The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-07-16
THE SPIRIT. OF EMOCRACY

it there, in some bungling kind of way, got
it into shape.
This is true representation OF the
positions of the two parties on this ques-
tion, and is the issue as tits now before
the country.
The Fremonters, of course, will continue |
to harp about Kansas outrages, bogus |
Legislature" &C., but their clamor will
have lost its potency The "outrages"
have been terminated, and no fears are
unprecedented that henceforth Kansas will
not be as peaceable and quiet as other
parts of the Union. COL Sumner, under
the instructions Of Pierce, has driven the
armed Missourians out of the Territory,
and keeps them out. He dlsarms alike
all unlawful parties, Missourians and Alb
olitionists No doubts are entertained of
his will and ability to keep order
1 The outrages heretofore committed will
be stereotyped and rehearsed before the
public as often as they can be expected to
effect anything. Of course they will all
be charged to the Kansas act, when, in
truth, that act can no more be charged
with the troubles there, than the crusades
and inquisition can be charged upon the
Bible.
These difficulties are the work of NAL
contents who have for years been endeav-
oring to produce sectional conflict in this
country. They claim that they foresaw
these troubles as soon as the Kansas bill
passed, and well they might, for their own
hands was to bring them into existence.
h The whole agitation was got up for Sec
: tional purposes, because those on GER
: tain side of Mason and Dixons line saw
u that they had preponderance. They
J, !, saw that they had the long end of the
swingletree and said, "if we can get up q
sectional feeling our side will always win
: for the Northern States have majority
of the votes"
They were first to use improper mean:
. to influence of Kansas. They managed
artfully to keep the agitation there up te
a certain point all the time, and spread
: over the country the most extravagantll
exaggerated stories of the "outrages of th'
= border ruffans'' in order to enlist sympa
thy in their behalf They justify the re
" bellion on the ground that the law
= are tyranical, while it is not claimed tha
any of the obnoxious laws have ever at
tempted to be enforced, and the laws whicl
\ they have resisted are just such as we hav
- in our own State But even if they wer
- obnoxious, is rebellion the best mode Q
= getting rid ofthem. In Ohio five do no
= like a law, we either carry it ttothe suprem
court, or elect men to the Legislature VIII
: will repeal it; but the people of Kansa
> are justified by these Fremonters in rails
ing armies to rebel against their laws
: agaist just such laws as we have in Ohio
But the outrages there are exagcrate
ie beyond all proximity to the truth. W
. doubt whether it can be shown that NOR
le lives been lost by violence in Kansas, with
ST in the last year, than in any of our largcs
. cities. Certainly as many lives have nc
ID been lost as in the election riots of las
h. fall.
OF Thcis resolves itself into Nationalist
" or sectionalism. Chose ye between then
sd The Democracy with its motto of equ'
e. and exact justice to all men, or the OF
es position with its sectional platform an
en- sectional candidates sailing under tt
black flag of disunion.