The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-07-02

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whig-what disciple of the immortal Clay and
the God-like Webster can depart from the prin-
ciples embraced in the compromise measures of
1850 and re-asserted in the Nebraska bill, with
out repudiating principles to which every whig
stood pledged in the election of 1852. Ifa man
was an honest whig then, in order 10 be consis-
tent now, he must vote for James Buchanan If
whig believes that the great compromise meas
ures of 1850 were right then, he must carry out
the platform Of the Cincinnati Convention now,
in order to be true to the memory of the great
Clay and the great Webster, whose last great
act was to adopt those measures. Great cheer
ing.] Yet yur will find men who have proven
false to the whig party with which they once
acted, and who have gone into the secret lodges
of Know Nothingism, taunting wings for not
following them into these dark places. l ask
you can whig join a Know Nothing order or
connect himselfwith Black Republican party,
without repudiating all tho principles which the
whig party has advocated for years? Hence the
Cincinnati Convention acted wisely and properly
when they asked all men to cooperate with them
in their principles, and to unite in the election
fthe nominees now, without reference to past
political differences. We are told by the allied
enemies, composed of black republicans, know
nothings, and all other affiliated evils that the
democratic party are to be condemned because
of our policy in regard to the territory Of Kan
sas ask you to observe for one moment what
has happened in Kansas and Nebraska. These
two Territories were organized by the same law.
| In Nebraska, where there was been no foreign in
reference, where abolitionism has not condutcd
its operotions, to which the emigrant aid socie
ty did not extend its efforts, there is nothing but
peace and quiet. On the other hand, in Kansas,
where the emigrant aid society attempted to
control the people, you find violence, discord
and rebellion, against the laws of the land. Do
not these facts show that the principles of the
Nebraska bill were right? The only difficulties
that have occurred have arisen from the fact
that the opponents of the measure were deter
mined not to give the bill fair chance. If you
will examine into these facts you will find that
the allegations have not one particle ofground on
which to stand. Our principles are the princi-
pies of the onstitution-they are the principles
of law and order, of peace and quiet. Onr rem
cdy for the existing evils in Kansas is, that the
constitution we are the advocates Of sustains the
supremacy of the laws. Our opponents arc the
advocates of lawless violence and rebellion a.
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country. One of the great questions to be now
decided is, whether the laws shall prevail or
whether violence shall triumph and the decision
of that question is involved in the election which
issoon to take place. In regard to this present
election our enemies are in the habit of asking
the question, allow can James Buchanan stand
upon the platform which has beeu made for us at
Cincinnati?" I ask, and do it with emphasis,
how can James Buchanan, with his anteccedonts
stand on any other platform than the one made
at Cincinnati. Our opponents have been in the
habit of saying that they have made Douglas
platform and then put Buchanan on it. ask
you to examine this matter for moment; and
you will find that James Buchanan and myself
occupy identically the same position and have
done so foryears, on this slavery question, in all
its phases. In 1916 when Mr. Wlmot, of Penn
sylvania, proposed the Wilmot proviso, l them
in the House Of Representatives, proposed as
substitute, to extend the Missouri line to the
Pacific Ocean. You all remember that in Octo-
ber, 1847, James Buchanan wrote his celebrated
''Harvest Home Letter." of Berks county, and,
in that proposed to extend that line to the Pa
cific Ocean, as the dividing line between slavery
and freedom. He did not maintain then that
the Missouri Compromise was founded on sound
or wise principles; but finding it on the statute
book, rather than hazard the peace and harmony
Of the country, he was willing to close the con-
, troversy forever by extending it to the Pacific
rather than to raise sectional strife, even tt
, carry out a sound principle. Acting on that
| same theory in August 1848, / proposed in tht
Senate ofthe United States law to extent
the Missouri line to the Pacific ocean, in the
sense and with the same understanding will
which it was originally adopted That propo-
sition passed the senate, and was voted down il
the House Of Representatives by Northern mer
5 with free-soil and abolition proclivities. Had
the policy of Mr.. Buchanan, as proposed in his
: "Harvest Home Letter. then prevailed, the
J same policy which advocated in the law of '48
! there would have been an end of this sectional
f controversy forever. WHO'S responsible for tn,
defeat of the proposition to extend that line t,
e the Pacific? Certainly not James Buchanan
f certainly not mysel-certainly not the Demo
S cratic party. The men who were responsible
Q for that were the abolitionists and free-soiler
. the pretext anti Nebraska men of the country
They then told us that the Missouri line was al
, infamous measure-they said that if slavery wa
! right on the south side of the line, it was rght
: on the north side-they said if it was right to
leave the people to do as they pleased on tn
south side Of 36 deg. 30 min, it was right t.
! grant them the same privilege north Of 36 deg
30 min, they said they would agree to an,
, measure but that infamous measure, the Nilsson
: ri Compromise. By the defeat of the extension
: of the Missouri Compromise line in 1848, a
n proposed by Mr.. Buchanan in his "Harves
t Home letter" and as proposed by myselfin tn
e Senate Of the United States, the country wa
: plunged into that great whirlpool of dangers,
t sectional controversy which lasted from 1918 t
; 1850. Thatcontroversy was the result Of th
! defeat of the proposition to extend the Missour
!, Compromise line as proposed by Mr.. Buchanan
n and introduced by myselfin 1850 The contes
! had ragged to such fearful extent that the bcs