Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-01-07
SoyereiEnty--The Black
E Republican Party.

1t isstruly amusing TO see how sud.
den the organs of the whole Black Re-
Publican party havebeeome enamored
with the principlesOf popular sovereign
ty. Even our .neighborlo of the Registe'
is anxious, yea clamorous, for the prin
ciple to be adopted in ~Ielatioa tNKan.
sas, anasthiuks twas great an outrage
that it should not be, as he did. a siror1
time ago that it should be. The follow
ling article we clip from the Washington
States and commend it to the heartfelt.
warm-hsarted, cordial, swelling, thrill
ling, soul-stirring, ardent, burning, fiery.
flaming, boiling-oyer, penetrating and
absorbing effort of the Register maniu
behalf of the principles of popular SOW
ereignty, or what he used to sneeringly
term 'squatter Sovereignty" -
"Now follows the miracle of the nine
teenth century. The whole mass of ne
gro worshippers are renouncing their
black idols en- mGsse, seeking a refuge
within the line of popular Sovereignty.
The most rapid of these idolators are off
ering themselves, by whole States, to the
cleaning baptismal waters Of Democratic
creed. It is the most rapid the most alb
~solute, and most astonishing, and the
most i~rrerocaJLe conversion recorded in
the annals of heaehendom. The -only
thing approaching it is the story of the
wholesale change of worship by some of
the old Teutonic tribes, who. resigned
the idols of their dark faith, and all be-
came, Christians in mi day to please
their chief, or for other reasons of poll
cy. - .,tr
att is a conclusive triumph, and one
full of instruction to the Democracy, to
sec the enemies Of. popular sovereignty
so eager to s~tealits livery and so intense
ly anxious to appropriate the smallest
fragment Gifts principles. But this sud
den and intense desire of its old and bit
ter opponents to take exclusively charge
of the cause of popular sovereignty in
Kansas, is slightly suspicious. Democ-
racy has not soughttheir aid, and should
be slowt to accept their allegiance. They
must wait until they are more familiar
with the truths and practices of Democ-
racy, before they assume to be teachers
and dictators toits affairs.
t'If this newborn zeal of. tie Black
Republican for the exercise of popular
sovereignty in Kansas, springs from a
hope that by their Intervention the Dem
%ecratic party can be divided against it
self and any considerable portion o. its
strength be carried over to the service
of the negro worshipping disunionists.
they may dismiss the fond illusion
There can be no difference of opinion on
the principlc-that is fixed beyond dis
pute, and it is only on points of expedi-
entcy-on the best mode of reducing il
effectively and Immediately for practice.
that there is any possibility Of serious
discussion. In such a discussion il
ought to be warming enough to the De-
mocracy that the enemies of the princi.
pie are in arms to force upon it a certain
form of action. This insidious move
ment ought to close their ranks in phal,
anx against the attempted dictation.
It is the subtle policy of these extra
ordinary converts to popular sovereign
ty, to draw a portion of the Democrats
in pursuit of a shadow to which the peo-
pie have no right or interest invested
and like the discontinued dog in the ia.
bic, let drop the positive and substantial
fruits of victory for the unreal semblance
reflected N the dc!usiye waters of Black
Repub!icanism. 4.r ma