The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-03

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while tho stakeholder slaves anst freedo
s .yay n' ss ss resisted
the election Of John Quincy Aoams-hmsen before that
lime acceptable demoorlt-an 10 1928 expelled han
from Presidency apa out s,avenoder In his place,
although the ofce had been hsa by shareholders thirty
two Of forty years In 1885, Martin Van Bareu-he
election the democratic party ever conssn,edsiga
his Inauguration INTO the Presidency by gratultoas
approve bill for abeisnipg slavery in the Dslrct Of
Columbia. From 1888 1874, tho subject OF ab0shny
slavery in The Dstric OF Columbia and In the national
dock yards and asenas brought before Congress- oy
repealed popular appeals The democratic party there
upon promptly denied the rgot Of petition and escta ally
suppressed the freedom Of speech in Congress- al far as
the nentuton of slavery was concerned From 1910 70
1912 good and wise men that Texas should re-
outside of the Union until she should consen.
nquish her seDshtuted slavery; but the democratic
party pecptated her admission into the Uncn not only
without that condition. but even with covenant that the
State might be divided and zed 30 as 10 constitute
four save states instead OF one In Sle when the United
States became involved ~ war with ae1co, and II was
Of that repubc which was non savehoaipg oower the
democratic psy rejected .aa. slavery snoad
When Be- IN the
Territories OF California ana New Mexico tue fruits Of that
war tho democratic party refused to admit New Mex co as
ree STATE, ana Only consented 70 admit California as
Tree State on The condition as has since explained the
transaction, Of leaving all Of New nexco aud Utah
petus slavery in the District Of Columbia and the pas
sage Of an cruel ana humiang Law for
the recspure Of fugitive slaves, with further stpaa
ton that the subject slavery should again bs asi
taed in emner ehamoer or Congress When, IN 1854,
ne saueho.ders were cotesdy reostg On. these great al
rontd9es, then so recently 'ooa the democratic party unnc
cesory Dtciosty and 'otM super se1rlceadk seraliy,
auesd h.m from their slun'eer 60 offer and force on
that ntther slavery nor svInad,y ssru'tude should
erist 'othin that part Of ne aacte1 Territory Loui.
as psra ay f ass: s m. , %sa sSa H
sa'o ua,ch, gun ne eacepton q one other 'ods the
Sn'y Ms1s q freedom sAsn remaining in ne federal CODE
Ia 1920 wnen tne people OF Kansas mad organized a
new state within me region thus abandoned TO slavery,
and applied TO be admitted ~ free State into the
Union, tae democtauc Pary contemptuousiy rejected
lher petition and drove them, With menaces aod intmi'
Gshons ron the nal OF congress ana armed the Presi
slave established over them by fraud and usurps
ton. Az every subsequent stage OF the long contest
has lent its sympathes It's aid and all the powers Of
government which controlled to enforce slavery upon
that unwilling and injured people Add no Y, even 20
this day, while m0cks with the assurance Kan
Free the democratic party keeps the State excluded
from her just and proper place in the Unioa under the
hope that she may yet be drag0oned into tue acceptance
Of slavery. The democratic party finally, has procured
from supreme Judiciary faced its interest, a de
cree that slavery eaists, by force Of the constitution
in every Territory Of the United States, payamotln. 70
all legislative authority, either ,cithtn the Territory
residing u, Congress Such s The democratic party Il
mas no policy state or FEDERAL, for hnance or trade,
manufactures, or commerce, or education internal
Improvements, or for the protection or even the
compensatory in the interest Of slavery-ueea,ye
compromising and vacillating in regard 70 everything
boasts its love OF quaty aud wastes s strengt6
aud even its life In foginR the ouy knoSn
in land processes fraternity and SO often as slavery
REQUIRES allies itself with proscrp.ioo Ia ms1na:.s
itself for conqueets 10 foreign lands but il sends the ma
tona eagle forth ways with chains and not the oil "a
cses ,uhat Uas unu;in1 10 nnnonc ~ yv y" aow
sooe of ms oromDc, that NJ N. ,rhol. ~
Of slaoeholn0 designs which nIus submitted 70 vou The
x,ncrac rart hns LIFT onw ons net "a b 49, I
ne nreoation of he Inn ,nh;rb f,yI;J ,Ss 1Sr:., -
trade Now know yery we'll ,Rst the dsmosrac n sn
motive and The poicv NJ forfvinr and eytsnsna .s VIZ
and has excused them on en,irelv siosrent soi ~
grounds ., But the and yoy
upon that party IL must indeed ecesssrilv excnse
such guilt before mankisd and even to the conscences
of its own adhereus Thsy. IL an in s ohsoencs
of slapeyv and an Unborn and iyhereat iors oS f.io
in The hsa heart which render paiiiaton Of sh ros
on he ground Of fear that left to eniou the h ~
he might seduce the free white czen into anal
gamaon WITH his wronged and despised race Ina DE-
mocratc party condemned and deposed John Quincy
Adams because he expended twelve millions wear while
it uanes successor in spending seventy mil
lions, eighty Millions and even hundred milhons year
II denies emancipation In the District of C,lnmba even
with TO masters and the consent of the peo
although the constitution expressly confers upon Congress
sovereign legislative power in tina, District and although
s iS OF the Of strict
constitution in suppressng petition debate on the sub.
e q the public
to instruct their representatives, and demand their
resignation in Of contumacy. IL extended slavery
over Texas and copnved at the attempt to spread
the Mexican territories 10 the Of the
Pacific under Of enlargng the Of
DOM abrogated the Mexican slave law and the Missouri
compromise prohibition OF slavery in Kansas, not to open
the new Territories TO slavery but to try therein the
aid fascinating theories OF and popular
sovereignty; and, finally, overthrow both these
ana elegant systems by the English Lecompton bill
and the Dred Scott decson on the ground that the free
safes not 70 enter the Union without popu alton
equal the representative basis OF enc member Of Con-
gress save states mgn. come 10 wtnout lspec
ton as to Their numbers WIN any member OF the demo
canc party now mere claim that the authorities chosen BY
forms, and 80 mrepresented the party 10 the various
transactions nave recitedY Ihen ask MIN to mime one
WaMe, ,eho esthr tmidy or cautiously IKE them, or
odty ana deanty IKE Dougtss eor refused to execute
oehest q the shareholders and oas not therefor and for
no other cause smmeddteiy denounced and Opposed from
nus trust ana repudlod oy me democratic partyfor that
c@tumacG tnmk, fellow citizens that l nave shown
you nat hgn time or the fends OF freedom TO rush