Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-10-04
Which ia Democracy ?

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in consequence of its adherence TO the pro slavery
sentiments of Douglas, as expressed in his Kan
sas-Nebraska bill, set down by the would be
simon pure of the party, as boilers. Which, we
/ would ask. the most consistent in the present
course! In 1919, the following Resolutions CON
stiiu,ed two of the Panks of the Democratic
! Platform of Wisconsin, and were adopted by the
State Convention OF that party, held at Madison
on the 9Th of Sept OF that year
| "Resolred. That all national laws which sustain
/ or recognize slavery except when the institution
exists district state right. should be repealed.
| Resoired, That We believe ii to be the duty of
Congress 10 incorporate the provision OF the Or
| dinance OF 1877. prohibiting slavery or invoun
| tary servi,ude into all territorial organic acts
hereafter to be passed and to oppose the admission
! into the Union OF any new slave states"
With such declaration of principles, the Dem
ocratic party of that yer received the support OF
/ a large number of voters who we're opposed to
the extension of slavery, and who have iii wise
changed their views upon that subject up to this
time
| The Democratic $50 called) Convention which
met at Mineral Point OF the 9th of September
1854, and nominated Otis Hoyt. as its party can
lions upon the subject of slavery extension:
"ResoIred, That true policy requires the govern
tnent OF the United States 10 strengthen lis polit
cal and commercial relations upon this continent,
| by the anexation of such contiguous territory
may conduce 10 that end, and be justly oh
| tanned: and that neither in such acquisition, nor
IN the territorial organization thereof can any
conditions be constIIulionalIy imposed or institu
tions be provided for established, inconsistent
sovereign State with the powers and privileges of
the original members OF the coniederacy"
"Rssgired That i'll organizing a territorial gov
eminent for the territories belonging 10 the Uni
ted States. the principle of self government upon
which our confederate system rests will be best pro-
NOTED. the true spirit AMI meaning of the consti
tuition be observed. and the confederation strength
ened, 10y leaving all questions coucer nng the do
mesric policy therein TO the legislatures chosen
by the people thereof"
Which. we repeat is democracy. or who are
most consistent, those who support OrIs HoYr
who is an out and out Nebraska man, and sub
scrbes to the doctrine of the Mineral Point Res
olutions, or those who support c. c. WAsHBrnS,
who was nominated in consequence of his oppo-
sition to the principles of the Nebraska bill, and
who stands upon Platform containing Just such
sentiments as those expressed in the Madison
Resolutions! Which, we ask, are boilers from
Democracy! Let those who support Mr.. Hoyt
answer.
II The Crawford County Courier, heretofore
neutral, has come out and adopted the Republican
platform, and heartily supports Mr. WAsHBUnS
Tor Congress and the Republican candidates in
that District for State Senator and Member of the
Assembly. We copy below the remarks OF the
editor upon the causes that have produced the
change in his course They are to tee point, and
and commend Them 10 the consideration of
our Democratic friends who claim to be Anti
Nebraska:
Our paper has heretofore been neutral in cleo
ton contests but we have concluded, this Fall TO
support the above ticket. The time has come
it seems TO US, when every should be enough
of politician 10 do all in his power to sem the
tide of corruption that is rolling over our coun-
try. We Sympathise with the Republican move
ment because we think 1t is great deal better
adapted TO the wants of the country than anything
that can be done under the banners of either of
the old parties. The enemies OF the old whig par
~ never tired of say ing that the wing party
Is dead. Many OF the prominent men IN the
whig parry confess that for all party purposes
that party his fulfilled finally failed to fulfill its
mission; that it is an obsolete thing; an army
I
done some good in its day, but il is not equal to
this crisis, loaded down it is with unpopular
traditions, of dead and gone issues The Nebras-
ka and Kansas bill the river and Dor veto and
all the manifold tooeIes of the present admins
tration have been perrerrated under the name and
sanction OF The democratic party; and if there
is such thing as a pro- Nebraska plrty-a Pierce
and Douglas party, 1t is the democratic party.
Nevertheless, there very respectable portion
of the northern democrats " no manfuy oppose
the repeal of the Missouri Compromise and v no
heartily curse Pierce and Douglas. Still they
wish 10 act with their old party-to purify ii if
possible. These men honor but we cannot
act with them for the that we consider
them the most helpless and inefficient faction in
the country. They driven To the wall in their
own party. They cannot command The assis
tauce at the ballot box of any other party. In
the late elections, wherever they have attempted
an organization, they have been routed, horse :
foot and dragons. As democrats, they are di-
vorced from the South, and eterrally deprived of
the remotest chance at the spollS: and without
the South, and without the spoils what was the
democratic party good for
considerable number of democrats of our
acquaintance. say that they think it was highly
lueNpedient and improper IN Douglas 10 reopen
the slavery agitation al this time but that they
believe in the principle of popular sovereignty
enIhndied n his Kansas and Nebraska bill We
frankly dIsdvow our belief in the doctrine that
the people who happen 10 reside in any portion
OF the United States territory have the right, TO
extend slavery there Slavery is not a merely
local Institution ii is national III lis consequen.
ceS and when its extension over territory which
belongs iii common to all the people of the Uni
ted States comes TO be contemplated it is a ques-
lion which rightly concerns every voter in the
Union.
ID TnE NESTING at the Court House on Mon
day evening was well attended. and the remarks
of Mr.. W.sHBURS were well received by all
present. Without attempting an unnecessary
flourish at oratory, he gave an unsophisicated
exposition of his views upon the questions before
lie rnsnr,la LIZ tina al s..c.