Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-02-03

Perry. Cumberland, Franklin; the sterl.
ing Democracy of the West; and the
counties s'eag Lake Erie: the counties
along the West Branch; the Susquehsn-
ma counties; The border counties
along New Jersey aud New York,
are animated by the same emotions
u"conqaeroM hostility to my policy thai
wouid force the Lecompton Consultation
upon the protesting people Of Ransas.-
There are, no doubt. a few exceptions;
but tie great fact stands out paramount.
that the masses OF the people, in tbis
issue, occupy but one platform. Nc
power can drive or seduce them from
from il.
We speak Of their opinions against The
despoiism in Kansas, because We knob
those opinions; because We speak TO tens
of thousands of them daily and weekly;
because We are in constant: correspon-
dence and intercourse with them; and
because no one has yet dared to quote
them in another dir ION.
These men have been The friends OF
Jarnes Buchanan since 1888; they are
Democrats who are so neither for Office
nor for expediency, bu: for principle AM
for country. They are TIE DensocrI:c
party! And those who talk Of turniuy
item cut of that panty because they WILL
NOT BOW TO A ANTON FRAUD. might as
readily lift The Aliegheuies from their
eternal foundations, and carry them
bodily into The bosom Of the sea.
The minority may rule iu Kansas; but
here the majority mas prevailed, aud will
prevail. NJ. Calhoun said that ''Opiu-
ion was power" in this country; and he
might have added that the Few canno!
always control the Many.
We hear it said indeed. that it is pur
posed 10 force this fraud upon our Gill
zens in Kansas-to saddle them and bri-
die them with It. and 10 ena1le a gang Of
'iesperados 10 ride them down with it
We repeat that We do no. believe it. Bat
il i, is so. then We call upon the Democ
racy of Pennsylvania to vindicate their
manhood, AMI to speak out. In tina
event, forbearsnce will cease 20 be a Viz
Tue. Silence will be guilty assent TO a
guilty betrayal. The moment it becomes
apparent that his deed is 10 be attempt
ed, let those who make and urmake rep
resentaiVes take the case into their own
hands. Let the voice OF the Democrac !;
speak 10 the servants of the Democracy.
We forewaru those who doubt the
strength ui the popular sentiment Oh this
sutjec; against knocking or perrertiag
tits sentinen'. Especially do We admon-
ish them against attempting TO commit
lie Democracy. ia Aeir conveEtions. to tie
policy Of endo'c cling tie Letrmpton Consti
tuition, direeay or ind Teciy. There is n,
party in Pennsylvania for this policy
There may be a purpose to weld party
machinery in that direction. There is.
We are told, a movement, 10 commit the
Democracy of Philadelphia by a coup de
main. But We hope those who ale en-
gagged is this business will pause in time.
They cannot help themselves, or
strengthen the Adminis.satio iny it,
they can only break down The Dsm1crs
cy, and this they may DO if they perse
we're. Or the SO. 600 men in PhiIadel
phia who voted for James Buchanan, We
assert that there are MOI one thousand
no, not oae hundred-who approve the
policy Of forcing the Lecompion Consti-
tutior. Be- sure hat these men will re
sist and defy every attempt 10 Commit
them to that policy. The responsibility
is with those who may make the effort
PHI. Press.