The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-04-09

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THE FUSION CONTAMINATED.
That there has been gradual tendency to
fusion between the Buchanan and Fillmore
leaders, no one who Is At al watehful Of passing
political events can have had any doubt. The
. Fillmore movement was Instituted without the
slightest hope being entertained by the
leaders Of ito success. and solely FOR the pnr.
pose Of aiding the sham Democracy, and il 10
quite natural, now that the emergency 10 pass
ed, that the Fillmore leaders should begin to
assume their true position; that they shoult
act directly with those whom tney have here
tofore been aiding indirectly. According to
the programme, they have been acting in vari-
ious parts Of the Union. In New York. at
the late town elections, the Fillmore and Bu-
ehansn parties united, fused, formed Union
ticket, and supported il throughout. In our
own State, At the recent April election, a..
though there was no formal and open fusion,
yet it is an undenisble fact, that the Fillmore
lssds-s-those who, last TALL, were the mos,
active In abetting that movement, acted with
the sham Democracy. This fusion il an IN.
nitisated scheme Of wire-working. Nobody
but wire-workers are At the bottom Of il. l.
eanno, be anything else but wire-working, for
IL 10 fusion Of the most inconsistent politics d
elements which could be conceived Of, and
there cannot be any principle or reality about
T. Ard - it 10 such IN utterly inconsistent
fusion, and gotten up by the desperate and
Political leaders Of the Buchanan aud Fillmore
parties, and by those leaders alone, il remains
20 be seen whether the mass Of the Fillmore
men. those who went into the movement hon.
sstly and faithfully, believing that duty and
principle called them to do %, will FOLLOW Al
ter the leaders in the new movement. Do
they believe in it2 Are they willing to adopt
ell the pro-slavsry doctrines q the Demo.
cratic party? Caa they c,nsent to endorse
the sentiments Of Buchanan's inaugural. the
opinions Of the Supreme Court Of the United
States in the Dred Scott case, and all the 9TH
sr modern Democratic authorities ON the SUBJ
Get Of slavery We hope not, but il there
are any who have thoughts Of doing %, who
neditate such complete surrender Of them
selves and all their former opinions, We ask
them to pause and consider TO what ends such
. course will lead them.
And irst Of all, let it be borne in mind, that
sny union whatever with the Democratic
party will be upon the question of slavery. II
cannot be upon any other point, for upon all
other points the two parties differ as widely
- the Poles. The American who unites with
the Democratic party, surrenders completely
every principle Of Americanism, and lie sur
renders them into the hands OF those who were
but recently his worst political enemies He
unites then with tie Democratic party, simply
upon the slavery question, adopting the doe
trinss Of that party upon that question, and
subscribing 70 al ito new-fangIed and danger.
Gus tsnets.
The doctrines Of the Democratic party upon
the slavery question are now unmistakable.-
Until recently, BY virtue Of countless evasions
and denials, and boastful professions. they
have succeeded in leading many into mistaken
actions Of the position Of the party, but now
there 10 no need that any man Of ordinary
common sense should be at all mistaken. The
opinions expressed BY leading Democrats In
Congressional debates, the doctrines set forth
In the Inaugural Address Of the new Presi
dent and the decisions II the pro-siavery
Judges Of the Supreme Court Of the United
States. diatictly and clearly define the position
d the Democratic party. That position is
simply this: The Constitution Of the United
states recognizes slavery; under it slavery is
legal in oil territory Of the United States.
where it 10 not expressly prohibited by State
Constitutions, 20 that slaves may be lawfully
held, not only in the fifteen slaveholGing States
Q; the Union, but % we'll in Kansas. Neb-as-
ks, Oregon, Utah. Warrington and New Mex
leo. Slavery 10 national, and freedom 10 Sec
tional. Slavery exists, 10 the normal eondi-
tion Of the soil. and freedom must be estab
lished! This 10 the doctIins Of the Democrat
ie party, and they cannot dsny It. They
know batter than to deny il now, for to deny
hwonid be 10 deny the plain record Of histor-
ical facts.
And now, ws ask any American who con-
templates fusion with this modern Democrat
ic party, to pause and consider whether he 10
willing TO embrace doctrine 90 hide,us ss
this, 20 iliberal, anal % utterly subversive Of all
justice. natural right ard ancient common law.
Fusiea with the Democratic party implies
shis, and there cannot be fusion without it.
And, finally, We ssk these Americans to
remember, that this doctrine which they are
about to embrace has received the emphatic
condemnation Of Jsdge Mclean, whom they
said they would haze supported fcr the Presi-
asscy II the Republicans had nominated him,
and Of Judge Curtis, who supported their can.
didate for the Presidency. II, under these
eiseuustaaess, they fuse, they do 20 in oppo-
siticn to he seundsst authorities Of their own
party, and place themselves entirely at the
dispssal Of unprincipled politicians and dem.
sosgues, who will scrupls ct nothing 70 it but
'bslps ,h4u to Office.
slgnincaut.
An'ixt&ss.ipg fact Is ansntionsd 10 an ex-