The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-07-06
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- <tThe Free Sell Olive Brancfl.s
The Ohio Stafe Journal. taking some articles
which appeared IN The Ohio Star the basis of
its remarks, is putting fer11 series of articles
characterised bya courteous spirit. materially. ii
not wholly disssntine from the position Of the
Star, in reference to the fusion of parties.
We do nat propose to f,iow the Journal through
it5 series of articles, TO GO into any very extern
hed or elaisarate remarks upon the subject. The
Journal, however. falls into several errors which
we must as briefly possible endeayor TO correct.
The Jouraal says the Star "allmits that The
Free Soil party is nowhere, and is inefficient for
good." This is mistake. No such admission
has been made. We gave our reasons for the be-
lief that the Whig party had fulfilled its mission
that it had passed through lis stages of rise and
progress and had reached that of its decline. In
the spirit of frankness and cant'or we also said,
g We freely admit that party has fulfilled its
mission in the particular directions in ,rhica it has
acted ~
We are very well aware that third cannot ex-
st for any great length of time. Either it will it
self be swallowed up. it will swallow up one or
the other of the antagonist partes or what is more
likely go into combination with of similar
views of all parties. and result in the formation of
pew party. thus losing its old form and name but
retaining its essential, elemental principles in lv
| ing vigor and freshness.
Thus was it with the old Liberty Party. In an
existence of eight years it had fulfilled its mission
land an important top) in the particular direc-
ton in which it had acted. In that direction it
would have secured no considerable addition of nu-
merica force. If Gen. Scott had been nominated
at Philadelphia in 184s the Liberty Party would
have been substantially botted our. Its organizes
tiou would have been kept up if 6. only locally,
/ not generally. But the nomination of Gen. Tay
| lor produced such an astounding effect upon the
public mind, that new party combination was
produced, into which the Liberty Party passed
without the compromise or abandonment of sin
gle essential principle.
Now, if we are right 10 the assumption that the
Wing party is overihrown, beyond successful re-
covery, then are correct in the statement that
the Free Soil party has fulfilled its mission in the
particular direction in which 1t has acted-for the
result must be new party combination, into which
the Free Soil party will pnss without the sacri-
fee ofa single essential principle. But if in re-
party, we are mistaken-and from all the circum.
stances and developements of the crisis we relig-
ously believe we ere motif Hunkers, Fogies. anc
Silver Greys, among whom regret to be oblig
ed to class the Journal, shall be suecessufu il
yet little longer prolonging the forms Of party
action, in party whose usefulness and power o
Accomplishment have departed, then must the Free
Soil party add an appendix TO its mission, and ths
] ournal will learn that it is neither " nowhere,
nor =" inefficient for -good.'
Blu. we have expectation of any such thing
| The progress of events cannot be resisted. A new
party combination cannot be prevented. From th
very necessities of the crisis it will be produced
The attraction of similar views, synipathies ant
purposes will inevitably and unavoidHbly bring me
together. Progressive will go TO progressive hunk
er will go to bunker, and whoever stall live to wit
ness the Presidential election of 1856, will see bu
two great parties sustaining the shock of the 20
itical conflict, the one bsaring upon its standar
the immortal Declaration of '76 the ether basel
crngng and pandering to the Iusts of the oppres
sors of men.
Again, the Journal errs i'll indicating that Ere
Trade and Direct Taxation are averments in tn
Pittsburgh Platform. There is nothing TO b
found in that platform, venture to say, whicl
any liberal, progressive. anti Slavery Wing ma.
not with entire consistency and cordiality adopt
The Free Soil State Convention at Columbus las
winter did broach the doctrine of recaproc0, fire.
trade, principle we are assured which bas Zee
maintained by the Wing advocates of q Tafiff.
The Journal lays great stress upon the assumf
tion that the Free Soil Party is disloyal 20 the Cor
stiuion. 1t says:
..The speeches of Freesoil ora tors and the re
} solves of Freesoil Conventions, for the last two
three years, have left the impression indeiiby @
our mind that the leaders of do not desire or il
tend to be guided in te.eir course by the require
me its ofthe Constitution OF the Unlten States an
the laws of the nntir n.
Greater injustice the Journal could not we'll pei
3 perpetrate in 80 brief sentence. Its impr rssso
is erroneous. We venture TO say the proc! to SUI
tain the assumption cannot be found. more 10y
al party Of man cannot be found than that of tn
Free Soil party. They will yield to every just
ascertained Constitutional requrement-moret the
@ will not grant. They will not over ride the q
section ofthe 4th article of the U, S. Constitute
}, which the Journal quotes. Going back to Ii
Il adoption of the Constitution and ascertanlng fro
"a that clause by the Conscript Fathers of the R,
c pnbl c. who formed it, they content, like goo
ID loyal law abiding citizens, to abide by that cor
II struciion.
!. We assure the Journal that nothing more tre
=, sonable can be found Platforms, than in II
a third and fourth articles of the Pittsburgh platform
,r which we quote as follows:
ri "3, Tint thu Federal Government is one
"a limited powers, derived solely from The Constitute
and the grants of power therein ought to be strc
g. ly construed, by all the departments and agents
! the government. and it is inexpedient and DANCE
- Gus to exercise doubtful constitutional po,vers
50 4. That the Consultation Of The United State
le ordained to form more perfect union. to estab
10 JUSTICE and the blessings of liberty, expires
:, ly denies to the General Govern neut all power
deprive any person of life, liberty, or propert
10 without due process of law; and fherefre, II
ie Government. having 70 mere power to make
sinve than make a hing, and no more poy