The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-09-10
MODERN DEMOCRACY.

In the State Convention of the "Democ-
rscy" of Ohio held in Columbus on the
9th Of January, l84S. the following res
olutions were adopted, and both have been
readopted without alteration, at the State
Conventions held in 1850, '52,'.3, '54, and
'55:
al. Resoleed, That the people of Ohio
now. as they always have done. look up
on slavery as an evil, and unfavorable to
the deyelopensent Of the spirit and prac-
tical benefits of free institutions, and that
entertaining these sentiments. they will at
all times feel it to be their duty to use all
over clearly given, by the terms of the
National compact, to prevent its increase,
to mitigate, and finally eradicate the evil;
but be it further.
"2. Resolved, That the Democratic
party Of Ohio do at the same time fully
recognize the doctrine held by the early
fathers of the Republic. and still main
tanned by the Democratic party in all the
States, that to each State belongs the right
to adopt and modify its own internal af-
fairs, to hold and maintain an equal and
independent sovereignty with each and
every State, and that upon these rights
the National Legislature can neither leg
islate nor encroach."
Similar Resolutions, in substance, and
we might say in almost the same words
were also adopted, about the same tire by
by other Northern Democratic States, ,and
which we will produce, if the statement
is questioned Such was Democracy then
it has changed-and.the many demo
Gratis, now working with the Republicans,
may truly say when charged with leav-
ing the party--that the party left them
We charged.them that the disertion- oftheir
principles by the Northern Democracy
with their completely, with the Southern
Democracy and Southern wings in break
ing down the Missouri Compromise. was
desertion in favor ofslavery, and against
the rights and interests of free society.
A desertion not only as States of the
duty of preserving, as conservative ele-
ment. the political equilibrium. between
the free and slave States. but of the du-
tyswhich as men they owe 10 the genera
ton springing up around them. And
for this, it is yet in the memory Of our
oldest citizens, when the territories, now
composing the States Of Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois and Michigan were wilderness;
and when we contemplate the incredibl
shortspace timr in which from thesparse
population ofthe eastern States, their terri
tories; were held up and States organized
d. homes fi farms found for the children
OF the East, well may it be exclaimed, Of
our western territories are to be given up
to the stakeholder with his immense plan.
tations and droves of slaves, where shall
the free white children of the west and Of
the now populous East, find homes and
lands. q
Shall that territory be given up to the
slave Black or the free white? The De-
mocracy once said that itshould be reserv-
ed for the white. And SO say we now.
Here we join issue.
To accomplish the work Of Slave Pro
pagandism they say, in the face of eight
different precedent to the contrary dating
from. the Administration of WASHINGTON
to that of Polk, inclusive, that Congress
shall not legslate for the territories, al
though by the express terms of the con-
stitution, Congress shall have power to
make all necessary rules and res ulations
for the Territory. They claim tba! the
people Of the Territory and sovereis sn--
and yet deny to them the sovereign right,
of excluding slavery by territorial legis-
lation if they see ft.
They go even farther, although preach
ing popular sovereignty continually. and
crying out with loud voce.-let the
people rule, they now under the practical
working Of she Kansas Nebraska Bill, in
Kansas. refuse TO the people the right of