Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-05-02

49, AAte VIC t<tfHoti3tlt party -
proslavery party. and in favor Of its
extension.
ed, That the Democratic party is in
favor Of free whisky. unrestricted by |
legal regulations. and the advocates
and supporters ofintemperance.
Sd, That the Democratic party is
in favor Of the propagation of popery
and are the supporters Of the Catholic
religion. Stale Sentinel.
We wish people wouldquit SANDER
ing the Democratic party" No man
can point to single resolution in any
northern platform of that party in favor
Of the extension Of slavery. and the
first "slandrous falsehood" can be sus-
tanned but by the unfair method of
Judging men by their acts. All that
can be pointed,to in proof of such
charge is that the so-called Democrat
tic party of the north united with the
entire south to open the door for the
admission of slavery into Kansas. Not
the entire party as it was in 1852 nor
even in January 1854. for majority
of the northern Democratic members
then in the House voted against it, but
these have all been expelled, and none
are left but the simon pure lovers of
let-slavcry-go- where-it-pleases. This
is not Gin favor Of its extension" bit
more than man would be in favor of
cattle and hogs running into his neigh
boris cornfeld, when he would pur-
posely tear down the fence that kept
them out. Every body would believe
thatsuch man was opposed to hogs
and cattle's committing depredations
on the crop of his nsighbor, just as
they belive that the so-called Dem
ocratic party is opposed to the extern
sion Of slavery. and they would have
just the same respect for his honesty
when he should protest that it was
merely to establish a great fundamen-
tai principle of hogs and cattle sover.
eignty--the right guaranteed by the
consultation Of "life, liberty and the
pursuit Of happiness" to every crea-
ture, as they now have in the innocent
protestations Of old lineism, particu-
la,ly if when asked to help put up the
fence he should say the fence was un-
constitutional any how, and therefore
worthless, and he only tore it down to
be consistent--just to let cattle know
that it was unconstitutional.
As to the second "slanderous false
hood" that is outrageous. There is
notin the whole record single reso-
luton that commits the party to such a
plank. They are not in favor of "free
Il whisky, unrestricted by legal regula-
TONS" They want free whiskey SO
regulated that every body can get
+ just what they want and when they
want it. According 10 Perkins. Reid
q Co.. the state has no right to pro-
hibit. Common-sense as well as
Judge Stuart says that then it has nc
right to restrain, hence the only reg
ulation" that can be adopted is Greg
ulate it so that every body can buy and
sell when they please.
To charge the party with "adyoca
ting and supporting intemperance" i
exceedingly ''slanderous' when boil
: their candidates for Governor ant
Lieutenant Governor are men of tn,
McCleery school. except that Willard
} is pledged" But so is Mr.. Nc Cleery
: He has joined the sons Of Temperance
several times, and is now as strongly
! pledged as Willard, and keeps hi
, pledge as sacredly. 1t is not conclu
} rive evidence Of advocacy Of and sup
port Contemporaries" that every dog
gerry in the land--EvERr oSE-is in ia
! vor Of the nominees Of that party
though common people would say tina
il squints that way.
As to the third charge. it is exceed
ingly "slanderous." To the best Of GU
knowledge thai party can not be yer,
Justly charged with supporting any re
. ligion. The charge alluded to by thu
Sentinel must have grown out Of tn
fact that most Of the leading mel
abuse all other denominations and fiat
c ter the Catholics. Hon. D. d. Jones
. the candidate for elector in this Distric
: said in speech at Southgate, SOM
time ago that there was more religion
in Catholic Priests little finger thar
y in all the Methodist preachers in tn
9 land, and Hon. A. P. Willard more re
= Gently has said that he would rathe
u have this country under the control 0
i one big Pope than the thousand it'll
ones that now rule it--meaning, w
suppose, that he would be willing t
: exchange the present protestant infu
ences for the papal influences that ar
felt in Spain and Mexico. Let III
people be careful how they SANDER tn
: party that calls itself Democratic.
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