Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-08-19
NO. 90.

In 1850 and 1852 the Ohio Democracy
= Convention at Columbus, reaffirincd The do
= trines Of the platform of l948 To-day The
deny that Congress has power to prohibit 81,
, very in the Territories ther indorsa the Ore
:. Scott decision as Democratic doctliue. l
= 1850 they denounced the Fugitive Save Law
n IN 1889 they affirm that it il d Ire whic
a should be supported North and South. TIL
o Democracy and Republicans are a1tagoristi
i upon this question. The Democratic part
: sustain it the Republicans declare their una
J.. tefable purpose to repeal it. The speaker wa
conscientiousiy opposed TO it. In 1850, be
fore it became law, he offered 9 resolution il
the Ohio Senate, announcing it, and wishin,
q by resolution to inquire whether the law O
1893 could not be strengthened so us to fortif
! the good old law Of trial by jury.
, He would not invade constitutional fights
Whatever the fights Of the South may te un
der the Constitution for the rendition Of fugi
tives he would accedo TO them, but be would
. have those rights defined, and the rights o
, freedom guarded. He thought jury in Ohio
as competent to decide the question Of freedom
or slavery in the case Of fugitive as a Z en-
tucky jury had TO decide upon the proprietor
VI q AOiSS' StAA tbII5 IISII US NCutQ nave
vlndicated. He wouldnot have liberty jcoper-
died in State whefe tie presumption of law
Is IN favor of slavery
Mr.. Denhison remarked at length upon the
disgust of the Democracy all over the Union,
when the repeal of the NJ issouri Compromise
was first intimated. 1t had become sanctiicd
III the hearts Of the people, and no man was
bod enough to advocate It's repeal But when
1t was Repealed, thousands of Democrats fore
swore their party, and with the majority of
old Wings, united III organizing the Repub'i-
! can party. In the face OF this invasion Of the
rights Of the free States, you yet find the Dem
ocratic party deten;i.ng il, and couten3ng that
t. the Compromise was unconstitutional" not
witlstanding it was approved by Calhoun,
| Crawford and Writ, Southern members o.
Monroe's Cabinet. You find that no memory
is too sacred for them to yioiate-no precedent
toe hoy fer them to disregard.
in Kansas, al the powers Of Government
were brought to bear to force an oiiious con
stitution upon the people. Democrats raised
aE1other howl all over the North, but they
soon yaarned to renew communion with the
lOaves aid fishes of the Administration, and
snatehed with aacrity the opportunity afforded
by the infamous English swindle which ac-
know edged that the Iecompton Constitution
was otlious to tle people of Kaneas, end pro
posed to admit them coEditionaliy, requiring
of them q population of $4,000, while at the
same time it admits Oregon with 10000. The
speaker here alluded to the asserted refusal Of
the Democratic menbcfs of the iate Constitu-
tional Convection il Kansas, 10 sign the new
Constitution, upon this very Gacse of popula-
ton exp. essing his fears that it IS true, be-
cause 60 thoroughly in Aeepitg rfith Demo-
cratic antccedents.
In relation to this question Of prohibition,
he said there is now a deliberate purpose in
the South to compel Congress to pass a law !
to protect slavery in the territories Douglas
has said he will not accept nomination frcu
the Charleston Convention with save code
plank ii Tie platform, but his career proves
that he wou!d accept anything, if there were
forty slave code pianks i'll it. His doctrine is !
that slave property is like any other property
in the territories. He was prepared to see
the Defliocract sustain a slave code, and would
predict that they indorse it. They it,dorse the !
Dred Scott doctrine with the South. If that !
is right doctrine the logic is with the South,
and the Constitution does carry slavery with
it into all the territories and he who recog-
nizea the doctrine as sound must admit that
Congress has power to protect slavery in the
territories.
AS the Democracy of the free States lave
backed ont upon all their previous positions
upon the slavery question, they will back out
from their opposition to the Slave Ccde They
have also entered solemn protts: against the
revival Of the slave trade; they allege that it |
cannot be revived that the proltibiory law !
of lTI8 cannot be repealed, hut yet it will be |
a living practical issue and the Democracy Of |
the free States will support it. Two and q |
half years ago when Etheridge Of Tennessee, !
introduced a resolution denouncing the SLAVE /
trade, only eight members voted against the |
resolution, and they ostcnsibIy because they !
resented the suspicion against the South, but |
the rapid growth of the slave trade sentiment !
as proven b5 the speech Of a. Ii. Stephens |
from whom the South now derives It's political |
Inspiration, is convincing that it must be q !
vital question for the consideration of the |
friends of freedom Mr. DeDniscn did not
think that repeal OF the prohibitury law would |
constitute plank in The Charleston platform, |
but it must come up as an important measure
hereafter. He would predict likewise that tic !
Lennon cnze, before the United States ST.
pretffe Court involving the right of slave !
holder to take his Saves throdgh free States,
would be decided as vas he Drsd Scott case |
Just Gffer the Presid ntial election.
The speakcr held that the brad Scott dec- |
sion was made for political ehlct (Forhey SAYS |
it was known what the decision would be be-
fore the President delivered his inatgura), and |
that the Lemtaon case would he similar and |
that it would sustain the right Of slave transit |
through the Free States. and thus introduce |
slavery into the North. because the power can |
not be limited if it is permitted to foster itself
anywhere.
The Republican party, said Mr.. H. propo-
Sos nothing ne* on these questions they simp- |
Iy oppose the eNtention of slavery. They do
not propose to invade Southern constitutional |
rights. They demand that slavery shall not !
be carried into free territory. They repudiate
the doctrines OF the f)red Scott decison-
They insist on interpreting The Constitution as
Washington and Jefferson did. and upon ad-
herring TO the settled policy of the Govern
ment under the fathers of the Constitution
They do not seek to disturb slavery where it
exists by force of law, but they intend to pro-
hihit slavery nggreSSoSs u-.nn free territory.
They intend to rcorgsp ze the Supreme Court
so that 100000 white r,en in the South shall
not have five Supreme Judges while l7.O00.-
600 in the North have hut four This Court |
is the citadel of slavery. and Republicans in
tend to storm it.
The Republican party is the white mans
patty, and it labors for the prosperity and lib
artv nf thr white man Mr. Dcnnison DrO-
ceeded to say that he favored tariff upon for