Demoine courier., 1856-07-17
A New Dodge.

AhU epeoMouaC cuVI'e VI tuo lIS
Slavery Party TO get up some new thing,
or some new combination or arrange
,uens Of words with which 10 catch the
eye and charm the minc of tho public, is
amusing. We notice mammoth bill
has made its appearance here, headed in
enormous letters, "NATloNAL Mass
Meeting" a, Oskaloosa, to be addressed
by Col. Joseph Street, Of Ouumwa, a
Col. somebody from Kentucky. and
Thomas Macon, OF. Oskaloosa. What
are We 20 understand from this |? Has
the poor abused name Democracy oe-
came an obsolete term, and is il now to
be laid aside AZ useless thing! Or sit
for thu purpose Of dsludlng the public
with the idea that the Pro Slavery party
10 National party!
The Nationality Of party is deter
ninable by the sx,en. of the application
Of its principles. This self.siyled Ma
sioral party is. the one which. at Cincin.
natl, entered into a league with the South.
ern sectlen Of this confedsracy, that sec.
,ion which 10 ruled and controlled by
dis unionists and nulliGers, 10 promote
the interest and extend the limits OF
slavery, local and sectional interest.
Il 10, therefore, a slavery extension par
~. and nothing else. The effect! of the
success Of that party will be 10 strength
en- that sectional interest, in preference
to others conflicting with it. II is the
interest of The South 10 make Kansas a
Slave State. and they boldly proclaim
their purpose to do il, and this National
party, although the interests Of the Free
States 10 opposed TO that project. will aid
them in doing il, il they are successful.
This. then, 10 self-s,yled National Par,
~, having in reality no other claims tc
j, than the persistent use of the name.
The Republican Party. on the contra
~. 10 entirely national 10 lie principle,
and designs. /. holds tina. freedom il
National and slavery sectional; that the
spread and psrpetua.ion Of HE principles
Of freedom is the object and design Of
the government, and in the prosecution
Of This purpose Of promoting and extend
ing freedom. j, does not proposc 10 in.
fringe upon the rights or privileges o.
any section, not even the States in which
slavery exists. 1t claims no power OF
design TO interfere with slavery 10 the
States. There 10, hence. no reason why
Union, National men in The Slave States
whs arc willing TO leave both sections
in tho enjoyment Of their consii'utiona
rights, should not act with the kspubli
can party, and We venture TO cay tia
when The sober second ,Loughs Gomez ia
be listened 10 by them, they will do it.
The election Of FREMONT. they
say, will dissolve the Union, because for
sooth the south did not choose 10 be rep.
resented in the Philadelphia Convention,
10 which The people Of The United States
wi.hou, distinction Of political difsren'
ccs were invited. all the Southern
States might have been there If they had
seen fit. Any one by referring TO the
call of that convention will see that We
arc rigat. We refer also all honest en-.
quirers alter the truth, TO the Platform oil
the Republic party, and 10 the able, pa.
sio:ic. and union.losins letter Of acccp.
lance Of Col. Fremont. the latter Of
which viii be found in anolber column.
for evidence mos, conclusive and convin-
eng on this point Read then. 'ho Gin.
cinoati platform, and the history Of the
marty who adopted il. N Congress. and
uu, OF il, Tor the last two years. Read
and ponder all these documents. and
Than decide which Of these two paT'ies
i the na,iopsj, and which the sections
party.