The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-06-01
VI hole Number 1929

II.
One word of cancellation to the Abotonists and
would have been Governor was beaten but not
disgraced. In the last campaign in Ohio he at
tsehed his fortunes 10 John p. Hale, and sustain
ed him and bis political platform. lie utterly
repudated and spit upon y the Baltimore plat.
form. He could not support Gen. Pierce, because
he was nominated upon platform which, in his
judgment, destroyed oil those principles which
were dear 10 the Abolition heart. How many
votes were cast with the Senator in Ohio? S,me
thirty thousand. In the meanwhile the great
Democratic party of that State recorded their votes
IN favor OF Gen. Pierce, therby ratifying, couirm
ing and sanctioning the Baltimore platform. Daes
he represent the Democracy of Ohio? The De-
moeracy of Ohio are content to take Gen. Pierce
with his principles as avowed by The Baltimore
Convention; but the Senator utterly repudiates
that, aud that portion of The people backing him in
his Reputation were thirty thousand while the
majority for General Pierce were, in the whole
State. some eighteen thousand or twenty thorsand.
Therefore had right to assume that The Sena-
tor from OHIO did not represent the wishes of the
people there, when some three hundred and fifty
thousand votes were cast in that canpagn and the
whole number who acted with the Senator was
ony thirty thousand. Therefore he represents
thirty thousand, large portion of whom in the
Connecticut Reserve. He is the exponeu: of their
principles, aud not the principles of The Democracy.
He directed all his efforts to defeat General Pierce;
he denounced the sentiments of the Convsr,un
which nominated him. and now he claims to repre-
sent the Democracy of Ohio !! Is not such claim
ABSOLUTELY ridiculous
The Senator has said, too, that the Democratic
party at the present session have indorsed some of
the unrecanting Free Soilers Of 1913. When =
The Democratic party, with That manliness and
independence which trust will always character
se them, avowed their principles through the Bal
timore Convention TO the world they desired no
man to iake their candidate they sought no con-
ceameDt; they desired no one TO take their candi-
, dle with "geuerous confidence "-whout the
platform. They proclam,d their principles; they
inscribed them upon their banner they II eed that
banner in the hands Of their candidate; they were
1 so plainly written, that he who might read,
and wuyfaring man, though an Abotitionist, need
j no err there in. [L4ughter.] This was fair and
3 many upon our part. No man was called upon
i to sustain candidate, unless he cordially, sin
cerey, and heartily responded 10 the principles in
corporated in the platform. A very large majori-
ty of the people whom the Senator pretends to rep
resent. did respond to them; and all of those
who were confirmed by The Senate of the United
States who went with the Free Soil party in ls4s.
came in at the contest, aud gave in their adhesion
to principles by voting for our candidate; and
; all that we have said, therefore, in ratification #
The nominations alluded to, is that those who came
back and in good faith subscribed to principles
| and onnportad f11r candidate were eutifIed TN 81
n share of the Federa! pate There has been
n no confirmed who would dare to avow to
e the world the political principles which nctuate
The Senator from Ohio. Has an abolitionist been
. conirmed-auy of those who united with him in
O the last contest! Not one of them. Has uuy Of
O them been sent in by the President of the United
r States No. sir; and they never will. The Pres
o deut has no sympathes with the faction to which
!. the Senator belongs.
9 The Senator says that this Administration has
: taken men back into the Democratic party who
e have abandoned the principles of the Buffalo
y platform of le46. Sir. we judge them by their
d lion. When they support tsour candidate and oui
n principles fairly and manfully. we have right &c
at assume that they have the error of ffeil
II ways, and have come back into the Democrats
!? party. They could not support General Pierce
lie without indorsing the principles upon which he
3, was nominated. To proscribe class because o
their offences of 1e49 would be mauifesty unjust
ID Wise men change their opinions FOOLS never do
3. Now, Mr.. President, l did not desire to hav.
said anything in this discussion. should not have
lr been provoked to enter into it bnt for the repeat
u, ed remarks of the Senator from Ohio, to the eff
I'd feet that he represents the Democracy of tha
le State. With all respect to him. claim that Ian
a much better representative than he is. In th'
last canvass in TINT State, gave large majority
n for the man whom voted for, and who stood upoi
Of the principles Iavowed; therefore have reh
or to claim TO be- better representative of the De
al mocracy Of that State than he is. When come
On to anHlyze principles l not willing to regar
OF him anything else than an Abntonist hav
so known him in olden times. have known hir
ey when he canvassing the State in hopees
of minority, he always will be in Ohio, for ther
at is vast amolnt of intelligence there particular
ne ly off the Connecticut Reserve. Laughter +. J.
at There will always be majority there agaln'
,st the principles he avows; and on will never fin
c in that goodly Siate ma jority who will be will
he ing to endorse the sentiments which have bee
a. nftentimes expressed here upon particular cues
re- tun by the Senator who is accidentally hsl
I now.
ny Mr.. President. have said perhaps more on tn
subject than ought to have said, but there are pa
re- tieular why have felt myself called upt
10 vindcate the character, and the honor, az
Md the truth of the Democracy of Ohio. / owe the
, a n deep debt of gratitude for the manly femme
nn with which they sustained me in one of the fer
ion est battles ever fonght. Although have found
of home in far distant land. l can never forgettl
es brave and gnilant spirits who gathered around II
The iu1S49. never Gnu desert them.
an In n social point of view, should be sorry, e
ore to los the Senator from Oho; but unless he ana
re- daus lis errors and renounces his heresies n'S
will cal days are numbered 1t IS nor Pto'" "