The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-03-14
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have Just arisen from perussl Of
pamphlet copy of the speech Of Henry Will
son. Of MassachGsetts, in the Senate OF the
us, Jan. IS, 1860, on the resolutions offered
by Mr.. BrOwn, Of Mississippi, which reso-
lulions declare IN substance, the equal right
OF The South, "Of allths States, to 60 into
the tetiitories With every kind of property
recognized by the Constitution of the Uni
ted Statess and held under the laws of any
OF the States. "s. The heading Of the pampb-
let is Tribune Tracts No. q" showing it
to be the I'D Of a. series of tracts to be is.
sued, and circulated broadcast in the United
Stutes-rOther in the Northern States only
-to.infuencs' coming Presidential can.
vass of 1860. a...- .. ... .-.... swan
The drift of the speech is to deuounce
slavery in the South, to denounce the Dem.
ocrutc party North and South, and to claim
for the Republican party proud distinction,
as the Abolition party, as ready to fight, or
brave disunion for the colored race.
After bitter TRADE against slavery, the
Senator goes on to charge the Democratic
party of the South with disunion sentiments; /;
and he fully proves, by quotations from their
avowals, that in certain contingencies that
are indeed uncertain, the leading Democrats
OF the South will prefer disunion TO object
subservieAcy to q sectional psrty, party
that only exist in one section of the Union,
party pledged to war incessantly on the
institutions Of the other sections Of the
Union. He indeed, nearly proves, that the
South will almost unanimously secede from
the Union, before they will consent to in
augurate VIM. H. Seward, or any other
man of his "irrepressible conflict" avowals
or principles, as President Of these States
Yes, he labors to prove the whole Democra
cy of the South as ready to secede from this
union in such an emergency, and that the
Northern, Democracy is ready to uphold
, them, and applaud their spirit. e..
And, if such is the fact, as he contends
what stronger argument can be urged for th
election of Democratic President! Wha
argument is more potent to the friends o
ihis Union, than that which will tend Il
perpetuate its blessings for il the Demo
cratic party OF the South secede, the whole
!, South is nearly. all Democratic, and tht
whole SDu'h will "act as unit" And wht
. OF US will volunteer to force them to stay il
union that they would unanimously detast
Not one Democrat, | am sure, will point
. cede to avoid the rule of q party that has IL
near 80 years assailed their institutions, an
tr implied on the provisions of the Constitu
ton that unites the States; purity that hp
finalIy sent Capt. John Brown to arm thei
slaves to insurreciioo, and now refuses, a
in the Ohio Legislature, to pass Law
against the formation of future John Brow
conspiraces.
We tepeat--what stronger argument Cal
be urged to strengthen the claims Of tn
Democratic candidate in the coming cam
puign, than that it is the only hope to pre-
serve "this glorious Union I"
e But the leaders OF Senator Wilson's part
have sought, by warfare of quarter OF
T. century on the institutions of the South
to initiate the first steps in the tragedy Q
t disunion. And now he and his party ina
CINE they have succeeded, and gloat over il
, ss over political triumph. H.