Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-10-04
MONDAY MORNING, OCT. 4, Is5s,
Fayoring Slave staies--OPposias Free sthle.

FavOring Slave States--OppOsins Free Sthtes
The pertinacity the Democrats in Congress,
as party, exhibited in trying to force Kansas
into the Union as Slave State, and their de-
termination through the English bill to keep her
out as Free State, are matters Of such recent
notoriety as to be fresh in the memory. The
Ohio Democrats in Congress assisted in thus
opening the doorto Slavery and closing II against
Freedom. Some of them have been dropped by
their party in making nominations, but their
places have been supplied by just as plant tools
ofthe Executive. Others have been re-nominated
as rewards for their subservieney to the slave
power and their Washington masters Remem-
Der all such, whether new or old nominees, at
the polls on the 10Th inst. They are untrue to
Freedom, and unfit to represent free c0nstiiu-
eney.
The application Of Free Oregon for admission
as State illustrates the fact of Democratic
preference for Slave States The application
was made quite early in the session, but found
so little favor with the Democratic majorIties in
both branches, that the bill only passed the Sen
ater after Kansas was disposed OF, and failed to
pass the Democratic House at all Oregon was
thus kept out because Free States would be
added to the galaxy by her admission The
Southern Democracy, so elamorous for the. en-
trance of Kansas under bogus Slave COnsttu-
ton. were equally determined to make Oregon
wait with her Magma Chara. Their viii was
law with Northern Democrats as a party, and
Oregon now stands one foot State sovereignty,
the other Territorial dependency.
Southern Democracy labOred 10 keep out Min
nesota, but failed in the end Her Democratic
votes IN the House and Senate were so much
of make-weight that the bill of admission, by
the aid of the Republicans, became law.
California in her struggle for admission pre-
sents notable case of Democratic repugnance
tonew Free States. She came in during the
Administration Of Mr. Fillmore The vote on
the bill admitting the State in the Senate stood
ayes "a, nays Is. The ayes consisted of II
Democrats, Is Wings and . Free SoileTs, Chase
and Hale. Of the Democrats thus voting,
Hamlin, of Maine, and Houston, of Texas, have
since left the party, leaving only fifteen Four
teen Democrats, and foIr Wings, voted against
the bill, Pratt and Morton, are now Democrats,
Adding these, and We find that, as parties are
now divided, Is Democrats voted for and l6
against the admission of California, SO that if
the vote had depended upon the men who are
now in the party, California would have shared
the fate in the Democratic Senate of Oregon
in,tEe Democratic House.
The California bill passed the House by ayes
$50, nays Sc. 0fthe ayes one was American, 9
Free Soil, Sc Wings, and 81 Democrats. OF
these 81, six Messrs. Bingham, BisselI, Gable, |
Cartier, Harlan, and King, are now RePubi-
cans, and one oi the Wings, Chandler, of Phil |
adelPhia, has joined the Democrats and has got
his reward by an appointment abroad by Mr.
Buchanan. Making these allowances, it ap-
pears that only 50 votes of the $50 in favor of |
the admission of California were cast by men |
who are now Democrats.
The negative vote is equally significant, be-
ing as the parties were then divided, 9 Wings |
and A Democrats, or counting Clingmsn and |
Toombs with the Democrats, where they now
balong, Wings to 49 Democrats. It is thus
established by votes on the record that on the
naked question of admitting the Free State of
California, as parties were then divided, "a
Democrats in Congress voted aye and 81 no;
AMI as parties are now divided, 81 voted aye
and 65 no Among the noes were such lead
ing men of the party as AtchisOn, Butler, Hun
ter, W r. King, Mason and Soule of the Sen
ate; Bayley, Boyd, Cobb, Meade, Stanton,
Thompson, Venable, etc, Of the House, inclu-
ding many Of the most active and influential
leaders of the party, and several now hOnored
by the party with important offices.
Free State Men of Ohio ponder these facts.
They speak louder than words. Vote for no
man on the I2.h who will favor the admission
of Slave rather than Free states.