Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-07-26

power OF the Federal Government for the defence
Of that State right 2" BUT,
4th. lie is "as inGexibly opposed to its existence
on the Continent beyond its pre- sent li,nits.n IL
was this letter, 50 infexible against slavery in tho
territories and for slarcIy IL tic States, in connoc.
ton with the absence of any history he had made
Tor himself on this question and in connection
with the further fact, that the heroism of his char.
acter would probably excite the enthusiasm Of the
people, which secured Fremont's nomination.
The candidate for the Vice Presidency, Mr.. Day.
ton, in reply to an address by the New Jersey
Delegation to Philadelphia, endorses the platform
and also says:
Il can say with emphasis that my principles
nave not changed. | stand now in reference 10
the great leading issues of the country, as in times
past hold that the Constitution protects slavery
where 1t Is, but carries it nowhere" that in the
language. of the day freedom is national and slavery
sectional. L have carefully examined the platform
OF principles on which the nominations took place,
ana to 1t in ali its parts, | can give u cheerful and
cordial assent"
This is more explicitly in favor of slav cry than
Fremont. The latter believes 'it should not be
interfered with"-while Mr.. DAYTON HOLDS
THAT THE CONSTITUTION PROTECTS sLA.
VERY WHERE IT IS" just what Toombs and
""N putitli mdiuldlu. anu lust what
no abolitionist can for one moment admit. And
yet it is strictly in fidelity to the platform of the
party, for such was "thc principle of the administra-
ton Of Washington and Jefferson" But Mr.. Day.
ton alfrms that he stands now where he has ever
stood thus referring the party to his antecedynts
in proof that he is the man to represent and ad.
minister the principles of the Republican party.
And his party have recalled one of his antecedents
the fact that he voted against the Compromise of
1850. But they have not told us all. We shall
lind BIN correct in stating that he has not changed;
that as now, he has always recognized the right of
Shareholders to their property in slaves, as also
their right to prOto elton for this species of prop
erty.
When this fugitive slave bill was under discus
sion in the Senate, Mr.. Dayton proposed % amend
it by granting a Jury trial to tile stare. TT us prov
ing that his opposition to the bill was MT 10 tie
rendition Of the slqce, but to the uncons ti 'utional
manner of doing It.
In the debate on the fugitive Bill, Mr.. Chase Of
fered an amendment excepting the Territories of
the United States from the action of the slave catch
ing law. On this amendment Mr.. Dayton made a
speech in which he dissented from Mr.. Chase's
opinion that "the General Government had no pow
err to establish slavery in the Territories. He con-
tended that the power of Congress was supreme
ever this as over all other subjects; that il we can
shut slavery out of the territories, we can order
Il slave to be delivered up in the Territories."--
Sec Appendix to Congressional Globe, page 1921
AS Mr.. Dayton has not changed, of course he is in
favor of slave rendition, if not of slave holding
in the territories now.
Another of Mr.. Dayton's ante ,edents. Some
eight years since, tho Spanish Government de-
manded payment of the U. S. for the value of the
negroes of the Amistad, an African SLAYER, who had
been declared free by the Federal Court after they
had captured the vessel in which the pirates were
taking them from lIavanna to Principe. In re-
Spouse to this demand, an amendment was made
to the General appropriation bill of lS4S, propos-
ing to pay these Spanish Pirates $50 600 for their
lost chattels. Voting for this measure were Atch-
ison, DAYTON, and q other Senator'S. So the
amendment: passed the Senate. 1t was however
defeated in the House by the vigorous efforts Of
Giddings and John Quincy Adams. See National
Era of Jan. 2lst, lS4S.
Mr.. Dayton tells us his principles have not
changed. Judging from this vote they need not
change to enable him to give his aid to the pro.
posed Equalization of the African slave trade.
Mr.. Dayton's record on the right of petition,
cannot commend him to abolitionists. Our readers
will remember that it was the established rule Of
the Senate to deny the right of petition in a very
quiet and technical way, Whenever q petition
was presented for the abolition of slavery in the
District of Columbia, and a motion made for its re-
ception, some friend of slavery in the District and
enemy of the right of petition Immediately moved
to lay the motion for reception on the table,
Among the northern Senators who joined in this
double conspiracy to continue slavery in the Dis
trict and suppress the right Of petition in the Sem
ate. was William L. Dayton, when on one occasion
the vote commenced, Yeas; Atchison. Badger,
Berrien, Butler, Calhoun, DAYTON, &C., 80 in oil.
Nays, Baldwin, Chase, Corwin, Seward. &c.
Speaking of this vote the Era says, Eight
Senators from Free States, voted to lay the motion
on the table, in other words, voted against tie right
Of IetHion." If Mr.. Dayton's principles have not
changed what have we to hope from him when he
shall come to preside in the Senate, where these
disgraceful pro-slavery votes were cast. The Re.
publican party is consistently silent with regard
to the abolition of Slavery in the District of Column
bia. 1t has done we'll to discard its own war cry
of last fall in Ohio-"No slavery outside the slave
States" when it sets up a man with such antece-
dents and without change" as the representative
of its principles.
Such is the platform of principles, of the party.
Such the present opinions and antecede ats of the
men selected to represent the party. We add
some of the opinions Of its public advocates.
editors and orators.
We FIRST make some quotations from papers of
the party setting forth what are and what are not
its objects
True "it is no part Of this 1.-The Republican,
scheme or policy to war against slavery where it
exists in the States" and we have not vet discoy-
cred, neither can the Enquirer name, any unjust
or unconstitutional means used, by the Republican
party to prevent the extension of slavery, into tle
Territories. - On. Gazette, july 1t.
If the mass of the South is great enough to elect