Daily American telegraph., 1852-01-15


proceedings of the Ohio Democratic Convention
The . Union" says:
g From the Geographic statement OF the pro-
ceedings of the Ohio Democratic State Convention
recently in session, we infer that after approving
the new constitution, that body has substantially
reaffrmed the resolutions on which the State was
carried by the Democracy for the principle of
n-interyention in 1913. The legislature of the
State has also assembled, and Gov Wood has
sent in his annual message. 1t will be remem-
bered that, in his message of last year, the Gov
ernor took some exception to the fugitive slave
law Nothing of the kind appears in the present
document, which makes no reference to federal
politics and this, we presume must be regarded
as pregnant indication of the determination of
the Democracy of Ohio-with its immense major
| ity in the State-to place itself in line with the
Democracy of the country the platform OF ac-
| quiescence in and maintenance OF the compromise
rs the only basis Of united action on which the
me-honored Democratic policy can be restored
to its wel-deserved ascendancy in the federal
government.
i "The question is not whether slavery is an evil
or not but whether as an institution recognised
by the constitution and the subject OF n COM
pact without which, the Southern States would
not have entered into the Union it is to be left to
the exclusive control of the States where 1T ex-
lists. or is to be disturbed and weakened by that
insane spirit which imagines that either the State
or the federal government is at liberty, in the
pursuit Of an abstract view of morality or phian-
throphy, to disregard the sacred provisions of
constitutional law. This question we understand
to be answered correctly by the Ohio Democracy
that u.s. in favor of maintaining the constitu-
ton as it is and not as the Abolitlonlsts would
wish it to be.
"This is what the Union in reply to the
Republics inquiry, has to state on the sub
ject of Ohio politics, so far as they are involved
in the proceedings Of the recent State convention
concerning the nominations to the next Presi-
dency."
To this the Southern Press replies:
ave stated the other day the fact that the
Ohio Democratic Convention had passed strong
Abolition resolutions declaring slavery an eua
aohich ought TO be eradicated and its extension pre-
uented By all laac,fuI MEANS, sc. We were curious
to see what course the Union would take in
relation to this matter, and find it to be in con-
formity with its abandonment of State Rights,
surrendering everything to preserve the unity OF
the party.
"Not content with thus insulting the Southern
members of the Democratic party, by putting
them in communion with this body reeking with
the odor Of Abolition, it even exults over the 81
lence of the Governors message on the theme,
as thing to be grateful for, and thus unequiyo-
cally fraternizes with the men who have placed
themselves on the platform of Senator Chase,
their true exponent
"Bold and open as has been the Unions
abandonment of the principles and interests of
the Southern portion of this confederacy, we had
not supposed that it would have dared thus to
coalesce with open and avowed Abolitionists.
CoMMENT-The :" Union" and the 'sPress' arc
both right and are both wrong. The I" Union is
right so far as it desires oharmonize the conflicting
elements of the Democratic party; and is wrong
when, as means of maintaining the Democratic
ascendancy, it labors to create belief that the
coalition between Webster and Foote was neces-
sary to the preservation of the Union or to adj
vance the interests or prosperity of the coun-
try This it has done and for this we intend
to hold its editors responsible. We tell them
that their motives for assailing the Repub-
lican party of the South as they have done
is patent upon the face Of the proceeding now
pending in Congress to give them the Census
printing, which some estimate at five hundred
thousand dollars, and that we intend that it shall
be distinctly understood that this job is their
compensation for the services which the I" Union"
newspaper rendered to the coalition before and
since it came under their control. We present
the naked facts, that the people may see and un-
derstand that there is much more truth than
poetry in the remarks made by Mr.. Hale on the
subject of ''raising the wind" for the organ, and
because we intend hereafter to hold the organ and
those who blow the bellows responsible to the
people for the manner in which such labors are
rewarded.
SO much for the " Union" As to the "South
-. a ;,uLt doc hat
the Compromise was all humbug-a fraud upon
the people Of the South and of the North-a
mere tub to the whale-to keep the people occu-
pied whilst the wire workers arranged the ma
chinery for the next Presidential election and the
distribution of spoils-the two hundred millions
of public money. But it was wrong, all wrong,
when it urged secession as the remedy for coun-
teractng the corrupt combination Of political
demagogues who have seized upon the slavery
question as means of political agitation. We
believe that the ultra position taken by the
" Press T" has weakened the South by dividing
the South, and has contributed greatly to
strengthen the federal power by furnishing plau
sible pretexts for designing men, North and South,
to urge measures Of consolidation, which, but for
the ultra doctrine of the :" Press" would not
have been tolerated by the North or the South.
1t will thus be seen that we censure-and we
wish it to be understood that we use this term in
its severest sense-the conduct of both-of
the :" Union" and Of the Press" and hav-
ing done this, it is proper that we should say
that we are no less sincere than the Union"
can be, in our desire to restore harmony to
the Republican party, and that we are at the
same time as firmly resolved as the "South-