Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-01-03

editors were mostly Southern men, who un-
der strong defamation against Slavery In
animated into tbeir sesders she Democratic
doctrines which had been tausht b. the
Slave oligarchy. Their professions were anti
Slavery but their fruits as TO tariff, free
trade, Banks &C., were the same ~ those
borne by Calhoun L Co. whssevsr msy be
the truth az to the object of It's editors Il sub
served the views Of theleadcrs Of the Demo
Gratis in reference TO measures nt.1
Mr. Clay in his speech in the Senate Of
Feb. Z. 1899, diltdes to this fostering Of
Abolition excitement by the South in these
words C l say it with profound regret, but
with no intention TO occasion irritation here
or elsewhere that there are persons in 10th
rayts Of the Union who have sought to
Dsiagle Abolition ,eih politics and 10 array
one portion Of the Union a0ainst the other. y
Mr.. Benton in his speech against the repeal
Of the Missouri Compromise line Of 1890 de-
livered in 1854 says "and now what is the
excuse for this breaking up of ancient Com
promises for arraying one-half of the Union
against the other2 What is the e1suse for
all this turmoil and mischief? We are told
it is to keep the question of Slavery out of
Congress; Great God 1t is out Of Congress;
completely, entirely, and forever out of Con
gress, unless Congress dragged it inby break
ing down the sacred laws which settled it. -
What advantage do the Slave States ex-
pect from this bill? Certainly an extension
of Slave power. This may prove fallacious
expectation. The question Of Slavery in
these Territories will be a question of numb
ers-of majority for or against Slayery-and
what chance would the Shareholders have in
such a contest7 No chance at all The
Slave emigrants viii be out numbered and
compelled to play at most unequal
game not dnly in point of numbers. but also
in point Of stakes. The Shareholder stakes
his property and has to run It off or lose Il
| If out voted at the polls. -
Thus Clay and Benton recognize the real
agitators Of Slavery Two things in Benton
speech show he was ignorant of two things
that the introducers of the bill were proba-
bly, not ignorant of, that is, first, theintended
march of Major Buford with some 300 Geor-
gians and South Carolinians, and the march
of Senator Atchinson's Border Rufians tc
drive off or wipe out as they said, the free
state cettlers in Kansssand thus prerent til,
out rottng.
And 2d the Dread Scott Decision, to pre-
rent the necessity of the Shareholder running
off his iSlares or losing them. Could Bentor
have conceived of these changes and viola
tons of lawJ3 might not have added in tn,
same speech II zee nothing which Slave
4 holders are to gain under this bill-nothins
but an unequal & yexatious contest in which
I Grey arr-to bc4osers.A Fer -Beassa- -thoughl
Of lawful means only.
The Northern party which the South. ha.
acted with has thought it to Be IL interest
to justify the S0uthin all things; thus giving
, her politicians the boldnes todefle and per
vert religion, corrupt the morality, the judi.
ciary the principles in short every thing
thus illustrating the adage that evil capno,
4 be tolerated without AEering evil conseqd-
{ encss;, :. 3. q. -. <. -
Thomas Il. Bcnssa.s LAff woI j L
. the American people denounces the conduc
2 lof the administration for suppressing ant
. conccaling the evidep Dbf foreign nes.siz
e ton, that is surr0 hded By circumstances
(which counect itTith !. suheme to bring on q
9 separution of tke Slave from the Free States
9 1seik rsays he, of the Gadsden negotiation
/ and Of fifty millions he was authorized t
II give for broadside of Mexico, with por
! on the Gulf of California, and railway ;
i it to suit the United States South, after tn
nj separation, to which point al the scheme
d of Southern Pacific Rail Road tend, Will
!. the public are made obelievs thav are hum
D ing the best wsxs california, where the
ID mean it shall go, because Cahforni
e rejects Slavery. Benton further says ths
4 "In th1k $50 some Southern politicians
es having private griefs Of their own
ne redress, a kme ambitious objects Of the
!, own o. popceived that & sepad
'3 ton lIg, Ind an erection of ne
b. Republic South was the M, 10 spcomplis
us their purposes, and 0sUhj Isthey wei
re to work, pretexing thGir operation with Il
I'd oppreszitns Of ar Unconstitutional Protecti'
to Tariff" With this view, and upon Ii
atlpretext, the first Southern (South Carolin
tie Com 1entiop was held November, 1882, viii
doTpasBsd the Ordinance Of ndlfhczstu6 .
q Secession, declaring the revenue lnws n
~. and void, fixing the first day Of FebTus
a. then next ensuing for thsIsecession, and le
ar ying an army to maintain her attitude. T
his Jackson Proclamation of December, 1ss
IN denosancing the penalties of high treas
ng on all who should commit the overt act u
al der that Ordinance; and the full belief Il
ul- he would do what he said, baked that D
per ject and gave birth to the Tariff Comp
ms mise Of 1888, by which protectire tariff
at pretext for secession, was laid aside, to
d substituted by the. Siarery agitation ;
1t The substitution was instant and notorio
the On returning home from Congress, Mr..
llti- houI told his friends that the. South co
ach never be united against the North on
al Tariff question-that the sugar interests
ans I ouis isia M ixVor1ld keep ber ont and that