Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-11-12
MYSTERIES.

The world is said TO be full Of myster-
les. There are mysteries in nature and 10
revelation, ia law, in religion, in politics.
There would probably be no mysteries il
we had the means Of arriving at a correct
understanding Of all the bearings of what
seems mysterious. When a politician for
instance, abaDdons the straight path Of
rectitude, and wanders away from the teach
ings Of the fathers Of the Democratic faith,
the straight path becomes mysterious to
him, and he loses bis way amid the tortu.
GUS tracks Of political error.
1t will not be doubted that Jefferson IN.
derstood the principles Of Democracy, and
aimed TO make them effective 10 the ele
vation and enfranehisement Of the people.
In accordance with his faith, he labored TO
restrict tho spread of Slavery, and by the
Ordinance Of 1887 prohibited its diffusion
over the Northwest Territory. His course
was a straight one, and we in Ohio
reap tue truths Of bis labors in behalf of
of Freedom and Reconstruction.
The "Sage of Wheatland," as bis friends
delight to call him, who now sits in the
seat once occupied by jefferson, processes
to be governed by the same principles
which governed the Sage of Monticello,
but his actions are Numerically opposed
10 the actions of Jefferson. In bis letter
to the Connecticut memorialist, Mr.. un.
blushingly asserts that Slavery exists in
Kansas, and of course in the other Terri
tories of the United States, and says that
show it could ever have been seriously
doubted is mystery" Mr.. Jefferson nev,
er held any such doctrines as this. He Ia.
bored to prevent its extension, and, in com.
mon with the patriots Of the Revolution,
looked forward to the time when this mon
strous system of injustice would cease
Mr.. Buchanan himself in 1919, acted on a
cimmittee in the city Of Lancaster which
reported resolution earnestly requesting
the Representatives in Congress from that
district to fuse their utmost ende9vors to
prevent the existence of Slavery in any Of
the Territories or new States which may
be created by Congress" Iu l848, in
his letter to Mr.. Sanford, he said; "Con.
gress, in my opinion, possesses the power
to legislate upon the subject Of Slavery in
the Territories" and in 1856, in accepting
the nominations Of the National Democratic
Convention, he said that "the people Of a
Territory, like those of State, shall decide
for themselves whether Slavery shall OF
shall not exist within their limits" Will
these ayowels prior to bis election, IN 1857
after be obtained power, he cOolly tells hi
betrayed supporters that it is mystery"
how it could ever have been doubted that
Slavery exists in the territories Ohl
mysterious James Buchanan, in whosC
veins Federalism has become petrifed, AM
from whom it would be an impossibiit,
to lot out a single drop of Democratic bloO(
is it any "mystery" how you came to taxi
such sudden and unexpected summerset
He that has the key to tie secret spring
that influences your ccDduct, need be a
no losss to account for your action, seem
ingly as it is. 1t is well known that yol
were nominated and elected Presiden
: through the pro-Slavery influence whicl
controlled the so called Democratic party
that you owe to the aristocratic class-inter
est a debt, aud that, like the Shylock o
the great dramatist this class interest j
) vigorous in exacting payment.
You bring to the sacrifce,not the @pounC
of flesh" merely, but willing repudiatiol
of the principles Of Democracy by profes
. sions of which you obtained the support o
; the Northern Democrats who cast thei
suffrages for you. This explains the seem
ing .'mystery," which startled many o
your former friends, who fondly entertain
ed the hope that in you the principles ol
Jefferson-the equal rights of man-would
fiud supporter and friend. How cru
ely they have been deceived, your present
position indicates.
To make this plain and manifest, We
need only say that your position in lS48
that "Congress possesses power to le
gislate upon the subject of Slavery in the
territories" was fully indorsed by every
one of the Presidents who preceded you il
the Executive Chair, except Mr.. Pierce
whose bad example you seem inclined t
follow, and who now hides in merit ed OBJ
scurity from the contempt of people hc
I'm wortbiIv BETRAYED. S. JoarRdl.