Litchfield enquirer., 1850-11-28
For the Enquirer.
POLITICAL DUTIES.
No. M.

slavery voters Of the nOrth," allow me to
! introduce single fact (which Is but one
of thousands that might be given to the
point, that the free soil professions OF
men, while they adhere to the democratic
party, are mere VOte catehers, and utterly
unworthy Of confidence. The following
is the case referred to: When Buel OF
Detroit, Michigan, was canvassing his
district in ls46, to secure seat in Con-
gress, he had posted up, at places where
he was to address public meetings,
the following handful:
Democratic Cdss and Butler FREE
| ta SOIL Meeting.
This Monday evening, at the Court
House, at Z o'clock. Address by
| Mr.. BUEL,
(nominee for Congress) and other distin-
guished gentlemen.
Oct. o. le4s.
N, B. The Cass and FREE SOIL lib
erty pole will be raised on the public
square this afternoon at o'clock."
This same Buel, who talked 'freesoi'
SO loudly ut home, did not dare to break
the strings Of party in Congress he
voted with all his heart for the Fugitive
Slave BILL" because their party was
pledged to the south; but the citizens of
that District have just put their seal of
condemnation upon such course, and
have elected good "f'ee soil =" wing
to take his place in the next Congress.
Inkeeping with the above, the follow
ing is another beautiful specimen of dem
ocl ATTIC fidelity to principles of liberty and
equal rights. when party interest and per-
sonal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT are at stake. Rob.
ert Dale Owen of Indiana, is known to
be one of the loudest muuthed democrats
Of the west, and an influential leader OF
the party. His course furnishes the fol>
lowing testimony to wit:
A MODEL DEMOCRAT Robert Dale Owen
from the COMMITTEE on Rights aud Privileges
OF Inhabitants, rcported to the Constitutions Con
ventsH OF Indiana, on the 26th Ult. consiuu-
tiOnal provision tOrbidding the immigration OF
negroes into the State or their right 10 Id prop
erty therein. We learn that it will probably be
adopted as part Of the fundamental law, Mt.
Owen, OF course, being one Of ITS chief advocates
aud supper ers, and the Who'll Democratic
tribe gong il with him. | deed. there 10
chance OF its being amended SO as TO Danish
from the State al c'Ored persons already in 1t
the State paying ihem.the value ut their proper.
~.
Wonder il Robert Dale recollects anything Of
what he has written and said n defense OF hu-
man rights. OF the light OF reason. o. social equal
| lty and the largest liberty? Wonder u there is
any depth "t meanness. any pro6igate a I'D CON
ierpiible contradiction ut principles he has loud.
" proiessed to hold most sacred. TO which he j.
not reedyto stoOp in order TO get lifted over ths
threshold OF the u. s. Senate ? On. up,n such
baseness aud such Democracy
will next introduce your neighbor,
over the wav, THE L;tchJfeia Republicon,
the organ Of the democratic parry in this
county. in the issue If Nov. 7th, the
editor says:
The South have rights as
well as the North, and iIleiF rights have bee n as
sailed and now toc0mpromipe, is but to render
justice to the South.
TO compromise" what? Can we
compromise the right of fellow.m to
freedom? "Free .Soil'' men mark this ;
call your attention to this. because 1t as
the doctrine Of the party. A slave, though
three. flfths Of man by law, yet has
none of the rights of man. Is this so :?
The following testimonials of demo-
cratic character and faith, is furnished us
BY late enthusiastic meeting Of Demo
Gratis held at Sharon in this county. AZ
ter tlansacting sundry items Of business,
the following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted, to wit:
RESOLVED, That perfect and entire non-inier.
vention IN relation TO Negro Slavery, on the part
Of the ciiiZems Of those states where il does exist
~ lnperIOusly demanded by every consideration
Ut Patriotism, interest and honor.
RESOLVED, That the Territories OF the Union
purchased with common treasure. or won by
common blood, are the joint and common prop
erty ot the citizens OF all the States; and each
nave the right. IN spite OF "WilmOt ProvisO
Agitators, and Abolition dema xogues, when
they come into the Union as independent sover.
eighties, TO chOose such domestic institutions as
are best suited 10 their tastes, and the condition
OF their own population.
RESOLVED That the only kind sf'' Free Soil''
IN which we believe, is the Freedom Of the Pub.
lie Lands.
Tbs is not the " free soilism" that an
ti>slavery men mean when they talk Of
"free soil, and il should be remembered
that the Democrats mean by "free soil.
the e freedom Of the Public Lands" This
accounts for the frequent and repeated
discrepancy between democratic profess
sions and actions. We are glad even now,
to get their own definition of the term
but if they had told US frankly at first, j,
wonld have saved some hard feelings and
a good deal of modification.
In my next, will endeavor to wake
up a paragraph from a communication
signed Jackson. in the Republican Of a
recent date: 1t is evidently from one Of
the o.acles Of the party. and l would like
to have your readers see the whole of it.
but its length will preclude the idea of
copying it entire; | think ] shall be able
in one or two paragraphs. to give the
substance Of its ethics. its theology. its
philosophy. and its craftsmanship, and
will try to close the testimony, j. 9. all ]
deem it necessary to introduce. on this
side Of the question, in my next commu'
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