The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-09-03

Having been born and bread a conservative
Democrat the reader may doubt the stability Of
the mind Of ono who would sacrifice a cherished
aud time h)norcd name for that Of less note.-
But the change, I fancy, was not wholly In my
SELF As long as Democracy supported The prn
ciples of free government and encouraged the ad
vanccment Of free labor, gave Il my hearty sup
port and cooperation, aud In 1852 cast my fret
presidential vote for Franklin Pierce. After the
election Of this gentleman, however, politics as
sumcd a now phhsc--in conventional parlance, "a
new plank was added thcreto"-and not unlike
a vessel safely moorod in high water the Demo
cratic squadron lrft me and sailed or In a South
orn direction, aud soon found myself In the Re.
publican feet.
Tho principal thing that distinguished the al.
mlnismtion Of President Pierce, was the repeal
Of ihc MI isouri Compromise, by which slavery
was psoldbtod In the territories. That repeal
was supported by leading Democrats in and out
Of Congress, and was recognised as party meas.
urc. Il opened, under tho disguise Of Popular
Sovereignty, as Il was called, Kansas and Nobms
Sa to the lnroads, Of slavery. Thus the Democ-
racy departed from the policy Of Jefferson, the
great Apostle Of their ath, which was 10 exclude
slavery from all the free territory Of the Union
Tho party, then, became essentially pro-slavcry,
and leaving the ancient principles Of the Iolicr
sonian school, they left me, and all othor Demo.
Gratis who were, conscicnuously, and upon prin-
oiple, opposed 10 slavery extension. did not
forsako the party or les principles; but they for.
sook me and adopted now principles.
Since the repeal Of the Compromise, the Dem
ocutic party has gone on, step by stop, ill Il has
become a nero institution for the propagandsm
Of slavery The administration Of Pierce stead. |
ily resisted the attempts Of The People Of Kansas
to rid themselves Of slavery. His administration
was endorsed by the party at rs last National Con
ycntion at Cincinnati The Buchanan admins
tration has exhibited the same phase, only moro
thoroughly pro.slavery, has ondoavored 10 mako
Kausas q slave State against the known will Of
moro than nno.teuths Of hor people Il has
even held out a tempting bride 10 induce them 10
tolerate slavery. II has offered to lee Kansas
come Into the Union as a slave state with $4,000
inhabitants, telling the people, at the same tlmo
f they refused that offer, they should stay out Of
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thousand or mare Tho Kansas people have In
dignautly spurnod tho insulting proposition, aud
now the administration aud rs supporters arc
pledged, as faithful and obodlent vassals Of the
Slave Power, to keep Kansas out Of tho Union
for an indefinite length Of time. Such Is modern
Democracy, and in this modern sense am no
Democrat. But am JelIersonian Democrat
opposed 10 the further extension Of slavery and
for that reason, | have ceased TO act with these
modern pro slavery Democrats, and am found
with the Republicans.
Kansas and Oregon are both ready 10 DO admit
ted as States. The latter has chosen two Demo
cratic Senators aud will give the Democrats one
Representative in Congress, aud probably three
Democratic Electors for the next President, ifad.
nitted into the Union. but tho Democratic State
at Columbus, on the 9th Of July last,
osolyod, yielding to aSouthern pressure, that no
urritory shalt hereafter become State unlcssit
as u population equal TO that required, In the ,
lrgor States, Tor N-r -~o,--.-,i-- l.. C.-,.-.-
'hlch at present Is 93,72O and after the next
cnsus, in 1860, will doubtless be increased 70
undrcd thousand or more. This policy will ex- !
lude both Kansas aud Oregon for long time to 8
ONO. Why Ia this course which excludes tho /
Democratic State Of Oregon with her Senators, ,
ior Representative in Congress, and her prospec.
i've Presidential Electors, pursued by the Ohio
Democracy It plainly IN obedience 10 the will
4 the slave Oligarchy, who are determined that /
he number of Free States shall not be Increased
nul they have a chance Of making more Slave !
@tcs, Can any true Democrat support such
olicy or the party that adopts Il into its State
'htlorm1
Amojority Of the Judges Of the Supreme Court
r the United States are Democrats, That major
~ decided In the Drod Scott case last spring, that
he policy Of excluding slavery from the teTito.
les by act Of Congress-that policy Of which
Thomas Jefferson is the we'll known author,is un-
and void. But the majority Of the
Court went further and decided, that shareholders
have the constitutional right to take their slaves
iuto any territory or the United States and hold
them thcro a. slaves, and that neither Congress
nor the people Of the territory can prevent it,
According to this decision, Popular Sovereignty
"a uullity--a mere humbugi for the people Of
territory have no right or power to exclude slave
~, The Ohio Democracy, at their late State
Convention, endorsed these doctrines. The par
ty in the North has heretofore profcssed to be
opposed 10 the extension Of slavery over the terri
tories, here does it stand now, when Il rcpu.
dates Popular Sovereignty and denies to Con.
grcss or to the people of free territory the pow.
ar 20 kcepjt Geel ltstauds as the guardian aud
propagaudist ofslavoy, With such Democracy,
and think speak tho sentiment of thousands,
who, like me, have in former days acted with the !
purity, cai, have nothing to do.
Having separated from the dominant party,
Through principle, AMI found congcnial compan.
ionship with Iho Republicans, "a matter oil
course, joiued issue, with the pro slavery De.
macncy, and In the ational contest of Sc, / had
the pleasure Of casting my vote for Col, Fremont
Therefore, tits with no ordinary degree Of pride
that declare myself In the fullest seuse Of that
term RrrUUnoAN.
Being a thorough practical printer, with long
experience at the "qull." tho readers of the
Tribune may rest assured that with the assistance
of Mr. Mckee, they will receive good readable
paper ami an interesting family journal.
JorS w BAILEY.