Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-04-27

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Buchanan and denouncing Judge Doug
las, not that they approve of the Leconp,
ton Constitution, buS-are wholly controlled
by fseliugs of vindictiveness against the
Judge. He has been, and continues to be
such powerful advocate Of the Demo
cratic doctrines. engrafted on our institu-
tions by Jefferson, and maintained BY
Jacksony ard the constant and perseveriHe
Opponent Of fanaticism, whether of the
hot-beds of abolitionism in the North, OF
from the fre-eating secessionis's in the
South, that he finds himself at this time,
the 'sbest abused" man in the Union from
the extremes of both sections.
am no ''man worshiper," hence felt
free to declare as an individual, last No
vember, that l never would support Mr.
Douglas for any Office whatever, il he
could or would SO far forget him self and
the oft-repeated pledges made to the peo-
pie, as to countenance or in1orse the nfa-
nous frauds practiced upon the people OF
Kansas, by that prince of demagogues,
John Calhoun, and his associates in crime.
thought knew Mr.. Douglas sufficiently
we'll to have the utmost faith in his hon
esty, patriotism, and craftsmanship, not
to doubt for a moment, as TO the position
he would take on the question of dragging
into the Union, an unwilling and protest
ing people.
l have not been disappointed in the
man. lie is to-day what he always has
been, the faithful and able champion of the
rights of the People. Some are prophe-
cyinS his political death, because the fa-
natics of the North and South desire that
1t should be so. He has, at this time, the
entire weight of a corrupt and vindictive
administration levelled at him, with Fl ixed
determination to annihilate him, if its
power and patronage can possibly accom-
plish that end.
Mr.. Buchanan mistakes his man, and
the character and temperament of the
American people, when he attempts TO vent
his spleen on Stephen A. Douglas, by his
base attempts to pervert the true princi-
niles of the Nebraska Kansas Act, "the
right of the people of Kansas to settle their
own domestic institutions IN their own
way" Mr.. Douglas has been charged by
ali the Black Republican presses through
out the country, with design from the
first, tn force slavery on to the people of
Kansas. and from tho same quarter ne has
received abuse without measure, for the
strife and bloodshed resulting from the
interests Of two villianous fac
tons which have infested the Territory
for the last three years; the one headed by
the notorious scoundrel, Jim Lane, and
the other by the more successful scoun-
irel, John Calhoun.
1t would be presuming too much on the
ignorance of the President, to harbor an
dea that he was not fully posted with re-
gard to the state of parties IN Kansas.
Therefore. we are unwillingly forced 20
he conclusion that he is dishonest. We
cannot help but know, that during the years
l854-5, and g, the only parties known in
he Territory, were the pro- slavery party, |
md the Free State party; that the former
vas made up of Wings, Democrats and |
Know Nothings, who favored slave State, |
md the latter was composed of Demo
rats, Wings. Free Soilers, and Know
Nothings, who favored free State; that |
leither of these two parties would listen
o, or entertain any proposition for organi-
ing either u Democratic or Republican
'arty, each contending that such classifi-
ations should be deferred until after the
omission of Kansas as slave State; and
hat it was a cunningly devised trick, man.
lfactured by John Calhoun, in January,
857, in putting off the name of "Pro-
Slaqery," and assuming that of the "Na-
ional Democratic Party" This scheme
vas resorted to for the purpose OF entrap-
ling the Free State Democrats to the sup
'ort of Pro-Slavery mon. Failing in this
rick, he and his accomplices, determined
o defraud the people out of their rights,
y framing a Constitution and asking
or admission as a State, without submit
ing it for ratificatio or rejection to those
Or whom it professed to he made. The
which placed Calhoun and his
even colleagues in nomination for dele
ates to the constitutional Convention,
dopted the following resolution:
"ResoiOed, That we will not vote for
ny man for delegate to the Convention,
rho will not pledge himself fully and un-
to use his influence to Sc
ure fair reference of the constitution to
ne actual bona fide citizens of the Terri
ory, for their approval or rejection, DC.
he election for delegates was held on the
5th day of June last. On the 18th, but
Is seven colleagues published card 10
ne voters of Douglas County, fully in q
orsing said resolution. This, you may !
Understand, as pledge No. e. Again,
hen the Convention met in September, a
nd organized by electing Calhoun Presi- t
ent, they proceeded forthwith TO adopt {
that the Constitution when
AIMED, should and would be submitted |
} the people for their ratification or rejec- t
on, and then adjourned till after the cleo s
on in October. Those who were unac- a
tainted with Calhoun, felt veiy much re- t
eyed, and concluded that the Kansas diff !
culties were in a fair way to be settled to {
le entire satisfaction of all sections of the {
'untry. On the other hand, those who b
ere intimately acquainted with the man,
I'd his diabolical conduct in Kansas, could
ot fiatter themselves with the belief that c