The republic., 1851-06-11
From the Cincinnati Gazstfs. June 7.
Democratic Mfsytonaries.


Senator Chase and Judge Spalding together
on the circuit, putting in motion the "great Demo-
cratic bawl" Both these Democrats addressed the
vast multitude of, say two hundred Democrats, at
Toledo, few days since. Senator Chase in defin-
ing his position said
:" Some two years since | was elected Senator
of Ohio in the Congress OF the United States. Twas
elected by the votes of Democrats who concurred
in the great cardinal doctrines of the Democratic
faith, though they differed among themselves to
the practical application Of those doctrines in
gard to certain questions of public concern. was
elected as Democrat, recognising, and we'll
known to recognise, the duty of carrying out
Democratic principles in their practical application
to every subject of legislation. Everybody who
knew any thing about me, knew that was not
likely to except slavery from the universal and i'm
partial application Of these principles.
s'Wth these views and with these ideas of pub
lie duty, took my seat in the Senate. i have not
swerved from my principles. have gone straight
on where Democratic principles required me to
go, turning neither to the right hand the left
hand, no matter who was pleased or who was dis
pleased"
As he proceeded, he denied the constitutional
power Of the Federal Government to egislate at
all in relation to slavery or slaves, and insisted
that upon the States alone the Constitution of the
United States imposed the duty of returning fugi-
tive slaves and Congress had nopower to pass any
law the subject. He pronounces the Fugitive
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voted against it, and will never cease to demand
it's repeal. He would not have the Democracy vote
for any man to Congress who will not insist upon
it's repeal. BY the authorized appointment of COM
missioners and deputy marshals, he says, "the
country is filled with Federal officers, acting upon
the most delicate questions of personal liberty and
State soveregnty-a manifest violation of the plain
sense of the Constitution" The Democracy should
agitate until the act is repealed!
Following Mr.. Chase came Judge Spalding, of
the Ohio supreme court, and addressed the De-
mocracy. He followed in the track of the Sena
tor, and made many thrust at Federalism and
Whiggery, glorifying the Democracy, and urging
the party onward in its course.
We have report of this "splendid effort'' of
the judge. In noticing this speech the Toledo
Blade says:
ssJudge Spalding is on the supreme bench. He
holds of the highest Offices in Ohio yet he told
his audience, yesterday, that the Fugitive law was
nulty---that he should let every fugitive go who
should be brought before him under its provisions
He would put down any thing like that which had
occurred in Boston. He also announced his inten.
tion, we understand, of going to Ruseia to com
mence a crusade against slavery and serfdom there
soon as he had succeeded In putting it down in
this country"
The judge was not satisfied with what ho said
and did at Toledo, but entered the field again at
the courthouse in Cleveland, on the I'd Of June
where he repeated his views. The Piaindealer and
the Herald both report him there. We copy below
passage from each.
According to the Piaindealer, the judge said:
al repudiatc that act of Congress which gave to
Texas $4,000 square miles of land, and pressed it
on her accepance, with side gift OF 900.
would take it all back and consecrate it to freedom.
] regard the late Fugitive law unconstitutional,
null and void-and say it proudly that shall es-
teen it the crowning act of my judicial career if
can only have slave brought before me under
this Fugitive law will set him free cheerfully
as eat a meal when hungry"
According to the Herald, he said.
"As one OF the judges of the highest court of the
State Of Ohio, on my oath, believe the Fugitive
Slave law unconstitutional, null, and void And
here declare that should be as heartily glad to
discharge a fugitive in the hands of the United
States marshal under this law, brought before me
by writ Of habeas corpus, should to cat meal
ofycuals when hungry
Thus We have the views Of this "pair Of Demo-
crats," and of "the Democracy of Ohio" explicitly
put forth 1t is not our purpose to comment on this
phase of the Democracy, or apeak of the impro-
priey Of judge entering the politcalarena to in
vite litgants before him by public declaration Of
the way he will decide their if they come be-
fore him. We leave that to "the Democracy"