Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-19
Sause for the Goose, Sausc for
the Gander.

the Gander.
This adage, we suppose, is akin to the
one which says, ats poor rule that won't
work both ways and is, in fact the same,
only ''dished up from the kitchen. Just
now the Democracy mean to violate this
homelv but honest rule, and adopt The
more questionable one, to wit: "Circum-
stances alter cases." In the present Con-
gressonal canvass it is the duty of the Re-
publicans 10 see to it that the Kansas is
sue be not lodged by the use of this facile
proverb, and that the Democratic party be
held to strict accountability for the ex-
istence of those circumstances which they
claim now change the complexion of the
Kansas imbroglio. Every Democratic
member of Congress from Ohio has attain
ed his position by the fraudulent pretence
that he is just as firm friend of freedom
in Kansas as was his Republican opponent.
Let US see how this is; and in doing so
we will use none but Democratic lights.
The Democratic party in Ohio have, in
State and local conventions, over and over
again, endorsed the Dred Scott doctrine, or
given in their acquiescence to that slavery
by the Federal Constitution, established in
the Territories; hence slavery now accord
ing to the Democratic creed, exists in Kan
sas. The Democratic Congressmen from
Ohio could not vote for Leoompton. as by
so doing they would directly proclaim that
slavery can be forced upon State in plain
disregard of the wishes of the people, but
while keeping this word of promise to the
ear in voting against Lecompton, they
broke it in the hope by supporting the
English bill, which offered direct bribe to
the people of Kansas if they would consent
to be made a slave State. These dema-
gogues reasoned thus: If the people ac-
cept the bribe and take Lecompton, We
shall be safe with our Northern constitu-
ents, inasmuch as the people have the right
to determine the character of their domes-
tic institutions; if they reject the English
bribe we shall be safe with our Southern
allies, because slavery will still be in Kan
sas in IFS Territorial form.
But now comes another feature in this
seheme-and the damning feature too
which, if thoroughly appreciated by their
constituents, will consign every one of
them TO merited obloquy and to the private
walks of life. The State Convention pass
ed resolution, as follows:
Resolued, That in the future we are op-
posed to the admission of new State in
to the Union until the population thereof
shall equal the ratio for q Representative
in Congress, DC.
As we have said in a late article, this
plank was incorporated in the Democratic
platform for the express purpose of saying
to Kansas, if you reject the English bribe,
you shall stand without for and indefinite
period of time, and for tie purpose, too, of
securing Kansas to slavery, as in the case
of the rejection she would remain during
such indefinite period of time, slave soil.
True, we hardly can suppose that the De-
mocrats anticipated that the people of Kan
sas would spurn the bribe, but they having
done so, it places the Democracy in the
category of resolving that state can
come into the Union with any number of
inhabitants provided it will accept slavery,
but must wait full State Congressional
ratio before it can be admitted as a Free
State. Sauce for the goose is not sauce
for the gander in Democratic gastronomy.
But the people did reject the bribe, and
now the resolution referred to comes in
play, and, if there is faith left in man, must
be carried out. From the central Federal
organ-the Union-the edict has gone
forth that Kansas, having chosen not to
come in under the English bribe must now
await her full ratio. In some quarters,
but outside of Ohio, we see rebellion to
this rule is springing up. The Buffalo
Courier demonstrates, and the Philadel
phia Press demands in no uncertain Ian
guage that Kansas come in.as Free State
forthwith. Ohio Democracy, however, in
tends to carry out TO the bitter end this
conspiracy against freedom in Kansas, and
the last Statesman, in noticing the stand
taken by the Press says:
"Mr. Forney, of the Philadelphia Press,
is an able man, we know. That he was
sagacious politician, we once thought, but
now we doubt it. We hope, however that
he may turn out to be an honest one. The
Lecompton controversy did not create
trouble enough for him, it seems. He is
very busy trying to manufacture another
issue for the sole and express purpose of
distracting and disorganizing the Demorat-
ic party. We expect the Black Republic
ans to endeavor to bring Kansas into Con-
gress again with another irregular and pre-
mature constitution, and if that is the game
of the Press, as it seems to be we may as
well set down Mr.. Forney with the Black
at first as at last"
Thus the issue is made in every Con-
gressional District in Ohio, that Kansas
remain slave Territory. No inference
can be drawn, from review of the acts of
the Democratic party, but that, from the
first, the plot has existed to bring in Kan
,as, if she would accept Slavery, or to keep
her out if she chose Freedom; and as a
vile subs ructure to so base plot let the
act not be lost sight of that in keeping her
out she is, by the Democratic Dred Scott
lecisiou consigned to Territorial Slavery
Clereland Herald.
A DESPERATE LovER-The Layfayette