Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-09-09
What ACKNOWLEDGMENT

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We fear thai it will soon be as diff
%cult-to answetthis question satisfactory
ly as it has bcln to solve that other i'm
portant querylas to the identity of the
individual VIII struck Billy Patterson.
The past six sHonths has demonstrated
that the Black Republicans either have
no principles, pr that they are ready to
relinquish then at any time for the pur-
pose of temporarily defeating the De-
mocraey. Tie unanimous vote of the
former partytn favor of the Crittenden
bill, which-atpied the right of Congress
to decide tie slavery question, even
within the territories, followed directly
upon such announcements as these
from the lip4 of the Black Republican
leaders:
"Mr. Farnsworth-So help me God,
another SLAVE State shall never enter
the Union " my vote.
"Mr. Gidlings-I will never consent
that Ohio shall associate with another
slave State!
"Mr. Bingham-I will cot vote for
the admission of. another slave State
ce~rtainlAnN:
"Mr. Colfa3-I would not vote for
the admission ofKansas # the ,ohote Peo-
pie came here aotth a siarc Constellation.
"Lewis ID. Campbell-If ever I vote
for the admission of a slave State or
any more slave territory, I hope my
right hand may drop from my arm. ~
Here was a fair specimen of word-eat.
ing on the part of these magnates OF
this consistent party; but subsequent
events have not in the slightest degree
improved their position. While some
of the Republican Conventions are re-
affirming the old dogmas of the party,
such-as no more slave States, the free.
dom of the territories, &C., others arc
accepting the principles of popular SOW.
ereignty, as maintained by the Democ-
racy and carried out and rendered tri.
umphant through many a gallant con
test. In a speech, accepting the nomi.
nation, Mr.. Corwin thus explicitly sta.
ted his position upon the point of Con.
gressional interference with the slavery
question in new States or Territories:
"He had seen it stated as true, anG
did not know but it was true-he did nj
care whether it was or not, that he was
not a good Republican. Well, he
thought he was, (laughter,) but if it wa
a doctrine of the Republican party that
a State had not a right to admit slavery
or expel il, and should be kept out Of
the Union for doing either of these
then he was rot a good Republican,
He felt that the Constitution gave tc
every State or Territory the right tc
form its own institutions, and having
formed them, to come in on an equa
footing with the other States. All dis
elimination for or against its admission
simply beeanse it adopted or rejected
slavery was unconstitutional"
The "Butler Pony" in. accepting tn,
nomination declared himself in favor o
no more slave States and no more slave
territory, and as on previous occasions
said he would vote against their admis
sion. He is the candidate of the Re.
publican party, SO is Mr.. Corwin. Mr.
Corwin says the people have a right tt
form their institutions-Campbea say:
Congress. Now, is it not a little singu.
lar that these two champions of the grea'
Republican party should differ so wide.
ly upon this question? One place theil
candidates claim the people have the
right to form their domestic institution.
another place that Congress. Which
horn of the dilema does our neighbor Of
the Register take?