Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-02-02
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lou great, his brain reeled, his heart grew
sick and his stomach turned, then he rosol.
v.d when Democracy was wrong he would
hot be Az in. Let Us look at the record uI
he past twu months. Our Northern Demo.
crh,s have always made a great ado obou,
the devotion Of their party to tbs Union, - nd
how is II nowt OF SO members Of that par
y in Congress, ~ have declared in favor OF
a dissolution of the Union, land not one oil
The others has said q word in reproof, but
have continued to act with, and in obedi-
cnce to the demands Eof this band of dis.
unionists. More than this every Democrat
n Congress has repeatedly voted for men
for Speaker who were open advocates o.
d~isnnion and were in favor of a Slave Code
for the territories. Again the Democracy
have, by profession been the bite enemies
even unto death, of everything like Ameri.
caoism, have made great capitol out OF the
TACT that the Republicans unite with Ameri.
cans (so'netbing perfectly eonsistani)' yet In
one instance every member Of that party in
Congress not only voted for an American blu,
Tor an American who openly declared il
favor OF disunion and a slave code. On,
would suppose these latter traits had at
toned for his Americanism, On a secont
occasion they nearly all voted for an Ameri
can, then again all but one voted for Of
American with the slave code appendage.-
All this but shows how little the party care
tor princip les, and how desperate is thei
condition. But they must shoulder evel
more. Or all the candidates they hav,
voted for, only two have been from the fte
States. Scott and Davis were each support
ed one day then dropped and extre me South
ern men run throughout. So it is, Ncrther
Democrats when al their principles hay
been trampled under foot, whenJ insu 1t ha,
been heuped upon insult, are etill kept il
tow TO be used by the slave drivers of tn
South. The Northern Democrats in Con
gross have bowed the knee in nbject servi
tude to all the unhsllowed demands of IN
South. They are willing to give up all 70
the flesh pots of Egypt.
But let us look in the Senate, and how /
il there! Faulkner is nominated for Minis
ter to Ffance, report flies round that he is
disunionist, and the inquiry is made by Re
pubIicnns who hold foalty to the Union a
essential to an officer Of the Government
Now note the reply, Mason of Va, said tn
! report was true, and thut the sympathy G
. the South wus with him. After this ever
$ Democrat in tho Sora'ed..for Faulkner. An
more voted, the Northern Democrats are II
longer in confidence of the South. Not
single Northern Democrat holds the posi,io
Of Chairman Of a Senate Committee tina
il worth u baubee
From all this We learn that this part
hold1 IA nssentiul only such principles 1
81 sanction slavery. They are for Squaitc
Sovereignty rs long as thereby slavery i
P~ropngatcd thereby, but no longer. AS evi
dence of this we find in the territory O
New Mexico the Territorial Legislature
enact laws in controvertion of the orgsni,
law establishing slavery there aud nls,
other laws enslaying all the free blacks VIII,
come there, and the Democratic party up
proved it WE'LL but in Nebraska by u lurg,
majority the Legislature enacted u law pro
hibiting slavery, a Democratic Goycrno
vetoed the measure, and tho Democrats
purity approved ii well.
Here then ia party, body and soul (if i
ever had any, gone over to the service o
slavery, yet under the garb of friendship foI
the people, they will sacrifice the dearest
rights of those who have put them in pow,
er. But just now with all tho capacity o
this party for swallowing the osi. as wei
as the good yet they nre troubled now. The,
have been dosed u littlc to heavy. aud somt
spnsmodic sswrenching must follow. The
South hss oil power, yet the South is d.
vided. There are those who demand the
slave code, those who advocate the reopen.
ing of the slave trade and those who favor
the dissolution Of the Union. There are
those who advocate the right of tho people
to decide tho question Of slavery In The
territories, then there are others who hold
they have the power 10 establ fish but not to
prohibit. u the leaders of the party were
governed by principle We would,look only fol
a dissolution Of the party, bu, when we re.
fleet that they are held together by the co.
hesive power of public plumber alone, we
may expect they will continue to act to.
ge'her. Who can envy the certain doom
OF II party SO corrupt.
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CINCINNATI, Jan. 2S.
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