The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-07-31


as soon trust political power III the hands
of band of emissaries from the pit, as to
entrust it to this party.
In ascertaining the principles and OBJ
jects of party, we do not take the mere
assertions of individual members of the
rank and file Of that party. We go to
the platform, to the representative men,
and to the recognized exponents of its
creed No Democrat certainly will jemur
to our taking the Cincinnati Platform as
the authorized exponent of his party's
faith. more especially as Mr. Buchanan
has declared SO emphatically that ho in
tends to "square his conduct by that plat
form. adding no new plank nor taking any
therefrom." The following resolution
constitutes a portion Of the Cincinnati
platform
Resolved, That we recognize the right
of the people of all the territories, inclu-
ding Kansas and Nebraska. acting through
the legally and fairly expressed will of a
majority Of actual residents. and whenev-
er the number of their inhabitants justi-
ies it, to form constitution, with or with
out domestic slavery. and be admitted in
to the Union. upon terms of perfect equal
ity with the other States"
The above resolution clearly repudi-
ates the idea that the people of terrific
ry can exclude slavery while they remain
in territorial condition. They have this
power only when they come to organize
as State. Under this resolution, slave
holders may 60 into any territory Of
the United States with their slaves, and
hold them in spite of any law the people
may make to the contrary. 1t is, in fact,
the ultra Calhoun doctrine, that the Con-
stitution carries slavery into all the ma
tional territories, which the Democracy of
1856 have engrafted in their platform,
and with which Mr.. Buchanan pledges
himself to "square his conduct"
Thus, after all the clamor over the glo-
rious principle of "squatter sovereign
ty." by Sham Democratic presses and
stump orators; after the assurances Civ
en- in the Kansas act that it was its true
intent and meaning "not to legislate sla.
very into the territory, nor exclude it
therefrom. but to leave the people per-
fectly free 20 form and regulate their do
mestic Institutions in their own way :" af-
ter commencing the movement to people
Kansas with Free State immigrants who
would shut out slavery; this same party
now eats its own words and falsifes it's
most solemn promises, by foisling dec
trine into its platform under which our
whole national domain is converted into
an asylum for negro breeders Yes,
strange as it may seem. this party, vaunt-
ing itself as the peculiar friend of equal
rights, is actually advocating the ex-
tension of slavery into every foot of free
territory, thereby excluding the laboring
white man from the territories unless he
is brought down to the level of negro
slaves! Yet the party advocating these
monstrous schemes audaciously styles it.
self Democratic" and asks the reoole
TO enrol themselves under its banner
When the people are willing to blot out
all distinction between right and wrong
when they cease to love freedom and
hate tyranny-when they are ready to
yield up their birthright and become the
slaves of domineering masters, they may
be expected to respond 10 the call but
until then, never.