Weekly Trinity journal., 1860-04-14

where it is now Congress has very limited pow
ers. and vet it has control of slavery can foster
and protect it. according to Mr.. Green. This
would seem TO be contrary to the Nebraska Bill,
for in that it was openly provided that the whole
ma tier should be left to the people Of the Terri
tories
Here would be direct infringement and viola
ton of an existing act of Congress aud of the
solemnly declared intention, as shown in the Ulah
and New Mexico bill of prior date. But the rights
of the people TO decide the matter is not derived
from that sOurce-it has deeper foundation 1t
belongs to the inaienable rights. The space al
ready occupied. precudes a further notice OF 9th
er points of the speech, and those here noticed
are briefly alluded to and not commented on in
detail, each Of which would require more space
than is usually accorded to communications Of
this nature. | cannot, however, pass a certain
portion. In his closing an urgent appeal is made
TO old Democrats, who no longer act in unison
with him. :" see old Democrats who stood shonl-
der to shoulder with me, even in 1852 where are
they now gone? Their places in our ranks made
vacant, and | see them occupying place in the
opposite camp Why is this ~ Because the
Democracy Of to-day is not the Democracy it
used TO be. 1t is not the good old JefPrsonian
Democracy that as Democrats they were brought
up in. Your portion OF the party has but one
grand scheme towering up before the vision of
its adherPnts. The doctrine that slavery is ma
fire from the Atlantic to the Pacific. This is the
policy and distinguishing character-relc of a
once glorious Democracy. The republics that
are yet in embryo must be early imbued with the
great sentiment now anmatng the party. There
is no other measure or purpose controlling its ac-
ton protection, extension, expansion, is the
word. The South is cramped, confined il must
expand, for " freedom is local, slavery is nation
al" All their speeches in Congress and out of
Congress. show it all their acts point to it with
the untring finger of destiny.
The present Administration has given the death
blow to the party, and fixed upon it neflabIe in
fanny. Honorable men no longer follow where
mere eXpedency policy directs hence it is
they stand to old principles, and left those who
have gone away from the old landmarks of De-
mocracy. Those adhering to the slavery policy
endorse the Administration, right or wrong. The
Administration and a few political demagogucs
who cling like parasites to its declining fortunes,
is wringing from out the hearts blood of the par
ty the last remnants of Democratic fealty.-
Fourth rate politicians, usurping the place of
statesmen, and foisting upon the country their
denominations, under the sanctfed name of De-
mocracy, has rendered the Democratic burthen
so odious that the veriest slave in his fetters
would refuse to act under it. But there are
bounds TO endurance time comes when faith
ful old Democrats, ind guant, will no longer sub
nit courage growing out Of despair, declares
| III solemn warning lhe hOur is last approaching.
The will Of tree-bOrn American citizen is some
thing which no despotic power shall longer sub.
jugate. The branch TO which Mr.. Green belongs
rejects, by denial Of Popular Sovereignty, the
only and last hope of salvation Upon the Ad-
ministration will fall the witherng curse Of ma
ny faithful, wcll-iried Democrat. and on the
shattered ruins of an infamous Administration
shall be raised monument to the eternal glory
Of those who stood faithful to principle, and on
it shall be written" This Administration made
war on freedOm-the Party is no more"
4" And when the American historian comes to
write the rise, declue aud fall of the American
UniOn," the cpnsure will rest not on them, ne-
her on the millions of freemen of the North,
(where MIR. GIeen says it wilD but, unhapp'y,
the same cause shat laid all preceding Republics
low the same that sapped the foundation OF i'm
perial Rome ; the same that blotted out the Re
publics Of the old world that and that only dcs-
troyed the last refuge of freedom in the New
Already the cry of the prophet Of old is heard
through the land,-"yct forty years and Nine
vah shall be no more" Oh for the wisdom of
jefferson oh for one hour Of jackson, that it
might rally the expiring patriotism of true De
mocracy, and avert with its arm of vengeance
the coming crisis. JEFFERSONIAN.