The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1859-04-21
Intervention i'm favor OF slavery.

Intervention in favor OF Slavery.
As the time for opening another canvass for
President of the United States approaches.
the politicians are first looking around for
the material from which to construct their
platforms, intending afterward to mould their
candidate to its length and breadth, no mat
ter wha. his antecedents may have BEEN
The southern democracy is just now special
ly active in blocking out plank of Congress
ional Intervention for Slavery, and insist that
nothing short of that will satisfy the noble
patriots who will meet in the Charleston
Convention. The south will doubtless insist
upon this, and the question comes up. will
the northern dougL-faces Of that party submit
to it. In our humble opinion the leaders in
the north, as they have heretofore done, viii
bow their heads and permit the collar TO be
fastened On their necks. A few years ago,
the north was required to pass the fugitive
slave law, containing provisions Of the most
arbitrary character, whereby it was believed
every fugitive from slavery would be reclaim
ed. The democracy was for an instant in
dignant, but their necks were bowed to their
master. In a few years the repeal Of the
Missouri restriction was demanded -democ-
racy for day was again indignant. but they
humbled themselves, and the demand Of the
south was acceded to. and slavery was admit
ted into the territories, as they claimed under
the constitution, and thus consented to the
illimitable extension cf slavery. 1t was de-
manded that in addition to Congress the Ju.
dietary should put forth its hand to protect
southern institutions inthe federal domain and
northern democrat shouted ''great is the bred
Scott decision" And now it is demanded that
the power Of Congress shall be invoked and
exercised to protect and propagate tbs insti-
tuition Of slaeery. And there are those who
now profess to be men, free men, who concede
even this, for what? to perpetuate the demo.
cratic party in power, SO that they may fatten
Upon its corruptions.
The platform once established it will be an
easy matter 10 place an automaton upon it,
as was done in the last convention, for as
soon as Mr.. Buchanan could raise his head
after the nomination had been conferred upon
him he declared, Il am no longer James
Buchanan, but the Cincinnati PLATFORM
The question will then come up, will the
masses of the party consent to stand upon
such platform, after it is fixed up by the
office holders and expectants. We do not
believe they will, and yet they have SO long
been accustomed to obey their masters, we
confess that we have but little confidence in
their political integrity. Our neighbor of the
Jeffersonan will follow wherever party leads
the way, yet we hope large portion of the
democracy will refuse to longer wear the col
lar Of the slave holders. The result of the
late elections is at last some evidence that the
south cannot much longer make the north
subservient to its interest. Nine .tenths OF
the voters in the free states are opposed to the
extension of slavery, and they have been led
to the support of the most obnoxious meas
ures, by their blind adherence to the party
and party leaders.
We are in favor of the Intervention of Con.
;gress, not to propagate the peculiar institution
of the south. but to PROHIBIT its extern
sion, upon one foot Of soil now free We
take the broad ground that Congress has the
power and should exersise it to iuterpene on
this slavery question, to prevent its extension,
but has no porer to extend it.