The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-10-04
: Nr. Wire on the Stump.

On last Monday night according to an-
nouncemsnt. says the Guernsey Jeferso.
nian, quite respectable meeting 81 hhs
voters Of oil political parties, took place
In the Court House, TO hear the Democratic
nominee for Congress, in this Congress
sional District, D. Fl. WIRE, Esq. The
meeting was called to order by the ap-
poin,ment Of F. CRRlGHroN, Esq, as chair
man. Upon taking his seat. Mr.. CRElsH-
TON dwelt, in a few well timed and appro-
pirate remarks upon the character and
course Of the opposition or whig psrty
both while in power and out Of it, showing
that the various planks in their oncs broad
and capscious platform. had oil bsen
knocked from under them, and that they
have stepped upon new one-idea plank,
called Anti- Nebraskai Mr.. Creighton. aP-
pealed to the wings present, 10 know whas
measure Of National financial charac.
ter. originated and passed, BY the wings
while in power, is now to be found 10 iosos.
He defed them to point to one measure.
They could not, or did not do il! There
10 yet, however, oDe measure on the stat
ute books. passed during Millafd Fill.
more's administration, which they may
have the glory Off glory ii can be cAll-
ed-we mean the Fugitive Slave La~aian
act which, without the sanction of the
whig President then in the chair of, State;
could not havebecoms law! The odious
features Of this law we are warranted in
saying will be amended, or an atteshps
made TO that effect. il DANsL n. Was
should be elected 10 Congress. asa
Alter Mr.. Creighton finished his sxoori.
alton Of the leaders Of the one.idea party.
he gave way to Mr.. WiaR, whom he In
ltroduoed to the sudience.
Mr.. WIRE enchained ths attention Of
his hearers for about one hour. He i ,
pleasant speaker, and profound rsasoner.
II would give US much pleasure to ba able
to lay his masterly speech before our
readers. Alter his able and Ingenious cxs
ordium, Mr.. WIRE proceeded 10 show thst
the line Of fdemarka,ion between the Demo,
cratic and wing parties, which has hereto-
fore separated them has, IN great Pift.
been obliterated-.hat the great quessiont,'
at issue between the two parties lhsys besn
settled in favor Of the policy cpntsndsdi
for by the Democrats-that our .yhig
friends. seeing the prophecies Of thsif
leaders falsi6ed in regard 10 the effects Of
Democratic Measures upon the welfare pe
the country, are manfully laying aside
their hostility and yielding ready 90.
lquiesoence. But he was sorry 10 find that
: new political organization, tounded upon
. sectional question aiming n dividing
the people on geographical line, 80
about springing into exissencs. The uaion
Of the States, he affirmed is 1 political
union, and he demonstrated that II the
Fnsionists should be successful in oaTry-
| ing ont their scheme OF arraying the north
against the south, il would not only hivs
. tendency 10 disunion but would virtuslly
be disunion ITSELF He appealed 10 the
Democrats, and 10 those whigs who lore
the union above party, as well 10 Frss
lSoilers, 10 whom he accorded honssty q
purpose, and Z desire 10 do right io keep
aloof from party led on BY suoh msA =
Garrison and Wendell Phillips. -
/ The Nebraska bin which had been seiz-
cd upon BY these faciionis,s, - : prssexl
for theil assaults upon the Democrats
party and the union. came mp naxi ~
consideration. He showed lhat @ hi
from the bill giving any advsnsags q ~
interests Of slave holders, j. e fact esies(
the area Of treedom,s and consequently
cireumscribes thaiof slauery. .rhseusbas
| Of the Missouri ComPromise he said sss
burnt in efhgy for the part he tool ss'
complaining its passage. by nor,hsrR sp
The author Of the bill setting il asidss~es
burnt in ef6gyaby men Of the Nofsbs He
was well convinced that slsv6 e6ldeFs
would never gain q foot. hold 10 Kd6s6s;
- sOt ASSoseohS AV fStSSsA . -
fears that slavery would GO there. nsn
able to own slaves are not going 70 reusovs
with them to climate end soil ungsnial
and unadapted to slavery and slave labor
where they have no authority y hold
, slaves. and where il they take them itia
AT the risk Of losing them. Mon from the
the slave States who do not own slavea
going to Kansas, will not advocate slave.
ry. They have .ielt its blighting inflnence
upon themselves too much to wish 70 per.
petua,e il. Laboring mon in the aass
States detesi slavery. he said. more ,hss
we know how. lie had some experience
in this respect. He had been raised in Z
slave State. (Virginia) and had felt aba
degradation to which laboring white mes
are subject in slave States They ars
looked upon with con.snps, and esnnpl
.esoc;ate with. The asuser ,e1aes Ha 1aff H.