The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1860-05-17
The Dissolution OF the Democracy
nI ChnrioaIOn.

The contest for political ascendency between
the free labor element an1 the slavery i'm crest of
the country assumed new aspect in the dsrup.
tion Of the heretofore united democracy. at
Charleston. That party has claimed TO be the
/ only "ualonal party, and through its agency,
the slavery in crest, during the past eight wears
has controlled the administration OF the nation
al government. Secure in the power thus OBJ
! tanned its cxdctOns have been oppesrve, and
have resulted in the loss to its allies Of political
IasCcndenCy in almost every free state in the
Umun. When, therefore, 1t demanded at Char
lUst0n distinct re.aflifmalon OF the principles
| upon which the two last democratic adminis-
,ratious have been conducted, the northern dele.
! gates to the Convention recoiled with alarm
from such q suicidal step. YetSthey could do
nothing without southern support aud they
propO3el compromise. They were willing To
! yield TO the demands Of their southern associates
|proyilcd thc concession could bc made under
cover Of general reference OF the whole subject
! OF slavery u the territories to the Supreme
! Court In this way, il IS ihou ht the free labor
Interests Of lhs north would be pacfsd aud its
Iwa'clrul i'a,ou,y 0ppaascl But slavery de-
mJnded aomatulu5 more dr5nile, and this the
Inotlh,rn d,lgarcs rclu,el. Hence the socsss.
/ ion o. the the SI'a, lrDu the Convention.
The above we believe 10 he a fair statement
Of the controversy ~ Chir ston, which re-ul.
ted in the disruption AMI division of the demo-
cratic pRry into two sectional .frag gnenls The
/ btcnltuL W. OF the Democratic pirty is an event
which intelj gent Observers who W ra MT blin-
| drd by party z'al sud prrjulices, have long au-
, ticipilcl. Consequently, the couatry is not
surprised at tie event at Charleston. Such a
result sooner or il.er, was loregone conclu-
sion.
Ina republican government the edominat-
Ing element must in the end prevail. In this
ConieGciUcy Of free aud slave republics, the
iCrnor prpOnlarate largely, in population,
wealth, enterprise vigor, aud in the variety and
importnuce oi their industrial interests Their
ultimate prepon lrrancr in the government, there.
fore is logical necessity which has only been
temporarily a,ercd by the consolidated policy
of the slave safes, which have acted as unit
lesgued with the democratic masses OF the free
states. few years ago, dtmOcracy was the
cOntrnllug political power in nearly every free
sta'e bat it has been forced 10 kneel to The ne
ccs,ty lha, controls myiorities aud is now com.
paratiycly small mnjorlty in the North, strug
ging tor its very existence. It's league with the
sluye.labOr interest against the free-lnhor inter-
est has nude 1t omnipntent in the slave states
whca arr constantly relrogadng in political in
tcrrs' aud power but has let it helpless and
puwercsg in the free states which aro rapidly ad-
vancug 10 permanent asceni"ny. Hence it
has ceased to exist Hs national organization.
In this catastrophe, the democratic party has
been overtaken by the same resstess tide Of
popular sentiment which submerged tho old
Wing party, and stranded the American organ
i1nton before its sails were fairly spread 1t
has only ridden out the gale litlla longer than
they, and its wreck is none the less complete and
hopeless 20. S. Journal.