Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-05-17

umph and exultation where high above
their heads, swung the lifeless body Of
Bully Lake.
In few days returned to Philadelphia,
taking Esther with me. She became my
ward, dwelt under my roof was the dar-
ling of my mother, and the idol of all my
friends. Did she find a husband? To be
sure she did; and the happy man was no
other than myself
What Constitutes a Democrat.
If anybody should know the nature and
opinions of man, that one should be his
friend, who confdes in him and receives
his confidence in return. Therefore, we
are inclined to take the following as true
solution of the question of what consti-
tutes Democrat. Mr.. Gaulden, a dele
gate from Georgia, to the Charleston Con-
7ention, was one of the Southern delegates
who would not secede, and he made the
speech from which the following extracts
are taken. He is one of the men who
were hooted at because he required so lit
tie concession from his Northern Demo-
cratic alies-what the seceders required, is
left to the imagination. He also belongs
to the class of men to which the Douglas
wing is looking for aid in making its NOM
nation at Baltimore. This is what be
says OIL
GENERAL PRINCIPLES:
I am Southern States Rights man; /
am an African slave-trader. / believe
ana one of those Southern man who be-
lieve that slavery is right morally, reli-
giously, socially and politically. Zap
plause. 1 believe that the institution of
Slavery has done more for this country,
more for civilization than all other interests
put together. / believe if it were in the
power of this country to strike down the
institution of slavery, it would put civiliza-
tion back 200 years. Holding, then, this
position, that Slavery is right N the point
of view have stated, would demand of
the General Government our whole rights |
in this regard. believe that the General
Government by the Constitution never had
any right to legislate upon this subject.
SLAVERY PROTECTION IN THE TERRITORIES.
You have cut off the supply of Slaves
you have crippled the institution of Slave
ry in the States by your unjust laws, and
it is mere folly now to ask for protection
for nonentity, for thing which is not
there. We have no slaves to carry to
these Territories. We can never make an
other Slave State with our present supply |
of slaves. But if we could, it would not |
be wise for this reason, that if you make
another Slave State from our new Terri
tories with the present supply of slaves,
you will be obliged to give up another
State, either Maryland, Delaware or Vir-
ginia to Free Soil upon the North.
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY MUST BE PERFECT
UATED.
l believe that the hopes of this country
depend upon the maintenance of the great
Democratic party North. Applause. 1t
IS no trouble for man to be a saint in
heaven. [Cheers and laughter.
"When the devil was sick,
The devil monk would be-,
The devil got well.
But devil monk was he." laughter
We the Democracy of the South, are
mere carpet knights. 1t is no trouble for
Us to be Democrats. Applause and laugh
Ter. When look to the Northern Dem
ocrats, 1 see them standing up there and
oreasting the tide of fanaticism, oppression,
wrong and slander with which they have
o contend, l view in these men types of
he old ancient Romans; l view in them
III that is patriotic and noble; and, for .
,ne, am not willing to cut loose from
hem. Great cheering.]
THE TRUE UNION MAN.
1 tell you Fellow-Democrats, that the :
African slave trader is the true Union man. ,
Cheers and laughter. tell you that .
he slave trading of Virginia is more i'm
Mortal, more unchristian in every possible ,
,oint of view, than that African slave
rade which goes to Africa and brings q ,
leathen and worthless man here, makes ,
i'm useful man, Christianizes him, and
ends him and his posterity down the
tream of time to join in the blessings of :
utilization. Cheers and laughter.] Now |
'ellow-Democrats, so far as any public ex- |
'ression of opinion of the State Of Virgin |
a-the great slave trading State of Vir- ,
inia-has been given, they are all oppo- |
ed TO the African slave trade. q
Dr.. Reed of Indiana-I am from In
lana, and / am in favor of it. s
HITS VIRGINIA.
1t has been my fortune to 60 into that
oble old State to buy few darkies, and
have to pay from $1,000 to $4,000 a .
cad, when 1 could go to Africa and buy !,
etter negroes for $50 apiece. [Great
,ughter. Now, unqnestionably, it is to :
he interest of Virginia to break down the :,
African slave trade when she can sell her y
egroes at $4,000. She knows that the n
African slave trade would break up her .
and hence her objections to 1t: q
any of you Northern Democrats-for
ave more faith in you than have IN the :.