, 1861-02-14

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fFsoua tho Canton Faltou co., Regfstez.1 -;
i HID any; oua told us two weeks ago that
.Judge Kellogg would voluntarily offer resolu-
ttipns proposiugsto open any portion OF the
!; United States territory to the curse Of human
bondage, we would have laughed Ut thcln for
their credulity In. believing sucl, thing pos
sible. = But it seems we were mistaken IN the
mau, for be has actually Offered q proposition
to amend Aae Constitution, 90 as to admit slave
~ into aii territory now held by the United
Suites lying eonth Of 30 deg. 80 min, thus at
one fell jump, leaving the l!Oilcy upon which
the Government was tounaca. W4leh way 10
make slavery LOCAL institution, dependent
upon the local laws Of State, and in the "hlce
thcreor-so far as that territory is concerncsl-
ulopt NJ the doctrine Of national:zln5 slavery.
II II our last ISSUE WH gave our rtader5 telc-
sruphic synopsis Of Mr.. ks proposition, hut
made no remarks thereon because It was re-
eeived so late that we had not time, and We
were in hopes that there was some mistake
about the npttcr. Time, however, has only
served to contrm our worst fcars. Here i
his proposition
That In all the Territory now held By the United
Statts, Situated north of ST. 3ot involuntary ser-
hibitel while sucl. trEritury shall remain under
Tcrritoral Cover mcnt; TINT III all Territory now
hed sonth Of said line. yet her Congress nor any
emigration u safd Territory Of pcrEolts held 10
from any state Of this unf0u where thai re-
ation cxists by virtue Of any law or ntase ef such
tfont and when any Territory north south OF euid
line, within such boundaries as Congress may pre-
scribe, shall contain the population required fs
representation uf the people VI the ultted States.
1t may; IL Its form OF government be hepu blcan,
be admitted lnto ths uli;n on M eqnal footi,n.:
tion Of peTsOns held tu service aud labor as tue
Constitution Of sach new Stale may provide.
-. The Breckinridgc platform, upon this SUBJ
jcct, prcy1 les:
That the National Democracy of the Gnited
Statra hold thetc cardinal principles the subject
Of slavery III the TerritoIiee: /. That Congress
has power TO abolish s1vrry in the Territories
g. That tho Territorial Legislature has no power 10
abolish slavery in The Territories, nor prohibit
Ehe Introduction OF slayes therein, nhy pn,reI
tu destroy or t:patr the tut Of proper IL slaves
By amy legislation whatever.
From a comparison ot these two extracts,
it will be seen that, 50 far rs the Territory "
ils south OF Sc drss. 80 min. is concerne;l, .ir
kello:g has adopted the doctrine Of the Breck-
inridge party ;.ud this he proposes to cugratt
into the Constitution. This is one great step
towards accomplishing the desires Of tie
Southern extTe1nists-tAe complete raticnsl
ik.tion of sla cry. Heretofore the North bus
conceded everything, and the South nothing.
There is point, however, where concession
ceascs to be . virtue. To that puiut the North
Is u!r<ady driven. aad 1t now Oeloevts her td
1uilntain the Federal Government In the poii-
IS npon which it was tOunded-treu!om to re
national aud slavery sectional. subject onIy TO
The local laws Of States. Til, question WAS
the great issue before the country in the re-
cent political campaign, and the people have
spoken IN thunder tunes in Eellalf Of The old
time policy. Shall the Republican party then
TO wh"u. tue people OF thu couutry have
committed this mattcr-bctray the trust r-
| posed III them? Never! We Eay, ucyrr. II
thsy did, would they b. worthy. Or could they
t,1;
deuec OF the people. We answer mn-t
erphatiea]1y NO. But snppo:e that We.
were to accet'e TO the prero=:;ion Of llr
E, would it pnt an end 10 the agitation.
By no means. II 1t should eyen cause luii
III the present stofm-wltch We very mitch
Doubt would soon break cut again with
rs'uoub'cd force. hud the slave oliearcay woult
tcllanu still greater concessions It is very
evident therefore, that il the North desires TO
prsserve her rights, aud the spirit Of tho Fed.
c'::t Government nnimpuirct, ehe must make
nu concessions for the cxtcus:on Of slavery
under that Government. We are, tlles, fore,
utterly opposed to the proposition OF Judge
Kellogg. aud. from all that we can lrare. 4!,.re
Is not one Republican in hundred in this
District Who will consent to it. His consti,u-
enfs sent him to Congress to sustain tile 1ri,:-
ciples of the Republican platform aud rdsn
he fails to do that, they will no longer In
him their support. In this cle, therefore,
they nre not with him, aud mary autl bitter
arc the coade mnations that are lespsd upon
him.
As for cursclves, VIC stick TO the old-timc
form.
That tho normal condition o all the territory of
thc IMitc States Is that af frecans II at IS cur
Erraai A fathers. when they ha.i abolished -lu-
person sllonld be deprived % it, liberty, or p.r.,-
sftv- without e ibrce>s nf iaN.- 1t becnDc- our
duty. l legislation, Whenever snc!l legislation l.
nscs,;ary 70 maintain thtt provision ef the c:s,'-
deny III: antllority o. Congress of tss7it"r:ai
legislature Or ef any indyidua1s TO give legal ex-
States.
Those arc our sent ailments; AID in t:,e lau-
susss nt Hsnry Ciay. NO earthly poxer =l,al!
ever make us sntc 10 p1tut si.rery where sla-
very does nut Exist" And these hcirr our
.'ci'esE coaviesiona, u:yer shall our iatl;i:ncc,
hoSeser small It may be, be knowingly u.sd
1oai:, cItl,er directly cr Indirectly, ii lie ~
tension OF that iust:i utioa. TIE pcopl: ne:!.c
country, IN the lats eIertan, have en- oi1u.l:ai1y
SAID, l.t slayer; be c"ntiaeh to these SraTEs
who see tit to adopt it, aud nc say ba1ES.