Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-10-06
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o. could ask every. candid, man in this
We rive tho following article. a 'eaiefal
di'Flsi1 and then support the claims Of. the
.-. ,.ar ,ition if he cap:
~ y better illustration of the trnth of
VS. "a .doge. that ''iIe well stuck to is as
tie yia the truth" >" than the continual harp :.
s'' - Hlack Republicans, and their reitera-
i93 w. veaTs o! ;be falsehood that the Demo
fVI nariy Of the Union is opposed TO the
''''s ..st. r. Of freedom, and against the multipli
"'.u ':.. of free States in the Cpnfederacy So
''z5 '''-.i.tpnt and vehement have been their char
w. y. although history furnishes full and
ss"%nJete reply 20 them. that large portion
,sonls' without reflection, and in ig-
'u r IS the truth, have been led to give
5a'.' c-edencs. The facts, which we are
L'l st,te from The recorded history of
s"a, should be stereotyped aDd every
y Lsi6 M TO view. for they perfectly an
To:S oaS,o the very basis upon which the Re-
F1il.r 3I.'s, nar.y IS placed. We defy and chal-
T'','ro r.oon,rsictiou of the following PROPOSE
A's' r,.rr new free State which has been
- 49,! INTO the Union, from OHIO in 1901,
SUM W;nnssota in 1858, has been by Demo
congress. and in all cases save one un-
c'a". noncsra.:c President. Here is the
list: ,,,lo p.,o;i,4 .G,,
80 democratic Congress; Indiana, 1916,
sns.- sr prr.Icnt Madison, with Democratic
rang,... ron,, f.liuois, 1918, under President
no With Democratic Congress; Maine,
- I2ar With Democratic Congress; Mich
,,, in 1885, under President Jackson,
& F'J Democratic Congress; Wisconsin,
III nader President Polk. with a Demo-
,,,,, Congress; Iowa, in lS47. with a Dem
.,,,,ic Congress: California, 1850 under
fillmore. (Wbig,) With Democratic Con
,.., Minnesota, in 1858, under President
Sncb,Dau with Democratic Congress
No free Stats, or slave State either. was
,,,r admitted nnder ali administration oppo-
r4 10 the Democracy. Mail that. John
Adams lofi the Union composed OF the sarne
,1r5e- Of States that he found il it when he
.,cusd tie duties OF President. So did
!LD Q. Adams, tie next President elected ,
on .ed to The DeInocl acy.
lie n7iue of i!prtIson aul Fylr. did not
l.. State to the Uuioa, although il took the
as..ire measure tn bring the slave State OF
Ia. into the Union The formal admission
accomplished by President Polk, in 1916.
AD,mocratic Congress, C.lcr the admin
,r,tvn of Fillmore, hrough. "a tor1lia into
:, Uuou with his assent H. Signature
US 81! ito opposition ever did toward IL
sr.s;rg I. number Of free States from tho
iqzl.fier # tie Government
Before tLu termination Of The Democratic
liuiLi>trs,on Of President Buchanan lwc
,7t Tree States will doubtless be added 4
H. UaiQC-Ofeg1n eni Kansas; yet. fellow
UaTaos. ;ne party which hGs brou INT MI
,sw free States iut5 the Union js srraigneG
I.f lying sul unscrupulous press as be;uE
S7rtaera snd Prc-otavery III its prcclivities
.oi as oEpasei to !he interests Of freedom
~ ihcre srsr such 4 1:c-.s'roUs preycrsioi
L9st@ry? IL is t.ut sst to add, that th
'D"erSl1 party haya admitted these niu'
&c o.atos into iAc Union. not especially be
sc hey were free. but because it recog
SIS the righ. of every State to adopt, with
ailterteyeaee from others such local an
Ges.is institutions it desires.
G4r second proposition is this t.1a. despi.
*:asrge Hhi-a tie Back Republicans IL ak
-&i.a democracy are 10 favor Of the ex
rs,7 6 slavery into territory now free
4rccords now show that lot mile of frc
rtOry was ever acqnircd By the Genera
s,sTrmcLt and converted into slavery o
a.cout.ary, four ffths of tho immense ter
'"Ey whica was acquired by the Lauisiau
S::hise n 1903, which was al slave whe
ehasa. II, will be converted into fre
@s under the principle of the Comprornis
AJg, adopted by Democratic Congress
rs ana Florida have been aided to th
:, bu: s.sTery already existed in thel
'alcqligri. SO that their acquisition mad
aarreuce to the Interests Of freedom {
''Fritory acquired from Mexico in 1856
, moral certainly that it will all |
'ae INTO rec States.
hNl 'as history of the country before U
'Eot astonishing that any person shou
-: the et:rontery TO talk ahout ;ha denon
''a4 ana aggression Of the Snuth, Or
'!e the Democratic party with being o
C. 10 the admission Of free States?