Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1861-02-07

pu, ,AroH5h rapidly.
shall IL BE Permitted,
Numerous propositions have been offered a:
compromises of the present difficulties between
the North and the South. They have all met
with more or less favor from thoughtfal and
confederate public The truth is, that the peo-
pie are anXou, to 10 justice in the premises, and
viii stand firm and insist that tie constitutional
rights Of every section OF the Union be maintain
ed and enforced. The popular voice has assert
Cd a fundamental principle adopted by the Faith
I ers Of tho Republic in its infancy-that il is the
right anu duty Of the Government to protect the
Federal territory from the blight of Slavery
T That i one that may be regarded Is agreed up
on,oy majority of tho pc )ple. The pr.e-se no an
- Ly employed to secure this assertion of princi
PIE has not been fully determined. Ii deemed
advisable, il may be cone by, Congressional N
reference, but taere are other modes by which
il can l'c as ,iiec,ually accomplished From that
position the Republican party viii not recede.
There MAJ be prominent maa here and there
Nho you'd he wiling 10 yield part of this ground
f. the sake OF peace, but peace bought at so
d.,s price would Dc but temporary. Compro-
rl.s.uS ish Ct.l onl, leads those who temper
with i: further and further into It's ne<hes. This
may te zesn from the Presen, crisis. II the peo-
pic had said IN lS20 that Slavery can 60 no fur
ther and bad have adhered te it, and devoted
Missouri to Freedom, the present crisis would
never have been upon But now shall y e
permit any settlement. of this question: or rather
shall We accept anv adjustment which does not
guarantee to the people Of every section of the
country thsir constitutional rights of freedom OF
speech, of the press. and -rotection against mob
violence when in tie latitude OF Slavery In
Crittendens, Corwins or the Border States plan
thi, subject is not 80 much as referred 10. md
COrsi n's speech, which publish on tie outside
of this paper agrees by implication at least that
ST., choldtrs shall dictate 10 u Tie "manner ct
speech while upon their soil. and that they ma!
decide upon the character Of the mail matter that
shall be permitted to pass through Southern Post
Offices undisturbed. In other words, he grants
that William L. YaIcey, the Fire eater and Dis
unionist Of Alabama shall I've permitted 10 make
the circdi; of the North and defend S.avery and
attack form OF free society, that the Charles
ton Mercury aud Richmond Enquirer shall have
protected circulation in ii.r North no!withstaIa-
ing they are tho avosed defenders of Slavery and
Disunion. Bat on the other hand, Senator Chase,
tie advocate OF Freei. m ana the opponent OF
slavery shall nc excluded from tho South. and
that If found there in any way defending the in
ztitutions Of the y )rth aud u.tering sentiments
i;sparaeiagiy Of Southern society, he may
he fined. imprisoned. expatriated OF hung as the
mob NAV prefer. And that the New York Trib
ure shall not be delivered to Southern prtrons
through the United States mails. The PROPOSE
ton il IN effect giving free license 10 Southern
men to continue in their unauthorized search,
seizure, and cruel treatment of Northern men
when visits of business or of pleasure at the
South Men guilty of no offense known to the
laws have been l,nehed, taIred and feathtred,
MANNED. whipped and hung at the demand of the
spirit Of slavery. II men are suspected of having
political opinions adverse 70 the tyranny of the
South, they are subject to any all of these in
indictions. Yet how patiently have we horne all
these outrsgcs and insults. 1t is proof that our
devotion to the Union Is idolatrous. The desire
to preserve il intact and transfer IL TO our chi
iren has many times stifled the voice of Justice,
smothered the dictites Of humanity and subyert.
ed the noble and divine purposes for which it was
made We have submitted to mobs in both sec
,ions Of the Union. and diabolicai passions have
usurped the power Of law, Judge. and execution
er, and we have been the victims Of a reign of
terror in The South unknown and rnhcard of in
any other rtrt Of the world No European des.
7otisn on tho face Of the oarth dare practice
such espionage over the freedom Of thought
speech press and the mail
Nav it Is time this thing was stopped and that
We have some definite understanding as 10 the
rights and privileges Of American citizens. A
citizen OF this Republic should be acknowledged
ard treated As such everywhere within Ia limits
and fully aud ehecrfully protected in the rights
which belong TO him as free man, and which arc
secured q HIN in the Const tuition.
We insist that there can bc no settlemeut OIL
this question unless We are protected against this
barbarous practice Of beating. burning, hanging,
and barreln- mp and drowning Of American cit-
zens by Southern desperadoes. made so BIZ the |
influence AMI spir, OF Slavery. We Listen to 10
sngsesIons Il peace until the is done. We
81 'ull b cosaras and traitors T. accept less In
almost any paper published in the extreme South. +
era state We can see accounts OF pro slavery I
auto ia ics aud every traveller from the land of
Solos. ii he is permitted = se;urn Al al, it IS
With ihAnkfuln,ss thai be IS alive. and no, unfre
qeently HI, scars are many and deeply laid in tie
puivcring aesh. The mere allu-ion 70 this state
o. things SHOULD make eyery fFes@an burn with
rage And Indignation. Compromises may look
b il and consider il vel. that there never Gao
BE- any harmony IN this Government Of perma-
aea, character unless the will OF the people in
-cspec, 70 the re- edom of the Territories is obey
I'd. and the rights Of American citirens. regard
tss q roi,t.ra' opinions. protected IA sssrs pcr
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