Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1856-08-27

OUH REPLY.
The great and cniy question before the Amer
lean people - .sshalf slavery be extended IN
70 free territory" The platform upon which
Mr. Buchanan stands. say. il shsH. the ono on
which NJ. Fremont rests, says II shall asf-
Wsbssk Erpress
We quote The above for the purpose OF show
ing To what extremiiie- the Fremont leaders
will 90 for the purpose of deceiving the peo-
ple Now We deny emp phatically that The plat
form of the National Democratic party says
that slavery "shall be extended into free ter
ritory s" This seems To be the great objection
that these freedom shrekers have To Mr.. Bu-
chanan. therefore We deny that such - The
Democratic platform. and call upon Mr.. Hud
ION 10 give us the proof Of his assertion
Come. lei - have that part Of the platform OF
acknovr ledge Yourself fslsaher. lou cannot
deceive the people by faisehcod. Out with
the proof or wear the brsnd-take your choice
The above appeared in the Journal several
days sgo. and owing to press Of other sub
jeets. We have delayed a reply until this time
We feared 70 postpone the matter any further,
for the great anxiety Of the editors of the jour
nal. might manifest itself in an explosion. =
We are satisfied tha. their obtuseness. ha, al
WAYS prevented them from discovering that
the Cincinnati platform. was in fact. sslavery
extension platform: and unless Il would say,
in 30 many words that ''slsrery shall b. erfea9-
ed isfo free territory" they would never be able
10 discover H. Bot lhis is all right. for the
Cincinnati builders fashioned il, that such
men. as our contemporaries. could be entrapped.
and they hoped 10 keep the whole people in
the dark upon this point. until after the eee.
ton. when they would then take the demo
cratic ground Of the further extension Of South
ern institutions.
For the purpose. however. Of satisfying the
editors Of the Journal. we will now show them
how il j.. that the platform Of the National
Democratic parry SAYS. that slavery shall be
extended itlo free territory"
By the compromise Of is2o. slavery and in
voluntary sersitude. except for the punish
rnent Of crime W a. forev excluded from large
portion of our North western territory. BY
this act. slavery could never pass North. over
the line Of % deg. 30; until the Kansas and
Nebraska bill repealed that compromise and
permitted i, 10 do so This act Of repeal wa
an administration act-received the endorse
,nsnt of Prss,.ie"t Ps-re-. s.i '--~--.- 'h- ~~-
d,nal doctrine Of the Democratic party. Thl'
- one step towards the proof.
The Democratic Convention. when IL met a
Cincinnati. epg,af,ed in it, platform the fal
lowing plank
"Thc American Democracy recognize ans
adopt the principles contained ia the organi
law. establishing The Territories Of kansa
and Nebraska a cmbodying the only soun'
aud safe solution Of the slavery question ap
an which the great national idea OF the peo
ule II this whole country can repose m IT. dc
,.r,otued conservatism of the Union-non IN
reference by Congress with slavery IN Stat
and Territory. or ia the District of Columbia
II will be seen by this. that the Nsiiona
Conscn,ion endorsed the Kansas ard Sebra'
Ia bill-that very bill which in spirit aud a
most in letter says. slavery shall 20 into IRE
territory" To make. however. the thing moi
secure. after the barrier which forever pr
vented slavery from going North. was throw
down. then the Democratic National cosve'
ton asserted the nullifylng doctrine Of job
G. Calhoun. aud sa,d. mon interference b
Congress with slavery in State and TerF'tor.
or in the District Of Columbia" This Soui'
efn doctrine vas engralsed in this platform
order that the Congress Of the United State
should uotby Law. prevent the slasehoide
from taking their slaves into the free tefrito'
of Kansas and Nebraska. The eomprom'-s
Iseo. was abrosssed, and then tn. par
adopted the doctrine. ths, the National Leg'
lasurc has no power TO restore u. OF TO ieg'
late to keep slavery out Of territory. made r.
Nv virtue Of that compromise is not this a
other step to prove that the Democratic par
favors the extension Of slavery.
Hut To show further that all the iniellsgc
portion ef he Democratic paHy-she IN
Who control such fellows n the editors Of {
Ioosnnl and many of their iik. We eill X
the epin,on Of honest democrats living sou
If Mason add Dsxoa'. line. A. regards I
c,neianat Job. ADD IN relation tho This "
question.
In the Richmond Va Enquirer. s,rO
Democrats paper. The sdissr uses the folio
ing language:
The Democrats Of the South IN the pres'
canvass cannot rely the old grounds Of
fence and excuse for slavery. for they seek
merely 10 retain Il where 1t -. bat 10 exts
II into regions where q i unknown
And speaking further 90 this subject. .
as The doctrine Of the Democratic party.
editor Of that paper says again:
We propose 10 Introduce into ne~ trrr
~ hamsa beings whom We assert 10 be a
for Liberty
Doe. not lis look little like admitting
fact. that the Democratic doctrine - "slas
shsll be EXTENDED into free territory"
Have NE not nov she~n soeslussvsiy.
this j. the ->eret ana also sseved Object of
partys Will Col. cookerly again deny
= aud call upon us fsr the proofs We
however. he - IN tha, unfor,ansts eondii
described by the poet;
"a convinced sr<sn~s ~. ~tIi
Vii he 81 he sane epinton sslA.~