Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-03-17
REPUBL1CANIsM AND DrHoCp.oy

hEPUBL1cANIsM AND DEMoCRAcY.-
The n. I. Courier eG Enquirer, thus
briefly and intolIigentIy introduces the
principles and positions Of the two great
parties at issue, and clucidates the diff:
ference between them. The ReDubli-
cans have on their banner
The Constitution, and the Constitu-
tlonal rights Of all the States.
The Principles of Washington. Mad
ison, and Jefferson, as illustrated in
their Administration of the General
Government; and in the ordinance of
1887.
Hostility to the African Slave Trade
Opposition to Slavery extension.
Slavery, local and not q National
Institution.
The self-styled Democracy, have on
the contrary, emblazoned on their ban
ner:
Reputation of the principles of
W ashington, Madison and Jefferson,
as illustrated in 1897, and in their ad-
mlnistration Of the General Govern
ment.
The Dissolution Of the Union, if a
majority Of the People should remove
the Democracy from power.
Slavery, National, and not local; and
carried by the Constitution into the
Free Territories Of the Union.
The re-opening Of the African Slave
Trade.
HE SLAVE CoDE.--The following
are the resolutions nearly unanimously
adopted by the recent caucus of Dem
ocratic Senators in Washington:
4. RESOLVED, That neither CONGRESS,
nor q Territorial Legislature, whether
by direct Legislation Or legislation Of an
indirect and unfriondly- nature, possess
the power to anuul or impair the con-
stitutional right Of any citizen Of the
United States to take his slave proper
ty into the common Territories but it
IS the duty Of the Federal Government
there to afford for that as for other spe-
cles Of property, the neodful protection;
and L experience should at any time
prove that the judiciary does not pos
scss power to insure adequate protec-
ton, ii eciN then become The duty of
Congress to supply such defcjency.
5. Resozyed, That the inhabitants
OF an organized Territory of the United
States, when they rightfuIly form a Con
stltntlon, to be admitted as State in
to the Union, may then for the first time,
like the people Of State when forming
new Constitution, decide for them
selves whether slavery, as a domestic
institution, shall be maintained or pro
hibited within their Jurisdiction; aud
II Congress shall admit them as Il State.
''thcy shall be received into the Union
with or without slavery as their Con
stitntion shall prescribe at the time OF
their admission"
That is it. The Judiciary are to en-
force protection Of slave property in
the Territories until it shall be found
that the judiciary is unable to do it,
and then Congress is to pass the slave
Code. That is the slave code COM
plete. And the Democratic party in
the Senate has adopted this as the
Democratic policy and principle. The
second resolution expressly declares
that the people cannot touch slavery
in any shape until, like the people Of a
State they come to form Constitution.
How we'll does the Press Is 7Ti6asno
say Of these resolutions-<:S the boast
cd right OF self-governmcAt-theb boon
conferred upon the people Of the Ter
ritorics, when the Kansas Nebraska
bill became z law-by two whiffs Of
Democratic breath, is blown to the
winds; and instead Of that, the nation
ality Of Slavery is openly declared"
FOREIGN NEws.-Austria has reject
ed Lngland's proposal torthe settlement
OF Italian affairs The British Minis
try have achieved a triumph on the