Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-05-05

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THE Pcrxssof she DcIaocraiic
Party. 81
This is an aee Of intelligence md of free,
dom. Men rad an a thiDk ier themselves
on political q: well as ali Iothefquestions.
The Dnnocrscy of de Nofth, when they
were End erough 10 bsstow temPora-
by poSsf fupol nationai tuless, had no
intention Of also conferring The right 10
rob them of their individual judgments,
and to compel them to surrender at dis
cretion their well-matured and cherished
Iop:nioas. -Whafever the office holders
have attempted, by packed and purchased
conventions, to force Their beresies. upon
the party, their candidates have been s,p ,pu-,
dated by an outraged public sentiment,
and until wise ccunseis prevail, no otberre-
suieeat be anticipated The W Washington
Sfdtesyiha recentsafsicie, wei defines The
dfficuities undersxshichsihe Democracy of
the Northern States have labcred, as fol
jows::sse ses Ss5ssssSss .ss@0sgss.8 .slslss
lInzshifs cfiticalcontineency they are 'aps
paIled bysa demand for stiff farther and
stiirmcfe Embarrassing concessions. It.is
not enough that they should ranefion sla-
yerYiin its most objectionable aspect, BY
aiding 10 the reeapture of the fugitive ne.
groAit:is not enought thst they should ad-
mif slasesy into fhc Territories under COW
erof the constitutiohZi is not enough
that 7they should consent to- reverse the
traditional policy Of the Government and
toaccepttlie illimitable extension of South
ern institutions-it is not enough that
tkey should feaef the arm Of Congress,
hitherto so active and efficient IN .tte res
strictionzofslavery. .saad eyokethe dormant
energies Of the Judiciary for its, protection
in The federal domain--al these things,
and more besides, the Northern, DemocraT
cy have yielded; but their Southern asso-
ciates are, not get, content.E1 They must
agree to employ. Tie power of the Gorern-
'neat for. the propagafioa Of slaueyy. :, 1t
is condition they cannot accept. : 1t is an
exaetion for which they were not prepared
after the solemn recognition Of .NoN7ISTERa
vENTIos, among tie fundamental principles
Of the party. What wonderif The, NORTH
ern Democracy now, surrender, in despair I?
WHO'S surprised when they, say cit is no
use for US To- struggle against such overf
whelming sodds--on one side the FRANTIC
fanaticism Of our own section !; on the 9th.
er, the oyer-ipereasipg exaeliens OF. our
Southern, allies. Why attempt to. bear up
upders this accumuiation of embarrass-
meptsl Over and over again haze we, en-
countered defeat, in support OF, the South;
but The sacrifice is not yet sufficient. Why
make further effort, when,. at best, i. will
upavailing against our foes, aud unsatis-
factory, 10 our friends?"a Without pausing,
itoldicuss the, Propriety Of the convictions.
aud feelings involved; in this complaint, , we
have no hesitation in affirming that, their
prevalence among the Northern Democracy,
explains the result of the recent elections.
May the party profit BY the lesson! q \
/ In view of facts like thesei thevquestion
naturally arises in the minds. of Northern
I Democrats why, should Southern peliti-
clans persist in movements which, if aclui-
lesced in, are manifestly calculated to torev-
ier destroy Democratic, ascepdency in every
free State The readiest answer to this is,
tbat-thiss the precise end whithSouthern
extremists are row. aiming, wifi 8 view of
either destroying the Union altogether, or
ruling it bytterrorisnl. AS an evidence of
this, we append an extractfrom alaie inin,-
Der of the Charleston jHercury,s one sof
their most faithful organs, and one of the
steadiest champions of the Administration
of Mr.. Buchanan. The Mercury sags;s q
-g!"If the views we have presented of the
state ;of, parties in the Unienr arc corrsct,
does it not become the South TO prepare
herself to meetthe evils of her conditions .
IAeaDemocrdtic party enists soialyin Tile
South. 1T as no longer. a national party.
why should we not accept thetruessiate OF
things and ,actiupon athem? As a party,
itss asSouthern party and daaothing elss.-e-
Why should 1t not ttfrnsatss6aek on the
North, and act only for the SoutA2--
Why shouldsnot heaSouthshaus asseetioas
alsca,ldiaate for the Rresideh cy, to aneetfhe
sertional cahdidute of the aAorths7 Shall
aiseciional organizations betmadei to- plum
der and destroy US, and shall Mea1baxe;ho
organization for our sdefeace?t, Deserted
by our northern associates@imperilled by a
predominant sectional array against as
with the open declaration Of emancipation
byatheir leaders as their crowmng policy,
what ;coursedoes 'evensthe instinctsof self.
preservation reduire nsatoa apursue2S If the
Bnion1 1canebe preserved, consistent with
the rights and safety of thesSUuth, it must
be byoandemonstrasion of power on the
part of the South, (which will satisfy roul
Northerniaggressors that we have the abil-
ity andsthe willstob be irldepehdentrof them.
Fercel them to calculate the value ofAthe
Union!a Letgunion or disnnion be no ques-
fion in t.esSouth, but tire one pret'ailing
question in the free States, from Maipe to
california; We choose -disunion' rather
than acknowledgements Which is your
choice, men of the North a7ssGiye MS the
guarantees weV demand for ourrights and
safety, or weleare' you 10 rule yourselves,
When suchan7alternatire,is fairly and dis
tinctlys pacedE.bef the people of The
North, ifeanything can save the q nionsthls
will save IT, VA candidate for the Prest
dencyabysthe people of iheii South ,willsbe
anEimportant step'to this great issne. 5g The
Southern candidate will be defeated, 'bht
neutrality-suspicious.. swillrbel compile
ted bywhich the issue can be made. bsii
is the last hope Of the Union; consistent
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