The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-01
The PitasbuYg Conventlon-Th. Platform
Stewards Poiicy-1he aspect.


party, 81, ling themselves he In epepdent Demo-
cracy-the P,ttsburg Convention will be truly
formidable affair Sixteen States will be represent
ed John p. Hale is the favorite candidate Of
the central organ, and will most probably be the
nomine-
The platform viii probably not go the whole
figure Of Garrison, bby Kelly, and George Thomp-
son. for the abolition of slavery in the States but
will take the Intermediate round Of excluding it
from the territories and the District of Columbia,
and Of excluding the acquisition of any more slave
territory. he admission any more slave States
into the Union. The whole platform viii doubtless
enbody the 70 lowing doctrines, principles, and
objects -
The repeal of the Fugitive Slave law.
The abolition Of slavery in the District of Co.
lumbia ms soon as 20 ssihle.
The Wimot Proviso for the territories.
No more anne xations f slave territory.
No more slave states.
Kossuth and X nkel intervention.
Cheap hostages.
River ana harbor improvements.
Free farms to actual settlers on the public lands
In addition to these cardinal objects, it is quito
possible that some, at least, if not al, Of the fol-
Lowing sticks of timber, may also be worked into
the plstform:-
Abolition Of rents and the rights of property in
real estate.
Abolition of hanging for murder.
Equality OF sexes and colors.
Womaps rights
Free sma'gamation.
Socialism and red republicanism.
Spiritual manifestations
Spiritual wifery aud infdelty.
Representatives Of oil these horrible abomina-
tons will certainly be there; but whether they win
be able to carry through all the foregoing specif.
cations, is somewhat doubtful The great object is
to organize active, working, agitating politi
cal parry, for the ultimate object of the total
tinction OF Southern slavery. The spirit of this
party may be discovered in the following extract
from the M,iDoukie (free soiD Democrat. He is
speaking Of the late abolition speech of shua r.
GiddiDgs, i'll Congress Of It's exceeding mpudence,
ard the quietness with which it listened to by
Southern members The Milwaukee man says Of
| this:-
| How changed Eight years ago. he virtually
peeled Cor ucing the simple resoll-
ton House that the federal government not
lonble Tor ,lsvTy NoS. ne stands before slave
itr Grams thu wholesome truth down their throsts
Tie fue Stare lato UNCONVENTIONAL is Outrage
upn, ih rights 81 Jgeeinea, iotch If enforced uiH lead
d Il to,u te electtdn atah Be repoiedsooner
uon haze III, Ao,t srttt such degradation pass
under M aoke y sarss AID pay irbe Stare dricegs of
Tier runaaoys he toud erery shareholder in y nation
| HANGED " And the South and its oirt-eaters a.
meek M hosss under Divine chaststmeut.
Thank Gcd' On man had sp ken at Washington, in
tone behtuDg the North Now, let this speech be- fol
lostd VI hy timlar monstratiups by our friends in
Congress and y pondDg 'fnrts BY the people and
II The last uue national convention will attempt TO
! force slavery and The gag upon a tree people
The repeal Of he Fugitive Slave law will doubtless
be the stone of the Pittsburg Convention.
The abolition free soilers justly regard that law US
the key 70 the destruction Of the whole 81 stem of
Southern slavery, root and brsnch io is the redoubt.
the capture Vt which viii command The very citadel
Of Southern institutions, and step by step, reduce
the Southern States to the bloody scenes of ST. Do
ningo, or to disunion aud the estabis hment of
separate coniederacy. The principle of the Wilnot
Provso for he territories and the exclusion of any
ssve States Save territory from the Uoion,
but Necessary appendages of the leading object
of the repeal Of the fugitive Slave law. The various
other doctrines Of these free soiers upon osher sub
jects, mere clsp'rar-mere bait for the loose
,des and fanatics Of all SORTS, and such stray gud
! geons from the two old parties may need some
hing ban the slavery question for n platform
thus, anti-rebters, socialists, red republicans inf
oeis, ag,atiaps, philosophers, transcendentalists,
slrituai mediums. anal gamatonists. and all sorts
oi c.ntious vagabolds aud swindlng imposters are
TO he provided for-tte great aim being catch all
te floating drtt and riff yaf the po .'cal waters.
The prospect is ominous The agitation of the
slavery question Is 10 be revived upon indie
l.noeht org anzation which will soon develope the
eAieIt o. Il power w. IL Seward and his con-
J,etS have Lot been laboling for the hast twenty
i've years 10 create an anti slavery sentiment i'll the
North, for nothing The seeds which they have
scwn have taken deep loot, ana are Spreading upon
ev.iy SIDE. The arch agitator himself, discovers
that he has given momentum to The ball which he
cannot himself check TO suit his dark steathy and
nlsidious policy. Tie sentiment which he mas been
iomentins and using. US y denagogue, has become q
gous belief with many OF his sincere followers,
anu ,bey aLpot DC satisfied NTH General Scott by
merely splitting on the wing platform. So it may
be scIHe extent with the V IN Buren, Buffalo
plaifolE democrats OF 1915; bat not being deep
y injected with the eprosy, they have been mostly
u,ai,a by the compromise democratic nominations
OF 5z
There is every reason, then, to appreheni, esps-
cialiy IL come tion with the Webster detection,
that ths Piusburg movement, from tho successful
eLoits of SewaId aud company to impTegnate the
Wing iarty oil the North with aboltionism, aud all
lie other denominations OF the day, will result 10 the
oss TO Scott Of Ohio, and New York, and Mass schu
seJs md Penus, ivlnia Should this be the result,
then rensy look Tor the merging ofthe Northcnwhg
alty ilro the general cons oiidated abolition patty
al tie Nonh On the other haId, should Scott BE-
successful, Seward is ssfu that any event
be holds wing balance OF power; for, on the de-
feat OF Scott he has but to throw oil his mask, aad
c'me out III open aud undsguised hostility to the
South
ltis, the efore, 10 LONGER matter Of surprise that
SesaId grd his organs should stick to tue Vhig
car didae while they ''execrate and spit upon his
platform; il sno longera matter of wonder that they