The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-04-01

promise measures so called, and for which the
Democracy of Ohio will ever honor him. A
more essentially Wing measure never received
the sanction of Congress albeit many professed
Democrats gave IT their support Clay and
Webster were the authors Of this infamous
measure, and whoever heard of their origina-
ting anything that did not smack of Whggery!
The Union may take what position it chooses
hnt we object to Its dctation to or prescription
of others.
From the Toledo (O) Commercial-d Democratic
paper
SCHEMES TO DEFEAT TIE DEMOCRACY.
A new political organization has been form
ed in nearly all of the slavehOlding States. and
this organization claims to hold in Missouri
Mississippi, &c, the political power of those
States giving evidence of their strength, in the
late elections, by defeating the Democratic can
didates for Senators and State officers Flushed
with their recent triumphs in States that have
heretofore been regarded as most reliably Dem
ocratc, the organs of this new party avow their
purpose To control the action of the next Balti-
more Convention or, failing in this, to defeat
the candidates which that convention NAV put
in nomination. The terms on which they Of
fer their support to the Democratic rar:y are
are that resolutions shall be adopted in the Ma
tional Convention, making slave labor the para
mount object of protection by the great Ma
tional Democratic party, and that the Fugitive
Slave Law and the other Compromise measures
shall hereafter be made n test of membership
to that party. When it is recollected that these
measures originated with the present Federal
Administration. and that they are opposed Low
the great body of the Democrats in Mississippi
Georgia, &c. rs well as in Ohio New York
and New England, it will be apparent that the
| fnsolence and arrogance of the proposition are
only equalled by the Infamous character of the
measures which 1t rs proposed TO intcrpOlate
into the Democratic creed
We are compelled to speak plain upon this
subject, as we see in these movements of the
falsely styled Union party deep laid plot to
overthrow the Democracy in the next Pres-
Dental election.
While the Fillmore Union party in the
States where they have overthrown Democratic
ascendency, are occupying the position of "arm-
ed neutrals," threatening an open alliance with
the Federaiists, if a surrender is not made
to them, and the Democratic platform lowered
to their standard-while these movements arc
going on in the States which have been, before
this new organization sprung into existence,
the most reliably Democratic, the Federalists, in
such States ~ Kentucky, Tennessee, and Mary
land, maintain the old Wing organization and
are now, with great unanimity presenting Mr.
Fillmore, IA their Presidential candidate If
events shall prove him to be the most aSaia-
bic candidate, he is and will be the first choice
of the Fillmore Union party and the Fillmore
Wing party of the South These two parties
are pursuing one and the same object, and are
shaping Their movements to have one and tho
same candidate for President. His election can
be insured, if new tests can be forced upon tho
Democracy. through which agency the party
will be divided and defeated If they fail in
their cunningly laid schemes to divide the
Democracy, then the slave States by the union
OF the two political parties which now control
them, are to be made to give united vote
against the Democratic candidate In carry
ing out this plan, it has become essential that
the position and principles of the Democracy
of Ohio should be assaied The Washington
Union, which has, from the outset, encouraged
and sustained the "Union y organization of tho
South, is conspicuous in these assaults. A Sa-
vanuah (Georgia) paper, more open and frank
In its opposition 10 the policy of the Ohio De-
moeracy, but not less hostile than the Union,
| says:
| tiOn.-lt will be seen by the following state
ment that the Free Soil Democracy of Ohio ex-
| pect to have vote in the Baltimore Conyen-
! ton
"The Ohio Democratic State Convention, Mt
its session on the 9th of January, passed reso-
lutiOns denouncing slavery az an evil which
ought to be eradicated and its extension pre-
vented by all lawful means and at the same
time appointed delegates 10 attend the Nation
al Democratic Convention"
Is any party Mt the South willing to co-ope-
rate with men making such professions, and yet
exact from them no guarantee that our rights
shall be respected Would not such co.opera-
ton falsiiy our own professions, and give i'm
punity to abolitionism :
The exclusion of the Democratic delegates
from Ohio to the Baltimore Convention will
hardly be res0rted to, though this policy is
recommended by an influential Southern Jour
nal
But there is great danger that the new party
movement at the South, relying upon the uni
ted support OF that section, ON account of its
devotion to the slave interest will he able by
effectng divisions at the North and assertions
at the South, to defeat the Democratic candi-
dates in the next, as it did in the last Presi-
Dental election.
Nothing short of bold and fearless exposi-
ton Of the corrupt but formidable combination
now going on 10 secure the perpetuation and
ascendency of the Federal party in the Nation
al Government for another four years, can pre-
vent such calamity
From the Wyoming (New York; Mirror
Barnburner
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
The Democratic Convention, to nominate
candidates for President and Vice President, is
TO be held in Baltimore the first of June the
Wing Convention has not been called but it
will probably be in Philadelphia the 18th of
June. Speculation is rife in both of the par
ties NJ 10 the Presidential candidates Though
many have been named, the number for which
any chance is left seems 10 be reduced to three
on each side-Cass, Douglas, and Buchanan,
of the Democrats; and Fillmore, Webster, and
Scott Of the Wings. The warfare between tho
friends of each of these is becoming warm, and
sometimes amusing The friends of each claim
that if their candidate shall be nominated he
will certainly be elected over all opposition,
while il any other candidate OF their party shall
be nominated, he will ~ certainly be defeated.
As between these candidates, our opinion is
that Cass among the Democrats, and Fillmore
among the Wings, stand the best chance.
But perhaps it matters not To our party
which of these shall obtain the nomination
The question for Free-Soilers is, can they sup
port any of them The first question voter
should ask himself is "will make the slavery
question the most important one in the issuelp
and il he answer in the affirmative, the next is,
can support either Cass, Douglas, Bucban-
an, Fillmore, Webster, or Scottlp We pre-
sumo that 70 Ear rs the slavery question is con
cerned, the five first named of these individuals
will be disposed Of at once by every candid and
intelligent Free. Sniler What do we Wnnt a