Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-03-11


WHEREAS There is power given by the Constitution
Of the United States to Congress- the just and honest ex
ercses of which authorizes that body under any ecum
stances take away for moment this right Of self
government from the people Of any State or Terriroy
therefore,
j. Resolved That the Democracy of Franklin county,
Ohio fully endorse the principles laid down in the Gin
cnnati PLATFORM which it is asserted that the Democ
place their trust in the vigilance and patriotism OF
the American people.
9. Resolved, That We uncompromisingiy opposed
to any action of Congress any other thst does
allow the people of the Territory to regulate all their
domestic afairs in their way.
8. Reso red, That unalterabiy opposed to the
admission of kansas under the Lecompton, other
Constitution, unless ratified by the people, and that 1t
is objection to say that they may change
it, if they will, afer they become State.
T. Resoiced, Thatthe true policy of the Democratic
party is support and maintain the popular will in all
affairs of government; and that will never listen to
the teachings of politician who conncils surrender
of the great principles Of popular sovereignty.
s. Resolusd That the only method of ascertainiug
whether aconsttution accords with the will Of the ma
joy to submit il fairly to the people for their approv
al rejection. and that State should be admitted in
to the Union under constitution which has not been
sanctioned by the voice of majority ofts citizens
g. Resoired, That the existence or non-exstence OF
slavery in State should not affect the question OF its
admission into the Union, provided always the funda
mental law fsuch States has been fully fairly and hon
estiy submitted to the people for ratification
T. Resolred, That the manly and uneompromising op-
position, of Representative Samuel S. Cox, to the
Lecompton Constitution meets hearty approval; and
that he has expressed the voice Of the Democracy OF
Franklin County.
s. Resolred Thst the fearless opposition of Senators
Douglas, Stewart and Broderick, and Representatives
Grovesback Pendeton Cockeril ball and Lawrence to
the Lecompton Constitution entities themto admin
istration and support.
Representatives. in the Ohio Legislature, in favor of the
resolution of that body instructng the Senators and
quesng the Representatives of OHIO in Congress to vote
against the admission of Kansas under unrahed Con-
is
10. Resotred, That the course ofex-Gov Walker, e1
Secretary Stanton Gov Wise and the distingI,sea sn
croft on this subject deserving the highest commen
dation of the Democracy in all sections ofthe unon
IL. Pesolred That we recommend a Mass Convention
of the Democracy Ohio, early day, to proclaim
their sentiments upon this subject
The people were disappointed in not seeing
the Hon. S. S. Cox The Chairman read the
following dispatch from him, whereupon three
cheers were given him:
WASHINGTON, Feb. Goth, 1858.
To Ihos Miller or Judge w. r. Rankin:
Say for me cannot desert my duty to be
with your meeting The Capital District shall
have my voice and vote for that unpurehaseable
Democracy which never forces fraud ON pro-
testing people. s. s. COX.
Mr. would-be- Governor Payne being observ-
ed on the platform, he was soon called out.
He said that it was with sadness and sorrow-
full forebodings that he met them there that af-
ternoon. 1t seemed TO him that they were orig
rejoice their opponents. will fill the heart of
every true Democrat with sorrow. Not that
they entertained doubts as to the principles Of
Popular Sovereignty-not that they could be
turned from their path of duty by executive
favor. The President of our choice overshad-
ows what is to come, and to-day they were call
ed upon to determine whether they were with
in the pale ofthe Democratic party. They were
called upon to endorse the Lecompton swindle,
they were told, that they were not communi-
cants in the church. He was not there to utter
one word of crimipation or recrimination against
any Democrat in Ohio or the United States; he
would rather heal up the wound This had led
him to consider the position which he then oc-
cupied. If he was wrong. ifthey We're wrong,
and if Buchanan was right, then let them make
haste to alone for the sins they have committed.
He confessed that he did not like this Lecomp-
ton matter. He would desire, if he could. and if
consistent with his own judgment, to have his
own faith correspondent with that distinguished
head of the national Democracy. Ifhe was un-
able to do it he would feel as that great and in
tellectual and moral giant felt. Though it shall
tear my heart strings. yet perfer it infinitely
to the surrendering ofmy manhood"
During the last canvass, as yonr standard
bearer visited some sixty counties. i discuss
ed this question of Popular Sovereignty in pri-
vate and public. and say to you now, that in
my humble judgement there was 10 difference of
opinion from one end of the State to the other.
And further, if can understand the English
language, Mr.. Buchanan occupied the same po-
sition that you occupied.
You will remember the provisions of the Ne
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own government In their own way. Mr.. Bu-
chanan. in his letter of acceptance. distinctly ap
proves of that doetrine-he accepted that as an
item in our political creed-so in his message Of
4th of March last-so in his letter in reply to
Silliman-so in his pledge TO Robt. J. Walker
and thousands in Ohio, last fall, voted in con-
sequence of these assurances.
Then, up to this time, Mr.. Buchanan was where
we are-that is, that the majority should rule
And is it not strange that in a Republican Gov
ernment like ours that this should be question
of doubt with any man? Somebody has chang
ed Is it the people of this country-the De-
mocracy of Ohio,-or James Buchanan? Gov.
Walker says it is Mr.. Buchanan. How? When
Walker threw out the fraudulent returns COM
plants were made by these people, and that was
not all-some thunder came up from the South
complaining of Walker and Stanton it was
about this time, my friends, that change came
over Mr.. Buchanau's spirit. When members
from Mississippi demanded of the President
change in his policy-and Mr.. Buchanan has a
sort of constitutional tmidity about him in cases
femergency-he supposed it was easierto bring
into his views the Democracy of the North than
peal to Mr.. Buchanan not to carry out his policy
in relation to Kansas? Did not Mr.. Douglas
leave his home to go to Washington, and in the
kinddliest manner beg him not to commit that
act of wrong by enforcing on Kansas that Con-
stitution? / appeal to the history of the dis
cussion of 1854, and l challenge when even
Southern Senators advocated any other view. l
appeal TO the Cincinnati platform of the Demo-
cratic party, and those public declarations, for
proof of what l say--that up to last November
there ,cds no difference ofopinion among the mem
6ers of the Democratic party.
How is it presented to us at this time? What
is there about an enabling act which is so mys-
teriousl They say that it is irregular-that
the Legislature submitted the thing first to the
people-that the Convention assembled, and
that this is the workmanship of their hands
The question with me is mhet2ter this Cnnstittson
is the pM of the people of Kansas.
He thought that with many, that there was
force in the argument that by hespeedy admis-
sion of Kansas an end may be pnt to this excite
mont. He did not believe an enabling act ne
cessary-did not believe the vote of the people
altogether necessary. l-t
The question is not simply whether these
men have carried out the will OF any class In
that constitutional they want slavery let them
have it-bnt the question is, is this the will of
the people Of Kansas.
s.
The truth was that the trainers of that Con-
stitution never intended that it should be fairly
submitted. He was here reminded of the dec
laration of Mr.. Buchanan that domestic insti-
tutions" referred simply to slavery. You can
only explain this by taking the excuse given by
Wise, that as he is an old bachelor he did not