Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-11-19

asitated in either chamber Of Congress.
When in 1854 the shareholders were con-
ssR.sdly reposing on these great advantages,
shen 40 recently won, the Democratic party
unnecessarily oficiously and with superser-
y,eeabIe hberality. awaked them from their
.lumber to offer and force on their acceP- /
saaee, the abrogoton of the law which de-
,elared that neither Slavery nor involuntary
should ever exist within that part
of the ancient territory of Louisiana, which
law outside Ut the State of Missouri and
nsrth Of the parallel OF So deg. 80 min OIL
usrth latitude, a law, which n tin the exceP-
ties OF one other, was The only staiute OF
Frsedsm then remaining in the federal
-esas.
In 1856, when the people of snsas had
organized a new state within the region TINS
.ahandsned to Slavery, and applied TO De sd~
,u,,tsa asH Free Stale into the Union, the
Democratic party conlemPtuousiy rejected
shsis petition and drove them with menaces
And intimidafions from the II ails Of Congress
and armed the President with military pow
or &. enforce their submission 10 a slave code
established over them by fraud and uzurFa-
tisa. AT every subsequent stage Of the
long contest which has since rugged in Kan
sas, the Democratic party has lent its SYM
psihies, its aid, and all the powers o! lae
1eysrnment which il controlled. To en- force
Slavery upon that unwilling and injured pee
ple. And now even az re day. while Il mocss
una with the as suranSe that Kansas 10 frees
the Democratic party keeps The Ssate ex-
studied from her just and proper place in the
Uaisn, under the hope that she may be dEa>
xooned into the acceptance oil Slavery.
The Democratic party finally has procuF-
cd from a Supreme judiciary, fixed IN FITS
interest, a decree that Slavery exists by
force of the Constitution in every Territory
of the United States, paramount TO all iegis-
latise authority either within the Territory
or residing in Congress
Such is the Democratic party. Ii has 10
policy, State or Federal, tor finance or trade,
or manufactures or commerce. or edncstion
or internal improvements, or for the protec-
ton, or even the security ot civil and rehg-
isns liberty. Ii is positive and uncomproni-
isipu in the interest OF Slavery-negatiye
compromising and vascilating in regard TO
sgerything else. II boasts its love OF equal.
ity and wastes its strength and even It's lie
in Terrifying the ouiy aristocfacy IN the land
Itprefesses fraternity, and. so often as Sla-
very requires, allies its itself with Pfoscrtp-
tisn. IL magaiies itself for c~onquests In
foreign lands, bat it sends the national eagle
fsrth always with chains end not the olive
bfanch in his fangs.
This dark record shows you, feilow-citisens
whist I was unwilling to announce at an
earlier stage of this argument-that OF the
whele neiarious schedule OF sldvehSIdIng
designs which L have submitted TO you, tn g
Delsocratic party has left only one thing
vet te be eonsummated-the a6rogat'o on OF
ths@law which forbids the Africsn slave
trade.
Nov, L know very we'll thu. the Demo
cratic purity has, at every stag OF laes,
proceedings, disavowed tD.e mJ,ive an poll
cy of forti:giag aud extending Slavery, an,
has excused thetn oT. entirely different ahe
more plaesibie grounds. But the inconsis-
tsney aad frivolity of those pleas prove st;ll
more conclasiseiy the guis | charge apor
shaa party. 1t must indeed necessarily ex,
euse that guilt before mankind, and even tc
9he consciences OF its own adhereEts--
There is an instructive adherence of Slav.
cry and an inborn and inheTing love o
Freedom, in the human heart, which re ndel
pafiiation of such gross misconduct indis'
peusable. It DISTINGUISHED the free African
en- the ground of a fear that if left TO enjoy
the right of suffrage, he might seduce tlt
free white citizen into amalgaination witt
his wronged and d~espised race. The Dem
-ecratic party condemned and deposed john
Quincy Adams because he expended $I2'
eee,eoo a year, while il i~us,iies his fayoFee
successor in spending $7u,Oo0 QUO, $50.
100000 and even 500, ooo,o 900 q year. |,
denies emancipation in the District of Co.
2sHbia, even with compensation to masters
and the consent Of The people, on .he grounc
of an implied constitutional Inhibition, atiho
the Constitution expressly confers on Con.
;Eress Sovereign legislative power in that Dis
arict, aud although the Democratic party IL
tenacious of the principle Of sFict construc-
ton. Itviolated the express provisions Q
the Constitution in expressing petition AM
debate On the subject of Slavery through
fear of disturbance in the public harmony
although it claims that the electors have
right 10 instruct their representatives., an'
even demand their resignation in cases o
.eontumacy. 1t extended Slavery over Tex
as and connived at the attempt TO spread i
across the Mexican territories, even to the
shores Of the Pacific Ocean, under q plea o
e~niarging the area of freedom. 1t abroga
ted the Mexican slave law and the Missouri
Compromise prohibition of Slavery in Kan
.sas, not to open the new Territories to Sla-
very but 10 try therein the new and fascin'
sating theories OF Non-fntervention an,
Popular Sovreignty: and finally it oYerthreN
both these new and elegant systems by TIL
English Lecompton bill and the Dread Scot
decision, on the ground that the Free. State
ought not 10 enter tie Union without a pop
siatien eqaatto the representative basis 0
4ons member of Congress, although Slave
States might CONS in without Inspection al
40 their numbers
Win any member of the Democratit
party nov here claim tia the authoriiie,
chosen by the SURFACES OF The parry, trims
csnded their partizan platforms. anG; 50 mis-
represented the party in the various iransac
SLOWS / have recited. Then | ask hin tt
name one Democratic statesman or legisla-
aor, from Van Buren, 10 Walker. who eiihe
simidly or cautiously, like them, or boldly
aud defaniIy, ike Douglas, ever refused Il
execute q behcst of the SHAREHOLDERS, ant
was not therefore, and for no other cause
Immediately denounced. and dtposed iron
his trust. and repudiated by the Dsmociaut
party for that eoRtu,nacy.
/ think, f~etiow-citzsns, that | have showr
you that it il high time for the friends o
freedom to rush TO the rescue of the Con-
stita,ieH.aAd that their very irst duly ist,
dismiss the Democratic party from the al
RuiDisfPaAian nf aha- n -LZ
Why shall ii mt be donel All agree that
1t ougbtto be done. What then shall pre-
its -being doBe1 Nothing but timrti,y