Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-02-20

national In its views and purposes, than the
Democratic party, is susceptible OF absolute
demonstration To contrast the action OF the
Democratic party in Ohio on the 9th Of Janu,
airy last with the authentic and emphatic dec
larations of the newly elected Senator nom
Massachusetts, may suffice for the present oc-
casion, to prove the position above taken.
The Forney and Pierce democracy of Ohio
resolved as follows
| I" Resolved, That the people of Ohio, NOW, Az
THEY HAVE ALWAYS DONE, look upon slavery as an
evil and unfavorable 10 the development Of the
spirit and practical benefit Of free institutions and
that, entertaining these sentiments, they will Al
ALL TIMES feel 1t to be their duty TO USE ALL POW
Err CLEARLY GIVEN BY THE TERMS or THE NATIONAL
COMPACT, to prevent its increase TO mitigate, and
FINALLY TO ERADICATE ITS EyILs."
The plain English Of the above Democratic
annunciation Of their principles is, that the
Democracy Of the North, not only look upon
slavery as an euil, but that the national com
pact confers power to eradicate the evils o.
slavery. These evils, if they exist, can only
be eralicated by digging up the roots o.
slavery for such is the meaning Of the term
eradicate" and slavery can only be dug up
By the roots, by exercising the power, aoithin
the States, which it is assumed, is clearly
given by the terms of the national compact
This then, is undeniably the position taken
by the Forney and Pierce democracy.
We published yesterday, an important letter
| from Senator Wilson, who had been represent
ed by the administration papers, as the imper-
sonification of abolitionism, and we trust the
whole country will read his own statement Of
his views. He says:
~ fully recognise the doctrine of State rights
in its application to slavery, as well as to any other
matter Of public concern"
Again:
The whole subject, of slavery within State linn.
its should BIO left absolutely state legislation"
Again
81 do not entertain the opinion that Congress
has any power to interfere with slavery as its ex'
lists under State laws"
| Again:
"The American organization In Massachusetts
| does not embrace the question of slavery among
those for the regulation of which IL was formed"
The Democratic party Of the North claim
the right, under the national compact to ERA
DIcATE" slavery, whilst Senator Wilson en-
phatically repudates any and all such claim Of
power-avows himself State rights" man
| in the strictest sense Of that term-adopts the
Jeffersonian construction of that doctrine as
set forth in the Virginia and Kentucky resolu-
tons of 1882, and declares that slavery in
| the States should "be left absolutely to State
legislation"
This is precisely the doctrine for which the
whole South has always contended.
eB In the publication of Senator Wilson's
letter on yesterday, there was an omission Of
the word "a,d, " in the third paragraph from
the bottom of the letter.
That paragraph should read thus:
"They entertain the most profound conviction,
that the harmony and repose of the country, and
the highest interests of the master and the slave,
demand that the national government should be
relieved from all connexion with and responsibility
for slavery and that this disturbing question should
be left 10 the people of the States where Ii exists