Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1856-07-10
A BIAcR-REpUBLrcAN sLANpER.

anZHa .
A more deiibetaie and daring falsehood
than the above. is seldom uttered even by the
Black Republican writers, whose chief bust,
mess now consists in connecting spl publish
ling untruths. The very G~ss-tute individual
who isdoingst the dirty work for that p~rostitn
ted sheet, and who wrote the above, sentence,
either kneothathe was penning a malicious lie,
or otherwise is sadly ignorant Of the political
tenets heldby the Democratic party, the latter
we are inclined to think however. is the cor
rect view Of the case, because no intelligent
writer in advocating any particular doctrine,
would assert that for truth, which he knew
every individual in the community, knows to
be a falsehood. 1t would amount to nothing
more nor less than a publication of his.own
Ignorance and folly. We think that-Se are
abundantly sustained by authority on ailts;des,
when We charge that the Black Republican
party Is now the only party in the United
Statess that desses the spread or sxtension,of
negro slavery-they are the only party chat de-
sires TO clothe Congress with the Constitu-
Iiionalpower 10 compel a territory to receive
the institution Of slavery against the will of a
majority Gifts citizens, and to this very envia-
bile catalogue of pn6cipies, maybe added with
much truth and proprietY, that they are the
only class of men now in the United States,
who openly declare that they will not submit
10 one OF the greatest and most important prin-
ciples upon which this government is based,
to wit 'eThat the voice Of the majority fairly
Expressed shall govern" The democracy are
not only opposed to slavery as a principle, but
have as we believe, expressed in their present
national platform, the only true and Cons.itu-
%tional method Of Graduating the institution
from our government. They have said that it
is republican, tnot black republican, that it is
democratic and in unison with the declared
rights OF mankind as expressed in the Consti-
tuition Of The United States, TO submit the
question OF slavery for settlement 10 the peo-
Pile to be affected thereby, and as The will oil
a majority Of those persons fairly expressed de
termines the matter, so lett be. Is this wropg?
Is this causing slavery to spread? Fit is, it is
very conclusive evidence that a majority Of
the citizens of The United States, are in favol
of the institution of slavery, and that they are
not competent to determine for themselves that
which is right, and will most conduce to the
general interest and welfare Of our nation. II
the people then ore not competent TO settle
this matter for themselves, The question then
presents itself, who shall settle and determine
it for them Who is competent TO vote on
The question for The power; 10 settlethis ques-
ttion, like oil others in civil government mus
abide some where, and must be settled by
some body.
The y writer of the Register, and ali that
class who follow in his wake, would no doubt
snxiously step forward and insist that hes
! were competent to discharge this duty, and
like all other scions Of feudsl aristocracy ant
Tyranny, very tenaciously claim for themselves
a much larger share OF ability, honesty and in
tegrity, than they are willing to accord un;c
their neighbor. If The scribler for the Regis
Ter would only rid himself of the chimerica
, notions OF superior knowledge in political mat
tiers, with which he has enveloped himself, he
might then perhaps see, know and believe tina
his American brethren, OF whatever State Of
te nitory they may be, possess just as mucl
honesty and are just as competent to deter
$ mine the character of laws that shall govern
them, and are Just as much interested in the
welfare of the nation, as himself. But the :
gent. is compelled to pursue this course, it il
the only thing left-the false issues that in th'
e days OF yore, were presented by the old Whit
: party, to which he belonged, have one by one
fallen b, fore democratic policy, until there il
d nothing left but the sheer question Of slavery.
y with the destruction of the issues, went the
: party itself, and now the shattered fragments
under a new name, are va;nly endeavoring tc
i rally upon The lone plank of slavery, and sc
0 soon es that question is determined by the
people, which it will be as sure as the sur
shines at MONDAY, the party will be annihi'
lated again. The agitation and spread of sla'
q very is the only thing that now or ever will
. keep life in the Black Republican party. j
is the only thing upon which they can base the
q most distant hope Of success, and the presen'
o unearthly shriekS for human liberty, made b!
. them, are not made through fear that the dem
n %ocratic policy, as expressed by them in thei
| present platform, will extend the institution
$ of slavery, but, are made from the agonizinl
fear they entertain that the policy now pur'
sued by the democratic party, by leaving it tt
the people themselves. will forever settle thi'
vexed question, and thus blot them as a poll
teal party, from existence. The Black Re
!, publican party would not stop the extension
OF slavery if they could-that is their stock il
trade, aud the settlement Of the question clio
ses their books. Is it not so Mr.. SHAW
you any issue in reserve upon which to tall!
your dIsjointed columns, in case OF de'eatj?-
; None. Your forces are all engaged, and yol
must conquer on the ground or die. This &C
counts for those shrieks Of despair that are nov
continually issuing from your ranas-a rout'
is certain destruction.
Again, to say that Congress possesses tb'
constitutional power TO exclude slavery iron