The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-06-13
From III CoshoctoR Democrat
Abolition slave-COde Platform,
4 Budget efFalsAOOd,, Au,tigritics, and ir,u0A-
sisenass.

The people had been led 10 expect 8 bold
and positive declaration ofprinciples at Chica-
go, and for the nomination Of q representative
man, for President. But in this they are dis
appointed.
The platform is spch that any demegogue
can find textte sSit himself OF bis audience,
and language phSble and elastic enosgh for any
purpose. 1t curiosity, aud in after years
will be preserved in museums to show the de
ception and depravity of the present age. Bu-
we have only ROOM now, to notice the resclu-
ton which follows:
9Th. That the normal condition of all the
Territory Of the United States is that of iree-
dom; that as our Republican fathers, when they
abolished slavery in all OF our national Terrific
ry, ordained that no person should he deprieved
fife, liberty, ofprnperty, without due process
OF law, it becomes our duty by legislation, when
ever such legislation IS necessary, to MAINTAIN
this provision Of the Constitution against all
attempts to violate it; and we deny the au hori.
tv ofCongress or Territorial Legislature, or
any individuals, to give legal existence to sla-
very in any Territory Of the United States.
The above bundle o lies-a batch of incon-
sistencies-a premeditated fraud. The normal
condition ofall the territories Of the United
States, was negro slavery, Every one of the
old thirteen colonies, permitted the holding OF
negroes as slaves, and recognized them as prop
erty. Every foot Of territory owned by this
government whether purchased of,.France or
Spain, was slave territory. And our own
! Northwest territory originally belonged to a
slave State and was made free by the State ot
Virginia, when she ceded it to the United
States Our fathers, in their national capacity
never dedicated one foot of territory to negro
freedom, and never set one slave free! Instead
dedicating territory to negro freedom, the x
pressiy provided,in the fugitive slave law sign
ed by George Washington, that slaves escaping
from Territory should be given up! The AZ
rican race were held a; slaves from time to
which the memory of man runneth not to the
contrary, were recognized as property by all the
nations on the globe, and by all the United
States when the national constitution was for.
med, and ofcourse mus have been so recogni-
zed by its trainers! And when this resolution
pledges to protect property as guaranteed by
the constitution, it pledges a slave code, as
much as do the majority resolutions al Charles
ton!
Neither congress nor any territory, has evel
vet freed slave. Massachusetts was the frs
government thatever recognized the freedom
toc H. 4 fbon ,-to ptoIo hos
followed her example. when amending or fra
ming their constitutions. But in none of then
was property in the slaves destroyed. A yeaI
ofjubilee was ordained. after which the chill
dren OF all slaves should be born free--and the
last slave in New Jersey died but few year.
ago.
Slavery, in some form, is the normal or ori
ginal, condition Of all counties, and exist!
where there is no law prohibiting it. Govern
ments were instituted to protect the weak-but
are often serverted. Freedom is the result o
law, and is most perfect in constitutional gov
ernments England has its magma charta--th
American States their constitutions, and tn
Union its national constitution. When OIL
Government was formed negro slavery was ma
tionaI, and negro freedom waG local. and exis
ted only in Massachusetts. By State authority
the freedom of the negro has rapidly spread
Congress cannot lawfully interfere to promot
or retard it---aud il the states are left to man
age it as they please, slavery may eventulI
cease to exist on this continent.