The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-04-23
Iecompton Democrat Changes Ground.

Lecompton Democrat Changes Ground.
We believe that of all the Democratic
papers in New Hampshire, only one was
at the start-only one has been at any
time, an advocate of the Lecompton poll
CIV. If we chose to insult the Democratic
editors of the State, we might include
Burke's organ-which is called, in that
quarter, the organ of the Cow Boys-in the
number of the Democratic papers, and say
that the Lecompton policy has had two
advocates The Cow Boys-a designation
coined by the editor of the Vermont Pat
riot-the same editor who, in 1919, stung
the coalition with the appellation Of truck
and dicker party'-are a set of camp fol-
lowers corresponding in character and in
the objects of their pursuits, to the DANTE
organization in Illinois Burke, who de-
serted the Democratic party in 1854, and
has not acted with it since, is the leader of
the odious faction in New Hampshire and
he OWLS and conducts the Democratic Stan
d,arH-heavcn spare the mark This pa
per is the special organ Of the Buchanan
administration, and is devoted to the for
tunes of the original Lecomptonites.-
But not intending to insult the New liamp-
shire democracy. we leave this man Burke
and his paper out of the account. 1t Is,
therefore true, that only one Democratic
paper there has supported the territorial
policy of the administration. And that
paper is an able and respectable one and
eXerts as it deserves to, wide and conser.
vative Influence We allude to the Jnio,
Democrat printed at Manchester
But while the Union Democrat has been
Kansas. on grounds Of cxpediency it was
never willing to give up the basis doctrine
Unpopular sovereignty. And, this being
stated it is needless to add-thougi. We
do 50 with pleasure-that it looks upor
the recent demonstration, apparently I'm
/ der the approval OF the President, in Wash
/ ington and in some other sections OF til,
South, in favor of special Congressional pro
lection Of Slavery in the territories, as al
attempt to destroy the tue Democrat,
platform, and to abandon popular yover
! eighty 70 ii. enemies. md thus regarding
this business. this sterling rapcrspeal,s ou
in strong and plain terms fremon>trancc
We take tie following extract from it
I leading editorial OF last week:
During the late session Of Congress. an,
inst long enough before our election +.
paralvzr our efforts and blast or hopes
men recognized as Democrats. lromulgatc,
/ the hcrcsy that COngrC=- : bound II y,l
t,ct slavery i'll the tcrri:, rieS, even againS
the will Of the people. 1t Is "a popular Idle;
that the Democrat, OF the North yield Il
every demand the South may make W,
have Welded nothing TO the South. w
have intended TO come square up to tn
letter and spirit of the constitution. but W,
have not been asked 20 90 n step beyond
and shall not 90 if we are. We agree tina
the South has an equal right in the terri
torrs, and that this equality includes tn
right 10 take into territories whatever i
deemed to be property in the States, anc
TO hold ii as such. subject TO local laws
which must themselves be subject 10 judi
cial review before the Supreme Court o
the United States. Bu. we shall neve
. agree that it Is the business or the duty o
Congress to interfere with the local insti
tutionS of States or territories. We stanC
III good faith by the doctrine of popula
sovereignty: the Democratic party will no
yield an inch 10 any invasion of that dCci
rine by the Abolitionists of the North O
the extremists OF the South. 1t Is impos
sible that the views Of Senator Brown, wh'
claims that Congress intervene III behalf o
slavery. can ever be incorporated into TIE
creed OF national party.
We seldom are able to present an OK
tract to our readers with more pith, poin
and directness, than this. We hope
Will have influence, whore wholesome il
tluencc Is urgently needed: and we cor
graduate the public on the evidence nov
before Us, and cumulative, that good vii
come from the insane efforts OF some viii
men i'll the Democratic party TO enact
Congressional slave code The good "
anticipate. is the union of the Democrat
party; for the masses are all on one side
on the side OF popular sovereignty-anC
the leaders, whether reluctantly or vii
linely Will have TO join the masses.-CHtco
60 Times.