Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-12


What say the American People 10 tn's
Are they prepared for this systematic, direct
struggle with the Slave Interest, or not! Inc
nuolens Of this Party Of Freedom exists, under
the name Of the Independent Democratic or
gan;zation. We, who sustain this Party. have
surveyed the whole ground, weighed the
consequenoes and are prepared to meet
them No other way can we discern, by
which the Slave Power can be overthrown,
and the Federal Government and the free
States absolved from responsibility for Slavery
extension and perpetuation. The Democratic
and Wing Parties hold out no hope Their
fixed policy is compromise and concession
The compromises Of the Constitution" as
they are called, instead Of being assented to by
them. with a clear view Of their tendencies to
undermine the popular attachment to human
rights, and paralyze the public conscience on
the evil of Slavery, and with determination
to counterfeit these tendencies by rigorous
construction of them, and by the LIBERAL exer-
else of all constitutional powers in favor Of
Liberty, are habitually glorifed by them, and
appealed to as precedents for still more inju-
rious compromises Their policy On the sub
jject of Slavery is perpetual reproduction and
aggrayation Of these compromises
The general spirit and provisions Of the Con-
stitution which are all in favor Of Freedom,
are snbordinated by them to the exceptional
provisions in relation to Slavery, and these,
not those govern and shape their whole action.
Their Northern sections struggled hard against
what are called the Compromises OF 1850, but
when, by Northern trcachcry, they we're over
powered, they submitted, ceased to COM lam,
and at last through National Conventions, and
National Candidates for the Presidency, rati-
fed them, as iinaltics. Now they are resisting
the repeal OF tho Missouri Compromise, the
Northern Wings, uaitediy because out OF
poarer--the Northern Democrats, partially, be.
cause they are in power, and the measure 10
sustained by their Administration. But, lot
the Bill pass, aud yon will see these old par
tics, at fret protesting, then submitting, at
last ratiiying the measure as tiaal settle
ment
Thus always will it be Each new aggres-
sion Of Slavery will be met by resistance, de-
termincd on the part Of the old party out o.
power, dehlitated on the part of the old party
in power, but if compliance DO secured, both
will submit, scqniesce, ratify. The Northern
Wings now are fierce against the repeal Of the
Missouri Compromise but examine their pro-
cecdings; they look neither to the past nor to
the future, but simply to the present issue.
| Ii the Slave Power be bafled, what then
Not word US to the ground thus gained, and
Freedom lost-not word as to future aggres-
sions. The Past is ratified, the Future, I'M
guarded. No attempt to dispossess Slavery
Of tho vantage ground it holds, is dreamed of.
Indemnity for the past, security for the future,
Is not an article in the creed of either Wings or
Democrats, as they call themselves. morgan
lied, unsystematic, unintslligent resistance, on
single issues, raised by Slavery, is their policy
not adopted but forced upon them. Our policy
the policy Of the Independent Democratic or.
ganization, Is, deliberate systematic, thorough
" organized opposition to all usurpations OF
Slavery, accomplished, in progress, or in con.
ception. Their policy is negative and partial ;
ours, positive and complete. Essentially, there
is no difference between the Wing and Demo
cratic Parties Compromise lies at the founda-
ton Of both-Compromise disqualifes both for
effective opposition to the Slave Power. Com
promise we repudiate and spurn, and within
the limits Of the Federal Jurisdiction ask no
favors from Slavery, and will give it none.