Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-03-21
Nebraska-The Missouri CompromIss,

KebraSka-TEe MISSOURI Comp mlte
We copy IN this paper, by the pr,
ticulo n rs0uesf Of q hilhly ck,eemed
friend, !an3sniA inIusor icf Douglas
Nebissks Bill. Wshaye taken our po'
si,ion, hnA5yelheliess in tho soundness
and impreSnobjli'y NJ every yproPosi,lon
here th!ois4tdiiotiaIl " En- ade.a We regret
the hot snd indecent hss,e with which
.untry hodins Democratic pnpe's in
/, Ohio have seen proper 10 swallow The
whole N,troshu dose. They DO not eon-
tent themselves with sisrn.cni, but We
seSn smsseverslswho' .,nveciss.ed sil
orroti,ioniloIdfs ibilli6the caica ory .ol
sWhiggery lotrd Abcli,ioni,m.a To This
we ehlei - protest. Individually end
edito'islIy, We reesrd The pery oreaniz.
slion under which we have 10 msny
long years done hard battle, as srperoI
TO The ipse dizit Of sny man, even tho
he be Il 'tisnt' Nor can. The detection
Of the Ohio Statesman, even, .sweIye lis
one hairs breadth ficm our fi;m footing
on The Baltimore Platform - In passing
we beg 10 meke one re mark nbdut this
Missouri Compromise We DON, care
one fig for its satntlne.s, If The people
desire its tbroci ton. Lei them express
that in tcme ianeible' md practical
shape, andwe are ssfeed; bu, while II is
q compact, let il be holorably adhered
to. Tn the 1lh day OF Janoay, 1854,
We Ind The honor. Of rcpfescn'ipg Har.
din County in the Democratic State
Con, enticn. Twice we voted Tor this
county in favo, Of the Baltimore Plat
form, and SO reads the record. Now,
acc ording TO our notions Of rauy fdcli.
~ and political honesty, we are as
much bound by that declaration Of prin.
ciples rs we ere by the nominations
then and there made. '"l ''.
Why moy we not, with far more pro.
priety than i. manifested in the course of
the Statesman, orrs ign ,ha, paper on a
charge Of high treason 10 the party,
whose money and counienonre is its
life blood? And if the Compromise
Acts ol 1850 are TO be treated with such
contempt OH one matter, why may we
not, rs Democratic editor, advocate
the repeal aud supcrscdurc, &c., Of the
Fugitive Slave Law!
Fellow DfmocIals, inst as sure as cur
party is forced into This unho!y decision,
the healing virtue has departed frcm US.
We are re, OF all alarmed al any Abo.
l,ionst hue or cry, or any Whig croak.
ing; but we do look with dread upon
that day when a Democratic Congrtss
shall say, in effect, that our proiessed
principles are no, 10 be relied on in all
emergencies, and that the elevation oil
one demagogue is Of more vital conse.
quepcc than The happiness and welfare
Of future millions and countless States.
Alas and must il be confessed that
our organization is 10 be prostilutcd TO
the vile purposes OF ole man, or one
thousand men! For the miserable pur.
pose of purchasing lew lesin Ma
iionnl Democratic Convention, alc we
to shipwreck the parry and the nation.
and spread the black curse which is now
our wors, incubus? liso that il is lhus
to be, then shall we sink with the ship,
but never shall we cry "Iuartcr!" to the
traitors who scuulc the vessel.
q Are VIC not already, as free people,
dcbascd low enough in proslrailon be.
fore the bchests Of Southern QliGarchy?
Let the people ru!e.-Kentem Nor' Wes.
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