The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1856-07-02
THE FREE SOIL PARTY.

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THE FREE SOIL PARTY.
This party is doing and has done more to
disturb the harmony Of the country. than all
other parties put together. What is its his
tory-its rise and progresss Where did il
have its originf What is its parentage
Who were its sponsors in baptism?
! Prior to 1848, we had no such party as the
Free Soil party in the country. We had the
Abolitionists, but they were weak, numbering
] in their ranks only such odious men as Gid
dings. Garrison, Tappan, Birny, and such
men. No statesman Of emnence, would
identify himself with such designing. low
flung and restless pack of rascals But in
May, l84s, the Democratic Convention met
at Baltimore, and under the operation Of the
tloo-third rule, set Martin Van Buren aside,
as it had done in 1914, and these two disap-
] pOintments were rather more than little Mar.
tin and his friends could bear-he and his
friends at once repudiated the nomination Of
Cas- and Butler, and summoned Conyen-
tion Of Democrats to meet at Buffalo, in New
York. This Convention accordingly Assem-.
bled-tramed new platform, the only plank
in which was, OPPOSITION to all future exten-
sion Of Slayery-and this party christened
themselves the Free Soil Ving Of the Great
Democratic Party!
Thus it will be seen that the first organ
lied movement in favor Of" Free Soil" was
purely and emphaically Democratic move
ment-it was got up BY Democrats-it was
headed by Democrats-and it has been main.
" sustained by Democrats, to the present
hour.
Look at the presentaspect of the ease--look
at the long list of Democrats Of the straight.
est sect Of political Pharisees. who are in the
Free Soil ranks, battling against the laws and
Constitution of the country! This party have
remained the same in principle, and in their
aims, that they were when they sat out under
the lead of Martin Van Buren,, who was held up
in the South, ga Northern man with Southern
principles. and far more TO be relied ON than
was Gen. Harrison This party, Democratic
IN lis origin. for the sake Of gaining strength
has met all other anti slavery factions on
common platform, and now call themselves
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find David WilmDt and Mr.. Grow, two Penn
sylvania Democrats We find among them
Chase, Wade and Tappan, Ohio Democrats
We find Reeder, democrat, appointed Gov
ernor of Kansas by Pierce We find in their
ranks Stuart, Harlan, Durkee and Trumbull,
frnm the Democratic States Of Michigan.
Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois We find
among them, Harry hlbbard, Williams, and
other Democrats Of New Hampshire !! We
find presiding.in their infamous Convention
al Pittsburg. Francis p. Blair. the former de-
mocratic editor Of the Washington Globe!
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Cambrelleng, b. +. Mann, Preston King. and
other democrats from the great State cf New
York. We find in their ranks Senator John
/ N. Niles, and Jacob Brinkerhuf, two shining
| lights in the democratic ranks We also
| find in their ranks Moses Norris, James Nj.
Re,lpath, w. c. Rhodes, Mcssrs. Todd and
Bishop, and these last named gentlemen are
delegates to the Cincinnati Convention Of
democrats
4 And here is the resolution Of the 8th Of
January Democratic Convention, in Ohio, APP
pointing delegates to the Cincinnati pow
WOW;
:. Resolved, That the people Of Ohio. now
as they have always done, look upon slavery
y a. an evil, and uniasorable 90 the develop.
ment of the spirit and practical benefits ol free
4 institutions; aud that entertaining these SEN
liments, they will al all times feel il to be
their duty 10 use all power clearly given by
tie terms of the national compact. 10 prevent
its increase. tomitigate, and finally eradicate
the evil
Aud 10 demonstrate that this IS Demoera-
cy. here is what TIE Washington Union said
lin 1852. while The contest was going on be.
tween Pierce and Scott:
"The Free Soil Democratic Leaders o. the
the North are a regular portion Of the Dem.
cratic Party; and Gen. Pierce, ifelected. will
make ~ distinction between them and the
rest Of the Democracy in the distribution Of
Official Patronage, and in the selection Of
agents for administering the government!
II is due TO Gen. Pierce and the Union.
IL state that this 9lrdgt has becn kept to the
letter. Knazrias WAig.