The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-10-26
The Nationalitv Of the Old Line Party.

tension of slavery Even if this were the
case, it is poor appeal at the best to make to
Northern men, who have yet fresh in their
memory the Nebraska outrage, by which
Northern doughfaces made base surrender of
the rights of freedom by solemn compact made
our own, to the South-a poor appeal to men
whose interests and strength can only be in
jured or eopardized by the extension of slavery.
Yet this Old Line party have no more right
than any other party to the claim of national
Iity in this subject. They have never yetre-
fused to coalesce with Freesoilers and Adolf
tionists, when they had anything to make by
it. One Of the first acts of the present Old Line
administration, was an unmanly and rascally
attempt to court up the Free-soil vote of New
York, and thus the Free-soil vote wherever it
might be found. Old and well tried Demo-
Gratis, who had been Democrats all their lives,
and had been appointed to Office as such, were
turned out of Office to make room for just as well
known Free-soilers. The great mass of the
Old Line press upheld the administration in
| this as in all its acts, and these same papers
are now claiming nationality on the slavery
question, and bitterly denouncing those who
in any manner solicit or receive without So
licitation, aid and comfort from the Free soil
ers; and many Of those Democratic editors
who had the manliness to denounce the admin
isttTation in proper terms for its base trucking
to Free-soilers are now claiming for it distinct
and entire nationality, comprising bitter OPP
position to all Free-soiism of doctrine. This
Inconsistency is on par with their inconsis-
tency in other matters, yet it is none
the less worthy of particular remembrance
when appeals are made in the name of De1noc-
Tracy to all who wish to join "the only true
national party" to link themselves with this
precious embodiment of political rascality.
The Soft Shell Democrats of New York, are
as bitter Free-solers, or A6otioniss, as they are
called here, as can be found in the Union.
And yet they are the same fellows, unchanged
and Interchangeable on the question of slavery,
who received the endorsement of this admin
stration but short time since. We have
some evidences before us of the length, breadth
and depth Of the Free-soil tincture among the
administration Democrats" as they call them
T selves in New York, in opposition to the Hard
shell who are Sound on the slavery question, .
: and view with anything but favor the present
ent Administration.
The 'Owego IN. " Gazette is edited by
Hiram A. Beebe, the postmaster at that place,
who was delegate to the recent Administra-
tiyn (Softshell, so called) State Convention at
7 Syracuse, New York, for the nomination of a
; ticket and the erection of platform of princi-
pies for the support of the faithful of the pres
ent National administrator. This paper
being the particular organ of the Administra-
ton, and its editor an office holder made il
no doubt speak "by authority in giving its
| views. 1t publishes and warmly endorses a
series of resolutions just as strongly Free-soi
f as any "Abolitionist' need desire to read. The
4 following is one resolution:
"'Resolved, That, while the Democracy O
] this State will faithfully adhere to all the com
\ promises Of the Constitution and maintain all
the reserved rights of the States they deem
this an appropriate occasion to DECLARE THEIE
FIXED HOSTILITY TO THE EXTENSION OF SLAVERY
/ INTO FREE TERRITORY
r The State Convention which adopted this
. resolution claimed to be the State Administra.
s ton Democratic Convention. 1t was attended
by as ultra Abolitionists and Free-soilers as
are to be found in New York--and all of these
; men sung or spoke hosannas to the Admins
5 traton from which they had received such IA
l vors. One of the nominees of this Conven-
2 ton for an important State Office, was Patrick
f II. Agan. He is editor of the Onondago
r Standard, an Administration paper published
. at Syracuse, and one of the Democratic Com
: mittee of Onondago county. Unpublished with
2 warm approval the resolutions adopted by the
r great Democratic Convention of Ouondago
r county. He thus editorially alludes to the
/ Convention:
"The Convention was nearly full, all the
7 towns but Van Buren, having been represented.
, The best feeling animated the delegates, and
the proceedings were conducted in spirit OF
: harmony and fraternity that promise gratifying
results On the subject of resolutions there
was entire unanimity in the committee, and
! their report was adopted without dissenting
voice The sentiments expressed in the reso-
buttons are such as the Democracy of the county
entertain and have heretofore expressed
Now here is portion of those resolutions:
Resolued, That the reputation on the part
of and by the Southern or slaveholding States
of the Confederacy of solemn compact of
more than one-third of century's duration,
and the full benefits of which, during its con
tinuance, they have realized, and which was
int hnnnr,nir1rr r,rncticaI rn,,ortn,.a l.