True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-06-11

ed on this occasion, more distinctly to
meet the issue" now agitating the people
of the Union, recognizes and adopts the
q principles contained in the organic laws
establishing the Territories of Kansas and
Nebraska, as embodying the only safe solu-
tion of the slavery question" while anoth-
er with hideous hypocrisy declares "the
right of the people of all the territories,
including Kansas and Nebraska, acting
through the legally and fairly expressed
will of the majority of actual residents
and whenever the number of their inhabi-
tants justifes it, to form constitution,
with or without domestic slavery, and be
admitted into the Union" After endors-
ing and justifying fillbusterism, the docu-
ment comes to an end. Ma de up OF frag-
ments of older creeds, to which has been
added new matter merely to adapt the pres
ent party condition to its doctrinal antece-
dents, it contains no novelty, and is to
every intent and purpose upon the slavery
question, MUTATIs MUTANDIs, indentical
with the Baltimore Platform of 1852. In
principle it does not vary particle, and
in its bombastiC flights Of patriotism its
ridiculous pretences of superior nationality,
and the insolently patronizing air with
which it presumes to Aatter the American
people," it is worthy representative, and
legitimate descendant Of its illustrious pre-
decessors.
We do not know that we have any right
to be surprised. There is perhaps no es-
pecial necessity that politician should be
man. Aside from the influences which
prevent the partisan from all attempts to
innovate upon his creed, there is dull
conservatism in self-suficient man binding
him to what is transpiring around him,
where to recognize it would demand a
change in some notion which he deems it
for his interest or his ease to retain.
Three-fourrhs of the wisdom and sagacity
of mankind, at best, is arrant stupidity,
and the most intensely stupid Of all classes
of men is that which is, in general, looked
upon as the most sagacions-the political.
If there were no such things as parties,
the national body of men who should come
together to deliberate upon matters touch
ing the public welfare, an6 neglect to ex-
press their opinions directly and fully upon
the events now taking place in Kansas,
would be looked upon as exhibiting the
most stupendous instance of moral obtusity
that has existed since the foundation Of the
world 1t is phenomenon wonderful to
an extent almost to silence Indignation.
The blackest page of American history,
colonial or national, is now being written |
u page that the historian will blush to
record, and posterity will peruse with
shame and sorrow. II testifes to most as
and most infamous events that
have occurred upon this continent, within
the present generation. It's memory is
destined to live after those who compose
the National Democratic Convention Of
1856 are dead and forgotten; and yet these
men fnd these events too Insignificant to
attract their attention.
These events are not insignificant. In
no respect, moral or political, are they in
significant. Neither because they are ig-
nored, will they be overlooked. They are
in the ears of the world. They are in the
mouths of the people. Their story has
reached the land where presscs-God be
thanked !-are yet free and it is flying by
steam and telegraph with the speed of the
wind. A Democratic party, headed by
Democratic Executive, sustained by a
Democratic press, and standing upon a
Democratic platform, is numbering men, +,
burning towns, destroying printing presses,
dwellings, robbing travellers on
The highways, stealing horses, destroying
crops and plantations, and using its utmost
exertlons to drive away or exterminate a
majority of the settlers in one Of the Ter
ritories Of the public domain, and, in
sublime Inconsistencies of it all, q Nation
4. Democratic Convention sits, re-enacts
It's creed, in the name of which all these
crimes have been perpetrated, nominates
it's candidate for national peace officer
supreme defender of the laws of the Union
-and separates with flourish of pie-bald !
eloquence at the purity of its principles
and its high hopes, by the aid of that puri-
ty to retain possession of the government,
and continue to rule over the nation. In
the name of Heaven, if success is the birth
right of such as these, for what infamous
are dust and bitter ashes, stripes.
shame and overthrow reserved! If this is |
a deserving party, where is the party wick
ed enough to merit defeat and destruction!
-[Cn., Commercial.
- -------ASONS----- \
0r Frank Blair having been denounced ,
ns Stakeholder, the National.E takes
occasion to explain that &c there is not