The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1851-06-27
OF Levi Woodbury. for the
Presidency.

Gen. Lane was nominated for the Presidency by a
meeting ofthe Democratic membe,s Of The State Con.
stItutionol Convention and other citizens OF Indiana,
and this was the most Important move mnde IN refer
ence to the campaign Of 1852 before Mr. woodbury.
nomination. There has however been nostate nomnas
tion Of Presidential candidate for the democratic
party, before MI. woodburys by the Democratic State
Convention Of New Hampshire. Mr.. W. has been for
many years Judge Of the Supreme Court Of the
United States under Van Buren's administration be
was Secretary Of the Treasury, he has held other
Offices Of importance In the State and National Gov
ernments and In all places and positions has exhibited
ability, 6rmness and regard for correct principles
For his present principles. or the principles upon
which his nomination is based, we may look to the
resolves Of the Convention which nominated him, and
these are attachment to the Union, the Slavery Com
promise, and the Fugitive Slave Law. In Other
words, a competing bid with Southern sentiments
against Fillmore, Webster q Co. for Southern sup
port. Neither moreor less. The South and Southern
principles are in the market. and Mr.. Woodbury's
friends bid for them with entire silence upon the great
questions OF Free Trade. Free Land the Independ
ence OF Government from Banks, and oil those anti.
monopoly principles which Iightfuly make the dem
ocracy dear 10 those who love popular equality over
the Union, while magniyng out OF oil due proportion
the barren question Of slavery and its conserva.
tism as ifths were the Alpha and Omega ofpoliticni
wisdom. ~
We think II 10 not. No party can eyist confined to
so narrow and weak platform rs this. Noparty can
prosper which has not other and more enlarged views
Tor the people and the Union; and public man can
truly win or deserve the character Of statesman, by
the one policy Of being ga Northern man with South
ern principles" As for the union, TO link its con.
tinuance with the maintainance Of slavery sto invoke
dissolution by III Inevitable laws Of human progress.
The two have no connection. We trust that this
Union win continue after slaveryrs existence and Its
compromises OF principle and TRUTH hnve long become
another of the many lessons Of human error and pot
ica infrmity which have mingled with the past, as
guides and beacons.
We think Mr.. Woodbury's friends do him injustice
in the nanowness Of the questions to which their
platform would limit his acknowledged statesmanshp
And It seems to us the design to Incorporate this ques
tion Of Slavery Compromise with the acknowledged
principles Of the leading parties, is sortsigted, i'm
practicable and vicious. 1t Is question upon which
men should be allowed to think untrammelled--
to act for or against this slavery ompromise,
rs they please. They viii do so at any rate, and
party cannot help IT, and the attempts to prevent by
Imposing party sllackIes will prove futile as was
DeliIahs effort to keep Samson bound with green
withes. The North will cheerfally let alone the
Domestic Institutions Of the South. respect cons.tu
cnal compromises In reference TO them, but they will
never consent voluntarily to acquiesce In the wrong
of saverv or 10 be fespOnsibe for its exstence bv