The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-11-03
Has Black CpubIica nisIn" ANY
Fixed Priucjpfc!

Has Black RCpubIica nisIn' ANY
Fixed Principle!
The great point Of difference which has al
ways existed between the Democratic party
and its anti.slavery opponents has been this:
that the former supported the doctrine of nom
intervention, while the latter have on all occa-
sions, at all times. in Congress, in the State
Legislatures, on the hustngs, in resolutions, in
truth everywhere, contended for intervention
that is, for interference with slavery in the
States, in the District Of Columbia, in the Ter
ri,orieS, everywhere This doctrine of inter
ference has been the entire trading capital Of
that party ever since rank Abolitionism sue
ceded in crushing out all there was Of national
ity aud conservatism in the Wing party. While
the Democratic party declared that its policy
was non interference with slavery that Con
gress had not the right to introduce, it into
State or Territory; that when State was form
ed, then, and not until then, the people became
possessed of rightful prerogatiye. This is
what is well known to be the Democratic doc.
trine of non intervention.
The acknowledged leader Of "Republicanism"
in Massachusetts is Eli Thayer, member Of
Congress. Recently Mr.. Morgan the black re-
publican candidate i0g Governor in New York.
engaged Eli to stump that State in aid OF the
''Black Republican" ticket. He spoke in AL
bany, in Syracuse and Buffalo. Upon each oc
caSion he came out hatfOoted and strong for pop
uar sovereignty, one ofthe cardinal features in
the Democratic creed. The Tribune and Alba-
ny Erening J9Uraal discovering that Mr.. Thay-
er was advocating Democratic principles, in
duced Morgan to cali him back pay him of and
discharge him.
Well, Mr.. Thayer returned back to Massa-
chusetts. His heterodoxy in New York preced-
ell him to Worcester, his residence. What did
his "BIack Republican" constituents do-repr-
nland him? Oh, no. He was called upon for
speech. Here is short extract:
The "Republican'' members Of Congress,
while unable to secure intervention for freedom,
were compelled to accept the alternative Of in
| tervention for slavery, OR No INTERVENTION
WHATEVER. They HAVE NOT HEsITATED TO
CHOOSE THE LATTER, which was essentially done
| in the Crittenden- Montgomery bill," which re-
ceived all the Republican" votes, and enough
! rom the anti Lecompton Democrats and Ame
ricans to pass the House. No "RppuNican"
conshtueacs has reJ,Ied ats Representative for his
action in that iHSta2ce
Here Mr.. Thayer plants himselfsqnarely up
on the platform of non-intervcntion. lie says
the "Republicans" in Congress deliberately a.
dopted it, with their eyes open, in broad day
light, when they voted for the "Crittendcn-
Montgomery bill" Here then is popular SOW
ereignty and slavery non Intervention, two
principal panks in the solid Democratic plat
form, which Mr. Thayer undertakes to spike
down among the crudltics inconsistencies and
1mpossibities Of modern "Republicanism."
Now, Mr.. Thayer was speaking to Massa-
chusetts BLACK Republicans" and no State in
the Union can furnish any with blacker Aboli-
ton features, He says: "No Republican con-
stitucncy has rebuked its representative" for
voting for the Crttenden Montgomery bill
That may be the case in Massachusetts, but in
the State Of New York, every "BIack Repabl-
cam member who thus voted for popular SOW
ereignty has been Marked and nearly every
one, as 6ras possibly could be, has been thrown
overheard. Such reliable "RepubIcans" as
Matteson, Bennett, Granger, Morgan, Andrews
and dozen others were all refused renomina-
tions on account Of that vote, and nothing else.
Well, after all this leaning toward the Dem
ocratic party, Mr.. Thayer has been nominated
for reelection to Congress by the "Black Re-
publicans" of Massachusetts, comprising the
Worcester District. In his speech accepting it,
he isPeated his avowal Of his confidence in the
policy ofnon-interyention. The meetig hearth
| ly indorsed his course in Congress. He will be
elected as friend Of popular sovereignty, such
as is comprehended in the Kansas and Nebras-
ka act-he will go to Washington as a non in ter
ventionist; that is, believer in the National
Democratic doctrine that Congress possesses no
right or authority to interfere with slavery
either in the States or Territories.
| But the leadsng organ Of the aBlack Repub-
| licans" in the Union opens its batteries upon
Mr.. Thaycr, and pours its broadsides into him
without mercy. lie has incurred the wrath Of
the immaculate Tribune. The vengeance OF
that arrogant and dctatorlal sheet is not mild
nor stinted when it is in pursuit of victim
Here is a specimen Of Republican" brotherly
love, as exhibited in that print few days since
1t may possibly have occurred to some orour
readers that our faith in the sagacity and iude-
ment ofthe Hon. Eli Thayer is not of celestial
altitude. That Mr.. Thayer is well-meaning
jealous and active in support of the right we
believe; but If he were to think more and saw
less, we are confident he would be more eff
cient for good and less periIous--nott to say mis-
chieyous,--to the cause he has at heart than he
somehow contrives to be. He seems to labor
under constitutional inability to be quiet and
let himself alone. He has the ambition to lead
without the ballast of observation and careful
study, which are needed to qualify one to FIJI
that position with honor to himseifor safety to
the public. We're he to set sail on voyage of
discovery, he would be certain to return with
chart studded all over with og-banks which he
had rashly mistaken for continents,