Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1862-12-12

and Mr.. Clay, turned round, and
the celebrated Missouri Compro-
mise was accomplished. Three
of these men came from Con
necticut, and were burned in eff
figy througouht the State; but
the Democratic party, true TO is
interests, did not forget them.
They were afterward brought
forward into public places, and
the three New York members
found their way into the custom
house, under the favor OF an ad-
ministratieR then, as'ever since,
till now, wholly pro-slavery.-
Such was the manner of the Mis-
souri, Compromise, which was
sowing to the wind, and reaplng
the whiriwind.
Let us proceed: The work
was fairly completed in lS2l-22.
1t was the beginning OF the sec
ond great battle. The first was
on the Constitution. The South
won the first IN getting a slave
representation. They won the
second by getting new slave
States. But they did not win
the second without a very effect
i've qualification. The valuable
territory Of the United States
was in the Northwest, and that
territory came in as free States.
Hence the battle ragged on a new
quarter, but on the same prln-
cIpIe. The South Immediately
the design Of ac-
quiring new territory by purchase
and conquest in the South and
West, with a view OF making
new slave States. For a time
they were unsuspected, TIL Flori-
da, Texas, California, Arizona,
all were admitted. 1t is true
they were disappointed in Cali
1ornia. but that only made them
more determined to acquire Cuba
and Central America. All means
were tried--parchase, conquest,
fllibusterlng. For forty years
the war for the dominion OF
slavery was Kept up necessarily,
sometimes concealed
from the public eve. In nearly
the whole OF it the disciplined
band Of slavery We're victorious
over the unorganized militia OF
freedom. In this whole time
the Democratic party, finding
that the South was available to
maintain its powew, so long as
the South was permitted to pur-
sue It's course Of slavery extern
SION, gradually fell into the arms
of slavery, helpless and corrupt.
If the genius and spirit of the
Democratic party In the time Of
Jefferson be compared with what
is called so now, human history
cannot present a stronger con-
traStl Interpreted by Jefferson.
Democracy was the representa-
tive of the freedom and progress
of the human mind. Now, what
is it? Ielplessly and stupidity
attempting to sustain comproml-
Ses with slavery, a system hated,
despised and repudIated by the
civilization OF the intelligent
world, it is literally a servant OF
servants! IS it strange that since
1910, nearly the whole body OF
men, with tree, liberal, enlarged
minds, have left ii? You can
point to dozens OF your men OF
genius and eminence in New
York, who were Democrats, but
compelled by the laws OF mind
to leave a thing so foul and SC
enslaved. This work Is going
on, and notwithstanding any tenn
potary successes IN local elec-
tons, it is not possible for any
body ofmen long to sustain them
selves against that Overwhelming
current OF events which God anc
nature and maa are pouring a
galnst human Slavery.
mlst hasten on. After forty
years Of constant, unyieiding, de
termined warfare against this or
ganized array Of God, we have
at last won a great victory on the
very field where we lost our frs
battlel We have won 1t in Mis-
souri. Kansas is free. and Mis-.
souri, viii be, aud the bordel
States will follow. | say thi.
positively. The Missouri Re.
publican will tell you nothin.
can be done just now. True
but look at the sign in the heav