The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-06-09
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9th do. ALIEN. f. HAGNER.
" Hon. John Bell and Hon. Edward
Everett have both lly accepted the nom.
ina atoms for President and Vice President. -
We will give their letters Of acceptance mex,
week.
GTPerhaps the most plausible objection
yet urged against the Union party by either
OF its opponents, is, that the question Of sla-
very in the Territories, is ignored entirely in
the short statement Of principles adopted by
that party in the Baltimore Convention.
The leaders Of both the Democratic and
Republican parties have declared this question
to be vital one "a living issue that must
he met and settled at once and the organs oil
each have united in ridiculing the idea of the
formation of any party organization chat fails
to meet this question square in the face.
1t is by this kind of reasoning and by the
endless 'war Of words kept up by Demo-
cratic and Republican leaders, and party or
CANS upon this subject, that the people Of the
different sections of the country arc expected
to be induced TO believe that something is
really necessary to be done toward final set
Element of this vexcd question. That great
many persons in the North as well as the
South, have allowed tn, mselves to be deceived
i'll regard to this matter is more subject of
regret to every lover Of his country than Of
doubt and herein consists the plauslblity OF
the argument against the Union party. 1t is
addressed to the excited passions, and Sec
tional prcjudceS of men, by those who. for
mere partlzan purposes. originated this feign-
cd issue, and it has Tor its only object the
retention Of power by one Or the acquisition
power by the other Of the parties using the
argument.
Now if this question were vital issue
sufficient caSls bcHi as is assumed then the
effort to ignore it by any party, might justly
be regarded as the supremest folly. The
Union party, however, assumes that, in the
language of Gov. Cobb, the present Secretary
of the Treasury, this question is "a purely
theoretical issue" the purcst abstraction
in political point of view, that ever was pro.
posed for political discussion ;'-that the doc
trne of either of the sectional parties of the
country cannot be applied to one inch of ter
ritory in all our broad domains, aud that 1t is
improbable that, for years to come a cas-
may arise that will require any practical APP
plication Of the policy Of the government in
this respect.
No better exposition of the views of the
Union party upon this subject has been given
so far as we have scen than is contained in
the following extract from the eloquent and
patriotic speech Of Senator Crittenden, upon
the resolutions of Senator Davis in the Senate
a few days since. Upon the occasion referred
to Mr.. Crittcndcn said -
Mr. President, | do not want to enlarge upon
this subject. My object is to be brief as possible
do rot see that case has been procla lined which
would authorize Congress to undertake the res.
possibility of now interposng and now lcgislating
for the protection Of slavery. | do not know that
there are not sufficient laws for its protection
in any Territory. have no such knowledge my
self. No such case has been proclaimed here and
dies for TO arise hereafter. there had been
any existing, my friend from Mississippi IMr
Davis. as the careful and able guardian of these
rights, would have introduced bill giving that
protection instead Of Il vain resolution that oper
atcs NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the mischief and yot
forbeary to give redress. That would not have
been his course if there was an existing case
There is no now there can arise no case here
after. because there is no Territory to which
slavery is likely to 60.
10, 1,,. Al, -
TO produce the grievance not now existing in any
future Territory or in any Territory now existing
we must suppose it to be so desirable as to allure
Shareholders with their slaves to settle in it. Is
there any probability of that? Where is the Ter
ritory to which it will go? Well, sir you are to
make that improbable conjecture but that wi II
not raise the case. You must suppose that when
the slaves have been carried to this new Ter
ritorry, the Legislature of the Territorial govern
ment will act hostilely towards it. and by un-
friendly legislation, attempt to drive it out or to
impair its value if it remains You arc to sup
pose n Territory for them; you arc to suppose
their migration to that Territory and then you
to suppose that the Legislators Of that country
in violation Of the duties imposed upon them by
the constitutional law as it has been interpreted
and laid down. will assal property there by law
by the assumption Of rights that they will assai |
property that is there by the Constitution of the
United States All these suppostions have to be
made in order to get n case out of which this
grievance can arse.
What apprehension is there, then to be enter
tanned of an evil depending upon SO many improb-
able cvents-an evil that can only result from 50
many contingencies We must be prompt we
must be prone well as prompt, it seems. to CON
troversy, if we can presume all these things for
the future; if we can presume that with much
zeal us to bring them forward, aud make the
future, the possible future, a cause of present mis-
chief and of present quarrel further TO isurb the
peace of this great country. Sir, do not think it
is right. When you have got them there; when
all these contingencies happen and this Improbable
grievance, has been complained of ana is upon us
it will then be a question Of consideration how
far, under what circumstances, under what eX,rem-
ity Of evil it will be best for this Government to
interpose.'
This sensible position of Mr.. Crittcndcn
upon the inutlity, and present impractica-
biity Of the agitation in reference to the ad-
mission of slavery into, or its exclusion from
the territories, comments itself to the ca I'm
and dispassionatc consideration OF the people
Of every section of the country.
LoCoFoCo PLuG-UGLYIsM.-Att the NUM-
cipal Election in Washington City on Monday
last, locofoco rowdyism reigned supreme
voters were intimidated, hustled and assaulted
and the locoloco police carried off to the station