The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-03-19
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,ha, the Washington Union has had the
,emsFiiy TO countsuance Ohio Demo.
cracy, which the Wing Press denomin.
stes "Chase Democracy the Wash.
ingion Union, Of the 25ih ult, osiracises
Senator Chase, and refuses 10 admit SO
much Of the Ohio Democratic Platform,
as the Union chooses TO consider no.
sufficiently- subservient to the peculiar
Institution, which aspires 10 no divided
empire over the minds and positions Of
the public men as well as the masses Of
our Republic. Elsewhere We have copied
the article lha. our readers may estimate
how high the resolves of State Con-
veniion Of the Democratic party in Ohio,
in which there are 100000 Of Ameri.
can citizens, are held when they dare
10 speak Of Slavery % tits. ], has been
resolved aad Ie-resolved, ga5
.'That the Democracy Of Ohio do now,
as they always have done, look upon
Slavery as an evil, and unfavorable TO the
full development, of the spirit and prac,i-
cal benefits Of free institutions; and, that
entertaining these sentiments, they will
stjall times feel il TO be their duty, 10 use
all power given by the terms Of the ma
iionsl compact, to prevent the increase,
TO mitigate, and finally eradicate The evil"
| We believe this 10 be position SO
correc. as not 10 need the admission o.
its proprieiy from Washington or else
where's, And wo ,hink tina, the intim a.
.ion that either our resoluisons or our
Senator needs endorsement other than
fiom the Ohio Democracy is On arrogant
assumption, and sn exhibition Of officious
interference unctIled for and offensive.
The Democracy Of Ohio have acquiesced
10 the correctness Of the profession Of
principles made by Senator Chase, have
avalIed themselves Of his able and eff
cient influence in the s,rnggie for the
success Of Progressive Democracy, and
so long as he receives their support, he
ma, well despise disapptobalion or cen
sure from whatever quarte, il may come.
A stranger TO our politics would nat
nrally look TO find at our National Cap
,iisl the Press, the organ Of the most en-.
lightened Freedom. Nevertheless the
reality is the very reverse, and with the
exception Of one or two eminent per
sons, no statesman Of liberal views can
there find favorable commenda,iOn or
no,ice. The contest among the "Organs"
lis which purity can do most TO subsetve,
extend and e>all slavery, aud which party
exhibits the leas: sympathy with the prin
ciples Of enlightened freedom. |, is
very unfortunate for the influence that
this Republic exerts on the interests and
progress Of mankind tia, this should be
so; hut 80 il is. Or .'' ~
We are also informed that tho Unions
support Of Wood, (apparenily i, was
concession TO b. thankful for,j was
given on accoun, Of bis anticipated
abandonment OF his previously professed
views on the measures Of compromise as
they arc called. And Governor Wood is
held up as committing The party in Ohio
10 approval OF the Compromise Measures
This is a mistake. II is 10 the power ol
no living man TO commit the Democracy
If Ohio TO an approval Of the Compromise
measures. To give such an expression
IN their behalf, would I've the enuncia
ton Of lie, which might remain un'
punished for time, but would ultimately y
give way TO ruth or plunge the Demo
cratic party of our State into Q minori'y
more hopeless than that fiom which the
liberal principles and wise measures o
The last few years have redeemed il.
It is true that men Of iron resolu
,ion, uniform purpose, giant energy
and intellect that flashes on the
minds Of men like The clear light
ming, do some,imes comm, parties. Bu
they do ], by speaking out ecme grea'
truth which every mans secret soul an
swers TO and acknowledges. They do
Ii, by taking hold Of great wrong, as
Andrew Jackson did the U. s. Bank, and
they shake il to pieces. But parties are
never. committed, the conscience Of the
people is never brought, 10 back up a
wrong, by the apostacy Of any public man
to bis prolesseI principles, Or by the
mere chan0e of 0niniop Or action Of an