The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-06-02

tremes of Abolitionism and disunion.
This charge is so familiar to me, and the
country, that it has ceased to alarm the
most timid. aaasr- 'E...Es SEQ
Let us now examine this objection. i
maintain, as a general proposition, that
the people of no territory ought to be
Admitted as State. until they have pop
ulation enough foc one representative in
Congress d. You dispute that principle?
Does any one dispute it? Is not that
proposition evidently sound upon Its face?
The opposite course of Legislation works
gross injustice to the old States, and is
one great cause of our territorial troubles.
Besides, this question has been decided
by the Democratic party. This poiut
was expressly settled in the Cincinnati
platform the platform on which James
Buchanan was nominated for the Presi-
jdency, and on which the Democracy of
the nation, with him as their standard
bearer, "marchcd forth to battle and to
victoryn The Cincinnati platform con-
tains this clear and emphatic languages:
THAT we recognize the right of all the
territories, Including Kansas and Nebras-
ka, acting through the legally and fairly
expressed will of the majority of the ac-
lua residents, aud achenecer the number of
| their inhabitants .jnshifes it, to form a con-
Stitution, with or without domestic slavery,
and be ad nittcd iu.o the Union upon
terms o. perfect equality with the other
E,,rt ,h;s hill had
not passed, no other would have been
adopted. ard Kansas woud have been left
;,reciseiv where she will be, provided her
neople vote down Lccomutou. Tue pres
ent Congress is committed against the
admission Of States, without the requisite
population; and, before we adjourn. will
doubtless so dcnlare by law Hence, if
the compromised had not been passed,
Kansas would have remained, under the
decision Of the Federal courts, a slave
territory as much as she now will, if she
votes against admission. Bat this objec-
tion is more apparent than real Govern
or Walker was not only in favor OF the bill,
but says thtt Kansas will have the regui-
lite stipulation, and viii be herewith new
CONSTITUTION, as soon as she could have
come in under The Cri,tenden-M Montgom-
Ferry amendment. Governor Stanton says
the same. His languase is as follows:
Il believe there will be sufficient popuIa-
tion in the territory during the present
year. for the representation ofanother con-
stitution. You will perceive by the fore
hot thor., al in
objection. The truth is, it, is only raised
by s6e opposition for effect. The only re-
manning point of objection is this: The
Senate bill and Montgomery amendment
provided that the election should 3e held
under the direction of the Governor, Sec
retary, President of the Council, and Spea.
ker Of the House--.fonr in all. The CON-
promise act adds to these four the Dis
trict Attorney; and to this addition to the
/ board objection is made: .ai z5tss.- ..--..-
/ Now the only reason for adding
the District Attorney, was to make the
board consist OF, flee members, that there
might be nsoyority in case of division;
because, under the other bills, if there
should be all equal division, the board
would be utterly powerless, and nothing
could be accomplished This last objec-
ton is, therefore, not only puerile. but ri,
/ diculous. rE eH tszaa z;a O. rusa-.
/ have thus adverted, with as much bre-
witty as possible, to the objections raised
against the Kansas compromise act, by
the Republicans; for, be it understood.
that all these objections are made by the
+ Republican! partys And may not Ven
ture to claim that have fairly and sue
, cessfully answered the several objections
urged against the measnre?1 Having dis
posed of the objections made to the com.
promise act. 'wiii now proceed 10 submit
a few considerations touching my duty as
a Democratic Representative in the prem
Uses. s.sayE rsaa' L baa--aTsEsa "
| I am free to confess my devotion to the
great National Democratic party, sand,
that when my Judgement as political 'ae-
ton is not cicar, as a general thing, to east
the balance with tho majority of my polit-
lea. friends. Iu5 this particular instance,
my mind was, so clear that the people of
Kansas should have an opportunity to
agree, or refuse, TO come into the Union,
that separated from the great body ofmy
political friends; they having conceded
this point in substance, 1 felt it my duty
, to vote for the bill, which vote am satis-
fed the people will, after ,'the sober Sec
ond thought" approve.i .'s.ssrI sag
lam in hopes that much good has been
accomplished by this controversy in Con.
gress. We shall no more hear the dan.
yerous cry of "no more Stare States" as
was announced in the Republican platform
of 1858, since3the representatives of that
party have unanimously, in the Senate and
House of Representatives, voted for the
admission of slave State, contingent upon
the approval of the people of the State,
which is all that any party contends for.
On the other hand the entire Democrat
ic party of the slavehoding States, with
three exceptions, voted for the admission
of the free State of Minnesota, with more
irregularities and informalities than ever
existed in Kansas. This is certainly a