The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-12-01
Stewards Programme for
1860,

The policy of Seward and other lead.
crs Of the Republican party is creating
commotion in their camp. The abolition
grounds assumed by him meets decided
opposition from the more conservative,
and cannot fail to drive many of them to
the Peoples party" The lea lers of the
Republicans ore, and have always been,
much more ultra md fanatical than the
masses. At this time at least ono half
of the Republicans approve of the princi-
pie of popular sovereignty, and when they
have ascertained beyond doubt. the true
positions of their leaders, if they remain
longer in the party their integrity may
Justly be questioned.
A number of the Republican presses
have expressed themselves decidedly in
favor of popular sovereignty, and will fol-
low no leader who breaches a different
doctrine. The following from the New
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per of considerable influences exhibits the
feelings of this class. The article, be it
remembered, is in reply to portion of
Stewards speech:
"Now let me inquire, in the name of
common sense, of what avail is it to prove
by statistics that we pay three-fourths of
all the revenues of the Government, while
Southern consumers are our largest Gus
toners: Ofwhat avail is it to prove, to
the satisfaction of every politician, that
we supply the South with all that they
wear, from top knot to q shoe latchet;
with all that they use, from a steam en-
gine to friction match, when this very
process feeds our manufacturers? The
South is as necessary to the North as the
North is to the South. Massachusetts
annually makes six millions of dollars
worth of shoes The South is her best
customer. When the shoe business de-
clines. gaunt hunger stalks through the
streets of he: hourishing villages.
"New England is extensively engaged
in the manufacture of cotton. We buy
the raw material of the South, and pay
in goods. When our spindles cease to
whirl, the operatives are threatened with
starva,ion. It is the spirit of q hyens
that bites the hand that feeds it. 1t il
J high time to cultivate frateraal feeling
between different sectiens of our country
Neither commerce, manufactures nor ag.
] riculture can flourish while the two hostile
portions of our country endeaver to Grip
pie and iniure each other. Supposing We
succ ceed in convincing the South of thei
dependence on US for all they eat ant
, wear, and use; and thus stimulate then
| to establish manufactures for themselve
. or divert their trade into other channels
are we gamers by the process!
"Suppose we prove that they are in
debted to us for all their literature and al
their teachers, and thus rouse their hostil
A ty to our books and teachers. are we ben
Gifted in anywise? No good has come o
ever will come, from this mutual crimina
tion or recri,nination. I, neither strength
. ems the party nor hastens the downfall o
slavery. We hold that every State has
! right to determine what institutions it wi
f adopt
"Why, then, hoist the banner Of IN
more slave states" when the very corne
stone of our political fabric rests upo
the principle that majority of the pee
p pie of every State, new or old, shall decid
tia. Sssssisu ~ itsv'E"