The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-06-06

to be resisted with the same spirit which
swept the alien and sedition laws from our
statute books.
1.-THE above is the Baltimore platform
An additional resolution was included in the
report Of the committee declaring it the sense
Of the convention that Congress should inn
medately admit California as State with
its present constitution, and also immeaiste.
ly establish territorial govemmenla for Utah
and New Mexico.]
After the resolutions were read, Mr.. z A.
Penniman, who, in the evening, had been
admitted as a substitute for one Of the Phia-
delphia county delegates, called for the sep
! prate reading Of the resolutions. They were
so read and unanimously adopted until that
one was reached which relates to slavery.
Mr.. Penn;n?an opposed it's adoption. Mr. .
Thompson, of Ere, spoke against Free soil.
ism with vehemence.
Mr.. Magaw then offered as an amend.
ment the resolution last year adopted at the
Pittsburg Convention He said II was no ar-
gument for the gentleman from Erie TO say
that we had triumphed in presidential can
test with the Baltimore platform, or ct least
it was sufficient reply that we had also last
year achieved glorious victory upon the
Pittsburg platform. He proceeded to read
letter written by Judge Thompson in ls4e,
when he was candidate for Congress, in
which he declared himself of opinion that
Congress had the right to legislate in the ter
ritories of the Union upon the subject of sa-
very, and that that body ought to exercise
that power in the case of Oregon. He said,
if what he had often heard Judge Thompson
say in private conversation was true, that
gentleman had quite as much to do with the
preparation of the Wilmot Proviso as poo.
Wilmot himself; and Indignation agains.
Free -soilsm would therefore come from him
now with poor grace.
Mr.. Snodgrass, of Westmoreland, made
some personal remarks about Judge Thomp-
sons connection with the State Convention
of 1885, but the President called him 10 or.
der.
Mr.. Thompson hoped the gentleman from
Westmoreland would be allowed to proceed.
He then retorted with some personal allu-
sions TO Mr.. Snodgrass, which the President
decided were also out of order. He then
proceeded 10 explain his view of the Wilmot
Proviso. He said he believed that Congress
had the power to legislate upon the subject
of slavery in the territories. In 1916 we
were told that slaves were taken and held in
bondage in Oregon, and for that reason he
had desired to see Congress exercise it's
power and restrain slavery. With these feel
ings he had written the letter Just read by
the gentleman from Allegheny.
Now in New Mexico and Utah the case
was different. There the Mexican law had
prohibited slavery, and that law continued
in force after we acquired those territories.
until it was expressly repealed. Henoe, no
necessity for new prohibition of slavery In
those territories, for it was already excluded
as we'll by the law as by the soil and climate
Of that region. Oregon was part of the
Louisiana purchase, where slavery was tole-
rated by the French law, and hence the ne
cessity for legislation in that case.
Mr.. Frazer then went into an able vindica-
ton of the doctrine of non intervention. He
said, if Congress has ever exercised the pow.
er of legislating for the territories of the In
ion, it was usurpation of right, and vio-
lation Of the great and glorious constitution
of the republic. So too we have had U.
Sie,es Bank chartered against the spirit and
power of the great charter of our freedom.
And so too have we had the nations money
squandered in unconstitutional and unrighte-
ous projects of internal improvements.
And where does this negro creed lead youi
The poor deluded Van Burenites got beside
themselves, cowardly ran away from tho
great Democratic army, and took refuge un-
der the negro flag, uEtil their detection and
treason helped to elect a southern slavehold-
er. Oh that was helping to emancipate the
negro and restrain slavery! Shame that
men should become so lost I was sorry
when saw Wilmot fall from his high emf
nence. had loved that man for his noble
stand upon the tariff of 1916. idolized him
when he stood fearless and unmoved, faith
fully amo ng the faithles. / could have
wept over his fall. lwentto him and be-
sought him to come again into The great
Democratic fold. said, take your pioviso
into the House, and there before the assem-
bled statesmen of the nation, mako an offer
ing of it, tear it in pieces, trample it to the
dust, and let the whole people know that
you will be an American patriot-an Ameri-
can Democrat. But he is joined to his idols.
He is lost. -.....
Twas sorry to see the Pitsburg convention
pass such resolution as it did. I.was sor-
ry 10 see Mr.. Gamble write such letter as
he did. 1t didn't gain him one voe, for il
was the great Democracy of the state that
elected him. I was grieved too to see INV
friend here from Allegheny in bad company
have known him for many years as one of
the best and soundest Democrats of tba
state. ! thought when heard him here
that must rescue him. It was too much
to bear in silence. Oh Harry, never do SO
any more.
The only true course is 10 hold to nation.