The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-10-03

What, then, is the extension to which
they are so violently opposed? Why, it is
only this: If slave is carried by his owner
from one place to another, tkat Is an erten-
sion Of slauery!
To continue a man and his posterity in
slavery through all time, in one locality, is
no extension Of slavery, within the Repub
lican meaning of the term. But to remove
him from that locality to another, is an tex
tension Of slavery" too horrible for these
d:votees Of liberty to think of:
But these Republicans, either foolishly
or traudulently, encourage the idea, that if
slavery can but be confined within the
space it now occupies, it will soon die out;
whereas, in truth, so far as mere space is
concerned, it probably has enough already
for it to live and flourish in for two, three, or
five hundred years.
"Down Nth the s1ave Oligarchy, would,
to the minds of most men, convey the idea
of an intention to overthrow the powers Of
the shareholders, by annihiating their right
of property in their slaves. But in the
creed Of the Republicans, "Down with the
Slave Oligarchv." means no such thing
It only means that the shareholders shall
not have so much influence in the admins
tration of the national government, and es-
pecially that they shall not have so large a
share Of the national offices, as they have
hitherto had the address to secure! And
these wise Republicans imagine they can
overthrow the slave oligarchy, and destroy
their influence in the government, at tn"
same time that they (the Republicans)
maintain the inviolability Of the three or
four thousand millions of dollars o: prop.
erty in men, on which the slave oligarchy
rest, and whence all their inf1ence is de-
rived.
But suppose the slave oligarchy can be
overthrown, after this plan of the Republi
cans, what right have the latter, as consist
ent men, acting under the constitution, and
pledged to support, to attempt to overthrow
the slave oligarchy, so long as they (the
Rcpublicans) concede that the oligarchy
arc not ciolating the Constitution, by hold
ing their fellow men as property? Accord
ing to the Republican Interpretation of the
Constitution, the slave oligarchy are just as
good citizens of the United States, exercis-
ing only their constitutional rights, as are
the Republicans themselves. Indeed, there
would be nothing inconsistent in the slave
oligarchy being members OF the Republi-
can faction, in full communion. There is
nothing in the political creed Of the latter,
that really need stick in the throats Of the
former; and the Republicans themselves,
or, at least, large portion of them, would,
no doubt, be very much delighted by such
an accession to their numbers.
"Ths suppression Of the slare trade" ap-
pears to be becoming one of their party
watch-words But, if southern jures will
neither indict, nor convict, how is the slave
trade to be suppressed? and how can the
Republicans ask or expect southern juries
to indict, or convict, for bringing slaves
from Africa, so long as they (the Republi-
cans) concede the right of property in four
millions of native Americans? There is
plainly no consistent way whatever, of sup
pressing the slave trade, except by giving
freedom to the slaves already in the coun-
try, and all that may be brought in, and
thus putting an end to the slave market
And there is, probably, no other possible
way Of suppreSsing it. Certainly, there is
no other possible way of suppressing it.
unless by such an enormous expenditure
as the nation will never be likely to incur
81 he suppression of the slave trade" may
therefore, fairly be set down as another o
the fraudulent watchwords of the Republi
can faction.
Still another specimen of the hypocrisy
of this faction, is to be found in its name
1t has taken to itself the name of Republi
can. They are great sticklers for the Con
stitutiOn, and many, or most OF them
''strlct constructionists,' at that. The word
"Republican,' is found but once in the Con
stitution, and we are bound to presume tina
this Constitutional party have chosen the
name with reference to the signitication 0
that word in the Constitution. Bnt do the,
propose "to guaranty to every State in thi
Union republican form of Government ?
a government that shall secure to all tn
citizens Of the United States, within tn
States, the protection of the laws? And d.
they propose that the United States govern
ment shall ascertain for itself, independent
ly of the State governments, who its owl
citizens are, within the States, that it ma
fulfill this guaranty to them? Not at all
So far from it, they hold, in the language G
the Chicago platform, that
"The maintenance inviolate of the right
Of the States, and, especially, the right {
each State to order and control its own Dc
nestle institutions, according to its ow
judgment exclusively, is essential to tina
balance of power, on which the perfectio
and endurance Of our political faith depend
and we dcnounce tie lawless invasion, b
armed force, of any State or Territory, n
matter under what pre.ext, as among tn
gravest of crimes"
This means, if it means anything, tn;
the slave Oligarchy," or any other bod
! of men, however small, who may chance
get the power of State into their hand
may reduce anybody and everybody, blae
and white, to slavery, ,oithout inteyeren
from the general government and that fl
J private persons to go to the rescue Of the
fellow men, from these robbers, ravisher
and kidnappers, would be among the gr
, vest of crimes"
! This is giving to slavery more than
ever asked. Even the Drea Scott judg
!. themselves set up no such claim for it
this. Their opinions admits that mhites a
! citizens of the United States, and, becau
they are such, cannot be enslayed by Il
States. Those judges, are, in fact, ''nO
y ertensi0nists," and have much better clai
|, to that title than the Republicans; for tn.
: conceded that slavery could not be extend
, beyond the limits Of single race; where
, the Republicans acknowledge no such,
any other, limit to slavery in the State.
}, or what is the same thing, to slavery in Il
g United States.
, We believe that no body even Of Soutl
+ ern men, respectable either for numbers,
a as representatives of Southern sentimer
4 have ever attempted to carry this doctri
q Of State Rights to such lengths, in beh;
: Of slavery, as it is here conceded to the
:. by the pretended friends Of liberty.
;. fact, these men have been attempting,
= years, to rival, ut least, if not to outdO, cv.