The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-07-09


edlv stand upon il (Cheeis)
! shall not detain you by calling you,
attention 10 The various provisions Of ,ba,
platform, but il is due TO you and me ina,
\ should advert briefly 10 that which has
heen the cause of difference between us
You understand me as alludng TO the
subject of slavery, to the resolutions pas--
sed npCn that subject by tbpt Convention
and acquiesce in The various measures
passed by Congress upon the subject OF
slavery, including the Fugitive Slave Law.
My views upon that law have been al
ready expressed-they remain at this mo-
meni entirely unchanse ed, but am per
fecily wiling that everybody should obey
that law who chooses, and everybody ex-
ecu'e il who can.
| There is another resolulion-they re-
solved that all slavery agitation sha cease
in Congress, and OH, Of Congress. lac.
quiesce in this. and am prepared 10 abide
bv il. understand thai resolution to
say for the present at all events, "ihesc
measures are to be taken as laws, and moi
to be disturbed in such a manner as 10
destroy the efficiency Of one Of lhem,'
that there is to be no agitation on the
subject Of slavery now.
| appeal TO nv southern friends not TO
agiiate this subject, and not divide states
with the view Of increasing The power
Of slavery; not TO ask endorsements or
expressions Of approval, no, TO denounce
such Of us who have peculiar views upon
this subject, and 10 stay discussion upon
it on the floor Of Congress. This being
done, order will prevail! in our ranks, aud
the democratic parry will proce ed 10 victo.
ry. Allow me to say that The reason why
rejoice IN this nomination is, that no sec.
tinn OF the party has been defeated by it /,
or has iriumphed by it. 1t is fair, uni
versal, spontaneous suggestion of the
whole people, TO which no individual, no
locality or clique has any rgA, to lay pc
culiar claim. Wha, ongh, to be the con-
sequence with us, but cordial union in
our ranks. an entire Oblivion Of past dic-
ferences? iha: we should fo-g..t the divis-
ions of barnburner and bunker (Greni
cheering) These are my feelings, and
shall never remember any man except as
q democrat or as a whig.
There is one class of our fellow Gil
gems To whom the nomination addressed
itself with peculiar force-iha young
men. There is no party living and
never was, except the democratic
party, that dare in nm emergency like
the present, pass over the great, dIstin-
guished and lried leaders of the party
for its safety, and present as its st'ndard.
bearer, man Of forty-six years OF nge,
Distinguished only by the purity Of his
heart, his patriotism and the disinierested-
ness OF his nature. This gives them en-.
couragemenl to find tha, the highest Of
fees in the country are thus open 10 men
inihe prime Of life, in the vgor of
manhood, and before they have lost their
powers in 'hepublic service. And now,
uni.ed as we ave, and general as the dis
position is TO support these candidates.
we are entering upon great struggle,
which requires oil the prudence of the
democratic party. The federal party will
never surrender power wilhou, deadly
struggle for they have possession Of office,
of the patronage of the government, aud
use the public purse with an unscrupn-
10 Ism 'ss which n yer has be n equalled
in the history ofa"y civilized government.
say. however they may appear to be di-
vided, you will have great Struggle,
and one in which the young men will be
called upon TO act the par. Of yeoman in
the ranks.
And !. is for New York, the imperial
state, as our neighbors call rs, TO come
forward now as she did in 1914, when a
distinguished Tennesssan was a candi-
date for the Presidency. New York
must come forward, and bare her gian,
arm, and throwing the sword into the
scale, give 10 il an inclination TO the dem.
ncraiic side. And this is the duty of
New Y rk, ought not the democracy Of
the city, which has been always foremost
in the contest where radical principles
,re involved, who took the lead in favor
# an Independent treasury, who took the
lead in relieving tho Country from the
oppressive taxation of an unequal tariff,
who took The lead in resisting the in.
fraction of the constitution for the sake of
providing for the enlargement of the can,
lls-ought no, New York now ADOPT
these state right doctrines presented, and
make an effar worthy of her ancien,
fame? Ough, she no. make an effort
worthyo. her past career, to throw a
strength into the contest which will make
his old hall resound; as in the days Of
Jackson aud Polk, with the shouts of the
victorious democracy? Enthusiastic mp.
planse, during which the honorable gen.
'lcman sal down}
Democratic Congressional Conventon.
The Democracy OF the 9th Congress
sional District, composed Of the counties
Of Hancock. Wood. Lucas. Fulion. Henry.