The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-11-24
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That old aud sbis sdisor, Col. Dimrock ol
tbs coshOctnA Democrat, has put to paper
some wholesome reflections on the causes u
The bate rsverses sustained BY lhs dsnOeratie
party. These reflections, In tie maia, cDrres-
poad 50 well with what is uoaght By nAiT
who were At first anti. Lscomptcn Ia selling
that we copy them into 6ns coiunins. No uan
in America knew better than Senator Douglas
that The Republicans in Kansas would be re.
spOusibls oI the making Of a slavery eoastitu-
ton II such an one was lormsd. lie boldly pro.
elailnsdltlls in bis ever honorable speech at
Springfield pending the election ofdelegates TO
the Lecompton convention. Yet KNOWN. this,
ho allowed ,himselfto fear that the intelligence
Of the people mas not sufficient to save the Dom.
ocrstic partyfr from being made 10 bear the cen
sure. It was tiiS disHtst Of he papslar iateli.
ssace that was at the bottom Of the antfI.s-
colnptonism ofmany ofits most furious SuppoT-
tiers. But contrary to our purpose. we find
our self writing on this matter instead ofsm
ply calling attention as We designed, to the re-
tiscsions Of our ccshoctou e,temporary as Gl-
lows-sNasask 4arVeate. - y..7-..aF sd II
Fl,fh have no disposition now, to recall the
pastAx6uts4e cannot refrain from reiteratingi
ou -eonvittien that upon the Kansas question,
the President was right; and that had Mr..
Douglas remained true to his party aud his own
recorded sentiments, Kansas would have beer
ere now a Free State in the Union, and the
democracy every where triumphant in the late
elections. The President stood upon that plank
in the Cincinnati Platform, that the people of
the Territories and not Congress, should decide
their future institutions Governor Walker
pledged the people Of Kansas fair election and
invited them to the polls, but asserted that in
Kansas as every where in the States those who
staid away from the polls and re fused 10 vote
must abide by the decision Of those who did
The Senator from Illinois, in his speech at
Springfield III June, 1857, pending the election
Of delegates to the Lecompton Convention, pro.
claimed, ''kansas IS now about to speak for her 1
SELF hroUgltAey delegafek assembled in Conven-
tion, to iorm d eonstituaon." "The
present election law in Kansas is Acknowledged
TO be fair and juSt-the rights of the voters are
clearly deflned-and the exercise ofthose rights |
will be efficiently and scrupulously protected. |
Hence, if the majority OF the people Of Kansas
desire TO have it free state, land we are told
by tee republican party that nine-tenths OF the !
IS no obstacle in the way fbringing Kansas in |
10 the Union as free state, by the votes and
voices Of her people, and in conformity with the
great principles OF the Kansas Nebraska act;
provided all The free state men will 60 to the
polls, and vote their principles in accordance
with their professions 045-lf such is not the
result let the consequences be visited upon the
lea Is Of those whose policy it is to produce
strife, anarchy, and bloodshed in Kansas, that !
their party may profit " S .very agitation in
The northern States Of this union"
This was the true ground, AID the my
ground and all the people of the States were
enthusiastic in favor Of that position. But the
election for delegates came on the emiarant al |
rutfians refused to vote; the pro slavery me 4 |
carried the Convention; and Secretary Stanton
in his address. boldly proclaimed that the free
state men alone were to blame, because Of their
refusal TO vote. The President had but one
course to pursueand he pursed it like a.statesman
apatriot aud a ero lie stood by the Cincinnati |
Platform BY theproclamation of Douglas at Spring
tield-by the Inaugural Of Governor Walker,
and held the Lecompton constitution as legal, |
and that those refusing to vote, must acquiesce
in the decision Of majority Of those who did
vote. But the Senator from Illinois backed |
down deserted the Cincinnati platform-rcpu
dated his own speeches-disowncd his own
offspring refused TO place the responsibility up
on those who refused to vote--and clamored
for another election, to benefit those who had
stirred up strife and bloodshed in Kansas and
made war on the Administration and congress, |
because they stood by the platform and princi
pies or their party. The result S as above re
corded -t 10
But, as the question and ca,ises which pro
duce these differences between the President |
and the Senator from Illinois, nd longer exist |
it is to be hoped that entire harmony may in flu
ture prevail. The terrible disaster resulting
from the warfare upon the President, should in
spirc Mr.. Douglas with sublime repentance,
and beget Herculean zeal to retrieve what has
been lost by hearty and consistent support of
the administration. Should he do this the
e will yet forgive him, and restore him to
u IR ikEAproud position. That such will be
d. baye the fullest hope and confidence
ShSNt " be the case, and he be the nominee
for "a, he will receive our hearty sup
A HcsYsaa fOr Suicidial Levers.
Richard Gould iourueyman harness maker