Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-10-17
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CAUSES OF THE RESULT.

! 10 be established in the democratic par
ty. The Independent democratic Pres
at Washington, which had represented
the views Of the democracy under th'
reformatory administrations OF jackson
and Van Buren,, though sometimes fount
in conflict with those men, and with th'
views Of majority in Congress. wa,
discontinued. and Francis P. Blair, on
Of the ablest statesmen and wisest coun
sellofs in the country, retired 10 the cul
tivation Of his farm. In place Of TIKI
Gtabe, Thomas Richie, the we'll known
Editor Of the Richmond Enquirer, es
'ablishcd the Union, as the organ Of Mr.
Folks Administration, with the under.
slanding that it was not in any respect
to diffel from Tho Aaminix,,a,;op. I,n, ,c
decials the views oi the President, and
sustain his measures at'all hazards.-
The Union soon found itself in contro.
versy with other prominent democratic
papers. The high toned, independe mt
democratic jour nals Of the country con.
demned outright the policy Of establish
ing paper d, Washington, that was to
be the mere agent and instrument Of
power. and the sappousr. sof authority.
sish. or wsong.. The -Va;os soon losI
~. Of every in..lsse bv, 'sha. Of slave.
y. Tlis: ap<eaii,i iassitu,iea" i. ~:
pes,sa ~isA - energy ''aostty d . gssd
eassss al, dssqs.lsa esssy ns.hes u
ceessass % ! sisstsssb sboli.isaiss.' .
yAs vesA ~ aislsss4has Slspssy xat
IL tsysssss q IT, ::Fsasial co.ssiss.
sisa. II ~as aos enough that rspreaen.
sa,ivs from the free States ahould stand
on the time honored aud constitutional
platform Of State Rights. which permits
no interference either by the Federal
Government or the Free States, with the
State institution Of Slavery, but, in or.
der to maintain his standing in the ma.
,ional democracy, he mus. lend his inau.
enes 70 place the PoHs' Of the General
Government actively on Tie .ids o. SIs.
very. Every No..hs'i naa vLs oPpe.
ed the introduction of SLAVERY isss, w:
ritosiss aeqsissd from Mexico, wss tstu.
cd "a, ssisates ssd aboiitieniss. Whss
Dsvid wilmes. 10 bio place ID csss'',s.
offered 70 apply the anti.slavsry osdin.
anee of 1887, which, in the councils Of
the ssa.sspen Of ihs Revolution, covered
all ths territory tbs Upiep Ahsn had, be
was prescribed by o democratic admin.
istration. The Washington Union call.
cd bis Proviso q 6rebrand thrown into
the democratic ranks TO disorsanize
them.
The sophism qf"saua.ter sovereignty
was hatcheL by tbe Slavery Propaganda
and proclaimed by q Tory priesthood,
protesting the democratic creed. and .ol
which Lewis Cass was constituted chief,
as the faith Of the dem ocratic party. On
tha, issue, he became candidate for .ths
Presidency, and on that issue hs was d.
fested. The Fugitive Slave Law and
Galphin AJministration sent Franklin
Pierce into the Presidential Chair with
an apparent majority tha, no other Pres.
ident ever seemed 10 have and, by a
few foolish acts he has lost that popu.
larity almost as suddenly as hs acquired
it. When he and his Cabinet set them.
selves up as the grand high priesthood
o: the demo cracy, and commenced tho
work Of extelminatins such as refused
to approve the Nebrasks psr6dy. BY A..
tempting to dictate elections. and to
crush the anti slavery sentiment out Of
the State Of Massachusetts, he now 6nds
his Administration shorn Of in moral
power, and The. democratic party fiven
.hioushapi The ffes States.