Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-12-09

have been attributed to Senator Davis, oi
Mississippi L have no doubt be has been
misrepresented.a He never uttered such an
opinion. If any southern man comes to
us with such doctrine, let us call him a
doughface, and bid him. go home. The
Democratic in the North are misunder-
stood, indeed when such sckly and spuri-
Gus philanthropy is required by them
when they require any such diluted doses
of Abolitionisn to give tone to'their stom-
achs.3 1say to you, tonight, that If the
! Constitution of the United States giuest to
the Shareholder the right to hold his slaoe
in the Territories, Us I6elieve it does, that
right is perfect in the Territory, and needs
no territorial legislation 10 make it so. |
believe | express the sentiments of every
sound Democrat in the State of Indiana,
a0hen I say that I am for the Constitu-
tion of the Union, with all its consequen-
ees,. immediate and remote. and if that
Constitution imposes manacles upon every
negro in the nation, l am for it still, be-
cause it is the Constitution of my country.
and l take the decision of the Supreme
Court as the binding exposition Of its
terms. ssi~ssEs s.. .ssss.r a.tr-.
If the Dred ottidecision is adhered to
in its meaning; there must be an end to
this agitation. We will have no more po-
litical issues on slavery; but if it is misin-
terpreted, evaded or frittered away, we will
again be divided, distracted and cursed with
slavery agitation.
A few words now upon another topic
The course Of Mr.. Douglas, Of Illinois,
and some of has friends IN this State, and
the policy to be pursued tOwards them
hereafter.r ...t. s.
Ourlast State Convention passed res
olution cordially endorsing the Admins
tration of Mr.. Buchanan, and l believe
that Democracy of Indiana this day love
him as well as they did in 1850. Mr..
Douglas was pleased to make war on Mr..
Buchanan and his Administration, the Lee
compton question being the cause, real or
pretended. The name of Mr. Douglas was
the watchword of mischief in this State in
the late election. The result is, that while
we have carried the State and elected our
State officers, a. our Judges of the Su-
preme Court, we have a Republican Legis-
lature, Republican delegation in Congress.
In three Districts of this State, men call
ing themselves par excellence Douglas men,
were candidates against the regular nomi-
nees of our party. Two of these Districts
have been lost, and another has been lost
to US by the same influence, and Repub-
liean Legislature is now comforting Office
on some of those men as the reward of
their treachery. The open and shameless
trade consigned to each Judas his thirty
pieces of silver, and the bargain is consum-
mated before the world without blush
Those allies, whose consolidation is not
concealed, have held meeting TO rejoice
over the success of Mr.. Douglas, and which
the staple of the. speeches was Inactive
against the President and many Democrats
of this State. i--...
The Democracy of the last Legislature,
by unanimous act chose two Democratic
Senators. They took their seats; the State
Convention approved their selection, and
the Senate of the United States confirmed
that election. Though m@n now propose
to repudiate all this, even though in so
doing some of them stultify themselves
In the progress of the contest through
which we have just passed, the state of
things in Indiana was too notorious not to
be well known to Mr.. Douglas. He was
once in. the State, and he made many
speeches in Illinois, and had much to say
about the duty of Democrats in supporting
the party organizations. How easy would
it have been for him to have disavowed the
conduct of his professed friends or follow
ers here. How easy would it have been
to say that they who were in his name
seeking TO strike down the Democratic flag
in Indiana, were pursuing a course adverse
to him. He owed il to the Democracy
he owed it to himself to do that. His 81
lence is conclusive against him on that
point. 80 i.1s --i u. f "it
Now we are told that we ought to re-
joice over bis success in Illinois, and that
we ught to be very tender toward boilers
in Indiana, so that they may act with us
in future. Even the language for the call
for this meeting is complained Of, because
it invites only those who supported the
Democratic organization, and voted the
regular Democratic ticket at the last cleo
ton. % '' t,i7 80
As to the Illinois election, l have to
say that | rejoice at the election of Dem
ocratic Legislature in Illinois; but I would
be glad'y they a0ould honestly and consist
entity use their victory to a better purpose
than to send S. Il. Douglas back to the
Senate ofMe United States. Il choice
between Lincoln and Douglas IS one thing,
and betveen Douglas and a sOunder DEM
ocrat is another. = .iE
As to the course to be persued. Person
al denunciation seldom is wise or even
exeusable. We have plain path before
us-the path Of duty. Let us pursue it.
Whoever loves the Democratic party or
desires the success of the principles, will
come to, their support; but if we are to
interpolate our creed or lower our flag to
coax back disaffected men, l am not for it.
The democratic party has always stood up
on It's distinctive organization, and Fusion
IS the peculiar property. of our opponents.
They had heretofore had monopoly of it
let them keep it. I scould see the Demo-
cratic party first pure, then peaceaJle. If
all the talk about harmony and forgetting
past differences that l hear, means that Ger,
tain factious men are to continue their war
upon the Democratic Administration in the
future, l am free TO say that harmony will
not by my consent be purchased at such