Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-07-28

commend that paper to all who would
have the mind Of their children poison
ed by such infidel sneers.
The Constitution and slavery.
Our readers are aware that the usual
method of silencing opposition to any
question that is not suscep tible Of de-
Tense, by Legitimate argument, is to
pronounce upon its constitutionality.-
The friends Of slavery, or rather the
party that Is now In favor OF opening
the door to slavery, and even protecting
it on free soil. now assert that the consfi-
tuition requires such law as will permit
an unlimited extension OF Il. One Of
these, prominent leader Of the Demo-
cratic party In this county, called last
week to discontinue his paper because
zoe oppose the constitution Of our country,
in opposing the legalizing of slavery in
the territories. He said he had been
sworn to support the constitution and
that he could not do that and su pport
our paper, Poor man I! How short his
memory is, or how chameleon like the
constitution Is! We have several times
quoted the resolution Of the Indiana
Democratic Constitution of Is49 by
which he was governed for that canvas.
Then he believed that constitution au-
thorized the forbidding os slavery, into
territories now rec" and that Congress
ought to do IL.
To further refresh his memory-but
he will not get 90 see on paper unless
he borrows it-a thing that nine tenths
Of our quandam subscribers do regular
ly-to refresh his memory we will quote
from the Franklin Democrat OF August
3, 1s49.
We wish our neighbor would copy it,
just to show how accommodating thing
the constitution is. In abiding to
the resolutions, the editor OF the Dem.
ocrat says: "They speak the senti.
ments Of the party"
On the fourth Of July, Is4e, the Penn.
sylvania Democrat convention adopted
the following:
RESOLVED. That the democratic par.
~ adherss now, as II has ever done, 70
the constitution OF the country. Its
letter and spirit they will neither weak
en- nor destroy; and they re-declare that
slavery is domestic local institution Of
the South, subject to State law alone
and with which the General Govern.
ment has nothing to do. Whenever the
State law extends Its jurisdiction, the
Institution can continue 10 exist. Is.
teeming Il a violation Of State rights "a
carry II beyond State limits, we deny
the power Of any citizen 70 extend the
area OF bondage beyond its present do.
minion-nor do we consider Il part OF
tho compromises OF the Constl tutlon
that slavery should forever travel with
the advancing column Of our territorial
progress.
About tho Same time the Democratic
State convention Of Maine adopted III,
following:
RESOLVED, That the Institution of hui
man slavery 10 at variance with tho the
DRY OF our Government, abhore nj TO N,
common sentiment OF mankind, an,
fraught with danger TO all who com,
within the sphere OF Ia influence, tina
the Federal Government possesses adc
suato power TO inhabit i,s cxlstonse Il
The territories Of the Unloni that lhI
constitutionality OF this power has beer
settled by judica, construction, by con
temporaneous exposition, aud by repeat
cd acts OF legislation, and that we on
join upon Senators and Representative
In Congress 10 make every exeriIon an,
employ all their influence TO procure th
passage Of law forever excluding ala
very from the Territories Of California
and New Mexico.
Read these resolutions. and then com
pare them with tho views that the dem
agogues OF party would force down tn,
threats Of freemen.
And then read w. J. Brown on III
same subject, December 10 1910. Ha
tho constitution been changed slncel
! am a Representative from fire.
State and have always been opposed q
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