The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1852-07-27


compacs between the North aud South, aud
view il as an infraciion of the compromise
There should be no room for doubt, no
breath of suspicion drawn. to lead the pub
lic mind TO sappose for moment that the
law shall ever be altered, Do you think,
fellow-citizeus, that il Daniel Webster, Mr..
Clay. Millard Fillmore had had the draw.
ing up of this article of the whig platform,
that they ever would have framed it in such
ambiguous language, No, sirs, they never
would have been guilty of such suh,crfuge,
and their acts are sufficient guarantee for
my saying SO.
desire now to show the remarkable ai,
finity between the article of the Wh;q
Platform, aud certain resolution, which
with others were offered at a meeting held
at Faneuil Hall, in November, 1850, to an.
prove of the Compromise measures. On
those resolutions, the Washington Repub.
lie remarked, that they furnished platform
on which all the wings of the North and
South could stand shoulder 70 shoulder, and
work together for the good of the whole
country. aud the perperulty of the Consti-
tuition and the Union. The following is
the resolution tallu2e to:
Resolved, Tint while we are aud ever
attend to be law abiding people, aud to
subu!ii TO existing laws, whether passed
with or without our concurrence, we claim,
and ever Snail claim, the right TO call for
the repeal or modification OF any enactment
aud while ws recognize the obligation OF
the Fugitive Slave Law, so called, passed
at the late session OF Congress, upon all the
people of the nation, we believe the string.
e'cy of its provisions is not required by the
eMgencies of the case, or by the Constitu.
ton of the United States, aud we sllal per.
severe in all lawful attempts to procure its
modification"
| Would it not seem that the same hand
had drawn up both of these resolutions
But does it compare with the following res.
oluton, being one of series adopted at a
| Union meeting held in New Orleans on the
9th November, 1850, to-wit:
KeSolrcd, That in thus giving pledge
OF our purpose to aid in maintaining the
supremacy OF the law. we feel that we
have given the strongest oil all proofs OF
our attachment to the Union, THAT the
points yielded by the Southern portion OF
the confederacy, by the recent COMPROMISE
laws, comprehend every concession that
freemen eau make with honor) and that
we cannot contemplate without horror the
inevitable consequences which would re-
suit from the unanimous resistance OF the
citizens of the South to any, the slightest
infraction OF any, Of the measures which
have been passed as equivalents for these
concessions =
Well. fellow citizens. think ! have
shown that the Compromise resolution of
the Wing Platform is not broad or explicit
enough Tor any trne patriot, for any Union
man. of either party North or South. to
stand " shoulder to shoulder" and support.
At least such is my opinion. II is little
too shaky for me. have no confidence in
it, aud cannot support it.
We will now take up the Compromise
article of the Democratic Platform. Il Is
the following
9 That Congress has no power under
the Constitution 10 interfere with or con.
troll the domestic institutions Of the several
States, and that such States are the sole
aud proper judges Of everything appertain
lug to their own affairs. not prohibited by
the Constitution. that all efforts of the alb.
oltionists or others made to induce Con.
grees to interfere with questions of slavery,
or to take incipient steps in relation thereto
are calculated TO lead to the most alarming
and dangerous consequences and that all
such efforts have an inevitable tendency to
diminish the happiness of the people, and
endanger the stability and permaaency of
the Union, and ought not to be counte-
nanced by any friend of our political insti-
tutions.
Resolved, That the foregoing PROPOSE
ton covers and was intended 10 embrace
the whole subject, OF slavery agitation in
Congress, and therefore the Democratic par.
ty of the Union, standing upon this nation.
al platform, will abide by and adhere to
faithful execution of the acts known as
the Compromise measures settled by the
last Congress---ths act for retaining the
| tuSttitCo uOtAk SCtFiSS VI lhUOt tuCtuucug
wh:chlact, being designed TO carry out an ex-
press provision Of the Constitution. cannot,
with fidelity thereto. be repealed or so
changed as destroy or impair It's efficiency.
| RfsoLred. That the Democratic party
will resist all attempts at renewing in Con.
gress. or out of it, the agitation of the sIa-
very question. under whatever shape or
color the attempt may be made.
Here is bold. broad, declaration Of ma
tional principles. ami frank aud open
pledge ito abide and adhere TO the faith.
fnl execution of The Compromise measures.
which act being designed to carry out an
express provision Of the Constitution" il is
soIemnly declared "cannof with fidelity
thereto be repealed or 50 changed as 10 de-
stroy or impair It's efficiency" There is no
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