Daily national era., 1854-01-13
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.

AfSOfUed, ina the DomOcfacy oI Ohlo 90
at the same time fully recognise the doctrines
held by the early fathers OF the Republic, and
still maintained by the Democratic Party in
all the States, that to each State belongs the
right to adopt and modify its own municipal
laws to regulate its own internal affairs, to
hold and maintain an equal and independent
sovereignty with each and every State, and that
upon these rights the National Legislature can
neither logisIate nor encroach"
The last resolution merely afirms the bald
est truisma, about which there is no difference
Of opinion. The first emphatically recognises
the duty Of using all power clearly given by
the terms Of the National Compact to prevent
the increase Of Slavery to mitigate and finally
to eradicate the evil" Inevitably this involves
the necessity Of freely discussing and agitatiDg
the whole question of Slavery This position,
taken by the Ohio Democracy in is4S, and re-
affirmed in 1850 and 1852, the Convention Of
January 9Th reaffirms; and then stultfies it
self by adopting as part Of the creed Of
tho Ohio Democracy, the Baltimore platform,
the resolutions Of which on the subject of Sia-
very are a. follows:
THAT Congress- has no power under the
Constitution to interfere with or control the
domestic institutions of the several States, and
that such States are the sole and proper judges
Of everything appertaining to their own affairs,
not prohibited by the Constitution: The fore
going clause is o truism, and in perfect har-
mony with the truism Of the second resolve of
the Hunkcr Convention Of Ohio; but what fol-
lows is directly in the teeth Of the first resolu.
tion Of that Convention: "That all efforts
Of the Abolitionists or others, made to induce
Congress to interfere with questions of Siauesy
No discrimination here between Slavery in
Territory and in States Ed. Era. or to take
inoipient measures in relation thereto, are
calculated to lead to the most alarming and
dangerous consequences, and that all such Of
forts have an inevitable tendency to diminish
the happiness Of the People, and endanger the
stability and permanence of the Union, and
ought not to be conntenanced by any friend of
our political institutions"
The Ohio Convention with beautiful con-
sstency adopts this resolution, condemning in
the strongest terms tho very interference which,
by it's first resolve, it afirms to be the duty of
the People! The second and third resolves
Of the Baltimore platform are
g That the foregoing proposition covers and
was intended to embrace the whole subject Of
Slavery agitation in Congress; and therefore
the Democratic Party OF the Union, standing
upon this National platform, will abide by
and adhere to faithful execution of the acts
known as the Compromise Measures, settled
by the last Congress, the act for the reclaim
ing of iugitives from service or labor included,
which act being Designed to carry out an ex.
press provision Of the Constitution, cannot with
fidelity thereto be repealed or 50 changed as
to destroy or impair its efficiency.
Resoived, That the Democratic Party wiH
resist all attempts at rsnewing, in Congress or
out of at, the agitation of the Slavery Question,
under schateuer shape on color the attempt mag
be made
This resolution the Ohio Convention adopts as
part OF the doctrines Of the Democracy Of
Ohio, and joins with it another resolution, de-
nouncing Slavery as an evil, unfavorable to the
full development of the spirit and practical
benefits Of free institutions and affirming it to
be the duty of the people to prevent it's in
crease, and seek its extinction! This is at
tempting not only to ride two horses, but to
ride two horses with their heads turned in d.
rectly opposite directions! According to the
Convention, the doctrine of the Ohio Democra-
cy is that it is duty to agitate the question
Of Slavery, and duty to resist such agitation.
IL enjoins interference with Slavery, within
constitutional limits, as an evil .unfavorable
to the full development Of the spirit and prac-
tical benefits Of free institutions" and denoun-
ocs all attempts at interference as alarming"
dangerous" against Hthe happiness Of the
people, and the permanent stability Of the
Union!v
Now, We appeal to honorable mon of the
Democratic party. There must be many such
men who love the Truth, and hate a Lie, who
have some regard for consistency, common
sense, common decency. They cannot, they
will not tolerate conduct 80 base and fraudu-
lent as this. This Convention, protesting devo-
ton to the ADMINISTRATION, seeks to impose
upon it; affecting regard for the peculiar in
terests Of the South, practices the grossest
double-dealing towards it; clarifying the in
telligencc and virtue Of the People, insults
them with barefaced cheat.
No epithet is too severe for.such conduct.
Honorable men Of all parties must detest it
anu tno hVhcSs porhon VI ihe Dciuocracy VI
Ohio, If they would save themselves and their
real principles from dslonor, must rcpudiaie
alike the action and the nominations of the
Convention. We now print the report Of the
proceedings Of the Convention, copied from the
paper named above:
aThe Committee ON Resolutions reported the
following
Resolved, That we re-afirm the Ohio plat
form Of 1s4s, re-adoptcd at our Conventions Of
$50 and 49,
aResolped, That we have entire and undoubt-
cd confidence in the present Administration, and
will give Il our entire and undivided support.
@Resoivfd, That wo npprovethe doctrines and
principles set forth by Gov. Medill in his re.
cent Message, and recommend them to the con-
sideration Of the Assembly.
aOn the question Of the adoption Of this fc-
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