The gazette and Democrat. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1860, 1860-09-06
NO.2s.E
Southern Reasons FOR suppor,Inr Dourlo,

-eN~SoAS Avi cuppOftinB DOQBiass
The Atlanta (Ga) Southern CoDieder.
acy. one Of the Chief organs OF the Doug
ls>ities in Georgia. and edited by a Gre
eating disunionist like HERsoHEL v. JoHN-
son. gives the following reasons for sup
porting the Douglas tickets:
/. Because the Union may be pre-
served by electing him, but not by the
choice Of any otker man. This preteuse
is too transparent to afford even decent
Disguise for rank disunionst. Wegive
the exact language used by this "South-
ern Coniederacy" ne~spsper--the very
name Of which is significant Of its prin-
cipos:
We believe by the election Of Stephen
A. Douglas, IL at the present Union would
be perpetuated through all Ttime?l and
witkout his eiert on that IL uiH crumde into
small particles Therefore, We desire his
el, ctiOD
g. From hostility to the Compromise
Measures Of 1850, (Which II. v. JOHNSON
zealousIy opposed and the belief that a
strictly Southern policy would be inaugur-
aled By DOUGLAS if elected.
We quote as before;
We believe that the neutrality laws, the
compron'se measures of 1850 and all sub.
sequert compromises, were usjua to tic
SOltA and that by the election oil Mr..
Douglas pulley uiH Je inaugurated by
which the South will be placed upon an
equal footing with her sister sections.
Therefore we advocate his election.
8. Because DOUGLAS was instrumental
in repeating the Missouri Compromise,
thereby securing, as be bimself ooasied
last winter a large accession Of 9erritorytc
Siuuery, north OF that compromise line.
This is the language of his Georgia organ,
Mr.. Douglas saw the injustice Of the
Missouri compromise 10 the South, hence
through his instrnmentaiity it was r-
pealed; md SaUery extended from SO de-
grees 80 minutes to Tie 3.tt parallel ,.osth
iiatitQde.
From desire to secure the reopesing
Z Of tie AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE. On This
point we quote at lenglh this same South
ern Conederacy, Mr.. DOUeLAs Jealous
Georgia organ;
We are for tie repeal of tie restrictions
ayOn african Slave Trade, regardless Of
is construed iss.oolicy By northern fanatics
and Southern SuJp1ission'sts.
This j.; our cherished article. We arc
an out-sDdcut advocate for the reopening
Of the African Slave Trade: for the rea-
son that if we had more negroes the
South could now & then admit new slave
States. and we would hear less about
Squaltsr Sovereignty, and there would be
no demand for Congressional protection.
: Besides, another very great reason why
: we ire ier repe '.ing all restrictions upon
4 the African Slave Trads is, chat under
D tie existing statue a SHAREHOLDERS is sng.
; matizcd as ''prate," when these very
"pirates" not onl feed, clolhe. and chris
liarizs heather race, but from the pro
ducts arising from the labor Of these 81 3ves
owned by these ',pirGtes. the world is
; clothed and fed. Commerce, the arts ind
sciences flourish. All. all, we say, from
the impetus f slave Labor. Aud should
, the Shareholders of the South. or their an
b crstry, who wer- slave traders, be demon.
, mated "pirates?" We believe IN the
e craftsmanship oil Mr.. Douglas, ils for osts
his judgment, and that by lis election, jus
tee and equity UNH be meted out to eser,
# section. Htnce IRE adUocote has election
r These are the grounds alleged at The
o South for supporting Mr.. DOUGLAS, ani
/ they are in strict accordahce with the doc
|. trines Of bis associate on the ticket, H. Y
j JOHNSON Every voter in the Free Stste
e should read these frank avowals. and un
derstana the sort of juggling made use o
g in favor of DOUGLAS.