The gazette and Democrat. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1860, 1860-05-24
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Men are sometimes found in positions,
emitting them 10 commsseration; but this
is for the public mind to decide Such o
case was presented to the citizens Of Lam
cas'sron last Thursday evening, in from,
of tho Tallmadge House, in the efforts Of
DIS. GRlswoLD aud 0Lps. in their attempt
10 reconcile an irreconelabls blundei,
made BY the Democratic party in regard
to their Popular Sovereignty bobby Of
1866. II the party had stood by their
compromise. known as the Cincinnaii
platform. upon which they took their
stand 10 1855. they would not be
under the necessity o.day Of coming be-.
fore the people TO explain the causes Of
dissensions amongst themselves. and of
devising ways and means to reconcile
their distracted party. There is not
boy in Lancaster Of the age Of ten years,
who reads the news, who does not know
tha. that party, so far from allowing the
sovereign people Of Karsas to "ssttie
their ovn domestic Institutions in Msr ovn
w1y." have brought all the machinery Of
the federal government TO bear, to pre-.
vent the settlement Of things in that ter.
fitory, according to the popular sovereign.
ty doctrine. Four Governors have been
sent there TO carry ont the schems Of the
party. before one could be found. 10 the
person Of SAMuKL MEpARY. who would
take the responsibility Of placing his veto
upon the will Of the Sousrsign people"
A bogus Gods Of laws. enacted principally
by pro-savtry citisens Of Missouri, was
attempted TO be fastened upon tho pro
testing people Of Kansas. And at the
last session Of Congtl IS. this same party
claiming 10 be Democratic. and having q
majority in the National Legislature, sid
to Kansaa that they could bs admitted in
to the Union upon an equ'lity with Other
Siatss. under The Leoompton Constitution
with ito slavery code: butif they did not
aoospt. then they should remain out un'
III they should acquire certain popu'a
ton. The people of that territory repu
dated that iniquitous instrument. by foul
hfihS Of her voting population They
have now acquired the stipulated poPula
tiou, and have come before Congress with
q free State Constitution, asking DO al.
miiLed. A bill to that effect has been
passed through the lower house; every
Republican msmb'r voting for it, and
nearly every every Democrat against 1t
The National Senate is Democratic. and
this bill has yet TO pass through thri
hands. They will not pass II. Kansa'
will not be admitted into the Union rs
free State. BY consent OF the Democratic
party: at least not while they have III,
slightest hope Of iegpining the co.opera
ton Of the slave States. In tho coming
Presidential campaign. So much for ,h'
sincerity Of the party, in allowing the pso
pie Of the territories 10 "Ssals MST our,
iasatutiOns in Msir oWn ray"
cap Il for momept be supposed, tha
the people will again trust a party tina
has betrayed the confidence rtposed ID
them?
DR.. GRIswoLD. in his brief sketch Of III,
recent disrup,iOn 10 the Charleston Con
vsntion. where DoUoLAs wasn't uomina
led. neglected 10 iniorp HE audience o
ore ofihe most important features Of lh
case. He did not tell them that the au
thUrity Of The Dred Scot decision hs'
been added 10 lbs Cincinnati Platform
and that BY that conce'sion. they (ih,
North had hoped 10 conciliate the South
ard that the demands Of the South beyon,
this were more Ihso the North could safe
ly grant. without endangering their cue
cess 10 the irse StateSi but that the
could and would cOncSds to tie SOut
what they wssi, u thsy could do 90, an
hOldtagsihsr their Northern forces.
II 10 known that THE decision Of IL
supvsma Ceurs Of the Dniled sta:eS d.
cidsa dassry 10 be wherever carried b
the masters; IN Ohio 4 you please. III
rrqaitsnsnts Os tie cecsding States wen
that Congress ahohld exercise the pOws