Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1856-06-05
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tuo ComluY C0nCost.
From the signs Of the tines, we believe that
never since the adoption Of The Constitution.
were mightiet consequences suspended upon
the issue Of an election, than sreppon the Up,
proschisgcne Of 1855. The mos, prominent
ofali oihet'issues, Ia ms coming csmpaign,
will De that OF Popular Sovereigniy,,ss EN-.
boaieain the Kansas Nebraska BAl. ,Ieis On
issue. says an exchange, that towers above,
snd' ioomsout ever sl party issues. Ques-
tons ofbsnk or no.bsnk, turaf or,no tariff were
purely measures of partypoiicy. upon which
good citizens might and did differ whilst cher.
ishing the fondest devotion to the constitution
OF their country, and r~eligiously observing the
The rights of their fellow citizens. Those
questions appealed 10 them as partizuns. Bat
The question now at issue goes further than
merely party politics. /, reaches the organic
law Of the Nation, and Involves The fundamen
tai principles OF equality and freedom. .Itssp.
peals 10 men not as partiEans, but as patriots.
1t i is the same issue tina. swasdecided by the
Compromise OF 1850. and is'faised now by the
The same unreasonable a~gitalors ia aud out Of
Congress, who raised il thea. Its decision
will no doubt be The same now ss then. As
it rallied The patriots OF all parties arou nd the
constitution then, il will do sosngw. lIl,Ass
stal asie defenders. Clay snd%Webster who
thea stood side by side within its Democratic
champions have Indeed fallep, bat their msRa-
DRY, embalmed by this act stiilliyes, and their
patriotism still animates their survivors. Blu.
chanan ind Pierce, COss, Douglas and Hunt.
er, with a host OF others equal in zeal and
scarcely inferior in strength, sppears as its
champions.
FOL three years o running fire has been kept
up oil along the lines of the combstanis /;
skirnisAes have taken place, and eaptafessnd
Ie- csptures have occurred between detoched
parties in their respectiselccalhies; but il was
reserved fcrlS66, to furnish a political battle
field as broadas tae Union, and commensa.
rate with the Interests involed. Our enemies
have put 10 issae theseuestion between tsrri.
torial freedom aud centralized tyranny, and
are mafshslTag all undsr their banners who
sse willing to make whit men siaves,wi,hout
even a. prospect of'making negroes free. L,
is not an issue Of our own seeking; for we
foudly hoped that The enemies Of popular SOW.
ereigniy have been over whelmed in their on
position 10 the compromise measures OF 1850,
would not display The same hardibood'of rails.
ing the same question opt Of the Nebtaska bi!
that they raised afid were defeated apo, then.
That ccnplcnisesecured the freedom Of Cali.
.%fornia,S Utsh andfSew Mexico. This bHppro.
poses The freedom Of Kansas and Nebrsska--
But, though this issue is not Of our seeking, we
haze no desire 10 evade It. We cot ld,nctq DO
so II we would. The great party 10 which
we have The hoEor 10 belong, sprang out of
The doctrine Il poi uiar sovereignty, while
that doctrine was yet in embfyo. To That doc.
thine il was dedicated al IFS birth; aai it has
everbeea true 10 the end of IFS institution ohd
the"gows OF its sponsors. No fear that it will
now prove recseant to the high trust reposed.
ed in it. II is still faith FOL 10 its holly mis-
sion. Its great heart still beat inrpison with
truth and liberty everywherej and its pu!sa-
tons are as warm for the ba rdy pioneers Of
Kansas and Nebraska, as for the citizens Of
cur M favored State.