Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1856-10-23

nocracy ofOhio, and they persisted n declar-
lng truth 10 the world. Instead Of fAlsehOOd
.nd deception. l acted with them, voted
With them, and only regret that from The force
Il eircamstanees-frOm pressure Of Official posi-
don--Vsry many them Who this day sub
scribe To the doctrine Of ISts have been driven
rom the true path Of Democracy, and have
gone astray, and are now wandering like lost
sheep in the wilderness. doing service for the
MammOn Of slavery.
Bat the time had 70 come for this party 10
spostati1e. bat it was not until they got notice
from few leaders, under the direction Of the
Board Of Public Works in OSiO, in 1854. that
Il was necessary, in order 10 keep in with the
national, Democracy. that they should change
ground 10 regard 10 this matter. and take dis-
ferent position. Consequently, on the 7sh Of
January, 1854, a few days before the introduce
ton Of The Kansas-N Nebraska bill, this party
met again il Columbus, Thea they were pre-
pared 10 pass anything. They passed this
resolve;
"RssolUed, That this Convention. in behalf
Of the Democracy Of Ohio, hereby affirm the
platform Of resolutions adopted at the National
Democratic Convention which assembled at
Baltimore, in June. 1854, as clear and dis
Haet dsclaratOn Of our political principles"
They went to work. and engrafted upon the
Ohio platform of 1913 the Baltimore platform,
hoping t, keep the Ohio Democracy together.
be fore the Kansas Nebraska bill was introduced.
They evidently knew it was coming. .AndPrePared
the way. The moment the telegraph brOughtthe
news that the Baltimore platform was adopted.
that moment saw that the Democratic party
Of Ohio was to be demorslized Nov sir, they
make up almost remarkable and Strsngs CON-
pound; They go to work and mingle Slavery
and Freedom tOge ther, and take double dOse
and ask every Democrat to take the same
quantity. They thought they could sugar Oy-
er the Baltimore platform, because they got
the Ohio platform mingled up With it. IPub-
Iish the resolutions of the Ohio platform. adopt
ed by the Democratic party Of Ohio. in order
to show that l am to lay upon = Democratic
platform, and that the party leaders, and not
II, have seen ct to change apOn the subject Of
slavery. l do not believe they have changed
in reality, though apparently they have.
They evidently intend 10 cheat somebody and
I would advise gentlemen Of the South to look
10 it. They can't cheat Us in the North: they are
detected.
Nov, about the time that Mr.. Gray wrote
that article which have read, l took my pOsl-
tiOn In regardtO this question ;and now stand
where then stood. I was Democrat then |;
! am Democrat nov. IneVer was Rhig
/ respect, however. the Wings as party, but
do not respect them any more than the Dem
oerats do nov. Their respect for the Wigs 10
unfOunded. for they do say they were, in their
tine, absolutely the most patriotic, most SELF
sacra6cing men who ever lived upon this earth'
according the declarations Of the present So
called Democracy. If it he'd not been for the
old Wing party, the Democratic party would
never have got through the struggles which
they have passed through. The time was
when supposed that the Wings were opposing
US, and attempting to do mischief; but that
must be mistake they were the true patriots
as now understand the so-sallsd Democracy.
That the Wing party was gallant and Patri-
otic party, I have no doubt butI must eOnfess
that it is difficult to account for the eulOges
bestowed upon it by is most formidable enemy.
1t is idle fattsry and sheer hypOcraey. They
do not believe what they nov say, or they were
the most eonsummate hypOCrtes that ever lived
That you may be certain that am Demo-
crat, will give you whut adopt as my De-
mocracy:
"Equal and exact justice to all men.
"No slave Territory.
No more slave States:
..The General Government relieved from al
responsibility for Slavery.
.'No interference BY the Federal Govern
mens with slavery 10 thS slave States.
'.NO interference with the right Of jury trial,
the wit Of habeas corpus. and other guaranteed
OfIiie, liberty, and the pursuit Of happiness. 10
the free States.
= "Slayery left to itself in the States which
o cherish it, without any extraneous aid or com
fort, to reconcile itself. as best it may. to the
progress ofcivilizaton and Christianity, and to
IS the liberal spirit Of the age,
"Freedom for Kansas"
p, Now, sir. that is Democracy upon which
= never compromise. Those are principles ! IN
/ tend to live and die BY and they are principles
of the old Democratic party; and wish nov
O. that every Democrat in this country had I'D
n hered to the principles Of that party. as lal'
at down upon this question in uumistakable Ian
in guage.