The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-03-13


is to give fair play to both rarties, the slave
holding and non slaveholding States protect the
right OF both on their common soil and as
soon as soon as a Sovereign State enlerges, to
which the soil is hencsloiwarl to belong, remit
the matter to its absolute discretion. This
IS iustice-this is the mpartiality which be
comes the agent Of q great people, divided By
two such great interests.
That is the rights OF The south-as slauelo9-
diag-for il is IN that relation only that she is
different section from The Narth - and the
rights of die North, IS non slagebliiug, are ab-
sorutey equal, IS so rla proposition, that
one, wonders At The pertinlcity With which it
has been denied.
Htre let us expose sephSn whose only force
CONSISTS ID play upon words 1t is alIedgea
that the eqnality the sections Is not DISTURBED
by the exclusion oil Slavery from the Territories
because the S5uthren man nav take with hiin
an The Northern man can take. The plain
English Of Nhich is this II The Scuthren man'
will consent 10 become rs Northern man, and
renounce what distinguishes him as a Sou'Ersa
man, he NAV 90 into the territories But if
he insists upon remaining SoatFrep man, he
mast stay at home The geography is only an
accident IN this matter. The SouihreQ MAJ,
politically. is the slaveh3lter: the Northern
mau. politically, is the non Stakeholder. The
rights OF the States are the rights ofthe South
as slavehoding; the rights OF The North are the
rights OF the North as slGyeholaing. This
is what ma kes the real difference bctwiXt the
two sections. To exclude slaveto'1iHg is there
fore, to exclude the South BY the free soil
doctrine, therefore, she, as South, is utterly de-
barred from every foot Of soil WHICH beolgs, of
right. asto her Northern. conedcrates The
Constitution is made treat her institutions as
of they were scandal anil reproach IL be
comes the patron Of the North, and an enemy,
instead of a protec' or, TO her' q. .,
That this is the attitude which the Govern
\ mcnt is hencebrGard to assume, we shall now
proceed to show ..-sg-.g s,., ...,..c.s,, ,,....s-
-Q.9 In the first place, let it be distinctly un-
derstood, that we do not charge The great BODY
of the Northern people who have accompl shed
Z the recent revolution, with belns aoolltlonlst'
in the strict and technical sense, we are willing
to concede that they have no design, for the
present. to interfere directly with slavery in the
slayeholding states We shall give them credit
for an honest purpose, uuder Mr.. Lincoln,s ad-
ministration 10 execute, as far as the hostlllty
of the states will let them, the provisions OF
the fugitive slave law. All this may be admit
ted, but it does not effect the real issue, nor
mitigate the real danger. We know that there
are various ts pes Of opinion at the North with
reference to the moral aspects OF slavery, ana
we have never apprehended that under the
Constitution as it stands, there was any likeli
hood. Of attempt to interfere, by legislation with
our. property on our own soil -..sf -,
I(2A But, in the second place, It must like
wise be conceded that the general almost the
universal attitude Of the Northern mind is one
Of hostility to slavery, Those who are not N,
prepare(: to condemn it as SIN, nor 70 n'eu"ie
with it where it is legally maintained are yst
opposed to it as a natural ana polltcal ,eEll
which every good man should deslre 70 see & eA-
linerdshed. They all regard 1t as calamity
an aflliction, a misfortune. hey reSa'u az
an element of weakness, and as a adraWoack
mon the 'nrosperity and glory Of the country
rEbav nity the South, as caught in the toidS OF
a serpent. which is gradually sQueezing out
hcr life. And, even when they defend US from
tho reproach of sin in sustaining the relation,
they make SO many distinctions between the
distract notion of Slavery and the system OF
our own laws, that their defense would hardly
avail to save us, if there were any power com
petcnt to hang and quarter Us. we are sure sure
NAT we do not misrepresent the general tone
a Northern. sentiment. It is one OF hostility
to,slaveYv--jtis one which, while it might not
he Tvilling TO break faith under the present ad-
ministration,with respect to express lnl nlunctio.S
of the Constitution, is utterly ana aosolutely
opposed to any further extension OF the. sys-
tenn. .Tn, sa5 5s4 ra 's I. ,.. ,I
90 In the third place let 1t be distinctly
understood tlatwe have no complaint 10 maze
of the opinions ofthe North, considered Simply
as their opinions, They have right SO lar as hu-
man authority is concerned, to thihk as tpey
please. The South has never asked9heW teo.ap-7 va
nrove Of sIyery. or to change their own lnstltl-
II ami
The Southshas been willing to accord to them
the most uer feet and unrestricted right o. PA
vate Judgment. aaa l.
f4.S But. in the fourth place, what we 90
rosnY, lain Of, and what we have a right to com
main of is that they should net be content
with thinking their own thoughts themselves,
hut should undertake to make the 1ooef'lateac
tb,y,k them likewise. We OF The South nave,
also certain thoughts concerning slavery ana
We cannot understand upon what prineip.e Inc
thinking OF the Sonth is totally excluded, ana
the thinking ofthe North made supreme lhe
Government is as much ours as theirs, and we
cannot see why, in q matter that Titally con-
Germs ourselves, we shall be allowed ,toao no ei-
faet;ye thinking at all This is the grievance.
The lioyetnmentis made to take the type o.
Northern sentiment--itis is animated, in its rela-
tions To Slavery, by the Northern mind. ana
the South, hence forward IS no longer of the
Government, but only Under he 4Goyel nment
The extension Of slavery insob, dienee to Nor
thern preindce is to be forever arrested, Con
rress is to treat 1t as an evil an element OF po-
Gtieal weakness and to restrain It's influence
within the limits which now circumscribe it,
All this because the North thinks so while the
South an equal party to the Government, mas
quite other thoughts And when we indignant
IL complain Of this absolute suppression o. oil
right te think in and through our own uoV-
eminent. upon a subject that involyesaour homes
and our firesdes we are coolly reminded, that
as long as Congress does not usurp the rights
of nnr ow n Legislatures, and abolish slayeryton
our own soil nor harbor oursfugitiEes when they
attempt to escape from us, we have reason to
be oreatful for the indulgence accorded TO US. -
The right to breathis as much as we should
venture TO claim. You may ex st says freesod-
ism, as States, and manage yoursiaves at home
we will not abrogate your sovereignty \ our
rnnaways we do not want, and we may occa
siopaIlyssend them back to yopa But At yor
think yol HAVE right to be heard at Washing
ton upon this great subject, it is time that your
pfesumption should be rebuked The north
istfie thinking power-the soul ofthe .doVern'
neY,t. The life of the Government IS North
erY,--riot Southern, the type to- be impressed
upon ALI future states Is Northern-not South
ern.3 The North becomes the United states
and the South sabject province. a
Now, we say that this Is state OF things
not 10 be borne. A free people can new r consenl