American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-12-20
Independent Newspapers--Thc Lancaster
Eagle.

Gt6tCe
The editor Of the Lancaster Eagle. in an
article entitled independent Newspapers
their cincerity;" accuses us, in term:
not very polite, Of Black Republican par.
steamship. To this we are constrained to
reply that if tobe opposed to the extension
of slavery is Black Republicanism. then
we are a Black Republican. The Eagle
goes further, and indicts us Of misrepre.
sentation in having said that
.'For the first time in the history OF thi:
nation, we have a political party whose
spoken voice, through its organs in the
FREQ States, is in favor of cnlarging the
area of the southern institution"
Now we admit that we do not find in the
democratic papers Of the North any glow
ing e~ulogies upon the institution Of slave
ry, or elaborate attempts to describe its
blessings and It's benefits. There arc con.
fined TO the Southern press. Slavery ex
cusing is advocated by Northern Demo.
cratic presses and politicians, in the form
Of n tender regard for the rights Of our
Southern brethren--which rights, for that
purpose, are fllsely represented to be in
danger. tits advocated on the part of the
Northern Democracy in the form ola zeal
GUS party union and cooperation with the
pro-slavery interest, even to tho extent oil
increasing and commencing the infamous
attempts Of PIERcE, SHANNON, ArcnIsoN
and company. to strangle freedom in Kan
sas. 1t is advocated in the form Of vile
ISLANDERS and cpithets intended to confer
disgrace. heaped upon the heads Of all
who are DESTROYS to interposc such means
as the Constitution will permit, to prevent
the evil Of slavery from spreading all over
the continent. Whatever may be the at.
tachment to freedom contained in the pro-
LESSONS Of editorial gentlemen, or the hum.
bugging resolutions Of caucuses, nothing
is more certain than that, TO every practi.
cal intent and purpose, tho spoken voice Of
the Democratic party through its organs
in the free States, is in favor Of those acts
and measures whose effect is designed to
be to enlarge the area of Slavery. The
position Of the party to which the Eagle
belongs is not neutral. 1t is hideous fool
cry to call it So 1t is too shallow a pre-.
tence even for the purposes of self decep.
tion. The entire power OF the President
Of the United States-legitimate and lille.
gitima,e-iS employed to force upon Kan.
sas a custom at which she %revolts and a
the back ofthe leader in this unhoiy crusade
are the democratic press and politician,
OF the North, anxious by the exhibition o
extraordinary zeal, to prove the sincerity
OF their devotion to the cause Of the fire,
spread Of our glorious institutions." TIL,
word is, "The people Of Kansas are to be
subjugated at all hazards"-the measures
are such as are adapted to the end in view
and in defense Of these measures the Dem
o%cratic party Of the North is enlisted. Fol
the first time in American history. as ",
sincerely hope and believe, the command
has gone forth that a portion Of the fret
people of this Republic are to be ST DJUoA
TRn--subjugated by those with whom ouI
Democratic-savo the mark l--Presiden
is in cooperation. The term is we'll selec
ted to describe the process i: The "peopl,
Of Kansas are to be subjugated--6rough
under the yoke of laws made by aliens, for
eigners, interlopers, intruders upon thei
soil, and usurpers Of those powers Of gov
eminent which belong to themselves
We pray God the time may speedily com,
when the subjugators Of American citizens
whether foreign or domestic in their orr
gin, shall be made to bite the dust. 18TH,
servile tenure cannot be imposed upol
Kansas until the free are enslaved, let us
Mr., Editor Of the Eagle, at least conside
before We give our assistance in the pro
cess Of subjugation.-Csa. Commercial.