Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-08-30

protesting against such Conclusions. sspieD
The extsnsion Of negro slavery into the
territories of the .united States has become
q seitled policy Of the Democratic parry
This reality cannot be disguised, and ough,
not 10 be denied. IL 10 easily accounted for
Unity ofin,erest and unity, of desire yill
always produce a perfect concentration OF
strength. The fortunes Of the South, have
become completely identified with their
peculiar domestic relations. By their har.
mony they have been epabled to govern the
Democratic party, end, thus far, to govern
the country through the agency Of that
party. The vital force Of that sorganizaticn q
being 10 ihs South. and Slavery .propsgsnd-
Ism regarded there as q necessity, Il canno,
be considered strange that the influence of
the party should be 80 directed as to loriiiy
dsssrinss most congspisl to the, supposed
welfare OF those who direct It's machinery.
To many ithss seemed unsccoyntabie ths.
executive action and legislative and judicial
proceedings should be SO shaped, from ye,r
| to year, 90 to strengthen the few at the
expense Of the grea:, mas of our people,
Let it no longer be regarded as marvel or
n mystery; the responsibility Of il rests with
those Northerp men in HON we have re-
posed our confidence and clo.hed with the
garments ofauthority. Examine the record.
ed votes in your National Congress, and
there learn why it is that Northern capital
and labor are constantly borne down by the
ennrn.ous weight Of Southern exaction. =
When your reasonable requests are denied
ne ed not tell you, with earnes,ness ant
emphasis, Il is because eight millions Of mer
control eighteen millions through our repre-
sentstives elected by . party pledged to
interests adverse to ours. Slavery educates
its statesmen in high school,, under able
professors. 1t teaches that the Northl m
men are cowardly, and that their ambition
| 10 linked with avsriee; and unfortunately fol
US Il has Arguments to fortify its faith. Ia
half a'century it may not, De credited that
less than dozen men, trained under these
circumstances. 90 alarmed Pennsy ylvanis
President as to induce him to recast a mes.
sage, violate the plighted faith upon which
he was elected, disgrace his native State
and degrade the high Office to which he hat
then but recently been elevated. And yet
not only this has been done almost within
our presence, but the representatives. Of fret
constituencies have been induced to lent
their aid to force servile labor into compe
titou with that Of the white man, and
Slave State into the sisterhood OF indepen-
| denotes to throw the balance Of powel
against their own people. Some of these
are now not only respectable member Of thu
| Douglas church. but missionaries amonl
the .unbe ;ieyins and outside barbarians.
have soms ofthem very distinctly 10 m!
recollection. and il would be quite refresh
Ing to,hear their remarks in laudatlon o
popular sovereignty, such as they denied il
Kansss. and in denuuciation of Southern
demands, TO which they succumbed as re
luctnntly as thrice seduced dsmsel 10 he
lover. I believe II waa Wirabeau who sal
";he presents Of drspo.isrn are always dan
perous;" he should have included in his re
mark, the threat Of the tyrant as well as hi
reward.
! The allegation that Southern combina
tions are formed for the purpose OF counter
acting opposition extremists, is sheer falls
:, pretense, restored TO ss blind and chen
No fears ever sp-ung from such parentags
Slavery does not exs. by legsl enncimen
: anywhere: it 10 the child of force; and q
the sentme 1t OF the world Is against il,
cannot live without the sustaining hand ,
I, power. Surrounded BY an atmosphere
,, freedom, it Is nescessarly unsafe, and stat
tory safeguards and defenses become nee
essary. Vassalage and subjection neve
/, /, impress themselves. without violence, upo
tho natural man, whilst, on the contrar
the sentiments OF freedom must forever di
turo the subjects Of despotism. The Sout
) 10 be safe, must, Therefore, extend throus
. and beyond Ill the cour tervsiling infdenc'
to which ! have referred, and, consequent
y our frontier possessions must be captures
), But ss The inherent weakness Of the Sou
is moi equal TO this task, craft is resorted
supply ths needed assistance. Upon whor
can this be more sdvantsgeously broug
to bear than President without courage,
etJudee without csndor, or a legisator VII,
out integrity! W. are sold Of betrayed hou
'olly, and five had not moro torhesrance th'
III discre ton we would terrify traitors. Mi
ions or ceres OF fertile lands, every now al
: then are filchea from our industrial 'classe
y who REQUIRE ihem fof the support and ed
!" cStion OF their families. TO be turned in
y barren wastes BY those who have alres
blssied more than one-half Of our soil
!" with an avalanche Of fire. Factories, a
!, workshops are lettering II ruins, and fam
=. =. les and neighborhoods len starving and
~ - rsgs, because frostersd Industry is not
- quired IN that region where the lsboring m
'e !. has no rights which the owner Of men
~ bound 10 respect. And ships rot at o
= q whsrves. and storehouses become but re
- dezvous for iders and vanrsnts afo5 the r,
- son thai uncompe nssted chstte efsinsws y 4
Nv fruits more chesp thsn Compensated Ok
- and require no shlela against the paul
:. products of Europe. lfs change Of ia
- laws were required by Me. South instead
=, the North. they cou,d not fail of Its
!. comp plishment. In that case the Presid
"a q would ADVOCATE it,with ardor, II not with .
!. ceriiy, and our Senators would again i'll
- =" trate the fact Of their trucking subject
w. to those who secretly sbhor, their bsssn
'u and in6deIity. Our ,esrnest wishes are
30 20 only constantly dsregatded, but our pI
20 o~;t, 70 vamovsefeaetv naraitxed