The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-08-28
Tuesday Evening, Angus, &c, 1854

aiming Eastern publications, why cannot they do
the same least, for their own county papersi
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Tuesday Evening, August &c, 1851
A STRIcT CONsTRUcTIoNIsT-T Trying
TO Creep through rery small Hole
Tho resolutions of the Ohio Democracy
have caused considerable difference of
opinion among tho "fSiIhiul" in other
parts Of the country. The New York
Erening Post claims that the Democracy
Of Ohio have planted themselves upon
The Free Soil ground, while the Wash
ington Union insists as sirenuously that
they have sided with Slavery. From oil
af which. il would appear very evident
that the Pittsburgh GGsefte is shout right
when It says the "Obio Democracy 10 all
things to all mon." The most laughuble
part Of the discussioni 10 whore the Wash.
ingion Union attempts the Virsinis doc.
trine Of strict construction upon the Ohio
resolutions. The resolutions Of ls4s &
'60re.sffirmed BY the Convention Of 1851,
are 10 follows;-
ResOlUed, That Tho peopls Of Ohio now.
as they have always duuo, look upon tho
institution of slavery In any part Of Tho
Union as an evil. and unfsvorable 10 the
full development of the spirit aud practi
cal benefit Of FREQ institutions, aud thai
entertaining these senliments they will
at all times feel ii to bo their duty to use
all power clearly gi'on by the terms u
the national compact to prevent it's in
crease. to mitigate and finally TO eradicate
the OWL. But be it further
"Res0lVcd, That the Democracy Of o
hio do at the same time recognise the doc
triue held by the early fathers Of the Re
public, and still maintained by the Dem
ocratic party in all the States: that tl
each State belongs the right 10 adopt aud
modify it's own municipal laws. to regu'
late ils own internal affairs, 10 hold and
maintain an equal and independon, sove
roigniy with each and every other State
and that upon these rights the Nationa
Legislature can neither legisla,e nor en-
croach."
The UaiOn claims that by the first zoe
olution "hostiltyto Slavery and deter
mination to eradicate il are attributed I
Aspcopie Of Ohio" while the other res
olutioD says "that the Democracy Of OH
recognizes the great principle Of nor
intervention"
The Union goes M further. What di
,inc,ionilhc editor hal In Wow bc.wee
"the people Of OhiJ" andithe "Demot
racy Of Ohio" is known ouly to himsel
but Il is rather singular that The part
styling itselfthe Democracy, should clai'
the privilege Of holding Opinions in oPpC
siton TO tho people; and hereafter tn
latter class Of persons must be careful
pOrusing Democratic resolutions to Sc
whore the term "poople" and the teri
democracy" is used, as tho sense Of
resolution may be materially affected b
a acnreless reading Of the same.
What is moro unfortunate IN this il
stance is tho fact that the Democrat
papers of Ohio are as wide apart in the
icunstruciiun'oft tho position of the Obi
Democracy. as the Union aud The Pos
and under. .,hesel circumstances the
friends abroad will not be able to solIl
definitely upon any one platform nS IhG
Of the Ohio Democracy upon Nations
Affairs Tho candidate for Governor an
The candidate for Lieut.. Governor,
thsy would compare notes, would not b
sblo to construct platform upon whic
all could stand.