Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-11-01


the olive branch5in his. fangs.
This dark record shows you, fellow-citizens
what was unwilling to announce at an earlier [
stage of this argument-that of the whole meta. |
rio1s schedule of sIayeholding designs which III
have submitted to you, the Democratic Party
sleft only one yet to be communicable
abrogation OF the law which forbids the African
Slave-tradc.
Now, know very well that the Democratici
Party has, at every stage Of these proceedings,I
disavowed the motive aud the policy offortify-
ing and extending Slavery, and has excused
them on entirely different and more plausible
grounds. But the Inconsistency and friyolityt
of these pleas prove still more conclusively the
guilt charge upon that party, Unjust indeed
necessarily excuse such guilt before mankind,
and even to the consciences Gifts own adhe.
rents, There is an instructive adherence of
Slavery, anda Unborn and inhering love of free
dom IN theIhuman heart, which render paliation
OF such gross misconduct indispensable. 1t dis
tranchised the free African on the ground of,
lear that left to enjoy the right of suffrage he
might seduce the free white citizen into amalga-
nation with his wronged and dispised race The
Democratic Party condemned and deposed John
Quincy Adams because he expended twelve
millions year, while it iustiffes his favored
successor in spending seventy millions, eighty
millions, and even an hundred millions a year.
II denies emancipation in the District of Golum-
bla, even with compensation to masters and the
consent of the people, on the ground of an inn
Piled constitutional inhibition, although the
Constitution expressly confers upon Congress
sovereign legislative power in that district
and although the Democratic Party is tena-
Glous OF the principles of strict construction
~ violated the express provisions of the, Con-
stltutlon In suppressing petition and debate on
the subject OF Slavery, through fear of disturb
ance OF public harmony, although it claims that
the electors have a right to instruct their Rep.
rGSe0tatlVeS
IN case OF contumacY. 1t extended Slavery over
Texas and sconnived Mt the attempt to spread it
across the Mexican territories even to the shores
OF the Pacific Ocean, under plea of charging
the area OF freedom. 1t abrogated the Mexican
slaYe-laW and the Missouri Compromise prohi-
0ltlon OF Slavery in Kansas, not to open the new
territories to Slavery, but to try therein the
new ana fascinating theories ofsnon-interyention
and Popular Sovereignty and, finally, it over
threw both these new and elegant systems by
the. English Lecompton bilIiand the bred Scott
decision, on the ground that the Free States
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member of Congress, although Slave States
might come in without inspection as to their
numbers
Will any member of the Democratic Parry,
now here, claim that the authorities chosen by
the suttrages of the party, transcribed their
partisan platforms, and SO misrepresented the
party in. the various actions I have recited2-
Then ask him to name one Democratic states
man from Van Buren, to Walker, who either
tlmidly or cautiously, like them, or boldly and
det1antly, Ike Douglas, ever refused to execute
behest of the shareholders, and was not there
fore, and for no other cause Immediately de-
nounced, and depoSed from his trust, and repu-
dated by the Democratic Party for that contu-
macy.
think, fellow-citizens, that have shown you
thatitis high time for the friends of freedom to
trat H., .aFk sk-Ae II
their very first duty is to dismiss the Democratic
Party from the Administration of the Govern
ment.A Why shall it not be done2 Allagree
that it ought to be done2 What thenIshall pre-.
vent il from being done2 Nothing but timidity.
or division of tho opponents of the Democratic
Party. Some of these opponents startone OBJ
lection and some another. Let us notice these
objection briefly. One class say that that they
cannot trust the Republican, Party, that it has
notavowedits hostility to slavery boldly enoegh,
or its affection for freedom earnestly enough.
ask in-rcply, is there any other party which
can be moro safely trusted? Every one knows
that it is the Republican Party, or none, that
shall dispiace the Democratic Party. But an.
swer further, that the character and 1flelity oil
any party are determined, necessarily, not 6y
ats pledges, programmes and platforms, but 6y
the pubic erigencies, and The temper OF thepe0-
pie solerr they cqll 1t into ncticit Subservieh9
cy to slavery, is law written, not only; on the
OelDUETuLlCr also IN
its.very soul. So resistance to Slavery, and de.
votion to Freedom, the popular elements now
actively working for the Republican Party
among the people, must and will be the resourc-
es:for its ever renewing strength, and constant
inauguration.
Others cannot support the Republican Party,
because it has not sufficiently exposed its plat.
form and determined what it will do and whatitll
will not, do, when triumphant. 1t may prove
too progressive for some.and too conservative.l
for others. AS ifanY party ever foresaw so
clearly the course of future events as to plan d
universal scheme for future action, adapted to
all ssibleemergeucies. Whowouldl have
Joined even the Wing Party of the Revolution,
II it had been obliged to anWser, in 1916, whe-
ther itwould declare for Independence in ITT6,
and for this noble Federal Constitution of ours.
in 1857, and not a year earlier or later? EheI
people of the United States will be as, wise mex
year, and the year afterwards, and even ten
years hence, as we nre now. They will obligesE
the Republican Party to act as the public wel-L
fare and the interests of justice and humauityll
shall require through all the stages of its GU.
reer, whether of trial or triumph.
Others will not venture an effort because thew
fear that the Union would not endure the change.
Will such directors tell me how long. Consti. i
tuition can bear strain directly along the flores
of which it is composed.s This is q Constitu.
tionsof Freedom. It is being converted into a |
Consultation of Slavery. 1t is Republican,
Constitution. IT is being made an ATistocraticl