Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-10-28
For the Gazette.

MR. EDITOR -" A modern Democrat ar
pears in the STANDARD of last week over the
coghoinefi 6f "A Democrat of I 1oi7a " iii febl3
to a communication of mine which appeared
in late number of the Gazette, and proceeds
to make suhdry and grave little tIargrs against
n1e-such as assutning titles To which l have
no claim, making assertio!is isitl,bnt proof
putting or airs of arrogance, and Applying the
epithets kr,aue and fool, SC. True, the elec-
ton is over-but no difference, it will net de-
eide finally, the impartant question at issue be-
tween the two parties-the question of liberty
or slavery. The question will continue to be
discussed till it is decided, and that too in favor
of liberty
Fly swiftly round Ee wheels OF time, and
bring the welcome day
He says my predictions predictions pre-
stitrfe be means) are easily inferred from my
apologies for the old Federal Party. If the
gentleman thinks my remarks were intended as
an apology, he errs greatly. l was only insti-
tuting comparison between the old Federal,
and pfeseht Democratic party. Twas showing
wherein the t@o PARTIES were alike and where
iIt tlsef we're unlike That the old Federal
party was an honest party-whereas the pres
ent Democratic party is deeply stepped in cor
ruption: And to cotfvince him that the title
clairs is 4s6t assumed, will inform him that
was born into the world Republican, and as
soon as was old enough to legslly exercise
the elective franchise voted with the Repub-
lican party, and continued to do SO while the
party retained the name
If have made assertions without proof, so
also has Democrat" He has made four
assertiot!s 10 Try one while he has not offered q
syllable of proof to sustain the whole. He
talks about arraying facts against assertions
as if his assertions should be taken for facts
sDy more than my assestions. He asks for the
proof to ststain my assertion that Democracy
was sustaining the Central Gotefntsent in its
usurpations and encroachments on State Rights.
The proofs are numerous, and he knows it
and Sefe he hoaest Re 7reald own it. have
neither time nor room to give him tenth part
Of the amount that might be produced, and
s7ifl 6ffl1 call the gentleman's attention to the
case of the Slave woman in Cincinnati, who
ras arrested by State authority on charge of
murder, and #restetf ffota lrst sutkotity by
United States Offtisls and dragged beyond
the jurisdiction of the StAte and never brought
to ttial. She *ss property, and property could
not be tried for crime. l might refer to nu-
merous acts Of tyranny and GAstutffFstion on the
part of the Federal Governmental endorsed
by the Democracy but must be brief.
The Democrat - says The sfoaeth Re
publican party claims sovereign power for Con-
gress over the domestic affairs of the Terrific
ries " &c, while the Democratic party ad-
here to the time honored old doctrine of tht
fathers of the Revolution, that the people of
the Territories are capable of selfgovernment"
&c. Now here is an assertion witlrutst proof
AN assertion with the ordinance of S7 star
ing it in the face and pronouncing it an unmit-
igste4 fdlsehood-an ordinance enaeted by the
" fathers of the Revolution " prohibiting sla-
very forever in the Territories. Popular SOW
ereignty would be well enough, if the people
were allowed to enjoy it. But while the Dem
ocracy are shouting themselves hoarse with the
cry of popular sovereignty, the Iron Heel OF
Central Power is treadng on the necks of the
people and riding over them rough shod.-
When the people of the Territories are allowed
to elect all their officers, Executive as well as
! Legislative, then we can all shout squatter
| Sovereignty-but as it is the Governor is a
mere creature of the President with power to
veto every act of the Legislature-and Squat
ter Sovereignty is humbug The Republi-
can party leave the Territories where the Con
stitution leaves it-under the control Of Con
gress. " A Democrat of Yore shows what
he thinks of popular sovereignty, by the way
that he disposes of my suggestion that the
people are capable Of choosing their Post
Masters, &c. evidently alarmed at the idea o
| curtailing the enormous patronage and power
of the President-and l presume he thinks as
the party thinks-being part of the Centra
| Committee.
He makes feeble attempt at denial that the
Democratic party is free trade party-and
says The only party of modern days that in