Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-07-31


The Register OF last week, like Sen
ator FooTE in ono OF his speeches
"sees some things that are not apparent
Ho says that the TINES "lows with milk
and water in regard to the Republican
State Ticket" Not so. No man, who
reads those articles, can fail 10 perceive
that we are decidedly opposed to the
unprincipled coalition al Columbus, and
TO tho ticket it nominated.
The Register affects 10 make light o.
the dssension OF the Wing and Hinsoos
and says that it won't amount TO much,
Perhaps it won't. And il it does not
then tho Wings Of Ohio arc the so(tes
clay that ever yet was moulded into the
forms Of men.
Mr.. STIMsoN we'll knows that, so ia,
as the Slavery question is concerned
the Wing and Democratic National
Platforms are identically the same
Both recognize the fnality Of the Com
promises Of 1850. 1t is insisted by the
natio nal Wings and Democrats that the
legislation OF 1850, on tho question o
Slavery in the Territories, settled that
dispute for oil time to come, by the
adoption of tho principle engrafted
on one Of the territorial bills then pend
ing, and which in spirit and in fact is
the Compromise:
"And when the said territory, or any portion
of same, shall be admitted as a state, il shall be
received into the Union nth or pifhom Skapc.
~, as their constitution may prescribe at the
time Of admission.'
This amendment was introduced in the
the Senate on the 18th Of June, 1850.
1t marks an era in our national legis.
lation. Matters Of grave and painfully
exciting controversy, for more than
three years, were now brought to dircc,
issue. The "tug of war" had come
The amendment was not acted upon un
Ill the 17,h OF June. 1t was then ,ha,
Mr.. WEBSTER arose and electrified the
Senate AMI the country by signilying his
intention TO support the principles EN-.
bodied in tho pending compromise. OH
crs, time e.honored Wing statesmen. CLAY
CRITrENDEN, BADGER, and BERgIEN, gave
their sanction also. twas sanctioned
by the Whig Administration Of tina
period, and. if the obnoxious principle
of the Nebraska bill belongs 10 any
party, it is to the old Wing party.
And now the old Line Wings Of Ohio
comprising assuredly vast majority o
members Of the party so named, have nj
more consistency--or manly Grmnes
than to abandon their National platform
and adopt sectional doctrine whicl
WEBSTER, CLAY, EWING, 49, their mas,c
thinkers,-indignantly spurned.
The Whig National Convention o
1852, re.allirmed this compromise. Th'
Wings Of Ohio received that plat
form, and supported men for the Presi
dency and Vice Presidency who wcr'
pledged to carry out its every measure
We will suppose that they were sincere
then, and, If they were, what can they
mean by ruthlessly overturning, in G
worse til an vandalic spirit, the last mon
ument of HENRI Claws laboes o
peace.
Mr.. SrIMsoN is entitled to tho full
amount Of all his Attachments, and, ir
our largcness Of heart, we will allow
him to still further deduct all the nation
al patriotism, consistency and homo
that has been claimed for the Wings o
Ohio. If they were right three years
ago. they are certainly wrong now, and
vice versa. Take either horn Of the
dilemma.
Beautiful Extract.