Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-01-26
Protestant Democrats.

The Delegates to the late State Democratic
Convention from Summit and Medina Counties
arc out in Card, addressed to their constitu-
onts, in which they give history Of the pro-
ceedings of that Convention and of their own
unsuccessful efforts to bring il up to the plat
form of the Free Democracy 1t seems that,
before the meeting of the Convention, they adj
dressed to each of the prominent candidates for
the gubernatorial nomination a series of ques-
tions, designed to elicit their opinions i'll rcla-
ton to the Extension of Slavery, the Power Of
Congress to prohibit it in the Territories, the Ex-
pedicncy Of exercising such Power, the Aboli-
ton of the system in the District Of Columbia,
and the Non-admission of now Slave States
Four of the candidates responded, but Judge
Wood, the nominee, was not one of the num-
bcr, and those who did answer lost votes in con-
sequence Tho Protcstauts recite the rcsolu-
tions-tame enough in all conscience-which
they offered, but which the Convention refused
to pass. They simply endorsed the Ordinance
of 's7, and declared that its principle should be
applied to the new Territories without delay.
The resolutions actually adopted by the Con-
vcntion on the subject of Slavery were the fol-
lowing:
Resolrod, That the people of Ohio now, as
they have always done, look upon the institu-
ton of slavery in any part Of the Union as an
evil, and uniavorable to the full development
of the spirit and practical benefits of free institu
tions and that entertaining these sentiments,
they will at all times feel it TO be their duty to
use all power, clearly given by the terms of the
national compact, to prevent its increase, to nit
igatc, and finally to eradicate the evil. But be
it further
ReSolred, That the Democracy of Ohio do, at
the same time, fully recognize the doctrine held
by the carly fathers of the Republic, and still
maintained by the Democratic party in all the
States, that to each State belongs the right to
adopt and modify its own municipal affairs to
hold and maintain an equal and Independent
sovereignty with each and every other State
and that upon these rights the national lcgisla-
ture can neither lcgislato nor encroach.
These it will be seen, are so vague and indcf-
mite that they amount to nothing. Tho Pro-
tcstants, in order to make the first resolution
mean something moved to substitute the word
tie for all before power but even this was
refused. The Convention also refused to sane
ton the course of Senator Allen in voting for
the Proviso.
One thing in the conduct of the signers of the
Card surprises us, or rather would have done
so, if we had not long since ceased to be surpri-
scd ut any sacrifice of principle on the part OF
politicians They did not even ask the Convcn-
ton to take ground against Slavery in the Dis
trict, and, so far as appears, would have con-
sented to leave that question out of sight and
been satisfied with an endorsement of the VIII
mot Proviso Is this adhering to the Buffalo
Platform
Tho Hunker Democracy are playing deep
game. The Editors of the party, in the more
anti-slavery parts of the State, arc keeping the
facts above stated out of sight, and dcluding the
masses by the unblushing lie, that the party is
thoroughly anti-slavcry. Could impudcncc and
audacity go furthers