Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-08-01


prodused four or five such men as Dickinson
and Bronson; but such men were driven, with
gnominy and disgrace, from this party, by this
present administration
And what do we nOio see? Why, the Van
Burens father and son, of Undertook, the
Bentons, the Reeders, the Cochrans, the Fowl
ers, the Rynders, and last Of ALL the F6Tneys,
with all Of that race of politicians, who have
deceived and betrayed the South in the past,
are the prominent, cherished, approved and
sulogized supporters of James Buchanan
But let us lsaye men and resort to the public
resolves of this same Democratic party.
Look at the resolution adopted by the State
Democratic Convention of Ohio on the 9th of
January, 1866, to-wit:
/" RESOLVED, That the people Of Ohio, NOW, AS
THEY HAVE ALWAYS DONE look upon slavery as an
evil, and unfayorable to the development OF the
spirit and practical benefit of free institutions and
that, entertaining these sentiments they will, AT
ALL TIMES feel il 20 be their duty, TO USE ALL POW
Err CLEARLY GIVEN BY THE TERMS OF THE NATIONAL
COMPACT, TO prevent its increase, to mitigate, and
FINALLY TO ERADICATE ITS EVILS"
The Frec-soil Administration Democrats of
New York adopted the following resolution, at
their Convention held at Syracuse
/" Resolced, That, while the Democracy of this
State will faithfully adhere to all the compromises
of the constitution and maintain all the reserved
rights of the States, they deem this appropriate
occasion to declare their fixed hostility TO the ex-
tension Of slavery into free territory"
The Democratic State Convention of New
Hampshire, on the 18th day of October, 1916,
after having been eloquently addressed by
Franklin Pierce, of that State, unanimously
resolved as follows:
/" Resolved That we approve of the vote of our
Representative in Congress in favor of Mr.. Wmot's
amendment to prohibit slavery in any territory
that may be acquired of Mexico"
As the Democracy of the Granite State are
regarded as being quite as hard as any others
of the North, we present the resolves of the
9th Senatorial district Of New Hampshire,
adopted on the I'd of January, 1850, and which
were introduced by the brother of one Frank
lin Pierce of that State, to wit:
+" Resolved That we are opposed to the admis-
sion of any new State into the American Union
with the provision that slavery shall be tolerated.
Resolved, That it is the duty of the members
of our State Legislature, whenever the subject of
slavery shall be brought before them, to give their
influence in favor of freedom.
RESOLVED, That those Democrats whose opin-
ions do not accord with the sentiment of the pre-
ced ng resolutions are unworthy of our support
"Resoiued, That we hope the time is not far
distant when the threats of Southern members of
our National Legislature may be put to the test in
relation to the dissolution of the Union, by the
passage of the Wilmot proviso."
Not content with denouncing the admission
of any more slave States into the Union, those
granite Democrats defy the Southern members
of Congress to dissolve the Union, on account
of the Wilmot proviso! Splendid Democrats
these to guard the rights Of the South!
And now examine the "squatter sovereign
ty'' doctrines enunciated in the Cincinnati
platform, and adopted and endorsed by James
Buchanan, and which doctrines, Douglas,
Pierce, Cambreleng, Van Buren,, and the
whole train of their Free-soil adhereats at
the North, noao sanction, because those doc
trines (as they all declare) aoiU insure free
dom to all the Territories! And these men,
and this pseudo Democratic party, is sound
Cis it y on the question of Southern rights and
interests!
How stands the National American party on
this same question: and how stand the Amer
can candidates on this question Read the 9th
and 7th sections of the American platform,
which is regularly republishcd in our daily and
weekly issues, and examine the positions there
taken and maintained by this party. Read the
letters of acceptance, written by the American
candidates, endorsing this platform, and read
the speech of Mr.. Fillmore, delivered at Albany
on his route home, and this question is an
swered; on, If not, then examine the Utah and
New Mexico bills of 1850, which Willard Fill
more approved, and where the true doctrine of
State equality may be found, with the high
sanction of his official signature.
"Well, but" says the Richmond Enquirer
and its allies, great and small, "Mr. Fillmore's
friends at the North desire the restoration of
the Missouri Compromised That may be true
to limited extent, and it may be true, also,
that neither Mr.. Fillmore nor the American
party are responsible for the opinions or votes
Of individual members Of this party. Some of
Mr.. Fillmore's supporters may be for protec-
tive tariff, and some against it; some may be
in favor Of Pacific railroad, and some against
it; some may be pro-slavery men, and some
anti-slavery men; but we suppose that Mr..
Fillmore cannot be responsible for the views
or votes of all his supporters; for, if 50, he
must be both an faror Of, and against all these
and other propositions, about which his friends
differ. This is the absurdty into which such
an assumption leads the anti-American press.
If the American members Of Congress go,
in body, for or against any given PROPOSE