Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1859-04-30

THs Two FAcrroNs oF rHE DMocRAcY oF rHE
OtD KEYsroNE, are indulging 10 most hopeless
and rrecoucilable rapcor for the existence Of
which, however much they may despise Mr Bu-
chanan, the author Of II, the Republicans are
ce rtuinly Obliged to him, for so successfully
breaking down the party.
The FIRST demonstration Of division originated
in the passage Of resolutions by the Democratic
State Convention which assembled at Harris
burgh on the 10th ult The Convention was
composed mainly Of Federal Office holders, aud
its resolutions received Federal endorsement by
being published with approving editorial COM
mepts in Washington Union This reused the
! Anti-LecomptOn spirit Of large portion oi the
party in the State and new State Convention
was called, which was held at Hsrrisburgh on
the l3lh inst. 1t was largely attended, aud the
spirit of the proceedings indicated that there
would hereafter be no compromise with the Ad-
ministration wing. Pennsylvania may be re.
garded as pretty safe for an opposition Presi-
dent In the next Presidential election.
John Hickman, M. O., made the principal
speech, from which the following is an extract !:
"ThoSe who talk of Cancellation and com
promises, between us and the sef-eonsti-
tinted oracles Of the Democratic party, can
have but feeble appreciation Of the real
condition of things Let this truth be
made prominent that there is eternal an
tagonism between freedom and Slavery
The struggle between them is but just be-
gun, and is going OF. in our midst We
have acted honorably and benevolentIy, and
longer forbearance with the South not only
ceases to be virtuons, but becomes cowardly
and base. The North has rights long held
in allegiance, truly, yet not lost. We will
resist aggression on the part of the South,
but not her constitutional guarantees, and
will force plain, distinct, unequivOcal re-
conigtion of the rightful claims of the North !;
nothing more and nothing less. Further,
a usurpaton has been accomplished, which
sapS at the very foundation Of our political
structure.
Mr.. Buchanan has demanded the absorp-
ton of the powers of Congress, in those of
the executive, to carry out bis treachery.
He has asSailed the representatives of the
people, bribed the venal, rewarded the as
piring. alarmed the timid, deceived the hon.
est. More recently, however, when the
recommendations of the president we're
thought to favor the agricultural and man.
ufacturing states when the propriety of a
new tariff law was suggested when the
so-caled Democratic members of the Sen.
ate and the House, even the cabinet officers
raised the voice of denunciatory opposition, il
was all right, and rebellion became loyalty,
and yet Pennsylvania sees nothing wrong
in this nay, they commend it. Chains
never clauked upon the limbs of beings more
serve and debased We charge further
upon the administration of Mr.. Buchanan
one main cause by which we have reached
the point of national insolvency, reckless
prodgality in the expenditures of the pub
lie money, and the prevailing vice in the
departments Of the government"
The AntLecompton Democratic Conven
tion in Pennsylvania adopted the name Stat
Rights" as indicating their position and thei
fealty to old Democratic doctrines.