Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1856-10-23
WHOLE NUMBER, 1894.

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Mr.. WRIGHT. Of Mississippi. l viii veil
you what call good Democracy, not only in
Mississippi, bat throughout this broad Union
Democracy stands on the great principle Of the
right Of self-goVernmsnI for all free white men
whether in Mississippi. in Tie State Of 0his.
or in the Territories yet 10 be organized. We
do no, believe when a gentleman happens 10
leave our State that he loses the right Of self
gOVernment--lhat be has less intellect. or less
right 70 the security Of life, liberty and proper
ty. hope the gentleman is answered.
Mr.. LEITER.-The gentleman. like his par
ty. is driven TO an abstraction. They do moi
stand on It themselves. (Laagh1er.) IL may dc
for Mississippians, bat. come up North, and
they will read you out Of the party 50 rapidly
that Il will make your head swim. (Greai
Iaughler.) The Democracy OF Ohio are not sat
isfed with merely circunseribing slavery they
are radical in their opinions on the subject ;
they would mitigate the evil, and 6nAlly Grad
isate il. That is the party with which acted
ss lovsing Freedom better than Slavery but
Il is not the party that now claims to be the
Democrats party Of that State; In 1854. the
Democratic party was disbanded, and is now
known as the Republican party.
Mr., WRIGHT. Will the gentleman yield
to me
Mr.. LETTER. Certainly bat think am
a better commentator on Ohio politics than the
gentleman can be.
Mr.. WRIGHT. The term Democracy was
first spilled to the Democratic party as an spi-
thet of OpprObrium but its brilliant national
and conservative policy has commended it
strongly to the hearty appreciation and favor
Of every rightthinking man. This is SO well
known, that there is not a party that has risen
now-a days, which has not elaimsd to be some
what Democratic. In the North; the name
has been assumed as mask, under which is
hid the horrid face Of AboltiOnism. The name
is assumed, not because any Of these parties
maintain any Of the great principles Of the ma
tional Democracy but they could not for a
moment stand before the American people,
were il not for this cloak, which COnceals their
foul defOrmity.
Mr. LETTER. The gentlemen must be hung
iu the fence he cannot keep still. Laughter.
I do not see what he has made by his CON-
nentary on the Ohio resolution. I do not see
the pertinency Of his remarks. Does he not
think to scare ma BY throwing AbOlitiOnism al
me ! Lam as far from AbOlitionism as be Is.
1 do not propose to Interfere with Slavery In
the States where it now Is. Is he making q
pass at the 50 called Democracy Ofthe NOrthS
H be IL. be does them wrong for they are for
aud against Slavery, just to suit the locality
and times. They will undoubtedly proclaim
the gentleman from Mississippi TO be in favor Of
the extension Of Slavery. Keep your negroes
in Mississippi. viii not disturb them.
l will call attention, now, to an editorial of q
paper in Ohio, Published at that time. Wal
until read it before you guess its AushOr.--
Here 1t
:'No more &avs States" That IS our doc
trine, ever has been, and ever will be. We
long to see the day when no bOndmAn. BLACK
or white, shall mingle his grOans wiGh our as
piratiOns for universal liberty. mo more Slave
States is Republican motto, expressive Of q
Republican sentiment as we'll as Republican
policy. ."-Pgais Dealer.
Who do you suppose wrote that article Il
was not Garrison It vas not Greeley It VA
not Fred. Douglas. II was Joseph W. Grey
the editor Of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, tn
present postmaster of Cleveland, and the ap
pOintes Of President Pierce. II was writer b.
. man now the head and front Of the Demo
cratic party Of that State.
Mr.. WRIGHT. / ask the gentleman. il
Justice to the Democracy Of Ohio, to read IN
conclusion Of the resolution which he has re
ferred 70.
Mr. LETTER. will print oil OF il.
/ NJ. WRIGHT. Does not The concludin
portion Of the resolution emphaGically state tha
slavery is domestic institution With which th
Estate Of Ohio cannot interfere. directly OF ind
rectly 7
| Nj LETTER. Csrtainl, do mean TO il
terfsrs with il. Twin tell yOu what the ma
said who drafted the resOlutiOn--that il was
gull.trap. Laughter.
Mr.. WRIGHT. IsuppOse ii caught th
gentlemen.
Mr.. LETTER. No, sir emphatically I sa
mo, sir. They dcA't get me into that trap.-
, They can't oatsh me In this Nebraska trap.
am not to be caught 90 easily as that.
i The Democratic party adhered to that res
\ luton of 1913 and when they held their Der
!. oeratic Convention in Columbus, in 1850, Ii
.Irosolution was afirmed. II was reafirmed