Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-09-13

democratic
Americanism with Abotonism, publish the following re-
solution adopted by the Democratic State Convention of
Ohio in February last?
Resolved That the people of Ohio non as they haze al
ae look upon slavery evil and unfavorabe to
the development of free institutions and that entertaining
these sentiments, they WILL at I'LL times feel b. their
duty to all po0er c,eIy gi0eA By the terms of the
teonH compaet to prevent its increase, to mitigate and
Wilmington Herald.
The Herald is mistaken about this matter The
above resolution was adopted in 1855; but in 1856,
in their State Convention, the Democrats of Ohio
passed sound resolutions the subject of slavery
as were adopted in any free State. They were rep
resented in the Cincinnati Convention, and their
delegates voted unanimously for the platform there
adopted, which the Editor of the Herald will no
doubt cheerfuy admit to be sound, so far slavery
is concerned. Will the Herald correct it's mistaken
We know what we have here stated to be
The Herald speaks of "coupling Americanism
with Abolitionism." Does not the Herald know
that the "twelfth section" on slavery, which
in the main sound, was adopted by the Know Moth
| ings in national Convention in June, 1866, by a
bare majority; and that within two months after
the Convention adjourned every K N. Council in
the free States bad repudiated that tpeh section
Answer US, Mr.. Herald Again,-does not the Her
this twelfth section was stricken out; and that the
Northern Know Nothings, nineteen-twentieths of
whom abolitionists, left that Convention, and
| afterwards declared for Fremont? As general
| rule, "Americanism " ard "Abotionism" in the
| free States and the same
Again, we ask the Herald If Mr. Fillmore has
ecer expressed sentiment soAich shosoed his soiing
ness to see slaoery extended Nay-we go further
| than this-s he not now opposed to the Kansas
Nebraska act which opened new Territories to the
| Shareholders of the South? Answer us that, Mr..
Herald. Again: While President of the United
States he wrote letter to the people of Boston, in
which he spoke of slavery as an "evil," and ex-
pressed the hope that it might in the of tme
cease to exist. Is this denied? If so, we will pro-
duce the letter. Yes, he apologized to Boston
mob, deeply infamed against the South, for the ex-
istence of institution sanctioned by the Bible and
recognized in the federal Constitution; and in doing
so, he placed under the ban socially as well po-
ltcay, the people of fifteen States of the Union
What right had he, occupying the seat Of Washing
ton, Jefferson, Madison Monroe jackson, Polk, Ty-
Ter, and Taylor-all slaveholders-to utter his pri-
vate opinions against slavery, and thus reflect on
these ilustrious and fifteen sovereign States
of the Union? The Herald "strains at a gnat" but
"swallows a camel" II the Ohio Democrats were
in error, they have their error and taken bet
ter ground; but how is it with Mr.. Fillmore? Can
the Herald show that he has ever taken back the
timents expressed in his Boston letter =? Gov. Wise
stated, not long since, that while serving with Mr.
Fillmore in the House of Representatives he, Mr.
Fillmore, more than once declared that he was
" disturbed by the c1anking Of the chains on tht
slaues in the District Of Cozum6ia!" How will the
Herald explain that? Mr.. Buchanan declared, in
his place in the House Of Representatives, thirty
years ago, that if necessary HE WOULD BUCKLE
ON HIS KNAPSACK, AND MARCH TO THF
DEFENCE OF THE SOUTH AGAINST THF
ABOLITIONISTS. Wespeak from the record-set
"Gales and Seaton's Register of Debates vol. I'd
1926, page 2,1so. And yet the Herald would have
it's readers believe that Mr. Buchanan cannot b,
safely trusted on the question of slavery!