The gazette and Democrat. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1860, 1860-07-26
STILL THEY COME.

SAAbh SCt"D'
Not a mail arrives, but brings intelli-
gence Of accessions to the Republican
ranks. both from the voting legions, and
from the press Below We copy from the
Piqua Enquirer; the editor speaks for
himself. The Enquirer was the only
Democrats paper in Miami County.
To the Public.
1t will e seen that we, this week. places
at the head ofour paper the name Of ABRA-
HAM LINCOLN. Of Illinois, for President,
and that Of HANEIBAL HAMLIy, of Maine
for Vice President; and as our course IN
this matter demands an explanation, We
therefore give our reasons 10 the public.
1t has been known here for Years that
We have demanded PURE Popular Soy
ereienty Platform aud candidates honestly
identified with that doctrine, as a guarau-
tee Tor cur support OF the nominees ofthe
Baltimore Convention, and that we could
not. in any event. support any gentleman
for eilEer President or Vice President
who held to the doctlins that tho Consti-
tuition protected slsvery inthe Territories
This has not only been our position, but it
has been the position OF all the leading
Democrats in tins ei Y, and We we're not
prepared to see this great principle fac
r6ced to appease the demands of the
Southern delegates.
We demanded as a condition precedent
to our support Of the Charleston Bai,i-
more nominees. that the platform adopted
should recognize the great doctrine ot
Popular Sovereignty, After hoping against
hope. this principle was repudlated by
both wings Of the party 10 which we had
for long years given cordial suppori;the
one boldly avowing the doctrine that the
Congress Of the United States was bound
to enact laws for the protection of slavery
in the Territories. and the other accom-
plishlng the same purpose BY making the
Dred Scott decision part of their poll
ticaI creed. On these platforms are place.
nominees. and our support demanded.
The position we have occupied foI
years on this question las been famllia,
10 our quondaiE political asSociates W.
have openly avowed our most unqualified
Opposition to the principle that the Con
stItuiioD recognized or protected slavery
in the Territories, and to that olhe
modern political hclesy Slave Code, il
no unmeasured terms. We demanded
the most perfect freedom TO the people
in the Territories with the right guaran
teed IT, them not only C regulate thei
own affairs in their own way but TO cleo
all their officers from Governor down, thu!
giving them Popular Sovereignty in thu
truest sense Of the term, but we have 10
neither, and are now required TO swallow
Breckinridge and Lane with Slave Code
or Douglas and Johnson and the Drod
Scott decision with the Southern in!er
probation, OF 60 out Of The party to whicl
we have ever belonged. We have choseI
the latter.
We find ourself without politial sym
pathies with our former political nssoci-
ates. We are driven to tho Necessity Of
seeking new ana we 6ud in casting oul
eye over the political field, an honest man
entertaining honest sentiments. uncon-
Iamiuattd by contact with polilicaltIick'
s!ers and q lifelong struggle for the
Presidency, repre- senting all the gcner-
Gus feelings Of his party in favor Of flOe
Territories. We find him representing
the sentiments which we have in vain
sought TO make the sentiments of the par
ty to which we have belonged; we there
fore, place the name Of ABRAHAM Liz
COLIN at our mast head and proclaim lin
as ur choice for President Of these Uni
ted States. believing that generous
public will sustain US in thus adopting
the right