The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-09-22
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For the News.
The New Demands Of the South-s
Win Northorn Democrats ObeyP

~ 10 VIZ oNANuNNg nun NAlo NeelalA- I
tions made by the Black Democracy all !
over the Southern States, that they are
united in determination, if possible,
to force upon the government a Con
grossional law to protect the owners Of /
slaves in their alleged right to bold
slaves in al the Territories also, in a
strenuous effort to rerjUs the foreign
African SlaUs trade, with a view to stock
the country with a population Of thous-
ands Of ignorant, uucultivatod heathe
idolator8. We have reason to believe
that the bogus Democracy Of the Free
States will take no united action against
the iniquitous design, to prevent it, but
will play into the slaveholdors hands by
some evasion, or dishonest plea to cheat
their unsuspeoting dupos, who submit to
such base impositions, aud lend their
sanction to such monstrous crimes. We
owe it as a duty to guard the public
against the false and fraudulent misrep-
resentations, and deceitful Vaccinations
Of hyPocritical demagogues, who seek
to deceive tho people by their false pro-
fessions Of Democratic purity, and claim
ing to be a united political party, still
actuatod by the old and honored prin-
ciples Of the Jefferson Democrats Of
1776--a profession which is as hypoori-
teal and false as it is mean and con-
tomptible. No honest or Intelligent
Democrat will deny the truth Of what I
say.
The Southern Black Democracy very
unanimously now demand a Stare Code
for the Territories, and will force the
measure upon the North if they can,
and ooncode nothing to their Northern
partisans. They also now very goner-
ally demand a repeal of the acts Of Con-
gress condemning the Slave Trade as
piracy.
The Opposition in Kentucky, also
lately assumed the ultra pro-slavery posi-
ton distinctly; and urged it strenu-
ously upon the attention of the public.
Their candidate for Governor, and the
leading journals at Louisville and Frank
fort, insisted on the right to hold slaves
in the Territories; and that Congress,
and all departments Of tho Federal Gov
ernment must uphold it, though the
whole people desired its exclusion.
The Richmond Wing, another leading
organ of the South, has very recently
taken ground as a decided proapgandist
of slavery, and labors with zeal as a
genuine Shareholder, to protect and de-
fend the system by Congressional enact
ment. The Wing says:
"Nothing is truer than that there does
exist in Georgia, an earnest, wide
spread and rapidly-increasing agitation
for the repeal Of the law prohibiting
the slave trade. Candidates and leads
ing men of both parties hare "alluded
to the subject" and declared them
selves in favor of the unconditional
repeal. of both the State and Federal
laws which brand the slave trade as pi-
racy. The agitation in favor of repeal is
confined to no political party nor class
/ of our citizens, but is fast becoming the
popular sentiment of the Southern peo-
/ pie, and the sooner our Northern fellow
citizens are convinced of the fact, and
make up their minds to accede to our
just demand, the better for the peace
and prosperity Of our political Union.
Can any Northern Democrats for a
moment doubt the path of duty in cast.
ing their votes in such a case? viii
they vote with the party as a National
party, in support of a general ticket to
sustain candidates nominated on the
above principles? We shall see.
We, Of the freedom party, are of
opinion, that if Douglas, of the Sham
Democratic party, offers himself at tn,
Charleston Convention upon his aon-iu.
ierrsnt'on principles, he aud his friends
from the North will be thrown over
board as uuceremoniously as Stopber
said the Devils we're thrown out Of
Paradise. Should the slave propagan
dists meet with much opposition, thor
look out for the threatened "blow-up.'
The Charleston Mercury says:
owe are no National Democrats. w,
do not belong TO a National spoib party
Nth paper principles and plunder prae
tics." {" We are Democrats, not part
hacks. The National party we hav,
given over, and despaired Of it to pro.
tect our interests or rights. It cannot
do it. 1t has, and win fail to sustain
us in the North. The party is over
wholmed every where at the North ii
has gone down a. party based on priD
ciples. IL only exists upon mere spoils'
These statements Of tho Mercury ar,
literally true. We ask Northern Demo
Gratis then, Why, if they are rejected al
roady--givsn over as mere party hacks,
how can they support a party who do
clare they are determined 90 have slaverl
located and fastened as a curse upon thl