Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-01-26
WHOLE NO. saOs.

put down. at all hazards. Mr. Douglas
has been cashiered as party leader By
the Democrats" majority in the Senate.
the Virsiuis Convention has refused to
him on his partial success;
and he is denounced in the Southern
Democratic" newspapers as no better
than an abolitionist. The whole power
of the Adu inistration has been exerted
e. his defeat, and all who have dared
10 symparhizs with him have been sum.
marily punished. 500
The Democracy" therefore, have at
last divided geographically upon the
Slavery question. They are not only di.
vided upon this Kansas issue. which may
he said to be settled. but upon the inn
pcrtant question Of Popular Sovereign
,ty" The Southern Democracy 'endor-
ses the Lecompton,,fraud. and denounces
irs opponents as Free Sellers. The
Northern Democracy, or at least the
the great majority of the party. sustains
Mr. Douglas in his attitude Of hostility
to it. The Northern Democracy insist
that the people Of the Territories havetls
right to adopt "uniriendly Legislation"
as it regards Slavery, and thereby keep
the institution out of the embryo States.
The South insist that the Federal Con-
siilution carries Slavery into all the Ter
ritories. and that the Territorial Legisls-
lures have no right to exclude it. They
e:en insist that the Federal Government
is bound to protect them in the right by
laws restricting the Territorial sove.
r-ignity.
But a still greater source Of differences
i. looming up, and upon which the South
itself Is booming div ded, geographical
Iy an1 socially. We allude to the revi-
val of tie African slave trade. That in
famous piracy is no longer subject of
speculation. Itis in practical operation,
and strong and vigorous party, backed
by popular prejudice and by individual
cupidiuy. susisinsi il in all The more south
ern States. The northern Slave States
which carry on a profitable commerce in
5 selling slaves TO the Gulf States, srs
equally strong in their an.ipslhy to th'
J new foreign branch of trshic. This cues
n tiOn ~ill in all probability Draw lines o
division in the South, which may over
T ride even the anti Abolition prejudice
q tor. in addition TO the opposing sectiona
interests involved. there Is the paramount
! question of danger from the introduction
r of hordes of barbarians into a socirty
which even now is far from sleeping So
cu-ely.
But these are not the only points Of
J difference among the "Democracy."-
! Indeed. il would be difficult to mention
single question upon which there is any.
thing ike unsnimIty. For instance. the
Pennsylvania Democracy demand a pro-
. tecrive tariff; while the Southern De.
mocrscy threaten to dissolve the Union
7 If protection is resorted to. The Democ
: racy is equally divided upon the ques.
tions Of a Pacific Railroad, the DISPOSE
: tion Of the public lands. and river and
! harbor Improvements. % all these
] questions large sections Of the party have
abandoned the old landmarks, and fol.
0 lowed The expediency of the hour.
: In view of this state of things, We
] would respectfully inquire. what is il to
be q Democrat? Who shall define .
Dsmocrslf Shall il be the President,
OF Mr Douglas, or Senator Davis Of Ms.
sissippi. or Mr.. Hsmmond7 Shall il be
, the Philadslphis Press. the Washington
Uaioa. the Chicago Times. the Charles.
ton Mercury. or the New Orleans DsltGf
We feel assured that no two Of these gen.
, tIemen or of these presses would sgrss
in their definitions.
D Is Democrat for the tariff policy. or
against il? Is be for popular sovereign
+ ry. or against isf Does be approve The
: Administration Kansas policy, or Mr.
Douglas? Is he for the slave trads, or
, against iIf s ~
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