Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-11-17
Gov. Seward upon Party Politics

u ne very COutlllutlOo OF Lno DculO-
cratic psry commits il TO execute al the
designs Of the stakeholder, Whatever they
may be. II lis not a party Of the whole
Union Of all the free Stsles aud Of all the
SLAVE StAtts; nor yet is tia party Of the
free States in the North aud il the
Northwest; but il is sectional and 10.
cal party, havipg practically its seat with
in the slave States, and counting its con.
slituency chiefly and almost exclusively
there. 0fall ils representatives in Con
gress and in the Electoral Colleges two.
thiids uniformly come from these States.
It's great element of strength lies in the
vote Of the s'aveholders, augmented by
the representation of three6ilhs of the
slaves. Deprive the Democratic party OF
this strength, and il wonld be helpless
and hopeless minority, incapable Of con
tinued Organization. The Democratic
party, being thus local and sectional. sc>
quires new strength from the admission Of
every new slave State, and looses relatively
by the lnissiOn Of every new free State
into the Union. A party is iu one sense
joint stock association, in which these
who contribute most direct the action and
mAnag ment Of the concern. The slave.
holders, contributing in an overwhelming
proportion 10 the capital strength Of the
Democratic party, they necessarily dictate
and prescribe its policy. The inevitable
caucus system enables them to do so with
show Of fairness and justice. Il it were
possible to conceive for moment that the
Democratic party should disobey the be.
hests Of the SHAREHOLDERS we should then
see withdrawal Of the shareholders,
which would leave the party to perish. -
The portion Of the party which is found in
the free States is mere appendage, con-
SenienI 10 modify its sectional character
without impailing its sectional constitution
and is lees effective in regulating its moves
Inent than the nebulous tail Of the comet
is in determining the appointed though |
apparently eccentric course Of the fiery
sphere from which il enanstes. To ex-
pect the Damocrltc party to resist Sla-
very and favor Freedom, is rs unreasona
ble FR TO look for Protestant missionaries |
TO the Catholic propaganda Of Rome. Tie
history Of the Democratic pvty commits
Il to the policy Of slavery. 1t he's been
the Democratic party, and no otSer agen-
cy. which has carried that policy up to its
present alarming elimination.
Without stopping 10 ascertain, critical
ly, the origin o: the present Democratic par
~ We may coucede its claim to date from
lhe area of good feeling which occurred i
under tie Administration Of Presid ent
Monroe. At that time in this State. and
about that time in many others Of the free
States, the Democratic party deliberately |
disiranchised the free coloIed or African
citizen, and il has pertinaciousy continued
this dlscraDchiSement ever since This
was an effective aid to Slavery, for willie
the slave holder votes for his slaves
against Freedom, the freed slave In the
free States, is prohibited from voting
against Slavery. In 1891, the Democracy
resisted the election oil John Quincy Ad-
ams-himself before that time an accepta.
Lle Democrat-and 10 1928 il exp,llel
him from the Presidency, and put slave.
holder in his place, although the office had
been filled by shareholders thirty.two out
Of forty years. In 1886, Martin Van
first non -slaveho ding citizen
Of free st ta to whose election the Dem.
ocrGt:c party ever consented-signalized
bis Inauguration into the Presidency by 4
a grstui|ous announcement that under no I
circumstances would he ever approve a
bill for abolishing Slavery in the District a
of Columbia. From 1888 to 1874, the
iubject Of abolishing Slavery in the Dis l.
.rict of Columbia, and in the National 8
lock yards and arsenals, was brought be. n
ore Congress by repeated popular appeals. i
rhe Democratic party thereupon prompt
y denied the right Of petition, and effec
ually suppressed the freedom Of speech in
Congress, as far as the institution Of Sla-
'ery was concerned.
From 1s40 to ls43. good and wise
nen counscied that Texss should remain ?
outside OF the Union until she should con. o
ent to relnquish her self-insttuted Sla- a
cry, but the Democratic party precipita' 81 y
ed her admission into the Union, not on. q
= without that condition, but even with cl
covenant that the State might be divi~ 81
ed and reorganized so as to constitute o.
our slave States instead Of one. a
in ls46, when the United States be- d
anne involved in war with Mexico, and St
was apparent that the struggle would p
nd 10 the dismembermeut Of that Repub. q
c, which Yves non.slaVehodiDg power, di
be Democratic party rejected declaration "
bat Slavery should not be established al
within the Territory to be acquired VI
When, in 1850, Governments we're to be Is Is
instituted in the Territories Of California 10
nd New Mevico, the fruits Of that war, q. q.
be Democratic party refused to admit d'
lew Mexico as free State, and only con- re
snted to admit California as free Stale 10
N the condition, as it has since explained 30
he transaction, Of leaving all Of New ro
dexico and Utah open to Slavery, TO III
Ibicb was also added tho concession of di
erpetual Slavery in the District Of Col 10
mbia, and the passage of an uncoustitu- tu
ouaI, cruei, and humiliating law, for the A
ecapture Of fugitive slaves, with stipula. tiC
on, that the subject Of Slavery should th
ever again oe agitated in either chamber II
Congress. When, in 1854, the slave- or
oIdess were eontentedly reposing on :"
bsse gEsst advantages, then 80 recently
on. The Democratic party UNNECESSARILY, ,
.rN v.-;th sun.rsorv;Saahto Eh. at