The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-09-19
From the Old Line Guard.
why the Democracy should not
Vote for NIT. Douglass

have, by arbitrary proceedings forced delegates
to vote for him against their wishes, and turned
out true delegates to let in spurious ones.
Because, without these forced and spurious
votes, he did not receive even majority of the
whole electoral vote, and with them did hot re-
ceive ttOO, thirds as required by the rule Of the
convention.
Because, the anti Democratic states forced up
on the II which were Democratic, candidate
they did not like, and for whom they could not
and would not vote, and whose principles they
uniformly condemned and repudiated, as not
founded on equality ofrights.
Because, he and his friends refused to adopt
resolutions declaring equality Of rights for each
state and her citizens.
Because, he and they are sectional in their
objects and action, and deadly hostile to one
half Of the Union.
Because, he and they misrepresent the objects
and purposes Of the Democracy in claiming e.
quality ofrghts, and falsely charge them with
demanding slave code, and applying it to the
political slang previously in use by the Black
Republicans.
| Because he is without the stsadiness Of char.
acter, the qualifications and high purposes re-
quired for the Chief Magistrate OF our great
country.
Because, in all his acts he proves himself the
time serving demagogue, instead ofthe honest
.rJo NJ tnorooI ,,rofnupd OF m
whom the destinies Of the country can be safely
committed.
Because he lacks that soundness of iudg.
ment and steady manlness of purpose which
President should have to manage the af-
fairs Of our complex SYSTEM Of government suc-
cessfully.
Because he is inordinatey selfish and ambi-
tious, sacrificing his purty and the welfare o'
the country to promote his personal objects.
Because, he is surrounded and controlled main
ly by broken down politicians of desperate char.
acter, who are ready to sacratice the Democratic
party, and any and every interest Of the country,
to retrieve their fallen fortunes
Because his nomination was forced against
the wishes of the masses OF the Democracy, by
combination of the last named class, with his
trembling creditors both equally dependent up
on the future for realization Of their hopes.
Because, he has shown want of dignity
and respect for the people, by traversing the
country and making stump speeches, to pro-
mote his own election, thereby degrading our
institutions in the eyes of the world and ofour
own people.
Because, in his stump speeches he mis-. quotes
history, and misrepresents the objects, wishes
and acts ofone Of his competitors for the Pres.
idency, and by yprofanely claiming that the pow
er he sets up to control the territorial action, is
derived from "God Almighty"
Because, independent, free Democrats will
not submit and cover under staggering, dicta.
torial, and overbearing manner, by which he at
tempts to accomplish his purposes.
Because, much Of his Intercourse and associ-
ations strongly indicate that he would not de-
port himself with suitable dignity if elected
President
Because, in his efforts to secure nomination
for the Presidency, his course has been incon.
sistent time serving, and destructive of the
best interests ofthe Democratic party-and un-
worthy ofa man competent for the Station.
Because he has been Tor and against the
Wilmot Proviso-first voting against it, and
then for it in the Oregon bill, and then a
gaust it.
Because he processes to believe in congress
sonal non intervention, when he has voted for
it numerous tmcs--in vote to extend the
Missouri compromise line to the Pacfic-in
favor of excluding slavery from Oregon-in vo-
ting in the Oregon, Washington, Minnesota,
Utah, and New Mexico bills, to territorial
laws to be submitted to Congress, and if disap-
proved by that body that they should be void
in providing local governments for seven diff
fercnt Territories, limiting and controlling
their powers, and directing what they might
and might not do.
Because, he denies Intervention to congress,
and claims it for the agency Of that body-thus
involving himself in gross absurdity and con-
tradiction.
Because, after expressly admitting that slaves
are property, and that they may be lawfully ia
ken into the territories, he denies, when there,
that they are on an equal footing with other
property, and equally exempt from injury and
destruction.
Because, he claims that their owners may be
deprived of their rights, when the owners o.
other property cannot, by unfriendly legisla-
ton, against the legislatons of congress and the
decisions Of the judiciary.
Because, he claims that there is sovereignty
in the territories, not conferred by the consti.
tuition, the laws of congress, or he people Of the
states, but which is above all and unaccounta-
BILE to neither, when he has, in fact voted for al
least seven bills where congress exercised sover-
eign power in providing territorial governments
--officers for them-.-and who might vote, and
be voted for, as members OF the legislature
how long they might sit, and what they might
and not do, when in session.
Because, he claims that territories may make
unequal laws, protecting the property of one
and destroying that ofanother and that neither
congress, thejudciary, or the whole people ofall
the states cannot prevent it.
Because, he does not recognize tho principles
Of the Declaration Of Independence, which pro-
ceed upon the ground that all British subjects
we're entitled to eqalty Of rights--the revolu.