M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-08-07
Mineral Region Herald.

Our up-street neighbor has doffed it's pre-
tended neutrality and come out boldly for
Fremont and Dayton. We had hoped that
II would assume a position in this canvas S
which we could at least respect that itlwould
reject the vile ISLANDERS upon the Admins
tration and the Democratic party and refuse
to credit and circulate the CULVER and Mum
chausen stories relative to the government
Of Kansas; that it would place itself upon
the real issue-the Constitutional power of
Congress 10 make laws for the people of the
tenitories-andi in an honorable and straight
forward manner fight the battle through -
The first half dozen lines of its political
saluatory, last Thursday, dispelled this
hope, and indicated that denunciation and
the Kansas troubles were to form its entire
capital stock for the Presidential campaign.
The Reruld's first reason for participa-
ting in politics is whatit calls the Kansas
and Nebraska sUindlc. This is an old
sterotyped phrase containing oUindle in
itself, because it conveys the idea that the
Kansas and Nebraska Law was intended to
cheat, or defraud somebody. II seems very
strange that the Argus eyes ofAbolitionism
did not discover, six years ago, that the New
Mexico and Utah bills were swindles,"
also We suppose, however, that the Her
old will tell its readers hereafter in what
manner the law spoken of, is a " swindle,"
who have been swindled by it and all about
the whole affair.
The Hsrald8 second reason is the fog
ging of Mr.. Sumner by Mr.. Brooks, "and
the unanimous sanctioning OF the same by
the southern press" We will wager tile
with our neighbor that we can name two
southern papers which deprecated the act of
Brooks, for every one he can mention which
sanctioned it. Will our neighbor "play or
pay !" But the Herald says the southern
press sanctioned the act of Brooks unani-
mously! Upon turning to the third page of
the same paper we find an article copied
from the Minden (Louisiana) Herald, in
viii ch Brooks act is condemned in the most
severe terms. Our neighbor himself must
therefore be convinced that his assertion is
incorrect.
The third reason given by the Herald for
supporting Fremont and Dayton is the Dem
ocratic platform adopted at Cincinnati, in
which, says the Herald, the wrongs of Kan
sas are endorsed. As there is no such plank
in the platform, this reason is simply no rea-
son at all.
The fourth reason is the "demands Of the
slave oligarchy, seconded by the Democrat
ic purity" What this means we are left 10
conjecture although its potency Va no doubt
quite in keeping with the HtraLds former
reasons.
"Look at the unwonted outrages of south
srn politicians, seconded by the Democrat
ic party This is the next exclamation
Of the Herald. What outrages! What pol
iticiansl
"Compare the Missouri Compromise, a
time honored compact between the North
and the South, with the Nebraska act."-
We have no objections to such compari-
son, and trust our neighbor will make it.
The next reason is one frequently given
by such men as Giddings, Lloyd Garrison
Wendell Phillips and other disunionists anC
lntensifers. 1t is as follows:
"Compare that glorious principle Of the
Declaration of independence, which de-
clares that all men are free and equal AM
endowed with certain inalienable rights
among which are life, liberty, and the pur
suit Of happiness with the spirit of South
ern institutions and Southern laws, whicl
deprive men of liberty and happiness, an
sometimes life, merely for opinions sake"
The meaning of the above quotation
quite obvious. The Herald is in favor c
a5olishing Southern institutions, an
making all men" 4" free and equal" TIL
negro, our neighbor contends, should b
placed on an equal footing with the whit
man-allowed TO vote, hold Offices, an
amalgsmate--for in no other manner ca
equality be given to the blacks. Ever
one to his taste," but we should be glad
Rnow whether the people Of yinton are pre-
pssd for this sort Of equality