The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-10-26


aber party perhaps have one; but The
Sly one they have clearly exempIr6ed is tha,
u 'tiyiding the spoils fairly between the Hards
and Sofiss And when We view their Fugi,ive
Slave Law, and their professions based on it.
must we not conclude tha. the great standard
of fidelity 10 RepublIcanism is the zenl and
alacrty with which republic can contend with
Southern bloodhounds in capturing man who
fled to save his freedoml Is not this faci2-
Is not the principle adhered to throughout
Let thsre be NJ cundi late for judgeship, lie,
him be as wise as Solomon, Just as Arisiides,
second in eloquenoe only 10 Him who spoke as
nsvsr other mostal lips than His can speak,
and are moi his qualifications naugh,, unless ne
can s,oopso low as 10 be willing TO become u
negrc-catchef? Secretary Guihrie's letter says:
''Ths Administration are uDiled as one man;
and have reason TO believe that all gentleman
who consented 10 acceP. Office stood Piedseo 10
support the same principles and politics. Ai'
gentzemen who consented 10 accept office' II
is no, who nwere eager for ofice." but who
consentedf All gentlemen who eonsenfed!-
loud laughter and applause do not know
bu, perhaps there is q little sarcasm intended
here. rLaughier.] The gentlemen whe con-
sented are united as man! That is enough.
Now is net this a melancholy view Of The
easel know you think GO. How is ii to be
remediedf By yourselves! By men acting on
the convicting of their manhood.
Laboring men Of New York, is not that OF
more consequence than the division of Custom
House plunder2 Hundreds of millions Of acres
as fertile as any that have rewarded the toll OF
man since he was first creatad by Providence!
Should this land be gived 10 me, TO till it, or
should it be locked up, generation after genera
ton, to swell the profits OF bloated spectators?
--othef questions might engage the Secretary;
free postage; law; ocean postage; the opening
of highway by which the affections of millions
of hearts nigh, travel the waste Of wsters!-
Now, if the party am associated with can do
nolhiDg else, we can look these questions in the
face. We are for free farms; land lies a
wilderness; we would make it of ineslimable
value. There are still olher questions of high
moment which might occupygovernmentof.h these
Stales-that Of liberty abroad. But think the
government should not open that-shey should
keep an oyser-like silence. Why? Because
the platform to which they are pledged finds
them-ns you shall see. will read you ,ht
eleventh Resolution of the Democratic Conven
ton of June l, 1852, at Baltimore.
Resolved, That in view of the condition o
the political institutions of the Old Worlds
high and sacred duty is devolved with increased
responsibility on the democratic party Of thi
country. as the party Of The people.
That is wel1-there is u most glorious pream
ble-let us see what follows. Is il to express
sympathy with Them, TO encourage them, TO bic
them, God-speed to give them matefi1l aid?-
iion reads
"a high and sacred duty devolves with in
creased responsibility on the democratic par
ty of the country-the party OF The people
TO uphold and maintain the rights of every
State.n
.'Here, you see, they say, that in view of the
popular institutions of the Old World, high
and sacred duty devolves on us-what TO do?-
To give the right hand of fellowship to those
struggling for freedom? No indeed; bu: 'io
uphold and maintain the right of every State"
That was the high and sacred duty which de-
volved on the democratic party-lhe party Of
the peope-to take care Of themselves! [Bois-
ferrous merrimept