American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-08-18
tFrom the Mount ailsad Sentinel !
ADifferenre.

When the WILMoT Provso was n prin-
ciple prominent before the American peo.
pie, and when Eoriisfn men Of all par
ties advocated i,ss pnsAa and when lead
ing Democrats were its most able and eIo-
qusnt champions, including a large ma
jority Of the prominent men Of that party
in Ohio. Judge RAESEY and Judge BELDEN
Of the numbsr. ii was objected TO by those
who opposed 1t, because it compelled the (
people ofa Territory to do without slaves
even il a large majority Of the inhabitants
should desire their Introduction. II was
sort ofinterlerence with Squatter Sover-
eignity. which was not Democratic =
Now. since the DRIED SCoTL decision, il |
has been ascertaiRed Ihst Slavery exists by |
virtue OF the Constitution in all the Terri
tories, and that the people can by no means
rid themselves, and their Territories OF it, |
even If large majority Of said inhabitants
should desire its prohibition. There was
ho controversy as to whether State could
or could not, have Slavery. but whether
the people Of Territory, while in a Ter
ritorial condition, should be freed from the
curse. or allowed 10 receive or reject the
institution, as they seen fit. Comfy to
our Southern brethren demanded that they
should have equal rights 10 the territories.
and the Proviso was voted down. Comfy
to Northern sentiment, it seems does not
require that Northern, or anti slavery
men, should have an equal share in the
Territories. This Comfy" is rule
which works only one way. 1t is an in
fringement of Democratic rights now
days TO say there shall be no slavery, but
no Infringement Of the rights TO say there
shall be no Freedom. In the Democratic
State Convention, recently held in Georgia
it was "Resolved, That Congress has no
power to legslate upon the subject of Sla-
very in the Territories, ercept to pass ld'Cs
for It's protection" This is modern JAMES
BUCHANAN Democracy. This is "the real
old DR.. Jacob Townsend article" all 9th
ers are spurious. Where is the difference
Democratcally speaking, in the principle
OF excluding Slavery from all the Terrific
ries, or forcing tinto all the Territories.
regardless oftbe wishes of the inhabitants?
Has not great change came over the spir-
it Of Democracy? Do their Resolves Of
! this year correspond with the Res olive o.
ten years ago? Has Judge Ranney, the
present candidate for Governor of the
Democratic party, experienced no change
Has he endorsed the platform on which be
> stands, and docs that platform correspond
9 with his previously expressed views? Is
Locofocosm only "progressiVe" that il
may progress from bad to worse? Il
a slavery as firmly established in our Terri
). tories as it in Georgia or South Carolina
Below we give an extract from Judgt
RANNEY's Wilmot Provso speech, also
plank from the Ohio State Democra.i
8 Platform placsd side by side for easy com
!. parison, and will only say that Ohio Lo
u cofocoism, as expounded in the platform
!. is Bogus article sort Of cali and 'alf
Il DoUGLAsrsM, and has none of the element
i. Of "Nationality"in it.
9 TIE State Demo Judge Ranney
% cratic Convention on Views upon. the posCe
tile poUer Of Congress of Congress Quar- III
y oUer Territories. Territories:
IS "R.solved, That "IhaUe no douJ
III any attempt by Con of tie po,Osr of Con
grsss, or any OF the gress to erect Terri
States, to establish toriat Governments
- or maintain. p o. and 10 provide for tn
IS hibit or abolish, the prohibition, of Slave
70 relation of master ry in The Territorie$
r and slave in Terri and 1 am IN favor o
ie tory, would be de- and ,eoud supper
Z partur.e from the such prohibition"
~ original doctrine of
or our American insti- ''Aore than te,
~ tutions; and that we yeGrs ago I had oc
81 adhere immoyesbly casios TO make pub
p. to the principles Of ltc my opinion of III
or IN O. n.intervention duty Of Congress Il
!, N By Congress wi h d6oiish Sqrsry i ;
H. Slavery in the States Mc District Of Co
a and Territories as lam6ia. The laps,
, declared in the Kan of time has only serv
,u sas-Nebrsska b i'll ed 10 strengthen Ma
u and openly disclaim epiaios."
!, fellowship with those
ne 'ie whether at the South
" or the North, or tho
y. West, who counsel
~ III abandonment.
y limitation or avoid
20 auoe of that princi-
I. ple."
The GOOdwood Races.