The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-07-15

The Commercial says. The lie, loudest
and oftenest proclaimed. by the Northern
enemies OLA Republican form Of govern
ment," who wish 20 become the personal and
political vsssa.s Of the squad ofbogus aristo-
Gratis whose basis for the pretension that they
are the ordained rulers Of this county, Is the
fact that: they own niggers-she lie most
itsrated and emphasized by these voluntary
serfs. l.. that after the Presidential election
Of le6o the South could not get "compro-
mise" The fact i. the Southern conspira-
tors. with the aid OF others who we're mis-
guided. attempted. by the use Of the threat
Of secession, 10 coerce the voters who had
chosen the President. to surrender ignomini-
ously their views of public policy. The
CRTrrrSDEs compromise. as certain PROPOSE
tons were miscalled-it being in reality the
BREcKIsRrDeE compromise-was the one for
which the strongest effort was made. The
object OF this compromise was TO put into
the Constitution Of the United States guar
antee that all territory held. or hearaffer ae-
CURED. land BKrcKNHiDoK asserted in pub
lie letter that the proposition in itslies was
his. and ofinmense Importance. while Carr
rkSDrS said he vsuld not insist upon retain
ing it. south of SO deg. 30 min. should be
slave territory. There we're three prime OBJ
| jsctions 20 this:
/. 1t fastened slavery upon a vast region
without regard TO the wishes Of the people.
Whether the people wanted it or not they
must have il.
2. The intention Of the BarcxISRIDos con-
sPirators was plainly enough TO get this pro
vision into the Constitution. and then enter
upon a system of fIibustering TO end in war
for the extension Of slavery over Mexico
As HrsHr wIsrEn DAVIS. of Baltimore.
stated the case. the object was "to extend
slavery to Cape Horn" The scheme was q
handsome one TO have used the whole nation
to realize the Southern fiibuster's dream Of
a vast slave holding Empire surrounding The
Gulf Of Mexico. the free States to form q
mere appendage.
3. When the CRIrTKSDKS Compromise wa.
pending in Congress, six States had already
seeded and would have refused to vote OF
the amendment of the Constitution. There
fore, as three .fourths Of all the States mus
agree TO q Constitutional amendment bcfor,
Il becomes part Of the Constitution. th,
CnrrrEsDrs Compromise. il adopted by Con
gress. would have required. In order to cen
clude tho business, the vote Of every Stat,
remaining in the Uniou save tws-Vermont
Massachusetts, and Wisconsin,. or any othe
three States would have defeated IL.
IL was because this most objectionable an,
most impracticable measure this insult an,
impossioility-was not supported. Garfield
by thsfriends Of the then incoming Admin
is,ration, that the Republicans are now abus
cd and oerated by partixsn malignants aut
traitor sympathisers. as opposed to all con
Citation and compromise: and accused o
Of obstinacy in advocacy ola party platform
and an unwholesome pride of opinion anc
indispositIon to peace. by some who shoul
know much better.
There were practicable. honorable an,
just ssftlsmsnts Of all sectional difficulties
proposed and supported by Republicans
The standing charge against the "Northerl
sectional party had been that il was thei
purpose to interfere with slavery in tn
States. How was this metz II was met b
the ConwIs amendment TO the Constitutio
Of the United States. as follows:
ART. IL. No amendment shall be mad,
10 the Constitution which will authorize o
give 70 Congress the power to abolish or to in
terfere, within any State, with the domestic
institutions thereof. including that OF pc rson
held 10 labor or service by the laws of szis
State.
This received the Constitutional require
ment ola two-thirds vote in both Houses o
1861. this amendment passed the House. ID
yeas TO o. nays. On the "a OF March. the
Senate passed it. "a yeas to IL nays. As Il
the Fugitive Slave law. ABRAHAM LrScoIi
always held tho opinion that it was the dut,
ofthe Federal Executive to enforce il. Ii,
always said so. AZ to the question Of slav.
cry in the territories, il was proposed to ad-
init all the Territories into tho Union a.
States. without inquiry as to their domcs iii
institutions. But the Southern conspirators
demanded that the Government should DO
come their direct implement In the extcnsiol
of slavery. The theory that an honorable
compromise and settlement Of sectional diff
iculties was refused the South. is not onl,
the oftenest iterAted. but the most infsmou,
lie tha, the sympathisers with and supporter
OF Secession in our midst are guilty of circu
lating