The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1853-10-05

nau Oeen IOrceu Mrougn congress $1,000
opposed 10 the Compromise acts Them
selves; stood committed by their State
Platform 10 use all power '~'clearly giver
by the Constitution 10 prevent the increase,
to mitigate the evils, and finally secure the
eradication OF Slavery" stood uncommit'
ted in the opposite direction by a national
platform, or by any national adminis,ra'
ton. The wings, on the contrary, were
embarrassed and paralyzed by the pro.
slavery action of the administration, which
they could neither disavow nor suslain.--
Under these circumstances, the victory OF
The Old Line Democracy, in the elections
of 1851. was comPlets.
But things soon changed. The Plat.
form Of the National Old Line Democracy.
adopted a, Baltimore in 1882, on The CUES.
lion Of Slavery, as well as in relation 10
Land reform and Foreign Policy. was the
very reverse Of the State platform, and as
undemocratic as possible. The Old Lines
of Ohio undertook the difficult task Of sus.
tanning bolh-ihe latter in Stale action
the iormer. in National action. or course
they failed. Empty professions, and lii,
lie of that, was all that reedomgor while
practical support. with both ha nds. was
given TO Slavery. The Baltimore candi.
dates, pledged to the Compromise and 10
Slavery, were elected. The State Legis.
l%slure, completely controlled by Old LINERS,
failed TO utter a single word calculated or
designed "to prevent The increase, to miti-
gate the evils, or promote the eradication
of Slavery.
On the other hand, the Wings, by the
defeat of their Compromise candidates,
were released from The embsrrassmentS
created by q pro-Slavery administration,
aud an opportunity was afforded them of
relieving themselves from all responsible
ty Tor Baltimore Scrviiism, through II dis.
unct population of the Baltimore Platform,
and a manly declaration Of liberal princi,
pies. by their State Convention. We do
mol doubt that \ great majority Of tho
Wings Of Ohio desired tat this should he
done; nor 10 ve douh, that, ifit had been
doue. aud had heen followed up by action
demonstrating the sincerity Of The aeelara-
ton. the election Of a ticket opposed to the
Baltimore Platforms could have been Sc.
cured. But other counSels Prevailed
Unaeaning resolutions were adopted, and
all mention of the Compromise avoided.
But the grea, majority of the Wings had,
and have, no sympathy with this action.
They are now substantially in The posi-.
lion which was occupied by The Old Line
Democrats in 1851; and il they are willing
to cooperate with Independent Democrats,
aud with liberal Democrats disguised with
ihe present humllialing position Of the
Old Lite Demneraey on the Slavery ques.
lion, it is enlnely william ulsir power 10
redeem the State from llunkerism this
fall. and to elect a Legislature which will
not hesitate 10 do FtPemen's Work. in.
stead Of Shareholders Work. We shall
proceed to show that It's 90.
We have before US two tables. carefully
prepared, and we believe correct; showing,
ls, the .SeRstsEisl Districts of the State,
and the vote in each for President and
Vice President in 1912; and ID, the Rep
resenlative Districts o! the State. and tue
vote for the same officers In the same
ly:ars. The districts are so arranged as
TO show, also, the distribution of political
power in the Senate and the House, in
1872. We regret that it is impractica'
bic 10 publish these tables in connection
with this article; as much Of what we
have yet to saw, is based upon them, snd
the facts which they disclose. But any Of
our readers, by reference to some tables
published in The Columbian of May 10
and May 26, and in the first No. Of the
Frsemen's Manual, June let, can make
his own calculation, from the reformation
there given.
We have already said that the Oh
, Liners had a majority of Is in the las
Senate. On reference to the table, il il
seen that, taking the vote Of 1852 as III,
criterion, the Old Line Democrats had ab
solule mjorilies in only thirteen districts
r%lecling fifteen Senators; while the Wing
and Independent, Democrats together ha,
msjorities or piurslihes in twenty districts
electng twenty Senators. And yet, il
The last legislature. the Old Liners, thougl
in an absolute minority in twenty Of til
thirty three districts, had twenty.iv
Senators, while the wings had but eight
-, and The Independent Democracy had bu
!, two. II is too plain for remark, tia
|, tha, tie Old Liners had no tile to an.
such majority, bu, obtained it through III
heb " sufTrance Of political opponents.
y In the House, the Old Line majority wa
forty; and yeithe Old Liners had absolur
o m4ioTides, land some Of these very sier
der and Prccarious,) ia thirty three Legt
. lative districts only, eiecting forly.thr'
members ont Of ninety hK. Had the o
I.iuus elected all the members to who
d their absolute numbers would eniide the.
j. --and no more--they would have been
a m.jurity Of ten. instead Of a majority
forty. tits manifest, therefore, da, The
) ob,ained their great majority in the lIous
VI as we'll as in the Senate. solely by the a
v OF through the acquleseence Of one or t,
,e other wing Of their political opponents.
The Old Line Democrats are also larg
10 ly in The minority in he whole State,
tho tables show. IL ls4s, that MINOR
=" was nearly 10000; and in 1852, i
600.
!" 1t is very certain that the Old Line
is will have no such majority in the ne
IN Legislature, as they had in the last, y
~ many. and. in fact. most al The Lihr