Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-01-20
Ohio observation-disclosures Conven-

II. TX. VEITCu, ESQ.,, Oh NnTylhnu, ~ general oBohs
to ret subscribers on any route he may travel
Ohio Resolutions Democratic Conven-
tion.
We alluded not long since fe-'Ho :, onisn'-
enuAnt n southern D---soia's upon inc ques-
I, I--1nsm OF the administration
uon - .tsno proceedings Of tho Ohio Demo
c,4fic Convention, in which it win be found
hat the said Democratic Convention de
nounced " Rno,o- Nothingisn," and q SLAVERY"
In unmistakable language, whilst the admin
tration presses here and at the South, assert
that this party is the only party friendly to
southern interests and southern rights As to
the question Of slavery ITSELF we have nothing
to say, pro or.con, touching its merits or de-
merits; our only purpose being, in this arti-
Gle, to unnadsh hypocrisy and Jesuitism.
We called upon the Southern Democracy, in
our former article, to note the fact, that whilst
the Forney and Pierce Democracy are pro-
stitutions are in danger from the prevalence Of
"Know- Nothingism," and that they have no
safe reliance in any party but in the admins
tration party, the Forney and Pierce Democra-
cy in Ohio, are denouncing slavery in emphatic
terms, and pledging themselves ".,fnally 20
eradicate the eriL"
The Washington Union, of this morning,
contains letter, dated at Columbus, Ohio,
the signature of /" Glorious Eighth" in
which SO many of the Ohio resolutions are
copied, as it was deemed prudent to show to
It's readers at the South, but in which commu-
nication no allusion is made to that resolution,
which pledges the Democracy ito prcrent it's
increase, to mitigate, and finally 10 eradicate
the srils," Of slavery.
1t is due TO truth and fairness, that the
omitted resolution should be given TO the South,
In order that her citizens may see and Judge for
themselves, how far the Forney and Pierce
Democracy may be depended on for the pro-
lection Of their peculiar institutions. That re-
solution reads thus, as copied from the Nation
al Iatelligencer, to wit:
''Raolpsd, That the people of Ohio now, as they
have always done, look upon slavery Us an evil,
and unfavorable to the development Of the spirit
and practical benefits Of free institutions and that
entertaining these sentiments, they will at all times
feel II to be their duty to use all power clearly
given by the terms Of the national compact to pre-
vent its increase TO mitigate, and finally TO eradi-
cate the evils"
What do the Forney and Pierce Democracy
mean, when they say they will "use all poper
elAarly giren by the terms Of tho national
compact to prevent its increase to mitigate, and
yEALLY to eradicate the evils" of slavery
Do they not mean to say, that the national
compact eoafers pouer upon Congress to eradi-
cate the evils of slaveryf There can be no
doubt such is their meaning. And uhen do
they propose TO exercise this power, and final
~ eradicate slavery Why, Of course, when
thew shsil have obtained such numerical pre-
pondersncc that they can safely make the at
tempt. And why is it that the Washington
Union and Richmond Enquirer have not pub
lished the above resolution with the rest of
the batch,) and denounced it as at war with
the rights and interests Of the South Why
do they conceal this resolution from their
peoplei
The reason is obvious. When the people
Of the South see and understand that the For
ney and Pierce Democracy thus claim the
power o.. finally eradicating the evils of sla-
very as being given to Congress "6y the terms
Of tho national compact" they win rebel
against this assumption-denounce the authors
Of this Interpolation Of the constitution, and
discard from their confidence all who sustain
this administration. Were II known through
out Virginia that the party, Of which Mr.. Wise
is now the champion, as their gubernatorial
candidate in Virginia, had advanced this doc
trine, that "by the terms Of the national com
pact" slavery can be finally eradicated'-
and were II known, as il should be, that the
administration presses have failed to denounce
this doctrine, that gentleman with all his tai
onts and powers of oratory, and with the ad.
vantage of high personal character, could not
command. twenty thousand votes in the Old
Dominion, unless, indeed, he should distinctly
Tepudiate the administration
1t is the fret time wo have ever known the
claim to be advanced, that such power is given
by the terms Of the national compact" The
Ohio Democracy, under the lead Of Forney |
and Pierce, have gone cannon shot beyond"
my position hitherto taken on this subject by |
Seward or Greeley--far beyond any claim now |
made by any Of the leaders Of the anti-slayery
party at the North, whose views we have seen
presented
The power or the policy on the part Of Con.
gross, to refuse admission to future States
with the federation Of slavery in their constitu-
tons, is totally different question from that
Of claiming, that "po@er is clearly given By
tho national compact" to eradicate slavery.
We shall not discuss the power or the policy
connected with the question Of the future adj
mission Of States, with or without restriction
on the subject Of slayery-it forms no part of
our purpose to express any opinions on this