Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-03

lars, we refer the reader to the County
Commissioners, and to the Records in
the Auditors office.
If this is the manner in which the
"best Auditor Trumbull County ever
had" discharged his duties, we trust the
voters will preserve us from having anoth.
er such.
For the Chonicle.
What Evidence has the South that the
Democratic Party are true to Slavery
LIST, In the Administration of JefTer-
son, Louisiana was purchased from
France, and slavery extended Cver what
is now known as the States of Louisiana,
Missouri and Arkansas, and this was
done by the Democracy. Since that
time Florida was purchased, and slavery
extended over that State. Then Texas
was purchased and slavery legalized
there, by the Democrat party. Next in
order came the Mexican war, for the pur-
pose of extending slavery, and this war
was declared by a Democratic Congress,
during the Administration of President
Polk, ia sla0ehOlder-he qualification
which he possessed that rendered him
more acceptable, 10 the Democrat party,
than Van BUREN, After many bloody
battles the poor suffering Mexicans sued
for peace, and their commissioners u
fhorized to make any cession of territory
to the United States, as indemnity for the
expense of the war, met Mr.. Trist, de-.
puted by the President, to negotiate for
the United States. The commissioners
consented to surrender all that vast e1-
tent of territory, since acquired upon the
single condition that slavery should be
excluded therefrom. This proposition
was rejected, and the war went on. I'm
der date of September 4th, 1S47, Mr..
Trist writes to Mr.. Buchanan, then Sec
rotary of State, an extract of which is as
follows "Among the points which came
under discussion, was the exclusion of
slavery from all territory which should
pass from Mexico. In the course of
their remarks on the subject, l was told
if it was proposed 10 the people of the
United States, TO part with a portion of
their territory, in order that the inquisi-
ton should therein be established, the
proposal could not excite stronger feel
ings of adherence, han those awakened
in Mexico by the prospect of the introduce
ton of slavery into any territory parted
with by her. Our conversation on this
topic vas perfectly frank. 1 concluded
by answering them, that the bare men,
ton of the subject in any treaty TO which
the United States was a party, was an
absolute imposSi5ility. That no President
of the United States, would dare 10 pre-
sent any such treaty to the Senate, and
that lift were in their power to offer me
the whole territory described in our pro-
ject, increased ten fold in value, and in
addition to that, covered a foot thick all
over with pure gold, upon the single con-
dition, thai slavery should be excluded
therefrom, l could not entertain the offer
for a moment, nor think lei of commu-
nicating it to Washington" But the
Mexican commissioners insisted that none
of their territory should be cursed with
slavery, and the Democrat party it seems
wanted the territory for no other purpose,
even if covered all over with gold, a
foot thick" so the wal went on, sacrif-
cine thousands Of human lives, and mil
lions of money, until at last, they get
the same territory, with the right to
curse it with slavery. The mex effort
on the part of the Democracy, was to
annex Cuba, there they failed. Then
turning their efforts against the free North,
they repeal the clause of the Missouri
compromise, which prohibits slavery in
Kansas, and the Vice President, heading
a mob, enters the territory of Kansas,
causes the judges of election to be cap
tured, takes possession of the ballot box
es, putting under foot all the rights of
frcemen. and in defiance o. every princi-
pie of justice, the Democracy is today,
by mob violence, forcibly and against
the will of the inhabitants, seeking to
pe~rpetuate slavery there. Ought not
the South to have confidence in such a
Democracy?
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Wind and Rain The Wiley Horse-A
Ballad of the White Hills ; Benito Cere-
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