week, the north parts n1 these States
and all Michigan, Wisconsln and Minnesota will
be in the harvcsser'a hands. 1t this time in
all fields except those later sown, the ripen.
ing grain is beyond the reach Of tho ordinary
causes which destroy it, md nothing but un-
natural and unexpected calamities can now
rob the husbandmau Of the bountifu1 fruits Of
his toll. The corn never before promised such !
yield An immense area has been planted;
the ~"stand" Ii all the farmer can wish, and
the growth, unless interrupted by excessive
rains, will insure crop that has never been
surpassed. Wo may promise an abundance
Of brcadstuas, whatever, less than Tbs mirac-
ulous, may como.
We cannot refrain either, at this time, from
congratulating tho business men Of all kinds,
on the promise TINT this harvest already gives
Of increased activity in every department Of
trade and industry. The clouds which have
40 long hung over the West seem about to
be carried of by tbs fayoring gales that have
brought us abundance, and though none may
hope or wish for the return Of that feverish
excitement which marked the progress Of
1854, IS and '56, all may rejoice that the
stagnation that has prevailed, the hard times
that hare cramped and impoverished, aud the
despondency that distressed the nation
to be replaced by activity, ple-,,... = ato
founded hope. - aoo well
assurances Of a comforting character
are heioFo the country. The long reign Of the
1alse and rotten Democracy is coming tn an
end. The administration Of governmental ae.
LARS viii, by the election Of lincoln, be re-
pesea IN able and honest hands; and the cor
Eupt'ons and extEavagances by which the tro
last dynasties have been made notorious wi1l
give way before the rule Of our pure and in.
cofruptlble statesman on whom all particsmay
rely. His Inauguration will unouestionablv
be followed by an attempt among bis party
friends to change the commercial: policy Of tie
country in such a manner that for the larpo
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part Of tho necessaries Of civilization our neo-
pie Will not be compelled to seek foreign man
utactories, and that for remuneratiye MARKET
for the produce Of our soil, the farmers will
not be hereafter dependent upon tho urcer-
tainties Of compete: with The ag1iculturists
Of Great Britain and the Continent. Follow
ing close on the heels Of tho impulse given to
onslness BY the crop now being 1eapcd, we
may look for the infusion Of new vigor and
capital into the great industrial enterprises 0,
tue country represented in mining and manu-.
1acturng, which have received nothing more
than governmental oppression or neglect
Vita an abundance to eat aud to snare
with the prospect Of remuneratiye foreign
market for the present, and steady homf
market by~and-by, with Just and economical
government at the head Of which will stapt
4 man OF the people, acquainted with theil
wants and the best methods Of relief with new
industrial enterprises opening which will ut
tract immigration and increase the profits O.
agriculture, with the recent settlement OF bal
ances and the une1amplcd reduction Of iudi
Vldual lndebtedness,-witlth these thir:.. !,
prospect We see no reason 70 doubt that At
men may smooth out their faces, quit their ab
sofo Signing, and beliye that the storm il owe,
| anu the Day o. prosperity is about to return.
| ASKING TOO MUCH.
| Our slaveholding neighbors argue that the,
have as good right to take their property il
to the Territories, as the Northern men hay,
to sake theirs; and that they arc entitled to a
iuu protection in holding and using it there
The argument that the property Of all shoul,
be equally protected is very plausible. Bu
the error lies in the fact, that slaves are No
property outside Of the local law which make
them such; and when Shareholder takes hi
slases into territory Of the United States
and claims protection for til IN there, a. prp1
eTty, he is simply begging the question. The
are not property there, and Of course entit]e
to no protection rs such. They are propcrt
only where local law fixes property in then
aud this was the view taken by tho trainers {
the Constitution when they inserted the claus
!, requiring the returning or giving up uudt
! certain circumstances Of Persons owing &C.
vice" DC. Fthey had been regarded as rro,
i crty outside Of the action Of the local laws
the States where they are held as propert,
this clause would have been unnecessary; Il
they could have been recovered without it,
person may reclaim Ills property wherever
/ eau find it, without any especial permit fro,
the Constitution Of the United Stntes.
It's fundamental error, therefore, to co:
s'dcr slaves as property in general sens
Horses, and cattle, and merchandise are prc,
" crty everywhere by the common usages Of S.
> ciety, ard the universal consent Of mankin,
Not so with mankind, white or black. The
are property only in those States where loc
laws make them such. And, indeed, they d,
not all slaves or property there. Some
. them are lifted out OF the notion Of this loo
law, and are chilled "frce blacks" It's ne
. Gectly clear then that the quality Of proper
+; in them has its existepce only by virtue OF
local law, and where this local law is inoper
tive that quality ceases
Is it not plain that the South are asking t,
much when they demand the same protectis
+; for their "slare property" in the Territori
that Northern man is entitled to who co
there with Lis horses, and teams and impl
ments Of husbandry, to earn an honest livir
e by the sweat Of his own brow? Ifslayes a
properly in the sense that horses and catt
arc, the sl'veho1der may take them into ii
= FREQ States as well as the Territories; for !
r can take bis horscs and cattle into any Sta
in the Onion, and find ample protection in Il
L peaeeable possession Of them.
Amongst reasonable men thero is not tt
slightest wish to interfere with slayory
/ thoss States where it exists By law. The 9
most universal sentiment is, to Leave it Who'll
l. to the Southern people, and let them mana,
it in their own way as their judgment and CO.
sciences may: dictate-: = But when they clai
u the right under forced and unwarrantt
construction Of tho Constitution, to spread
: over free Territories, they are asking entire
s too much, and any such claim as til
should be resisted and oEerborpc as it &c
tMn1y will be.
Canvass In Indiana.
The Republicans Of Indiana are making
vigorous canvass. They are holding meetings
e every county and township, and are organizi'
l. Wide.Awake clnbs and vigilance committees
It every part Of the Stale. Papers and docume1
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