The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-07-15

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Last Friday, the prior orders in the Senat
were postponed, and an effort was made to pu
it through that body, but Mr. Chase interfered
remarking that as the bill included principle
of considerable Importance, he desired an op
portunity to examine and discuss il, and on hi
motion it was postponed till next Friday.
We are glad that he has arrested it, ant
shall look with great interest for the result o
his examination. No one is better qualified t.
expose the ilIegaIites and iniquty of sucl
claims.
THE CENTRAL ORGAN OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY.
We call the attention of our Democratic
| friends again to the position of their centra
organ Does it not well entitle itself to theil
support by its continued assaults upon theil
cherished sentiments in favor of Human Lib
erty! For example, few days ago it contained
an editorial Oh General SCOTS Platform in
which it charged him with the deadly offence
of having once expressed himself in favor Of
receiving and reporting upon Abolition peti
tOns, like all other petitions, although at the
same time he declared that in his opinion they
were productive of no good, but much evil
But the recognition of the right Of petition on
the subject Of Slavery, is his heinous crime, in
the judgment Of the Central Democratic Organ,
and it exultingly contrasts, in this respect the
conservative position Of General Pierce Is
this the kind Of eectioneering to carry convic-
ton 70 the minds of Northern Democrats!
Again liz the same article it denounces as
a fearful heresy the opinion of General Scott,
that Congress has power over Slavery in the
District of Columbia. 1t quotes with extreme
horror the following avowal from one of his
letters:
IL hold the opposite opinion in respect to the
District of Columbia. Here, with The consent
of tte olcnerS, or on the payment Of Just COM
pensGt,On,' Congress may leglslate at its dscre-
tion. But my conviction is equally strong that
unless ii be step by step NTH The Legislatures Of
Virginia and Maryland, it would be danger.
Gus TO both rlces in those States to touch the
relation between master and slave in this Dis
trct
Conservative enough, in all conscience and
this position was once quite unObjectionable to
the South But the Central Democratic Organ
appears to think that its Party has advanced OF
late years; it denounces this admission of the
abstract power of Congress to abolish Sla-
very in the District; it evidently holds that the
| Democratic Party should brand the doctrine
as m0Dstrous and horrible What beautiful
exponent of the views Of the Democracy, es-
pecally when we consider that there is con.
| siderable number Of Democrats north of Ma
sons and Dixon's line
Again it is utterly scandalzed that General
| Scott should have avOwed himself favorable t.
the ultimate extinction of Slavery, and of course
expects the New York and Ohio Democracy u
sympathize with it ip its intense indignation at
such an audacious declaration Itquotes and
comments rs follows:
"' But am persuaded that it is high moral
obligation OF masters and slaveholdng States
to employ all means not incompatible with the
safety of both colors, to meliOrate Slavery even
to determination
Here is fully expressed a high moral obi
CATION to erterminGte MdUery! How FIR doe,
this differ, even in its terms, from the higher
| Wing party, and put General Scott in pomina
ton to carry out their purposes
Aye, and how Gar does it differ, even in it,
terms, from the higher law of the following
resolution of the Ohio Democracy adopted al
three successive State Conventions incor
porated permanently into the creed of th'
Party in that State whose sutfrages the Union
is anxious to secure for MIR Pierce
The Democratic party of Ohio, in STATE
| Convention, in lSlS, resolved after calling
| Slavery an evil, &c, that entertaining theS,
sentiments they will mt all times feel it 10 b,
their duty to use all power clearly given by Tia,
terms of the national compact 10 prevent il,
increase mitigate and finally eradicate tn,
evil This resolution was affirmed in 1850
and reaihrmed in 1851.
Again January sth, 1881, the Democrao,
of Ohio, in Convention, say, that we hail Will
high satisfaction the formation of State Gov
eruments by the people of California and New
Mexico, and insist upon their right to adms
sion into the Union with the Constitution
they have adopted without delay
Gov Wood, in his message December II
| 1850, says: The Democratic party ever ~
and ever will oppose either the diffusion or ex
tension of Slavery into any Territory of thu
United States, by every Legal constitutional
means
And the Democratic party in 1851, in nomi
mating Gov Wood after he had published tn,
foregoing sentiment, said, that we approve o
the administration OF our Chief Executive, hi
prudent counsels and sound Democratic doc
trincS
These sentiments that Gen Scott has ay0we,
are held by liberal men of all parties Nortl
and south; and yet this pro-savery organ o.
the Democratic Party calls upon Southern mcr
to put him down for their avowql-to unite
without distinction of Party, to put down sen.
timents cherished and ayowed by Northern
Democrats themselyesl Can there it asks
be any division among Southern men on the
question of rejecting and voting down candi-
date thus committedf" Aud yet while thus
outraging the peculiar sentiments Of large
section of the Democratic Party, and the de-
clared creed of at least the Ohio Democracy
this organ demands the support and encourage
ment " the whole What promoter of har-
mOny, what powerful eectiOneering agent