The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-09-01
LocQfoco ConststencY. No. 2.

GAS worthless as gamblers oath" has
long been proverb peculiarly applicable to
certain hollow professions and worthless pre-.
tences, but we think a more forcibe express
sion could be wrought up, something after
this fashion: As worhleSS as The plighted faith
Of The Democracy. To make good our posi-
tion we give below another article on the Ne
braska Bill from the Ohio State Democrat of
February 22d, 1854. A great change has
come over the sp rit of its dream in the blief
period which has interviewed between Februa-
ry and the present time. Brief as it is, how
ever, it has been amply sufficient for the lead
ing Democratic editors of the State to turn
complete ssummersault, and alight on the op.
posite side of the fence. These self same
editors are now tossing up their hats for DR..
EDsoN b. OLDs, who went the whole figure
last winter for the Infamous Bill. They now,
to use their own language efa former day
"consent to wholesale reputation of the
Baltimore platform, which a support of the
agtating features of the Nebraska Bill re-
quires of them" But read the article-it has
title which is hugely amusing--in short,
quite funny-it is
The Democratic Party will adhere to its
COmpaCts.
The Democratic party is the only party in
this country that has always adhered, in VIC
tory and defeat, with rigid fidelity, to all its
compacts. 1t was because of this general
confidence in this characteristic of the party,
that comms nded for its Presidential candi-
date the almost unanimous support of the
people Of the whole Country, in the canvass
of 1869.
The Free Soiers and Abolitionis,s laughed
to scorn the idea of peace, and final settle
ment Of the slavery question.
The Wing party, although adopting, in
their National Convention, similar resolu.
tions relating 10 the slavery question to those
adopted BY the Democracy, yet were not able
to command the acquiescence in them of on
ly faction OF their party, as the great body
OF Wings merely voted for their candidate,
and "spit" upon their platform.
The Democracy, then, were the only par
ty that stood soemnly pledged to adhere to
the slavery compromise of 1850, and to indig.
nantly trown upon the first attempt at re-
Dewal OF the agitation, whether that attempt
should be made in or out of Congress. That
they will turn covenant t-breakers--lay violent
hands upon their own edHce and thus realize
the evil prophecies of the Free Soilers and
Abolitionists, that the Compromise of 1850
and the Democratic Baltimore Platform
would not survive u second Presidential eec.
ton, we do not believe.
The bill of Mr.. DOUGLAS repeals every
compromise hich has ever been made upon
the subject of slavery. 1t repeals the Mis-
souri, Compromise Of 1920; the joint resolu.
ton annexing Texas, passed in lS45, and one
OF the mcst important of the compromise acts
OF 1850, as will be seen BY reference to the
joint resolutions for annexing Texas to the
United States, and the act establishing the
boundaries of Texas:
ANNEXATION OF TExAs.-The third article
of. the second section Of the "joint resolution
for annexing Texas to the United States"
approved March LIST, lS45, among other
things, provides, "that new States of a con-
venlent size, not exceeding 'our in number,
in addition to said State OF Texas, and having
sufficient population, may hereafter, BY the
consent OF said State, be formed out of the
territory thereof, which shall be entitled to
admission under the provisions of the Federal
Constitution. And such State as may be
formed out Of that portion OF said territory ly-
ing south of thrty-six degrees and thirty
ninutes Of north latitude, commonly known
as the Missouri Compromise line, shall be
admitted into the Union with or without
slavery, as the people OF each State, asking
admission, may desire. And to such State
or States as shall be formed out of said
territory north of said Missouri Compromise
line, slavery or involuntary servitude Except
Eiss crime) shall be prohibited.
>>5,oAPRoMIsE OF lS50.--The fifth proposition
9tAn act entitled, "An act proposing to the
Btate OF Texas the establishment Of her
northern and western boundaries, me reln-
quishment by the said State ot all territory
kaieimed by her exterior to said boundaries.
of all her claims on the United States,
to establish TeTrieorial Government for
sw Mexico" approved Sept. 9th, 1850,
amongst other things provides as follows:
"PrOpided. that nothing herein coaiaiasd shall
be construed to impair, or qaalify an, thing con-
tained in the third article Of section second Of
ejoist resolutions for annsr,ng Ttras to the
United States" ,
The Democracy Of Ohio, especially. have
too recently re-afirmed their adherence to
the Baltimore platform, to now consent tothe
Wholesale reputation Of it, whicha support