The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1852-09-29
Whole Number 1857


has give solemn pledge. that it will resist all at
temPts at renewing, in Congress or out of it the
agitation OF the Slavery question under whatever
shape or color the attempt may be mad4."
WIN your readers carefully and 1houghffullv Il
compare the Democratic Platform with the Free
Democratic. Search and what the latter in l.
cludes, and what of essential Importance if omits
1t take3 decisive grouud against the adjustment
measures, and aga st all national sanctioned Slave
holding, slave catching, and slave trading. On
other important subjects, I think you will admit
that its pledges ire, constitutional, just as
liberal democratic, are those of the Baltimore
Democratic platform. The question Deleweer the
two, therefore is single ons altho' exceedingly |
bread and sweeping in its range ;-vix. Is 4 right
for the people and government fthe United States
to give that support to the slavehodng powt r,
which the Democratic Baltimore Convention and
| Platform and Candidates have pledged themselves
and their pa,tizan adherenls to give? am no,
desrous of charging corruption upon any body of
men. Suffice it 10 say, that, if 1 should supp ,rt
| the adjustment measures, or should vote for any
man who is not explicitly pledged to act against
them, | should sin against God and my soul,
against justice and humanity.
me depends not so much on Ii. personal char
acter in privtte lie, as on the political piinci
pies which would coLtrol bis offifit act. If
we may credit the friends Of the three candi
dates, and also TIE concessions oCtheic opponents,
not one OF them is t. be rejected for his person
al chara, ter. lmast judge Of each, therefore, by
lis past actions and avowed principles on the
question, and by the Platform the convention OF
his party have laid before lin, and on Which he
deliberately plants bis feet before the nution--
AS voter, caunot choose the man and reject
the platform. Every man that votes for Pierce
or S:ott commissions him to nationalist slave
3 holding, and to fulfil every t, Of tae adjustment
: measures, 'the fugitive slave law included."-
Such will be ths meaning and force of his act;
: and slave holders will laugh at lis ".neLtal res
ervaions."
Agnio; the d,ings OF political convention
are not to be adopted Of course, because it was
;. composed OF good men; nor to be rejected, be;
h cause some OF the Members were n, t so moral
"A as they might b.. But confess it Is crafty
: ing circums t1ncc, when we find an assembly ol
u Intelligent men contending earnestly for tie
IS rigft, and find them also in the aggregate mer
L. Of acknowledged moral worth. We have nat
$, ing in which to glory on this behalf, in .relatio.
:. to the Pitts ,urgh Convention. But we ma,
ct say-and claim the fact as in pleasing hnr
as mony with their PRINCIPLES and ams-that thei
y Po 'itical opponen unifarmly concede t, ih
r body uncommon solidty of character, ard a dc
nj 4 Ill :, 1
le ingly and collectively. You, Mr.. Edit r, say
&c large proportion of the delegat are douLtles
d' temperate men, Others, who were among then
= the whole time, say they were there free from
p the use of >tmuaut, almost if not e1ti RELY, WITT
s. OFT exception.
,r | regret that cannot say MS much OF the tenn
B. perahce of one Of the convent ons ut Bat more
10 say not aohi-h, as that mig appear in,i ious
is and know not whether similar charge lie
ut again>t members of the other or not. men
t. ton the fact as amentabIe indicdtion, that w,
O. have need to look at home while we are de
= nouncing the corruplions ard bribery Of Englis
Ia elections. The sttlemen' from source | an
,u compelled 10 credi, is to this effect that i'm
n mcnse sums were expended ia efforts to OF
le lain the nomination Of one Of the unsuccessful
i'll candiluta s;--tha, the friends of some of tn
We candila lates If not all, kept "Jpen house." that i
q liquor saloon OF grogge'y to supply stinulu
i for voting. The writer add~, 'Here were hun
- dreds OF acute minds, plani ing. intriguing, ex
' pending, threatening, beseec! ing, caucussing 70
r. their respective candid ties, and after week
of thing and sweating, in which there was wea
o. and tear of lody, and n ind, ard morals, thu
e. years will scarcely repair," most them uterl
Its failed Of securing their favoritas. All were OF
liget to yield TO what others would suffer ther
on to have in the mutter Of candi rates, that tn
common platform might be carried into etfsc
ne Yeti Cannot forget that that platform was dic
II tated by shareholders, and accel td ty mt e'
-, - as dire necessity, while i, conflicts with hti
N, sober convictions of Iigtt.
-. | trust that the voters Of the land will max
up their minds deliberately AT home before III
nat eecii5n, that not single ballot may be for sal
at wher the day comes. MAHONING.
cal sssaisIs and goneS-
&C. rs rtin, M. Jones; sattin MS the world, W
The shall have storm within the week-l'm sarti
aa- Of it.'.
of "Don't say ssartin,' for an eerting it's n
The proper"
10, You are cERTING Of It, eh? Well, nov
-, Jones' lve had ii my mind q grent nun
times to tell you, there is no such word as "ce
:, ting"
de- g ayes, there is.''
1ile ~No.''
he "I'm certing Of it"
fu- "rhe,e-there It's again. Saith Pm sar
you're wrong"