The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-07-17
The New Dnotrina

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Heretofore The Democratic party have
justified tho enslavement Of tho African
race alone, basing their authority upon
the accident Of color, rs recognized in The
Bible and confirmed by the experience
Of History. But this doctrine did not
suit the "latler-day" Democracy. A
now ediot has gone forth, new "immac.
ulale conception" has been proclaimed
from the pontifcal chair and the judicial
benoh This now doctrine was received
by the party upon their knees and now
forms cardinal principle in the faith Of
every National Democrat This doc.
trino was embodied in the late speech,
made by Senator Douglas. at Springfield
ILL.,, when ho said
"At that day the negro was looked
upon as an inferior race. All history
proved that in no part Of the world, or Of
tho worlds history, had tho negro ever
shown himself capableo Of self government,
and IL was not the intention Of the foun-
ders Of this government 10 violate that
great law which made tho distinction be-
tween tho white and the black man.
That distinction is plain and palpabo, and
II has been tho rule of civilization aud
Christianity the world over, that wherev
er any one man, or set of mon were inca.
pable Of taking care Of themselves, they
should consent to bo governed by those
who were capable Of managing their af-
fairs for them"
This new dogma Of the Democratic par
" would not cnly enslayo the black man,
but the poor p1ae man." who depends
on his daily labor for living; for IL
makes no distinction Of color whatever.
Nay more, il Judge Tanoy should decide
that the Germsns or the Irish. in this
country as class, are not capable Of Ia
king care Of themselves, according to this
doctrine Of Senator Douglass, they ought
to bo enslaved aud put under the lash.
This is tho plea which tyrants in all ages
have made use Of to ride over the necks
Of their degraded subjects and keep them
in abjoct dependency. II disregards
tho natural rights Of men and gives to the
strong the power over The weakr 20 the
rich, over the poor; and to tho intelligent
over the ignorant and deprayed. Ilwould
give to a privileged class unlimited con-
troll over their less fortunate neighbors
and would establish a serfdom in our
midst, even moro deplorable than that Of
Russia or China.
Nor does Senator Douglas confno his
declaration to the Slave States alono. Il.
is applicable TO Ohio, equally with Vir.
ginia and South Carolina. He would
have us tear down our ALIAS houses, our
asyhms and prisons, aud sell their unfor
tunato inmates to the highest bidders, to
bs onslayed for life. This doctrine, SO
inimical 70 FREQ institutions. was iirst pro-
mulgated by tho Charleston Mercury, the
Richmond Enquirer, tho New Orleans
Delta and other Southern 6re-eating Jour
nals but now it is accepted by tho De-
mooracy Of tho North, and Senator
Douglas boldly proclaims il 10 tho world.
His Springfield speech has boon copied
into nearly every Loeofooo sheet in the
Free States, and their editors eulogiSe II
as ''the perfection Of human wisdom. -
It will take very little sugar-ooatiug to
make this pill go down with the Demoe-
racy Of Ohio, after they have swallowed
the Dred Scott dose.