The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-02-10
Ohio Democrney---Pro-sinvery
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Ohio Dcmnocrney---pr
and Sectional.
Now that the sixty days contest for
Speaker is ended, and ended just whore
sensible men knew Il must, In the cleo
tion Of pure Republican, we should like
10 ask what ell this two months factious
struggle was iori The reason was just
this that the North-Westcrn Democra-
cy might show its allegiance TO slavery,
and then get the nomination for Douglas
land they have done il with ven
goance. They have put Douglas where,
Vi be should be nominated, he must bear
q load Of odium before the people, unpro-
oodented in a Democratic candidate
Take, for example, the doings Of our
Ohio Democrats. Meesrs. Cox, Pendle-
ton, Yallandigham, Howard and Martin,
who voted for Mr.. Smith, Of North Caro-
lima. He was a Whig-American, who
represented q District, which never, but
once, tolerated a Democrat, and who was
IN favor Of extending the naturalization
laws. This was one Of their periorman-
ces, but was only one Of a dozen, each
one Of which was utterly inconsistent,
with oil their avowed principles and sem
timents. For two months, they have aid
ed In a factious unmeaning and disreput-
able course. For two months they have
acted side by side in fellowship with avow-
cd disuaioHisfs. They allowed these dis
unionisis TO select their candidate, and
whoever he might be, whether Democrat
know-Nothng, OF Disunionst, they vot-
cd for him without a murmur, or awhim-
per. No slave followed the commands Of
q master with reader obedience, nor me-
nial did more seryile work. If they could
defeat the candidate Of the North, IL was
all they asked, all the honor they hoped
for
Poor Cox, who made the first speech in
the hall Of the House, and bawled for
Douglas, voted for a Whig, a Pro-Sla-
very Whig, on American who wants to
extend the Naturalization laws, and an
Anti-Douglss mun-al that the North
might be defeated There was George
Pendleton, with two thousand Irish vot-
ers in his district, bowling before an "a
lmerican," standing on the American plat
form and holding Democracy In contempt.
Far be II from us 10 say that an old fash
Toned Wing Is not good enough for DEM
ocrat to vote for. But the point-the
qia of the matter, IL this:-Why did Ohio
Democrutsgo for q Southern Whipl in
stead of Northern Whigl Why was Il
necessary TO make a coalition with Dis
unionistsi Why was II that nobody but a
Southern man would do for Ohio Demo
Gratis Our readers will mark a curious
fGct,--thut these Northern Democrats
could find nobody fit for Speaker but a
, souiheF'' ,aonj and 10 determined we're
they on that, that they would 90 for a
/ Wing, or Fillmore American, or anv-
body, Of any kind rather than Northern
man. Once, they did muster courape 10
vote for McClcrnand OF Illinois; but.
what chance had theyl Would the South
permit that! No. They must not only
bow, but they must kncCl; not only kneel
but kiss the earth.
They have now denied every pr.nciple,
every resolution, ovoty sentiment audey-
Iery uct which Ohio Democracy ever put
forth. For years together, the Ohio De-
mocracy pusscG Anu Slavery resolutions.
They have now gone over, man aud beast
to the pro-slovcIy patty. For years and
years they denounced the Wing princi-
plls. They have now gone over to the
Wings. Again aud ugaln they went for
Jackson, ana "tho Union must DO preserv-
cd They have now gone hand and
hard with disunionists--with South Car
olini, who sends ambassadors to Virginia
to Dissolve the Union: and with Alabama
who pronOunces the election of presi-
dent sufficient cause Of dissolution. Last,
but not least they have year after year,
deneunced Americanism aud the extern
sion ottho naturalization laws as wicked
and obominoblc. They have now voted for
Hu American who would restrict the suf-
rage OF foreigners, and for man who
Fpudiotes everything which ever distin-
gulshed Democracy. This is not our bu.
aness, Mr.. Smith was II good enough
candidate, and not particularly hostile to
Republicans. But where was Ohio De-
mocracy, in all thisl Sectional among
scctiona.-iactous among the fuctious
an associate with disunionists; a repudi-
otor of every idea which was vital to De-
mocrucy, aud every sentiment which is
peculiar 70 the people Of Ohio. If these
men can stand such a record as that, we
will acknowledge they arc inyulnerable
10 shame, opinion or principle.
The moral Of all this is, "pUlitcs
make strange bedrcllows;" and the prac-
teal lesson Is, that Ohio Democracy is
now thoroughly pro-slavery aud can no
longer claim any affinity or sympathy
with the system Of free labor OF the main
tenonce Of free soil, Its professions arc
thrown overheard; is popular sovereign
ty is broken bubble, and its strength
em0sculotcd by the embrace of Slavery.
Hcncetorth, il Democracy is to be any
thing in the North West it must be re-
yived and romcdeled, and thoroughly re-
formed. There are monyyoung men ia the
ranks of Ohio Democracy, possessed of
fine talents, and, we trust, of sound prin-
ciples, whom we should like TO see in the
service Of their country. But if they ere
to have any political future, it must eth
er be by a reform Of the Democratic par
ty or by going out of il. The common
sense aud common patriotism Of the peo-
pie will not sustain such an utter demor-
alization as now exists in the Democracy
of the Wost.- CtR. Gas.
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