The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-08-24
VOLUME XI. NO. "a,
For the JefIersonian Democrat.
my sympsthies are with The Slave
holder"

The above was an utterance Of an in
telligent Northern Democrat few days
since, while conversing on the subject Of
Slavery. judging from his remarks. he
evidently belonged to the "Squat!er" d.
vision Of the late ruptuTed party. although
the Slave Code did not seem particularly
obnoxious to him. Bat, under whichever
swing" he uestles, it matters little
Both are full Hedged and ready for ser.
Vice in behalf OF the much injured slave
holders. With one wing, the great Dem
ocratic eagle--a bird Of prey--gathers
her Southern eaglets into lis soothing
shade, while with the other she endeavors
TO quiet her Northern screamers by offer
ing equal shares in the spoils of Govern
ment Thus the parent bird broods her
factious offspring. Alternately she whis-
pers words Of sympathy and encourage
ment to the South, and cheering plaudits
to her worthy allies of The North. When.
ever the former are about to be thrust
from some coveted territory, or are called
upon 10 mourn the escape Of valued
.'Tom," the latter are expected 10 lend
their willing aid and sympathy" Yes,
the consistent Democrat Of to-day must of
necessity ,sympathize with the Shareholder
But few, however, so frankly acknowledge
it. The one wing OF the party, claiming
non-intervention, and the bred Scott De-
cision rs the basis Of Territorial policy, is
certainly very liberal and unassunling in
It's pretensions while the other, demand
ing Congressional Intervention for the pro-
lection OF Slavery in the Territories, pro.
fesses 10 be the patron Of equal rights
Under whichever Of these he chooses to
go, the Democrat Of 1860 makes his own
interest that Of the Shareholder. He is in
a 81 milar position with the citizen OF Kan
Bas when repaired to vote on the Le-
compton Constitution according to that
provision of the Schedule, Constitution
with Slavery" or "Constitution with no
Slavery" but Slavery anyhow, let him
vote which way he would.
But we are told that this thing is fixed
by natu re--that the climate and soil are
:he arbiters Of the question Of Slavery -
that permission for the Shareholder TO 60
with his slaves wherever he pleases, does
nor mean that he shall go where he can
not raise sugar cane ard cotton. Expert
ence has proven that negroes make very
good headway at clearing farms in Canada,
Notwithstanding the rigors Of the climate
and the want Of driver; and il is quite
probable that, by the aid of the latter,
they might be found profitable at break
ing prairies.
"But my sympathies are with the slave
holder wherever he may be. The slave
is in better condition on well conduc leo
plantation than he ever was in Africa, ol
would be, il free. He belongs to an in
ferior race and is treated as we'll as ht
deserves" &c. &c. Thus did this gen
tleman manifest his fidelity to the Demo
cratic party, using, OF course, none bu
those stale arguments but clothing then
in very plausible language. He became
particularly eloquent in his efforts tC
prove the inferiority OF the race, adopting
in part, the Progressive Deyelopmen
theory. The negro was one step in aG
vance Of the orang. outang the Caucasia,
one step in advance Of the negro; hence
by a logical inference, the, STAKEHOLDER i
only two steps in advance Of that strange
qusdrumanohs mammal Of the East In
dies. The fact was entirely overlooked
that sometimes degradation of the spe
cfes" takes place. and that possibly tn
Democratic party comprises within it
ranks those who, having "lost their frs
estate" have returned 10 the "beggari
elements" OF an earlier formation. AS a
evidence OF this, it is said that the orang
outsng is utterly incapable of ,0dlkino pen
.fectly uprigM. But leave this questio
to more speculative philosophers. J.
the last Of race Of pigmies, who has
been the custodians OF the White Hous
is soon 10 depart to the shadows Of b
manikin ancestors, to be heard Of no MOI
forever. In his last will and testameI
he may be supposed to bequeath his dyin
benedicton upon those who have "stuc
by him TO the last" in these words {: an
life has been devoted to your good {
may be my death. Now, may heave
project you, must soon CO." But eve
sympathy needs something to feed upol
and we find the necessary nourishment
a few plain facts. When the Irish m
chanic al Charleston, was whipped .tarrt
and fsathered, sent off and frequent
scourged on the way, for expressing
belief that slave labor was degrading
free labor, it was meet that the phila
thropic few who were at the trouble al
expense of getting up this exhibition
Southern chivalry, should have the syr
pathy of their brethren at the North,
When the Methodist camp-mee,ing
Texas was broken up by slaye-hoidi
mob, because. (orsooth, they feared sor
heretical doctrine might be promulgate
and their Divine Institution scandalize
it was very natural that the faithful ever
where should give their cheerful sy
pathy.
BY a slight prepositional metamorpho
"Pure and undefled religion" is n
dered "to visit the widow and the faith
less Nth Affections " and every Ell
thus made to extend the spirit OF
Slaveholding Gospel, will, of course,
seconded by the "synpathetic. WI
the colony OF white persons were expel
from Madison Co., Ky, for giving it
their opinion tha; Kentucky would
more prosperous without Slavery Il
with it, OF course, no one was surpris
We expected to hear the we'll. kuo
assent, "Served 'em right" and W
not disappointed. "If they could
kok..o ,I,n- A.