Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-11-10
TUESDAY, NOV. 6, 1855.
The Other Side-Sentiments Of . Democratic
Leader.

The Other Side-Sentiments Of . Democratic
e. Leader.
The Pioneer and other so-called Democratic
papers of this Territory, take particular delight
in quoting from those old conservative Wings
Of Boston and elsewhere, who, having been
asleep for several years past, have not nor will
not now open their eyes, to the new light
that beams upon them from the Republican
Party. The Pioneer should bear in mind that
these men are but few compared with the
masses, and while the Republican Party would
be glad to have them enroll themselves in their
ranks, yet if they wiH not, the Party can get
along very well without them. But our cotem-
porary should not forget that while there are
some in the Wing ranks who refuse to come in.
to the Republican movement, there are no in
considerable few in the Democratic Party who
repudiate modern Democracy and embrace Re-
publicanism. Among these is Hon. James S.
Wadsworth, for a loug time the leading Demo-
cratic politician Of Western New York and the
richest farmer in the State. From a recent
letter which he addressed to bis political friends
Democrat will admit to be true:
ssI have said that it was painful to differ with
old political associates. refer to political lead
ers. Where the Radical Democracy of New York
is upon this question have no manner of doubt.
The men who have served under such leaders as
Silas Wright, Micheal Hoffman, and Samuel
Young, are not accustomed to be swayed by the
allurements of Office, intimidated by the threats
or misled by the petty sophistry of placement
Nor have any doubt where those great men would
be found if now living. They would stand by the
great ordinance of jefferson against the extension
of Slavery, and they would look with amazement
upon the proceedings of a convention Ginning to
represent the true democracy of New York as
sembled in the heart of the State, amid three mil
lion Of freemen and amid the impershable and
wonderful achievements of free labor, who vet
hesitate to avow that they preferred Freedom to
Slavery, and did not dare to denounce those who
basely betrayed it.
l appreciate all the danger of sectional party
but let the responsibility with those who fore
ed upon US q sectional issue. Kansas was free
by solemn compact-the South has seized it.
New Mexico was free-the South is over running
it. Northern California is free-Slavery is
grasping at it, and when and where in those vast
regions south of us, extensive as the settled
portion of the United States, thinly peoplei with
| almost no government and practically open to
colonization, shall arrest the march of this fa.
| tai and blasting curse, if not now and hereS
know of no words which can color too highly the
| magnitude of the question. Its simple statement
shall those vast beautiful regions be occupied
| cultivated by the willing arm of free labor, OF
shall they be given up to the African and the asl
passes all power of exaggeration.
Nor is it in the territories alone of the United
States that the South is seeking TO drive omit.
encrOachments. Let the decision of Judge Kane
! of Pennsylvania be sustained, and if Slavery i.
not re-established in that State, it certainly vii
| not be denied that the domestic slave trade ma,
| be carried on through it with perfect impunity
| and safety. protection not shared by its FIRE,
white citizens, who, by the same decision, may
by monstrous perversOn of a legal proceeding
hitherto deemed one of the palladums of our lib.
| erty, be imprisoned for indefinite term, with
out trial by jury, and on the mere order of 9
judge.
Holding these views, in the statement of which
have occupied much greater space than inten
ded, it is unnecessary for me to add, that can.
not follow the leadership of such men as Pierce
Douglas and Seymour, but have no fear thai
the honest and patriotic impulsts of the grea
mass of the Northern Democracy will bring then
to any other conclusions than at which have ar
rived, and separate me from them, or that wher
the time comes they will fail to exercise the cleo
tive franchise so as to give force aud effect te
their convictions.
Very respectfully yours,
JAS. S. WADSWORTu.