M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-06-03
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a "lie well stuck to is as good as the
TRUTH" than the continual harp:ng of
the Black Republicans, and their re-
iteration for years ofthe ialsehood that
the Democratic party of the Union is
opposed to the interests of freedom,
and against the multiplication OF free
States in the Contederacy. So per-
sistert and vehement have been their
charges, although history furnishes a
full and complete reply tc them, that
a large portion of our people, without
reflection, and in ignorance of the
truth, have been led to give them ere
dence. The fact, which we are about
to state from the recorded history Of
the past should be stereotyped and
everywhere held up to view, for they
perfectly annihilate the very basis up.
on which the Black Republican party
is placed. We defy and challenge
contradiction Of the following propo-
sition:
1. Every new free State which has
been admitted into the Union, from
Ohio in 1902 to Minnesota in 1865,
has been by Democratic Congress, ,.
and in all cases, save one, under a.
Democratic President. Here is the
ljst;
Ohio, in 1902, under President Jef-
ferson, with a Democratic Congress;
Indiana, 1916, under President Madi,
son, with a Democratic Congress; H.
linois, 1918, under President Monroe
with a Democratic Congress; Maine,
in 1921, with a Democratic Congress;
Michigan, 1886, under President
jackson, with Democratic Congress;
Wisconsin, 1916, under President
Polk, with Democratic Congress;
Iowa, in 1S47, with a Democratic Con-
gress; California, 1850, under Presi.
dent Fillmore, (Whig0 with Demo
cratic Congress; Minnesota, 1858, un-
der President Buchanan, with Demo
cratic Congress.
No free State, or slave State either.
was ever admitted undnr .'efruIris-
tration opposed to the Democracy
| Mn ark that | John Adams left tho
i Union composed of the same number
OF States that he found in it when he
assumed the dutie6 Of the President.
So did John Q. Adams, the next
President elected, opposed to the
{ Democracy. The TediD2e of Harrison
! and Tyler did not add State to the
0 Union, although it took the initiative
G measures to bring the slave State of
r Texas into the Union. The formal
: admission was accomplished by Presi
k dent Polk in 1916.
0 A Democratic Congress, under the
! administration of Fillmore, brought
i California into the Union with his as
sent. His signature was all the oppo-
sition did toward increasing the num-
Der of free States from the foundation
! ofthe Government.
= Before the termination Of the Demo-
. cratic administration of President
y Buchanan two more free States will
y doubtless be added to the Union
y Oregon and Kansas; yet, fellow-citi.
= zenS, tue party which has brought nine
: new free States into the Union is ar
! raigned by lying and unscrupulous
!, press as being Southern and pro-sla-
y very in its proclivities, and as opposed
TO the interests of freedom. Was
: there ever such a monstrous perver-
~ sion olhistory9 Itis but just to add,
- - that the Democratic party have ad-
~ mitted these nine free States into the
u Union, not especially because they
- were free, but because it recognizes
] the right of every State to adopt with
=; out interference from others, such local
= and domestic institutions as it desires.
8 Our second proposition is this. that
- despite the charge which the Black
- Republicans make, that the Democra-
cy are in favor Of the extension of
slavery into territory now free, the
IS records show that not mile Of free
s. territory was ever acquired by the
General Government and converted
ID into slavery. On the contrary, four
filths Of the immense territory which
was acquired by the Louisiana pur-
ID chase in 1903, which was all slave
when we bought it, will be converted
r. into free States under the principle of
a the Compromise of 1850, adopted by
ay Democratic Congress. Texas and
&c Florida have been added to the Union,
rs but slavery already existed in them
III when acquired, SO that their acquisi-
m tion made no difference to the inter-
nd ests offreedom. Of the territory ac-
en- quired from Mexico in 1850, it is a
moral certainly that it will be made
into free States.
er- With this history of the country be-
re- fore us, is it not astonishing that any
lie person should have the effontery to
ng talk about the domination and aggres-
ch sion of the South, or to charge the
,tnl Democratic party with being opposed