Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-10-02
From the Chicago Democratic Press.
The Cry of Abolition.

A systematic attempt is being made t
crush OUT all opposition in the ranks O
the democracy to the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise, by the cry of abolitionism.-
It is said, in effect, by Mr.. Douglas, and BY
1.-THE Court House clique of each county, ii
Iyou do not endorse this measure. hence.
forth the stigma of abolitionism shall be
fastened upon YOU"
In our opinion tile propagators of this
SANDER against some of the best democrats
OF the party, could not more effectually
show their contempt of the popular intelli-
gence. What is abolitionisn9 Is it to
advocate a measure whose earliest and
strongest supporters were slave holders p
1t is opposition to the measure which re-
opens the slavery agitation and gives the
Northern fanatics prominence and infiu-
ence which they could not otherwise obtain 2
If this be abolitionism, then Stephen A.
Douglas was the leader of American abo-
litionists up to January last, for no man has
spoken more frequently Or with more APP
parent feryor in favor Of the Missouri Com
promise than he, and to him belongs the
distinguished honor Of laboring to extend
lit to the last National Democratic Conven-
ton, were abolitionists to man, because
among other things they resolved.
''That the democratic party will resist all
attempts at renewing in Congress or out of
it the agitation Of the slavery question,
under whatever shape or color it may be
made"
If this be abolitionisnn, then was presi-
dent Pierce justly entitled to the appella-
ton Of abolitionist at the opening of the
last session of Congress, for in abiding in
his message to the entire absence of slave
~ agitation in the country, he pledged
himself to the following effect:
''That this repose is to suffer no shock
during my official term, if l have power
to avoid it, those who placed ME here may
be assured"
If this be aboltionisni, then was the
Washington Union one of the most faith
full organs of that party in January last,
for at that time when Mr. Dixon proposed
amending Mr.. Douglas original Nebraska
bill by provision repeating the Missouri
Compromise, it exposed its high approba-
ton Of that Compromise and denounced
the amendment of Mr.. Dixon "a whig
scheme to show dissensions in the rank of
the democracy" If this be abolitionism,
it proscribes from the democratic party, in
addition to the foregoing, the following
persons who have heretofore maintained
fair standing in it:
Gen. Houston, of Texas.
Hon. Thomas III. Benton, of Missouri.
Hon. Jere. Clemens, Of Alabama.
A majority of democratic members of
the House of Representatives from the free
States
An overwhelming majority of the rank
and file of the democratic party of the free
States
If this be a test Of abolitionislri, it pla-
ces in the same category an overwhelming
majority of the whig party Of the United
States.
Verify according to those who are filing
the nation with strife to obtain the indorse-
ment Of the greatest political blunder ever
made by q sagacious politician-abolition-
ism has taken possession Of large MAORI
ty Of the American people, and it is about
time for all other parties in the country to
make an unconditional surrender.