The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-03-03
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
AND SLAVERY. ~ az &

HoN. S. S. Cox, of Ohio in a recent speech
on the bin establishing bureau of Freed
mems affairs, admins tered scathingy re-
buke to the Abolitionists and their new doc.
trine of "miscegnation," which is merely
another word for amalgamation. -
In the course Of his remar&s he took occa
sion to vindcate the Democratic party from
the charge of being pro slavery organiza'
ton, in language as follows: EA'Hs5sA
Mr. Speaker since have been upon the
floor the gentleman from Massachusetts
more than limited that the Democracy might
desire to compete with his party in the new
schemc fmiScegnation. Not at all, sir
Oar ptejudices are strong, but they are IN
favor of our own color We have in times
past, affiliated with the Democracy South,
6ut do not understand that the Democrat,
&c party North is responsible for what, the
Democratic party South did when they
separated from as, or since and when they
divided our party and helped you to divide
the Union. The Democratic party of the
North never was pro slavery party, as has
been ibelously charged. daughter on the
Republican side.) Oh, ! know you laugh,
gentleman, at that, but your laugh
Is like the cracking of thorns- undor Z a
pot"
The Scripture tells you what kind oi
laughter that is It would be unparliamen-
fary to characterize it further. | repeat i,
the Democracy North never was a pro sla
vcrv party. | know the contrary has been
reiterated by the crew who have 1oated on
the summer current Of northern prejudice
until many good people believe it. A gros-
ser falsehood was never uttered. Even
Horace Greeley is ashamed any more to re
peat it. He stated the other day our posi-
ton correctly, when he said that northern
Democracy is not really pro slavery, but
anti Intervention maintaining not that sja'.
very is right, but that we of the free States
should mind our own business and let alone
ether peoples" Our platforms are but the
repetition of this idea Of nonnterference.-
Beginning with Is 10 and ending with 1850,
we resolved ttst
That Congress has 40 power, under the
Constitution, to interfere with or control
the domestic institutions of the several
States; and that such States are the sole
and proper judges of everything pertaining
other own affairs, not prohibited by the Con.
stitution; that all efforts by abolitlonists or
others made to induce Congress to inter-
FIRE With questions of slavery, or to take
incident steps in relation thereto, are cal
cuiated to lead to the most alarming and
dangerous consequences, and that all such
efforts have an inevitable tendency to di.
;nmish the happiness of the people, and en~
danger the stability aud permanency OF the
LniOn, and ought not to be countenanced
by any friend to our political institutions.
The Democracy ever favored local sover
gnty as 70 slavery and every other do
nestle matter They would have extend .
"a that sovereignty, and not slavery, from
the States To the Territories. On that
question of extension, of non intervention,
Tie Democracy North and South unhappl-
~ divided. The consequences are upon US.
accept events as they transpire. Not
resp ou,iule for them, yet not unobservant
gi rl,em, call the attention of the House
ro the. bold strides which have been made
since we last met, by fraud and force, to
c.uSh out tie institution OF slavery. | need
n,r poi,lt YOU to the black recruiting sys.
TN in MARYLAND and Missouri. need
not rehearse the orders of generals and
,ubordinates, all working to this end, re.
,ardless of tue rights Of property or local
sovereignty. Slavery hangs precarleusly,
py :, hair. in Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisl-
ana. MARYLAND. Missouri, and Florida. Even
IN old Kentucky, where her loyal people
cared less for it aud more for their State
IL yrn
Wherever IN our lines slavery yet exists,
t - comp pirstively Tree ana, altogether
prohtless. Ii works at its own will, and
not az the will of the master. Outside OF
,ur IDes--withn the Gulf States-slaves
once worth $4,000 are now only worth
their 500 IN gold; and this depreciation
will 90 on if our armies continue to pene-
rrate the South. If it is thus go on, where
will it end2 In the grave of the slave
Read the accounts of mortality among the
blacks, especially those In the military
Each camp is a hospital. The deserted
fan ,ilics perish by their removal from their
hom es, by vice and starvation. We OF this
so have no power to stop it. The war
Keeps it going. For this condition OF the
ncero let the Abolition party and Its savage
coYnterpart South answer to GOD and tne
c5untry. To the horrors and calamitlss oi
the whites growing out Of this war is 70 ee
added the miseries and destruction OF the
backs; and this indictment Of high crime
will not be found against the Northern
Democracy, but against IFS reyllers NORTH
who divided !onr Union, and Its enemies
South. who divided our party. 4 yeJ "a
In tie forthcoming election for Chief
Magistrate you will find the Democracy
making no issue about slavery. III 1t Is ay
ing or dead, aslyou alIege you will lind
them striving their utmostto preserve wna!
they can of local and personal liberty Out
OF the chaos of this conflict. We nave peen
the champions of local and state hoersy
not because slavery was guaranteed by II
No, sir, We have no. champloned slaxeIy
We never placed it in our ,I northern 1onss.,