The republic., 1851-08-16


Administration cannot stand upon the principles
ofthe message ii does not expect to stand at ALL I"
IDANIEL WEBsTER's Letter 10 the Union Meeting
at Westchssfer.
The Democracy or Ohio Pledged "at all
Times TO use Constitutional Means '.Fi-
naIly to Eradicate Slavery"
We have shown within q few days past
that a Democratic State Convention in Yer
mont denounced the Administration for its ''fdel
ity to slavely," and proclaimed an intention
to advocate the repeal of the Fugitive Slave
law. Our polite contemporary denies the au-
thority Of this meeting to speak for the Demo
cracy of Vermont. The convention calls it
self Democratic, and we presume has the same
right to deny the orthodoxy of those who differ
with it. This convention has published the evil
dence that portion of the Democratic party of
Vermont denounce the Administration for its
"fidelity to slavery" and avow an intention to
repeal the Fugitive Slave law.
1t is natural that this avowal of Democratic
opinion should be repudiated for the Southern
market. 1t is the perfection of that system
which originated in the famous KANE letter
Then the system, being in its infancy, only
sought to justify opposite constructions from
the same text under that inchoate system; the
banner of Polk, DALLAS, and the Tariff
waved at one extreme of the Union whilst
Polk, DALLAS, and Free-trade Haunted at the
other. That system was a little too ingenious
to be again successful; and the celebrated MICH
OLSON epistle, having been prepared upon the
same patent, utterly failed in its purpose of de-
ception.
The present plan is founded on the same prn-
ciple of popular deception, though the details are
somewhat different. 1t consists in publishing
several platforms in the different States, upon
which sections of the Democratic party may
rally harmoniously, counting their aggregate
vote in favor of the nominees Of he,National
Convention, and denouncing with the utmost
virulence those who question the consistency of
Democratic opinion, or who explain to the
American people the disingenuous tactics.
We published few days since the resolu-
tions adopted by the Democratic Convention Of
Ohio We showed that they did not sanction
the Compromise. They indirectly condemned
it by condemning the PRESIDENT, to whose sig
nature it owed its validity. The resolutions of
the Ohio Convention are constructed upon the
perfected system of imposition. They contain
in terms nothing which refers to the subject of
slavery, but they readopt the resolutions of
lS46 and 1850 of the State Democratic Con
vention of Ohio, which are as follows:
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION OF OHIO IN 1850.
Rssolued, That on the question of slavery we
ahv tha oofo t;o,,
in the words following:
20 Resoiusd, That the people of Ohio now, as they
have always done, look upon the institution Of
slauery IN any part Of the Union eoil, and I'm
favorable 10 The full Development of the spirit and
practical benefit Of free institutions and that enter
timing these sentiments they tc at all times feel IL 10
be their TO all po,cer clearly given by the
terms Of the national compact to preuent its incrsase 10
MITIGATE, and finally to ERADICATE THE Evil. But
be it further
"Resolued, That the Democracy of Ohio do at the
same time fully recognise the doctrine held by the
early 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 municipal laws, to regulate it's own in
ternal affairs, TO hold and maintain an equal and
independent sovereignty with each and every other
State and that upon these rights the National
Legislature can neither legislate nor encroach."
There is nothing on the face of the Ohio
Democratic resolutions of 1851 upon the sub
ject Of slavery. That which in 1850 they
characterize as the question Of slavery" they
prudently denominate "national affairs in
1851. But, in readopting those resolutions, the
Democratic State Convention of Ohio does not
sanction the Compromise, does not pledge the
party to sustain or submit to it; but declare, in
the words of the readopted resolutions of lS4s
and 1850, that they "look upon SLAVERY, ni
any part Of the Union, as an EVIL, and wa.
favorable to the full Development Of the spirit
and practical benefit Of free Institutions" and
entertaining these sentiments, they will AT ALL
TIMES feel 1t to be their DUTY TO use all power
clearly given by the terms of the National
Compact to prevent its increase. to mitigate.
and finally TO ERADICATE! y! THE EVIL! four
italics, capitals, and notes of astonishment.l
We suppose we shall have column of the
usual imputations upon our republication of this
Democratic declaration in the month of July. id
the year 1851, that SLAVERY in any part oI
the Union is an EVIL" and this Democratic
pledge of agitation, renewed with sacramenta
regularity, that the Democrats of Ohio will
"Gt all times feel it to be their DUTY to use al
power clearly given by the terms Of the Ma.
tional Compact to prevent its increase-tc
mitigate, and finally TO ERADICATE the EVIL!
We suppose we shall be, as usual, denounced
for exciting the South by evidences Of Northern
aggression upon their rights, because if W,
had not republished these Ohio resolutions o