Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-08-20
Chase Nominated - the Issue
Fairly Made UP.


surrender of the field without a battle.
There was no time to change front, so
closely pressed were the Republicans
by the triumphant march of the Dcmoc-
racy. The Blacks are now fairly at
bay, with a leader worthy their woolly
head.
The nomination of Chase presents a
new and distinct issue before the pco-
pie. 1t is not whether the Missouri
Compromise was a Constitutional meas
ure or not whether the Nebraska Bill
shall be repealed; whether Kansas
shall be admitted as a free State, or
whether Fremont or Buchanan shall
be the next president. These issues
which entered into Mr.. Chases election
have all been settled by the action of
Congress, the voice of the people, or
by the decision of the Supreme Court.
lie now presents himself for public ia
vor simply as an Abolitionist, and the
champion of the rights of the African
race. What his sentiments are can
easily be gathered from his OWL author
lied records, and we will here publish
so much of them as to leave no doubt
of his avowcd policy to Africanize the
whites and amalgamate the races.
Here is the colored creed of Salmon
P. Chase as proclaimed by himself:
al. That Congress ought to abolish
slavery in all new territory, and iii the
District of Columbia.
90. That the clause in the Constitu-
ton allowing the threc-fiGths rcprcscn-
tation of negroes, in Congress is anti
Republican, extremely dangerous to the
liberties of the people, and ought to be
a~brogatcd by express amendment of the
Constitution.
"3. That the offices of the Federal
Government ought to be filled by non
shareholders.
az. That the coast or inter-slave
trade should also recommend to the lc-
gislators of the original States the aboli-
ton Of slavery within their respective
limits.
"5. That slavery is unconstitutional
in all States created out of territories,
which includes all but the original thir-
teen.
"G. That slavery in the United States
will not survive the succession of the
Liberty party to power a single year"
There you have it, people of Ohio,
deliberately written by the hand Of
Chase himself, and published by his
authority. How do you like it? Carry
out those principles, adopt this platform
Of the Black Republican leader, and
true enough, Slavery would not sur
vive the succession of the Liberty Party
to power 4 single year." nor would the
Union survive it Il single day! 1t
breathes nothing but Revolution
throughout.
But let us look at this gentlcman's
colorcd position of a later period and
see how his policy if carried out, will
affect the public peace and domestic
prosperity OF our State.
On the 9th of May, 1915, in the
Baker street Church, Cincinnati, Mr.
Chase was presented by the negroes Of
Cincinnati with a silver pitcher, in con
sideration of his various public ser.
vices in their behalf" In responding
to a colorcd gentlcman's speech on tho
occasion, Mr.. Chase said:
Il embrace, with pleasure, this OPP
p]ortunity of declaring my disapproba-
ton of that clause in the Constitution
which denies to a portion of the ~colorct
people the right Of suffrage"
Again
The exclusion of colored children
from the schools is, in my Judgment,
clear Infringement of the Constitution
and a palpablc breach of trust"
Again
1--WE feel, therefore, that ali lega
distinctions between individuals of til,
same community, founded on any sucI
circumstances as color, origin and tn,
like, are hostile to the genius of our in
situations, and incompatible with tho
true theory Of American liberty"
Il arrange the whole policy Of ou1
legislation in regard to our colorcd pop
ulation."
Not only is Chase a Disunionist bu
an Abolitionist who would level tn
whites to the standard Of the negro race
blot out all distinctions of color, an,
make this State a rendezvous for tn,
runaway slaves Of the whole Union. Il
the abolition race for the Presidency
he has gone beyond Giddings, outstripp
ed Seward, cut under Wade, and out
bid Banks! He IS like Saul among tho
Prophets, ga head and shoulders above
the rest" He Jumps higher, dive
deeper, and scrccchcs louder than any
other Abolition d~emagoguo on the
Presidential track. If he now wins tn,
stakes in Ohio, he is the opposition
candidate for the Presidency in 1850
beyond a pcradvcnturc!
n@y~The readiness with which GOV
Chase despatched Attorney Genera
Nolcott to prosecute the Deputy Mar
shall before Judge Leavitt, leaving the