American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-09-13
Worthy OF Consideration.

party, and still another as the Frcesoil par
ty. A difference Of opinion in relation to
the Tariff and Internal Improvement poll
cy Of the nation divided the two former,
and the latter was composed of men from
all parties who considered the subject Of
slavery paramount to all others, and made
this ono question the leading feature in all
political controversies. The question Of
Slavery, altho' not considered of so great
Importance as 10 swallow up all other po-
litical issues, was still looked upon with no
small degree of reverence and Difference by
both Of the other parties. So much so, that
the "iinalty" of the measures known as the
compromise measures was invariably and
unavoidably made principal object of dis
cussion and endorsement by every Nation
al Convention Of whatever party. These
measure were looked upon by all parties
as final settlement of the agitation of SIa-
yery-ani marked out line beyond which
the "peculiar Institution" Of the South
could notgo. These three parties, at that
time, represented the popular sentiment of
the entire nation, and when they acted in
concert ii was bat the unanimous express
sion of the whole people of the Union
There was but one question on which these
parties coull unite, anl that was in a
united expression Of opposition to the fur
thcr spread of Slavery over Territory ac-
knowledgel and made free by the measure
of 1920, known as the Missouri Compro-
mise. Upon this one question there was
no difference of opinion whatever As ev-
idence, read the platform Of the Democrat
is party adopted at B,ltimore in 1852, or
that of the Wing party of tho same place,
or that of the Freesoilers at Pi;tsburg, and
in each of these platforms you will find a
declaration of principle directly and point
edly against such an enactmen! as that EN-
bodied in the Kansas Nebraska bills. In
the Democratic platform adopted at that
time and place. the following resolutions
viii be found, which were endorsed by all
the ratification meetings throughout the
country. The Democratic platform de-
.clares:--
| "The Democratic party Of
the Union, standing upon this National
platform, will abide by and adhere TO a
faithful execution Of the acts krown as the
Missouri Compromise measures, settled by
the last Congress-"
'"ReSoiyrd, That the Democratic party
| will resist all attempts at renewing, in Con
gress or out of it, the agitation of the Sla
very question, ander whote0er shape or CO.
Tor the attempt may be made"
Again, look at the declaration of the
President himself in his inaugural address
Elected by an almost overwhelming vote
how solemnly did he declare that the peo
pie should find in him a fixed, determined
rosolute and immovable enemy to all fur
ther disturbance of this question; and mo-
content with making this declaration in his
inaugural, how solemnly did helepeat tha
declaration in 1853, in his annual message
and declared that he would stand fixed a
a rock in his resistance to any attempt tha
might be made to reopen this great ques
, ton. And yet, who does not know how
.. the repeal OF the Missouri Compromise wa
sustained by FRANKLIN PIERCE. Ever,
!, one, Oh all sides, from every party and from
! every platform, we heard an unquestiona
5 able and absolute denial Of the princpl
4 embodied in these bills, And yet ther
= they are to-day, laws ofthe United State:
! The repeal of this measure was uncalle
S for by the pcople-and in not one distric
!, in the entire nation did the result Of Con
: gressional election turn upon this subject
/ The South asked not for it; the North ask
n cd not for it,--on the contrary, every bod
l. pronounced against il.
y But how stands the political parties now
. Where stands the Wing party? The re
$ ply is, that no such party now claims nc
could maintain an effective organization
e Where is the Democratic party? 1t. too
has lost its identity. No longer does
ciamor for its policy of Free Trade, no lor
ger denounces the Internal improvement
policy. or makes issue on United Stat,
Bank. These two parties have, most III
: : doubtedly, gone to keep company with Il
= things that were, but are not now nor ne,
g er will be again. When JOHN TYLER turl
! ed traitor to the Wing party it died n,
y ~ tural death-had accomplished the end
: its mission and gone. So when FRANKLl
PIERCE disregarded and violated the pr,
4 vision of the Baltimore platform which d.
M clared the party would oppose, .'in Coz
IN gressAor out Of it. the agitation Of the ST.
very question:" didthe.party lose it's ide,