Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-08-29

Democratic administrations. The
Democratic National Convention OF
1886 says that the party will abide
bv and adhere to faithful execution
Of the acts known rs the Comprom-
Use Measures, settled by the Con.
yress Of 1850, the oct for reclaiming
tucitivcs from service or labor IN
cluied, which act being designed to
carry ont 40 express provision of the
Constitution, cannot, with fidelity
thereto, be upheld, or SO changed as
to destroy or impare its efficiency"
Putting aside, as unnecessary OF
| discussion at this time, tho question
| Of the constitutlonality Of the Fugi-
tive Slave Act, there can le no con-
| test of the statement that it was q
strong and long Federal arm, reach.
ing out from Washington into tho
several States. cverturning their
courts, abrogating their statutes, and
doing violence to the sense of Justice
Of the great majority of the people
of the North. II was Mt an act like
| tho ku kluy acts, vi ick make them,
selves telt only where they arc need,
| ed, but it was an act which offensive.
ly thrust itself into every doorway OF
the land and made Itself oppressive
TO the law abiding and peaeeable cit
lzens ofthc land
The record of the Democratic par.
" in It's action on the slavery ques.
ton from 1850 is a record Of cen
tralization. The slavery legislation
OF Congress from 1850 to 1850 was
carried through with a view of
| breaking down State laws and State
Institutions by the National arm. \
Democrat who can complain of the
centralizng legislation OF the Rcpuh-
llcan party, must have lost all memo
~ or all shame. The whole record
OF his own party. except the party
| platforms, rises up in judgment
against HIM.
In making what he calls an "alli-
ance, with +: slice Of the Republican
party, at Cincinnati, Mr.. Irish has
found it necessary to prepare new
speech. Heretofore he has been
found fighting on distinct Democrat
ic ground. Now he finds it nccdful
to appear to b. and to have always
been as good q Republican as, If not q
better Republican than, any Republl.
can. His speech, last Saturday ev-
ening, demonstrated the facility with
which he can sit upon two stools at
once. His announcement o. the
antl-slavery character Of the old
Democratic party we have referred
TO above. In addition to that, he
said that few Democrats fought for
slavery for slavery's sake. "We," he
said, speaking for the Democratic
party, dreamed of the hour when
the whole land would be free" by
constitutional means. eve hoped
sometime it would come We think
this will be new revelation to the
Democratic party, at large. That
party, except in its platforms, SO far
as our historic readings have extend
ed, defended slavery for slayery's
sake. Every body knows that the
Southern wing of the Democracy de.
Tended slavery for its own sake. 1t
may DO true that the Northern De.
mocracy defended the institution of
slavery from patriotic motives, but
we undertake to say that no one ev-
or heard Oft before, or ever dream
ed OF it before. Horace Greeley
said that hatred of niggcrs ION per-
sonal grounds, not from patriotic
motives) was one Of tho cardinal
principles of Democracy, and the
Democracy are vouching for tho
honesty and lifetime devotion of
Horace Greeley to truth.
Mr.. Irish said that the Democrats
joined Republicans at Cincinnati,
ITO offer evidence in attestation Of
Democratic good faith in acceptance
Of the issues OF the war, and ito set
an example to the whole country Of
torgotfulness of the past, and the
death of prejudice and that the
coalition was "the highest testimony
the Democrats could offer Of their
sincerity" Possibly. But why
could not tina. party have attested its
good faith in acceptance Of the issues
OF the war, and have set an example,
&c, by bodily joining the Republi-
can party at Philadelphia ? and why
would MT that act have been as high
testimony Of sincerity as the act
they are SO proud of, apparently p
If, as Mr.. Irish said, the Democracy
"went to the very altar of sacrifice"
in accepting Horace Greeley, could
they sacrifice any more by going IN
to tho Republican party in a body !?