Year: 1859

THE s6TH CONGRESS-THE ISSUE.
| It may be wondered why it is that the Democrats
| of the North and South strenuously oppose the
the organization of the House through the election
of Sherman Black Republican, but we think it can
be made plain to every who has any title to the
name conservative. Sherman of Ohio is one of the
blacklist free-soil anti-coustitation infamous Black
Republicans that breaths.


To show the character of the politically,
will be but short task On last spring Mr. Sher-
man supported and voted for the following resolu-
ton in the Black Republican convention of Ohio,
and so Mr. Cox, an Ohio Democras charges him:
| ''Resosred, That proclaiming our determination
rgdly to respect the constitutional obligations I'M
| posed upon the State by the Federal compact, we
J maintain the union of the States and the liberties
of the people; and in order to attain these import
ends demand the repeal OF the fugitive slave


c of 1850 as it is sbvcrsive of both the rights of
| ne States and the liberties of the people, and
| -ontrary the plainest duties of humanity and
| Justice and abhorrent to the moral of the
civilized world"


Mr. Cox of Ohio said still further


Now ask my distin guished friend who is the
! candidate for Speaker MIR SHERMAN whether or
not he believes in the consttutionality of the fugi
tive slave law? | hope my friend will do me the
courtesy to this question. 1t is a serious
matter 1t relates to one OF the compromises OF the
constitution; of the sacred compacts under
which the Republic org lnlZed and without
which it could not have been made and could not
continue to exist.


To this Mr. Sherman declined an dns,oer.
Upon this same resolution supported by Tom
Corwi. who .as a-.ae.aher of Eill4nore's Cabinet.
and also by this very Sherman, who is tried
to be forced upon the country Speaker of the
| House. Ju l,e Swan of OHIO, who refused to de
liver up upon ha5eas corpus, parties who had res
cued fugitive slave from the custody of the United
States Marshas, turned out of office.
Now what position ought southern men take in
reference to this s?-Certuny they ought t. oppose
forever the election of Sherman.


! But our opposition Southern men, prefer throw
ing away their and allowing him to be elected
over Virgnian Is there indignation in the south,
and it does not burst fourth avalanch to over
power these men? Why does the South slumber
in seeming security when her own sons will betray
her dearest interest ? What shall we say to those
who will plead justification for these men, when they
have the power settle the question and will not
Truly if there is judgment to come upon traitors,
they VIII be vistesd with swift punishment.


The following opinion by Post Master General
Holt is worthy of perusal by our Deputy Post Mas
ter He says:


lone of the most solemn constitutional obliga-
tions imposed on the Federal Government is that of
protecting the States against insurrection and do
mestic volence-of course, none of its instrumen-
talites be lawfully employed IN melting eoem IN
tie 2emotest egree, to this very crime, which in
wolves in its train all others, and with the suppress
sion of which it is specially charged You must
under the responsibilities resting upon you Of
fcer and as Il citizen determine whether the books,
pamphlets newspapers, &c, received by You for
distribution of the incendiary character descrb
ed in The statue and if you believe they then
you not only obliged to not deliver them to those
to whom they are addressed, but you are empowered
and required, by your duty to the State of which
you are a citizen, to dispose of them in strict con
formty to the provisions OF the law referred to-
The people of Virginia may not only fornd the in
PRODUCTION and dissemination of such documents


within their borders, but, if brought there in the


mails, they may, by appropriate legal proceedings


have them destroyed


When will the House organize, there is no hope


at present that it will come to speedy Organization


and we may expect that until the first Of January
there will be balloting Who will be responsible


for this waste of time and money? None, but the
Southern opposition, who in power ard able to


elect speeker Immediately, every day they contin-


ue their futile attempts to elect Black Republican


by delaying the organization of the House. adds
| thousands to the public debt and force the money


out OF the pockets of their constituents They seem
| to be in favor of economy with a vengeance.


~ We published day, an Editorial from our
| esteemed contemporary, and worthy colaborcr The
| Wilmington Hera1d upon the subject of non-inter
course with the North we proud to see the SEN
tlments gaming ground, and trust of our Mer-
chants will have the manliness, to make the attempt
to import all his goods. We pledge ourselves to
his support, and encouragement, even should we
loose in other respects Make the trial Gents you.
not know what you do until you are tried.
| 1t will be seen by extract from the Newbern
Progress, that His Honor Judge Manly, of the Su-
perior Court bench has been transferred to the Su
| preme bench by the Governor and Council Every
one must acknowledge the appointment judicious