The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-11-23
Hon. Edward Bates. OF Missouri. bids for the
Presidency. ..-.-- -. =


Slave State, and while they are in advance Of
the views of most prominent Southern states
men, yet, as a whole. the exposition Of views
is vastly below the Republican creed. and the
cherished and inbred sentiments of the vast
majority of the Republicans. a=
1--WE feel more regret than surprise to see
certain class of Republican journals. with un
reserved appreciation. publishing these views
and commencing their author. as worthy to be
the authorized exponent of Republican prin
ciples, and the honored standard bearer of the
party. In short this class accept the bid of
Mr. Bates for the Presidency, and close the
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It is not our purpose now to discuss. ir
heightened detail, the exposition of Mr.. Bates
lit is not necessary, but we will not refrain
from gancing briefly at a few prominent par
ticulars a85.ss as ss.1, nsaas pm is 5ie
This authoritative statement says: 'Mr.
Bates is (not scas) Is Henry Clay Whigr
When an unrepentant. uncireumcised Clay
Whig.' who has made no progress as the world
has advanced, and adopted no new political
views, since the days of the great statesman
who was confessedly, on the subject of Slave
~, cropping in thick darkness, when such a
man, q Clay Whig,' we repeat. becomes the
Presidential standard bearer of the Republi
San party, that party. in regard to it's present
distinctive position, will have ceased TO exist,
and cross between Clay Whiggery and mod
ern Republicanism win have produced q by
brid monster, unworthy of the regard or con
fdence of sincere, conscientious Anti Slavery
Republicans class too numerous and too
important to be wholly ignored and disregard
cd BY the managers who are essaying to get
up Slave State candidate.
Again, Mr.. Bates recognizes, as legitimate,
the holding Of property in man, and claims
that slave property should be on an equality
with other property-but that as species of
property, he graciously adds, it should have
no superior rights accorded to it I! - -.5
He says ...the entire Democratic party of the
Free States are as decidedly opposed, as even
the Republican party, to the extension of
Slavery over territory free This will be news
to most men. irrespective of party in the
Free States. @ So.
Mr.. Bates. also. says The question of
Slavery extension is no longer before the peo.
pie. It is discussed now only as an abstrac
tion.', This is disingenuous. The whole, aim
and scope of the Slave power is for Slavery
extension. over New Mexico and other free
territory, to say nothing of their cherished
purpose Of Cuban acquisition. F.o1.
Mr.. Bates bids strongly for Southern favor,
thus: He just as firmly adheres to the right
Of property IN Slaves in all the States where
Slavery exists. and will 60 just as far to pro
tect the rights Of States in that species of
property, as long as those States choose to
keep it, as any man living A pretty ardent
and unlimited devotion to the sum of all
villainies,' for an inalienable rights mani
/, He says. If President, he would execute
the Fugitive Slave Law, if the army and navy
of the Government were equal to the task
Again ifthe Fugitive Slave Lap should
Be repealed. OR SHOULD BE FOUND INADEQUATE
TO THE SERVICE OF RETURNING ABscoNDISG
SLAVES TO THEIR MASTERS. Mr.. Bates would
urgently recommend TO Congress to pass
SOME Law THAT WOULD MORE
CERTAINLY AND MORE ACCEPTA-
BLY, carry out the Constitutional guarantees
of the rights of Southern Shareholders
.Again-Mr, Bates holds to tile opinion that
'the entire function of the Federal Govern
ment in regard to Slavery, should be to pro
.teet it Siauery) tChere; il is ,,..s,5,,,.
Republicans have been wont to regard
Slavery as the creature of State, municipal
law, and to hold that the Federal Govern
ment should be separated from the support of
the InstituIion-but Shareholders and their
abettors, claim all the functions of the Nation.
Al Government, for the protection of Slavery
land this seems TO be the idea of Mr. Bates,
The effort of few plotting Northern Re
publicans to bring forward. as Presidentia
candidate, man like Mr.. Bates SO far below
the freedom, anti slavery line of the Republi
can platform, if successful, will lead to results
more disastrous and fatal than those of 1856
Then, few plotters, at Silver Springs.
Maryland, were successful in bringing forward
in the fash phrase of that day, The Path
finder of the Rocky Mountains and nevel
was q poor party so utterly and hopelessll
thrown upon the defensive and kept upon tn,
keen jump of explanation, as was the Repub
hcan party, in sustaining and supporting, ant
protecting its antecedentLess candidate, anC
the almost exhaustless ingenuity of the New
York I'ribsne, fnally eliminated in present
ing to an admiriDg world the sublime ant
thrilling spectacle of two Fremonts r
Let the insane idea of going to Slav
State for candidate, for the purpose of con
ciiating the Slavery influence, be at once an
forever abandoned. We would by no mean
positively exclude Southern men, but the tim
has not yet come for looking in that directio
for Presidential candidate. Let the mao
ness OF party 'managers,' exhibited in thei
purpose to pass by Chase, Seward, Hal,
Wade and men of that stamp, be at ono
and emphatically checked.
81 To neglect true and tried Statesmen sue
as We have named, Tor mere expedienc
candidate, will be, and ought to be fatal
success. Right, is the highest expedenc
now and always .4-;-s. s,.-.
The caliow essay of Mr.. Bates serves on
to expose the nakedness and the poverty
bis freedom creed. Away With experiment
candidates.
Let us have a representative man, this tir
IA man with marked, unmistakable antee
zdsnts--a man whose life. whose history, who