Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-07-06

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For the Journal.
sWhHt Outside Pressure has DONE
No party has ever been compelled to
yield so much to the base demands of the
slave power, as the democratic. The his
tory of this party has been marked by a
continued series of surrenders to that pow
er. The party had scarcely become organ
lied, before its organization and creed had
to undergo so many modi6catins, that de-
mocracy Of the present cannot be recog-
nized as democracy of the past. The dem
Ocrats in the outset Of their career, made
loud declarations of fliberty and Of hostility
to slavery. They made solemn pledges to
carry out and sustain the doctrine Of hu-
man rights. They boasted of their inYul-
nerability to the assaults Of the slave pow
er, claiming Thomas Jefferson as the true
exponent of their principles, and repeating
with him, in view of slavery, II tremble
for my country when remember that
God is just" But the slave power did not
cease its demnnds, and recently, owing to
the repeated demands of that power, de.
mocracy has made most signal surrender
thereto. 1t is astonishing what an enslav-
ling influence this power has had upon the
democratic party. The party now pro-
claims that IFS doctrines are no longer those
preViously mentioned, but that they are
now pledged to involuntary slavery, per-
petual bondage, and its unlimited extension.
Pro slavery pressure has effected this,
which we will call cars in No. l.
Again, the National Convention last held
in Baltimore, declared that all the principles
Of the party shall be henceforward every
where openly avowed to be pro-slavery,
and that each member shall be at liberty
to make known the existence of these prin-
Iciples, and the fact that he himself is be-
lever in such doctrines. 1t also recon-
mends that there be no more coneealment
of the fact that there shall be no more free
States admitted. Cave in No. 2.
From iudiscrimiuate opposition TO slavery,
they have come down to opposition to lib
er;y, boldly offering to the determined
STAKEHOLDER, wishing to emigrate with his
slaves, friendly reception and protection,
in any of the territories of the United States.
This reminds US of Mr.. Trist who was ap-
pointed by democratic President to con
duct the negotiations on the part Of the
United States, with Mexico. in an official
dispatch to the Secretary Of State, of the
4th of September, lS47, after describing
bis conference with the Mexican Commis-
sioners, concludes by saying, that be "as-
sured them that no President of the Uni
ted States would dale to present any such
treaty to the Senate; and that if it we're in
their power to offer me the whole territory
described in our project, increased ten fold
in value, and in addition to that, covered
a foot thick all oUer Nth gold upon the sin
gle condition that Slarery should be erclud
ed herefrom, could not entertain the Of
fer for moment nor think ever of commu-
nicating il to Washington" Care in No. g.
These are only few of the prominent
surrenders made BY the democratic party,
relating to the vita! prime Piles of their creed
as it stood when they first organized
There are others equally prominent and
there will be more if the slave power de-
mands it, Already many democrats are
in favor Of making the infamous election
frauds practiced in Kansas matter of con-
graduation, and inviting all foreign Cstho-
lies to Join in the crusade against human
rights. This is the stand they have already
taken as a party A stand on the single
plank Of Slavery extension. The slave
power has driven them from one position
TO another until they have no other remain
ing. Democracy in its present pro-slavery
position no longer excites the fears of the
South, nothing indeed bnt the ridicule
and contempt of all free men.
A TRUE DEMOCRAT.