The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-10-05
Southern Reasons for supporting Doug

Ih" Atlanta (ieurgia) Southern
Cohf.dtacy, one OF the chief or
gaus ol ,he Douglas.es in Georgia,
and edited by fire eating disunion.
list Ike IIcrscLcl V. Johnson. gives
the following reasons for supporting
the Douglas ticket:
1 Because the Union may be
preserved by elrcting him, but not
by the choice oI any other man. -
This preteuse is too transparent to
afford even u decent Disguise tor
rank di4unionist. We give the en-
act language used 10y this Southern
C0nfederdcy newspaper-the very
name OF which is significant OF its
principles:
1--WE believe by the election Of
Stephen A. Douglas. that the prea-
ent Union would be perpetuated
through all [time! and without his
election that it will crunl,le into
small particles. Therefore, we de-
sire his election"
2. From hostility to the Compro-
mise Measures Of 1850, (Which II L..
V. johnson zealously opposel) and
the belief that a strictly Southern
policy would BE- !naugurateI BY
Douglas if elected.
We quote a before:
1--WE believe that the neutrality
laws, the Compromise measures OF
1850 and all subsequent compro.
mises, were unjust to the South, and
that BY the election of Mr.. Douglas
y policy will be inaugnrared by
which the South will be placed upon
an equal footing with her sister
sections. Therefore we advocate
lis election"
3. Because Douglas was ins'rn-
mental in repeating the Missouri
Compromise. thereby securing, a.
he himself boasted last Winter, u
large aasession of territory to slavery
North OF that compromise line. -
This is the language OF his Georgia
organ:
Mr., Douglas saw the injustice OF
the Missouri compromise to the
South, hence through his instru.
mentality it was repealed, and slave
ry extended from 80 degrees 80
, minutes to the 3Sth parallel Nortl
latitude"
, 4. From a desire to secure I'll,
re. opening OF the African slave trade
{ On this point we quote at length
!, this same Southern Conteaeracy
Mr.. Douglas Jealous Georgia or
gan:
1--WE are for the repeal of tn
restrictions upon African slave trade
regardless o! its construed lmpolic,
by Northern fanatics aud Southern
-ubmissionists."
This is our cherished article. -
We are an ont and-out advocate TO
! ! the re-opening of the African slav
= trade; for the reason that il we ha'
more negroes the South could nov
and then admit new slave states
u and We would hear less about squat
; ter sovereignty, and there would +
=, no demand for Congressional pro
u lection. Besides, another very grea
{ reason why we are for repeating a
II restrictions upon the African slav
D. trade is, that under the existin
u statute a stakeholder is stigmatize
II as II pirate" when these very "p
rates" not only feed, clothe, an
j. christianiZe heather race, b,
~ from the products arising from Il
10 abor Of these slaves owned by thei
D. pirates" the world ia clothed ar
o' ed. Commerce, the arts ard sc
ences flourish All, all, we ga
an from the impetus Of slave labor.
n u And should the slave, holders of Il
ss, South, or their ancestry, who we
ed slave traders, be denominated 81
rates2" We believe in the state
en- manship of Mr.. Douglas, his for
'e- cast, his judgment, and that by /
OF election, justice and equity will
yo meted out TO everv section. Hen
id We advocate his election"
to These are the grounds alleged
six the South for supporting Mr.. Dou
I'll las, and they are in strict accordar
ng with the doctrines OF his associ'
rth on the ticket, IL. V. johnson.
er. Every voter in the free states re
ol, these frank avowals, and understa
hat the sort of juggling made use OF
the favor of Douglas.
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