Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-02

| Not long since every true Democrat in
the country held that. slavery could have
no existance upon any foot of soil within
the jurisdiction of the United States with
out the authority of positive law-that nc
slavery existed beyond the boundaries Of
the slave States-that there being no law
for slavery in the territories, they were
consequently free from its encroachments.
This opinion was held not only by leading
Democrats in Ohio, but by the Democrats
in all the States.
In ls47, the Legislatures of all the Nor
thern States, and of one Slave State, Del
aware,) passed resolutions instructing their
Senators and Representatives to vote in IA
vor of the Wilmot Proviso, which was but
the re-affirmation of the Jefferson Ordi-
nance of 81; and it was opposed by the
South, primarily, not because it contended
that Slavery dad go where it was not invi-
ted by statute, but because it was no part
of the duty of Congress to interfere with
the subject at all.
By triekery and management, the South
by the aid of Northern doughfaces defeat
ed the proviso, and afterwards enacted the
Nebraska bill, which repealed the Missouri
restriction against slavery, and opened the
territory of Kansas TO the inroads OF slavery
This aggressive policy was continued 10y
the Border Ruffians, who, under the lead
of drunken Dave Atchison, had been cleo
ted by the Democrats in the U. S. Senate
to fill the chair of the Vice President. BY
means of the Blue Lodges they carried war
into Kansas, stole the property of the set
Tiers, and murdered their people. This
was done to extend slavery into Kansas
And while these Infamous proceedings were
going on the Democratic press either ridl-
culed the sufferings of the settlers or sided
with the marauders. They doubted the
tales of blood and rapine which came to us
on every Western breeze; they screened
the officials of the Pierce Administration
who were engaged in this infamous work
thew sneered at ''bleeding Kansas" and in
every possible way, without openly indors-
ine the action of the rufiians, did all In
their power to screen them from popular
vengeance.
When President Buchanan came into
power q new aggression was made. The
South demanded that ''the rig ght to proper.
tv in man should be held as sacred as any
other species of property" Shielding him
self under the extra judicial opinion of the
Jude.s in the Dred Scott case, Mr. Bu-
chanan comedies this demand, by declaring
that Slavery kept even pace with the Con-
stitution, and that, therefore, it had just as
legal an existance in Kansas aOithom posi-
tive law, as it had in South Carolina cith
it!
This is now the settled doctrine of the
Democratic party. But, Infamous as this
concession is-revoting as it may be to
every principle of the old Democratic party
it is less than is now demanded. "Pro-
lection to Slave Property in all the Terri
tories"-s'a civil and criminal code for the
protection of Slavery in the Territories
must constitute the issue in $780," This
| is what Slavery says it must now haye!- J
And, if what is already conceded by the
Democracy is right this demand must also
be conceded. And, if the Democratic par
ty is continued in power, it 'ciN be.
A sample of what this "Code" will be,
SAYS the Albany Eyening Journal, is
shadowed forth in the "Black Code of Kan
sas." That was the first Territorial slave
code, but it will not be the last. Wherever
slavery exists, the statutes for its protection
breathe the spirit of the vilest despotism-
1t is a code in violation of the principles OF
freedom of speech and of the press, and de-
grading to all a freemans ideas OF his per
sonal rights. The enactment Of this code
in all the territories is, we are told, to icon
stitute the issue of 1861 No foot Of
soil is to be reserved to free labor. STA
very is to 90 eyerywhere. Its Shiny trail
and blghting curse is to keep even pace
with the Constitution! And they are to
be subject to degrading punishments, op
pressive fines and protracted imprlsonments
who, in any territory of the Union, shall
lisp word derogatory to the character OF
the Institution
In the fac. of all these developments,
the doughface Democracy of North are at
tempting TO lull their adherents by the as-
surance that the Slavery question is set
tied; that the reign of agitation is over
Vain hope! The once NOBLE Democracy
is in the tolls of Slavery. The strong Samp
son is made to grind in the prison-honse o
the Philistines. The principles of Jeffer
son are forgotten, and the so called Dem
ocracy of the present day repest, mSteai
the principles of the arch nullifer. Calhoun
Slavery is the demi-god they worship, ano
though they may strive to exercise the de .e
mon, their efforts are vain; the ghost viii
not down at their bidding, and, having solo
themselves to the Evil One, they mus
1 submit to be led by him into the dance o.
Death.
| Why Nor?-"The Ohio platform Is re-
ceived with unbounded satisfaction at the
the South Statesman on Platforms.
Why not? Isn't it pro-Slavery UP t.
the hub9 Doesn't it take the ground o
the Slave Democracy, that $4,000 mixeC
breed, niggars and whites, are enough t.
make Stare State, but that it will re
quire $4,000 white people TO make a FIRE.
S..a c. u,,o,,c,h xvh,y SboulA p,t III.