The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1848-08-11
From the Newport IN. H.) Argus.
sectional Parties.

J aware Of the coDse 4nences which these,
efforts viii ultimately produce. Howev.
er groat their error, or stupid their polls
cy, they have claim TO the charitable
considerations Of better informed men, SO
long as the selfish designs Of their leaders
remain concealed from their observation.
The barnburner faction--which origna.
ted in New York, and is now striving for
foothold in other States-like all kindred
factions, presents once illustrioUs name
and high sounding watcaword--'Yah
Bur, n and free soil Men who woald, ia
the language Of Washington .indignanliy
frown upon the FIRST dawning ofevery ats
Tempt to alternate any portion OF our coun-
try from the rest,' have doubtless been
fattered into the opinion that nothing
nimcaI to democracy can proceed from
him who was once is standard.bearer,
and nothing portentous Of dissolution in
the sentiment n ow coupled with his name.
| Such men have evidently overlooked
the fact that the constitution which they
are bound TO support knows no limits short
Of the most distant borders OF our repub.
he. They have not considered that dem-
ocralic principles, under which the Union
has expanded, have found lodgement 10
each new State, and that it is only by
the united Efforts Of northern and southern
democrats that our creed has been ma.
lured into laws of general and not local
interest. Because the institution of sla-
very rests upon portion Of these States,
even the northern federal party. foremost
as il has been in denomncibg the institu>
'ion, does not hesitate to support can 2
didate who is known TO be identified With
it. How Inconsistent, then, is the con,
duct of those democrats who would de.
-sert a candidate who, like themselves,
has no personal connexion with il, and
would leave il to the exclusive direction
of the people where itsexists, and at, ach
themselves to party who would prescribe
every man from the presidential chair who
is not a citizens of 'free soil
Let the lines be once drawn where Mr..
Van Buren would place them. and the
conf ience between the north and south
would be forever broken. We should no
longer have cause to hope for the cooper
alton Of the southern democracy. Polit-
zeal divisions are incident TO our own aud
every free government that has yet exist
ed; and our constitution was wisely franz
ed TO permit their existence without ems
dangerng the union of the States. But
il was not framed to admit OF geographical
divisions or parties divided by northern
and southern institutions, which is the
same thing. If there are democrats in
tie northern States so hostile to the south
that they would withhold their support
even from toeSiren ma who would leave
the abolition or the extension Of slavery
10 be regulated by those whom it con.
cerns;and #, in consequence Of their de-
fection. our southern brethern should
hereafter exercise their just privilege of
retaliation, by throwing siaue soil issue
into future elections, the blame must rest
upon those who scast the first stone.' 1t
is dangerous element that Mr.. Van Blu.
rem and his follow wars are now introduce
ing into the presidential contest, and
tends, more than any other, to D,ssoLU-
TIoN or THE UNfoN. Tie scheme is art
the glilteriag words of free soil to the
principle ofswhich we do not object; while
the implied prescription Of the entire
son'h isso adroily concealed, that many
honest democrats may be Induced to give
y cnnntenance and support, If the depth
Of this nicely laid plot is not exposed. 1t
is. therefore, the duty Of the democratic
press TO present the matter IN it's true
light-to strip off The sophistry and de.
cepsion which surround ii, and hold il up
to tie readers as asproscriptive movement
which 6nds no precedent in the past, and
promises n,,bing but anarchy aud disso.
luton in the f,tture.
The Ohio State Journal, in referring 10
Mr.. Giddings' letter. IN which he contra.
diets therep"rt which represents him as
saying in his Worcester speech, that Mr..
Van Ruren. il nominated would carry
Ohio by 90 600 to 80 00n majority. says:
For his Mr. G.'sj sake we conld wish
that he could recall great portion Of
what he really did say. TOR at leas, what
has heen imputed to him and not yet con-
'radic'ed.) not only at Worcester, bat
Lowe!l and Boston. For him as a whis