The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-05-28
The TWO Platforms.

rieH are discussing the matter as 10
phich Of the two platforms upon The
question Of slavery, viz: That Of Ohio, or
that Of Baltimore, shall be adopted as
the creed Of the party. There are those
who believe we cannot serve God and
mammon, and there are others who ap-
pea, 10 believe we can serve BOTH Ohio
Union.
Our friend Knapp, fresh from the at
mosphere Of Washington, and from amid
the influences Of slavery, treats the ex-
preston Of the opinion Of the Democra.
cy Of Ohio ag,inst the evils Of Slavery,
as the "mad crusade against the Consti-
tuition and the Union" of 'mere local
faction" And then adds with great
candor, awe believe we have stated the
question fairly"
With the highes. confidence In his
anxiety for the honor and prosperity Of
the Democratic party and its principles,
we must claim that lie has not stated it
at all. What liberal Northern Demo-
Gratis demand is, not an expression against
slavery by the National Democracy, but
an entire silence in the platform Of
the party upon the subject We know
no reason why any section should make
their sectional exposition Of the compro.
misses Of the Constitution an article Of
the Democratic creed for the whole
Union, nor why the Baltimore platform
should be made an instrument Of slavery
propagandism, when every man of sense
in the Union we'll knows thai Democracy
and Slavery can only oo-exist by com
promise Of principle and sacrifice Of
the purity Of Democracy itself.
Declarations for or against Slavery
have no proper connection with true
National Democracy. Slavery has pro,
perly no national character or tights. II
is State and domestic Institution, 10
be- treated as such, and to be restrained
when it seeks to 60 beyond its just and
natural boundaries, but TO be fully pro-
tected in all its legal rights. This we
understand to be the true position Of
those Democrats, or the "local faction"
if the Editor Of the Union prefers the
term, which he assails. On its correct
ness, its proprie,y and its Democracy,
VIC for one are content to rest the ques-
ton.
II as the Union states il is an "absurd
and Utopian effort to prevent the in
crease, to mitigate and finally 10 eradi-
cate slavery" we are sorry for it. The
Jcffersons, Washingtons, Rnshes, Frank
lins and Adamses ofas patriotic an era as
this thought otherwise, and happily or
unhappily their opinions yel exert some
influence upon American policy and po-
litics. II is true Statesmen Of later
time have arisen, like Calhoun, who deny
the truth Of the Declaration of Indepen.-
dence, and rest the stability Of our
American Government on its slavery,
rather than its Democratic Institutions,
but nevertheless such doctrines, though
potent, have no basis in truth or in the
progressive intelligence of mankind and
must be ephemeral.
The editor of the Union writes about
adherence 10 the "Ancient Faith" of the
party. We know no ancient faith in
slavery peculiar to the old Republicans.
But if it were otherwise, while we re-
whatever we believe TO be good
in the action Of the past, we are not for
geiful Of the principle, that the world
moves and carries with /, in its progress,
nations, parties, and ancient faiths to be
and improved with the i'm
proved intelligence and experience Of
The people.
In so far as our friend Of the Union
insists, (and perhaps that is all in his ar
icle he intended TO do, beyond insisting
IN conservative policy in regard TO
,lavery,) on the People and the State Of
ohio respecting the legal rights of slave
Iclders, we do not differ with him. But
We of Ohio have rights also-the right
o think and to act as we please, consis-
ent with law, in reference to slavery,
Without being prescribed by the National
Government, or by the National Demo-
ratio party, for this cause. And we too
nust in this right be respected and un-
AT any rate "io this complexion
( must come at last"
49, rTho., 20 ,o ho a po;lrooJ rcoat