The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-08-25

leaders on election day, can discover any
appreciable difference between them, candor
compeIs the confession, that Democracy
sought her position. nay begged for it.
Northern doughfaces looked to Southern
Slavery as an ally to help them to fight the
advocates of Free Thought, Free Speech,
Free Soil, and Free Men, while the wings,
apparently at least, yielded to necessity,
fanced or real, superindueed by the treach-
cry of friends, who in former days had said
some brave things for Liberty.
Every demand of Slavery has been COM
piled with; every threat, however insolent,
has been met by craven and cowardly sub
mission, until emboldened by success, she
has nominated her candidate for the Pres
idency, who bases his claim to public favor
on the ground that no act or record OF his
life has ever been found in opposition to her
demands. While the gallant officer in NOM
ination by Che wings for the same office, has
displayed no lack of courage when called to
oppose the trained veterans of England, the
willy savage or the hordes of Mexico defend
ing their mountain passes against an lnvad-
ing foe, he has thus tar failed entirely to
manifest that higher courge, which is neces-
sary to oppose a more dangerous and fatal
foe to the liberties of his country, than the
combined forces of England, Mexico and the
savage.
At such moment and under such cir
cumstances, is it the time to talk Of diSband-
inc and disorganizeing the Anti Slavery ard
Frees Soil party, the party of Independent
Democracy | trust that to that question
every true man who was ever with us, and
of us, will answer emphatically, No. Better,
far better, that we had never organized our
selves-that we had left, without eQislance
Or opposition, to the slave power that un-
broken and unquestioned supremacy, which
it had so long eXerclzed over the political
affairs of the nation, than uttered word
and struck blow, which have demonstra-
ted cur power and revealed our responsible
ty, to ali observers, as we'll as ourselves, and
then to abandon a position from which we
have achieved so much of good, and might
effect so much more. The independent De-
mocracy of the North has defeated the Com
promise or pro-slavery Democracy once, be-
case of its treachery to Freedom and its
suhserviency to Slavery. Is its position any
more favorable to the great cause of civil
liberty now than it was four years ago.
On the other hand, is it not infinitely worse?
Or was there motive which could be
addressed to an honest mind to act with Us
then, that may not be urged with much grea'
ter force now? think not. l have no doubt
that the defeat OF the Democratic party foul
years since, did the party great good, but il
was too thoroughly debauched, corrupted and
polluted by its long and close alliance with,
and subseryiency to slavery, to be radically
cured at once. The dose needs to be repea-
ted to effect a perfect cure; and when that
done, we shall have Democratic party that
will be so in deed and truth as well as in
name.
Slavery, then, instead of being the great
engrossing subject of National politics, vii
be left where the trainers Of the Constitution
trusted they had left it, to the regulation
and control of those States in which it eX
listed, where, instead, Of being fostered be
loved, cherished, watched protected aud
encouraged by the Foreign and Domestic
policy of the General Government to the ex
tent Of carrying on war for the conquest
and expcnding the National treasures for th'
acquisition of new territory where it may be
planted and extend, itshaIl be left, with sucl
encouragement as those States can give 1t
to carry on its unequal contest, with the re
finement, the civilization, and the Christian
ity of the age. 70 this we must come, or W
shall prove no exception to that rule ofright
eous retrihution by which the nations of pas
times, have, in their own overthrow and de
destruction, paid the penalty Of that oppres
sion which they had practlccd.
= I have made the suggestions to you, tha
those who attach any consequence to TIL
= opinions and actions of SO humble an iadi
f vidual as myself, may be at no loss to know
5 what these opinions are. | am not sure tha
| should have done so, however, had ! no
seen some speculations in some newspaper
: as to the course intended to pursue in tn
f approaching Presidential election, and tn
, reasons which would dictate that course.
r Having said thus much in relation to tn
: course which it appears to me our friend
should pursue, now come to another pal
: of the subject, more particularly appertain
n ing to myself. I intend and expect to Civ
S my support to the individuals ho will b
e nominated by the Pittsburgh Convention
e AS have already said, it would By affet
: tation in me to pretend to be Ignorant of tn
s fact that my name has been frequently mel
S toned as one of the individuals from whol
:; selection of a candidate for the Office (
O President would be made; In addition
S which have received several private letter.
/ inquiring of me if 1 would consent to sue
IS an use Of my name. 1t is true that | have L
l. right to anticipate that when the Conventic
has assembled, its action will be such as
l. render it necessary for me to answer such
l. question. But | desire to be candid an
of explicit. and to say to all my friends, and
h the members of that Convention, in advanc
d that after having maturely considered tt
}, subject, and looked at it in all its aspect
S, and consulted With many friends on who's
. judgment have been accustomed to repl
n [ have come to the conclusion that | ougI
J, not, and cannot consent to such an use
8 my name; and wish you, if it becomes n
n cessary, so to state explicitly to the Convel
tion, or to any member of it, and to say tn
g it is my deliberate and final determination
l. | am satisfied that by such step, instead
: promoting ] should hinder and retard IL
n great cause which we all have at heart.
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