The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-03-01
The Democratic Party Opposed
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materisl par, " n. sB daeaSfe PlaIfnrna,
VA gallsnts S,iasiued bs the candidate
n,nainah,.. aud rs thr Democracy Of the 4
whole Uni,,u Z, &, The plaItorn, We yet sap
port. -
9. Thnt Consu'-s has no power, under
thu .nsfin .icR.slu ngstiereAx'th "a ecs. 1
,to, the do'aasii ia,titut osis ,1f lag srYsf,
States, Rni that SUM states are the sole and
proper judSss q every thing appertalnlng
Lo their own affairs, not prohibited by the
constitution: that All Efforts OF the AboliiiDn-
lists or others, nIadeto indu= Congress to.
in,erlrr. with questions Of slavery, ar take
incipirnt steps in relation thereto, ar. cal.
rul,itJi to head Ia the most alarming anu
,lla seroRs Consequences; and that all such
eli T;. have an inevitable tendency 20 di-
minish tile happiness Of the people and en-
,7snser the st,,biiily and permanency of the
lnI0n. aud Ought not 10 be coIntenanced
by any 'fritnd of our political inStitu.
tions
Rvciesd, That the foregoing proposition
covers, and was intended to embrace, the
whole subject cG slavsy agitation in Con.
yress: and therefore the Democrotic party
os the Of Union. slaudiug on this national
platform, will abide by and adhere to y
faithful execution ot the acts known rs the
somprumise me- Tres. settled by the last
Congress, the 81 ct 70: rcclaiming fugitives
from service nr labor" included: which act i,
being designed to AIRY out an express no.
vision OF the constitution, Cannot, with ddel
ity thereto. he repealed or 80 charged as
80 destroy or impair its eiiicieu';y,
Resoise9. That the Denoc' sic party will
Ecxi>t aI attempts 81 renewing, in Congress
,r ont OF it, The agitation of the slavery
question. under whatever shape or color the
attempt may be made. ......
1t will thus be seen that the Democratic
party are opposed TO agitation" whether
lin or out cf Congress" and the foregoing
resoluusRs were 'intended to embrace the
whole.sahject OF slayey agitation IN Con,
gress," l s.s -..
The following is an extract from the let
Ter o{ Gen Pierce, accepting the nomination
ui the Baltimore Convention, dated June IL,
lS52: ...r..g....
81 accept the nomination upon the plat
form adopted by the Convention, not be.
cause thi. is expected Of me as q candidate,
but because the principles it embraces COM
In md. the appreciation OF my judgment; and
with them believe can safely say there
h Is been no word nor act of my life in con.
dct." ...... ..
By these very signs the Democracy of
the Union achieved one Of the nohlest con
quests which are recorded in our political
annals. af ......s sF
AS evidence that Gen. Pierce is infexi
Die in his determination TO carry out these
principles in their letter and spirit, We
quote the following from his Inaugural Ad.
dress: a..,s...-. s# E
IL hold that the laws Of 1850, common
" called the Compromise measures are
strictly constitutional, and to be uuhesta-
singly carried into effect. believe that
the constituted authorities of this Republic
are bound to regard the rights of the South
ia this respect, as they would view any 9th
er legal snd constitutional right, and that
the laws 10 enforce them should be respect
cd and obeyed, not sIth reluctance encour.
aged by abstract opinions as to the proprie-
" in different state OF society, but cheer
fully, and according TO the decisions Of the
tribunal to which their exposition belongs.
s;uch have beeu and -arr .nly convictions,
..ad upon them | shalb act. tervently
hope that the question is at rest, and that
no sectional, osaambitious, or fanatlcal ex
element may again threxen the durability
of our institutions, or obscure the light OF
our prosdeFity." n.asEsssi -a
And again, IN his annual message to the
Cougr:sr now in session, communicated on
,he h of December last the President, in
recurring to the great contest which termi-
mated in the adoption of tie compromise
measures Of 1859, gives it the following
prominence:
''lt is no p4rt Of my purpose to give
prominence to any subject, which may prop
erly be regarded As set at rest by the deiib-
crate judgment Of the people. But whi e
the present is bright with promise, and the
future full OF demand an in iucement for the
"xercise Of active Intelligence, the past can
never be without usefnl lessons of admoni
ton and instruction. lf its dangers serve
not as beaesns, they will evidently fail tt
sulti! the object OF wise design. When tbe
.,rave shaft have closed over all who are
now endeavoring 10 nlest the Obligations Of
duty. the year fifty will be recurred to as a
period tiled with anxious apprehension. =
A successful war had Just terminated
Peace bought with vast augmentation OF
rjtorv. Disturbing questions arose, bear
ing apen tile domestic institutions OF one
norton eftlae confedsracy, and involving
she constitutional rights of the States.---
But notwithstanding differences Of opinion
and sentiment, which then existed in RIA
tjor 70 details and specific provisions, tht
che aecugeseence ef distinguished citizens
whose devotion 10 the Union can never bt
doubted, has gwen renewed vsgor TO. oul
institutions, aud. restored a sense ofrepost
aud security Is the public Dlind throughou
she csnfslerasy. Tkat this repose is to snf
fer no shock during NJ official term, II
have power To avert It. those who placet
nae here may be assured" "a. !.
language could not lie more explicit
II j. aot unreasonable q infer from il thai
shc Presidential Ye:o would be interposed
IL maintaia the peace Of the country q
.sainst the agitation Which threatens il iron
the Nebraska bill. We are advised b.
GOOD authority at Washington, that tbt
i'rrsident was not consulh,.i in regard to the
proposition to disturb. the compromises 9
l8a0 and 1887 Hs was idisincip d, Va
know, 10 aid lhe Free SoiIers in their effort
To reopen the terEible wounds which Eer'
healed by the adjustment Of 1850.
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