Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-10-09
The Position of the Buchanan
Democrats South.
'eThus like seeks like and with sense of fitness"


We give our readers a sample Of the
doctrines held by the Buchanan organs in
the South, and ask them to consider what
the tie is that binds such men to the cause
of James Buchanan? Did they suppose
there was the least danger of his opposing
the extension of slavery, and throwing the
influence of the government in .favor Of
free institutions, would they support him
with such energy, and unvarying fidelity
and enthusiasm, think you? Such men
can never be found in the ranks of pure
and true Republican party, which cherish
es those free Institutions which they hate
and revile, and makes their extension and
.perpetuity the great object and aim of its
existence. 1t were as hopeful to seek for
the arch fiend of darkness among the glea-
ming halls where dwell the saints of God.
Not in the ranks of Freedom, NOT among
the champions of Free Institutions,-not
following the leader who makes Liberty
and the advancement of those institutions
upon which alone it finds firm foundation.
paramount; but where the apologists and
propagandists of Slavery and all its curses
are banded together where Liberty is
bartered for power and dominion, where
the tinsel drapery of a botted name is used
to hide the black heart of treachery,-
where specious sophistries are held before
the eyes of the people to hide the univer-
sal march of Slavery into free territory
where ruf1an fource is eheered on to accom-
blish with murder and rapine what trea-
cherry and hypocrisy had failed to do
THERE You FIND THEM!
Will honest Democrats of the North re-
main in such company! Will they allow
old party ties and associations to fetter
them to the car of Slavery will they
longer aid in rolling it ON over the terrific
ries, crushing out every ASPIRATION TO Free
dom, at the bid of Southern despots who
would drive us as they drive their slaves
at home, and wrest from lis our cherished
Liberty as ruthlessly, could they gain the
power? However we may have heretofore
doubted, THERE IS NO LONGER ROOM FOR
DOUBT. The cohorts of Slavery are fight
ing for Buchanan-those of Freedom, for
Fremont, choose We whom ye will serve
The seats of the Democratic party is
now in the South. In the South it gets
its votes, and its sentiments.
The Richmond Examiner, leading
Democratic paper in Virginia, and one of
the most ardent supporters of Buchanan,
holds the following language:
Until recently, the defence of Slavery Ia
Dor under great difficulties, because its a.
for they were mere apologists.)
took halfway grounds They confined
the defence of Slavery to mere negro slave
ry; thereby giving up the slavery principle,
and admitting other forms of slavery to be
wrong. The line of defence, however, is
now changed. The South now maintains
that Slavery is right, natural and necessa-
ry, and does not depend upon pIFFEKEN-
oEs OF COMPLEXION. The laws of the
Slave States justified the holding of WHITE
MEN in bondage"
The Charleston Standard, a leading
Buchanan baper in South Carolina, says:
"Slavery is the natural and normal con-
dition of the laboring man whether WHITE
Oh BLACh. iuc Sicss1 Csh vi Noi eloii
FREE society, is, that it is burdened with
servile class of MECHANICS and laborers,
unfit for self-government, and yet clothed
with the attributes and powers of citizens.
Master and Slave is relation in society as
necessary as that of parent and child: and
Lhe Northern States will have yet to intro
luce it. Their theory of free government
IS delusion." s..
The Muscogee, Ala, Herald, another
Buchanan organ, sayes:
"Free society we sicken at the name.
What is it but conglomeration of greasy
filthy operatives, smal[fisted
armers, and moon-struck theorists! All
he Northern and especially the New Eng
and States, are devoid of society fitted for
we'll bred gentlemen. The prevailing class
,ne meets is that of mechanics struggling
% be genteel, and small farmers who do
heir own drudgery; and yet who are hard
y fit for association with Southern gent
eman's body-sevant. This is your free
society which the Northern borderers are
to extend into Kansas.
Says a leading Buchanan paper of Vir-
,inia:
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