The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1849-08-17

e Of slaves from STATE 10 State, or tuNdts
l. criainate between the institutlonsrofOn
lportion OF the Esccnfederacy and another
= %fih the views aforesaid, are 10 violaiiu
0i The constitution, destructive of tb
fundamental principle on which The w
.on Of these States resls, and beyond th
, Jurisdiction Of Congress- and l.at ever
e petition. memorial, resolution, PROPOSE
ton, or paper, touching or relating IA an!
way, or to any extent whatever, to slave
e ~ as aforesaid, or TO the abolition there'
I of, shah ou the presentation thereof
S without any further action tlrereOn, bt
laid II pon the table; wilhoHt bei0g dcbat
ed printed, or referred.
: These resolutions, 1t will be seen, in.
cnlCate the doctrine Of n0D- eIferen e
no agil atIop, peace between the Staies,
) and IrarqnilIly to the couutr,. They
were supported BY the whole body # the
democratic party, aud opposed by the
enfire wing party Of tie North in Con
greg. They were emphaI ically demo-
cratic administration measures, and they
/ passed the House as such. Aud they
were sustained not only by Mr.. Van Bn
entire democratic m"j 'rity in Congress, i,
but by the whole democratic press lhro'
out the cUnntry.
Bat these measures Of tho democratic
party TO put stop to the slavery agit.
tiou, were not Confined to the democrat
lc administration and the democratic ma
jori'y in Congress. The democratic
States themselves toek il up in their state,
Conventions ard legislatures and de-
neusced IT. Among the N0rlhern States
ha democracy Of Michigan were the first
to declara hgir hostility to the anti sIa
,ary sgna tiou. aiuv. Mason denounced
the sgltation 10 his Message, and the
Legislature passed resolutions and res
pertssd euouacing it. We have before us
nuw report from the select cDmtni,ies
Of the Senate to whom was referred 50
m,ich OF Gov. Alasuns message as relates
10 the abolitlon of.slas cry That report,
which wassadopted BY both branches OF
The Legislature, says:
the oHspring Of common soferiags
and commua trlnmphs, tbis Uitlon can
oLly Se preserved by community otI
feeling among the citizens OF the respsc.
tive. Upon this feeling rests the taDrio |
of our government and the sgltation Of
any subject calculated TO destroylt and
embitter the cup Of our prosperity, shouis
10 rebuk ed and slenced by the over
whelming voice et the American people
No question has a1sen since the fuuuda>
tioD Of 'he government, so important io |
It's Welfare as that 0flhe abolition OF sla |
vary, and none has ever required more
seriously the prompt Interference OF The
patriot TO stay the hsnd of the incendIary
in their fanatical and misguided attacks
npoR the institutions Of hts country
"On the adoption of the federal consu.
tuition the States surrendered to the gen
eral government certain express powers;
and powers not expressly delegated TO
the United States, were reserved to The
otates or to The people Of the s atas. A
moug Ihess reserved powers was the ex,
elusive regulation OF the institution OF
sIarary. As guaranty for the snrrendsr
ment the States were ensured more
perfect uHlon, ia cir common defence
their general welfare aud domestic trans
guilty. Such are tho obligations Of our
Uuiun. We would ask the abUlitiun,st to
fleet upon their sacred charac Ter aud an
swer for. their violation. We wUulu |
bors;--bitter, violeat and excitsd feel,
ings between brothers Of the same great
political family; States arrayed sgainst
States, in angry discussions, aud the 10.
stltutiOns reared by the wisdom and ee. |
msnted by the blood OF our ancestors pat
in jeopardy, &c
the Repsrt were reported and adopted
by both branches Of The Legislature. The
sentiments. cantaiBed in this report ami
resolutions, were then received as the
unanimous opinions of the Democracy OF
Michihan. They were endorsed by the
democratic press of the State, and by the |
party. They were OF course opposed and
assailed By the whig and abolition par
ties, for they used tho slavery agitation
like the federalists of old, as a means OF
warring if not on the interests, at least
on the sensitive feelings Of the South, to
punish them for their uniform adherauce
10 democratic. aud opposition to federal
| princl plies and measures.
Such was the relative position of the
democratic aud federal parties, in re-
gard 10 tue slavery agitation and the d..
TIES of Congress upon 1t, up TO 1914. The