Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-06-03
F cts o. the Slavery Question.

There was never a better illustration
of the truth ofthe old adage, that "a lie
we'll stuck TO is as good as the truth"
than the continual harping of the Black
Republicans, and their reiteration for
years OF the falsehood that the Democrat
ic party of the Union is opposed to the
interest of freedom, and against the
multiplicati on Of free States in the Con
federacy. So persistent and vehement
have been their charges, although his
tory furnishes a full and complete reply
to them, that a large portion of our peo-
pie, without reflection, and in ignorance
Of the truth, have been led to give them
credence. The fact, which we are about
to state from the recorded history of
the astshould be stereotyped and every
where held up to view, forthey perfectly
annihilate the very basis upon which
the Black Republican party is placed.
We defy and challenge contradiction OF
the following proposition
l, Every new free State which has
Ohio in 1902 to Minnesota in 1858, has
been by a Democratic Congress, and
in all cases, save one, under IA Democrat
lc President. Here is the list:
Ohio, in 1902, under President JEFF
~ferson, with Il Democratic Congress !;
Indiana, in 1916, under President
Madison, with a Democratic Congress +;
Illinois, 1918, under President Monroe,
with a Democratic Congress Maine, in
1921, with u Democratic Congress; Mich
igan, 1886, under President jackson,
with a Democratic Congress; Wisconsin,
1876, under President Polk, with a
Democratic Congress; Iowa, in 1S47,
with a Democratic Congress: California
1850, under President Fiimore.( Whig)
with 4 Democratic Congress; Minnesota
1858, under President Buchanan, with
Il Democratic Congress.
No free State, or slave State either
was ever admitted under an adminIstra-
zion oppose to the Democracy. Mark
that John Adams left the Union
composed OF the same number of States
that he found in it when he e.
the duties Of President. So did JohI
q. Adams, the next President elected
opposed to the Democracy. The rcginl
OF Harrison and Tyler did not add /;
State to the Union, although it took thu
initiative measure to bring the slav,
State Of Texas into the Union. Th,
formal admission was accomplished b,
/ President ok in 1916.
y Democratic Congress, under tn
administration Of Fillmore, brought Cal
) ~ifornia into the Union with his assent
His signature was all the opposition
ever did toward increasing the numbe
of free States from the foundation Z
t the Government.
Before the termination of the Demo
: cratic administration Of President BUCH
ANAN two more free States will doubt
{ less be added to the Union-Orego
and Kansas; yet, fellow-citizens, til
l. party which has brought nine new fire
IL States into the Union is arraigned b
a lying and INSCRIPTIONS press as b.
u ing Southern aud pro~-slavery in its pre-
u ciivities, and as opposed to the interes
of freedom. Was there ever such
o monstrous perversion Of history? 1t
II but just to add, that the Democra;
party nave admitted these nine fir
States into the Union, not especially b
} cause they were free, but because 1T +
| cognizes the right of every State
adopt, without interference from other
o such local and domestic institutions
it desires.
Our second proposition is this, tn
despite the charge which the Black-R
publicans make, that the Democracy a
in favor of the extension of slavery in
- the territory now free, the records she
! that not a mile of free territory was ev
- acquired by the General Govcrnme
and converted into slavery On t
- contrary, four-ffths of the immense tic
~ ritory which was acquired by the Loui
lana purchase in 1898, which was a
slave when we bought it. will be conve
ted into free States under the prinriI
Of the compromise OF 1850, adopted |
Il Democratic Congress. Texas al
Florida have been added to the Unio
but slavery already existed in the
:, when acquired, so that their ACOUSTIC
= made no difference to the interests
n freedom. OF the territory acquir
from Mexico in 1850, it is a moral &C
of tainty that it will all be made into Fl
re States.
"a With this history of the country befc
US, is it not astonishing that any pers
III should have the ~effrontery to talk abo
the domination and aggression of t
TX South, or to charge the Democratic pa
III ty with being opposed to the admissi
- of free States ?-CfRcinnati Enquirer.