Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1860-08-31

ting plattorms-announce themselves as
the only Union party, and ask for votes
without any declaration of their princi-
pies. Their platform is the "Constitu-
ton and the Union" The Republicans
assert they are for the Constitution and
the Union, yet their platform gives an
Interpretation to the Constitution which
will destroy that Constitution and brcak
up this Union. For which we have high
authority Fillmore, the candidate
for the Presidency, in 1856, of the very
men who constitute the Constitutional
Union party of the present day. The
Douglas Democrats avow they are for the
Constitution and the Union; yet their
platform, as interpreted by their stand
ard-bcarer, Mr.. Douglas, tramples under
foot the decision of the Supreme Court,
proclaims higher law, and permits the
first squattcrs in a Territory to exclude
the people of fifteen sovereign States
therefrom; reducing them to condition
of vassalage, and doing little less injury
to the Constitution of the country than
the platform of the Republicans.
The true Democratic party stands OH
the Constitution and the Union, and
their Interpretation recognizes the perfect
equality of the States, and maintains in
violate the genius Of the events, necossi-
ties, and history which brought into one
confcdcracy so many Independent sover-
eighties. Which of these three inter
pretations is the Interpretation of the
Constitutional Union party? Or will
they scorn each and all, and fall back
upon their repudiated and odious platform
of 1856? We feel that an intelligent
people will demand at the hands of men
asking their favor frank avowal of their
principles. We feel that they will re-
cognize as a true Union party the organi-
cation which stands boldly on the Consti-
tuition of their country, aud proclaims
the just doctrine of the equality of the
States.
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
We have referred to the warning of
Mr.. Fillmore against this party. The
public mind has become alarmed. The
mischicvous effect of its doctrines has
been shown in the John Brown raid, and
tho recent burnings and pillages in North
ern Texas. Bold, inscriptions, and
vindictve leaders are at his head. They
have adopted the once seorned dogma Of
Garrison, that slavery is covenant with
hell and an agreement with death. Sum,
uer proclaims the barbarism Of slavery
Burliugame the necessity of an anti-save
, ry Bible and an anti-slavcry God. Sc
ward and Lincoln the irrepressiblc con
, fict They, with fanaticism rapid,
, getting intense as that of Peter the Her
nit, are tanning the fines of scctiona
strife soon to break out in intestine war
They are practically leading crusad
against the South Thanks to the mer
cies of the Almighty, brotherly love, tn
memories of glorious history, the com
/ mon sacrifices Of our fathers, the unpa
ralleled progress to empire and renowl
of our people, have not lost their inhu
ence. Honest and true men all through
the North have determined TO crush ou
the monster of Northern disunion and ia
natcism. A paralysis has come over tn.
energies Of the meters of servile war
! The common sense of the people revolt
at the consummation Of their foul designs
Good men and true are rallying from Oh,
mountains and the plains, from city anC
country, from the farm, the shop, anC
the busy marts Of trade, to preserve anc
perpetuate the glorious heritage be-
queathed to US by our fathers.
DOUGLAS AND REPUBLICANISM.
But where is Mr.. Douglas in thi
struggle Of good men and true, for the
perpetuation of the faith of these fathers
lie is allied with the Constitutional Unior
party Of the South, and quasi allied will
the Republican party at the North. lie
like Seward, has proclaimed the higher
law. At Springfield he declared that tb,
citizen Of a Territory DOES NOT DERIyl
POWER FROM CONGRESS, FOR HE HAS Al
READY DERIVED 1T FROM GoD ALMIGHTY.
4 One of his principal supporters, Mr.. II
L Seymour, in his recent speech at Ro
chester, New York, said Z" AFTER ALI
THAT HAS BEEN SAID ON THE SUBJECT
THERE IS A HIGHER LAW. ITs FIAT II
GIVEN IN THE VOICE or THE PEOPLE
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY IS THE EXPRESSION
OF THAT LAW" Mr. Hickman, the bold
est and elearcst intellect Of the followers
OF Mr.. Douglas, now upbraids him fol
his tlmidity and treachery, has manful,
cast of the mask, and is now an avowec
leader in the Republican ranks. His fu
gleman, Forney openly advocates Goa.
lition with tho Black Republicans to de-
feat our candidates. We SEQ presses
and leaders, and orators pulling down the
Douglas and raising the Republican flag
We say to tho Democrats of the older
time and to the young Democrats of The
present day, beware Of the insidious adj.
vances Of tho enemy. Beware of the
first fatal step towards Republication
and towards disunion. Rally TO the old
flag. Rally on the tried leaders. BE not
s!oughed off into the Abolition camp with
Hickman and others. We implore you
to weigh these facts, and VIC believe you
will be satisfied Of the tendency Of the
Douglas organization towards Republi-
canism. Indeed the entire organization
will melt and is melting away. The
freesolism Of it is now being absorbed
in the Republican ranks, aud the true
Democrats, Of whom there arc large
numbers, are falling back into line with
the old comrades, with whom they have
achieved the triumphs Of the Democracy.
BRECKENRIDGE AND DOUGLAS.
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