The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-06-30

Inc great States of New York, Pennsyl- /
sanis. and Ohio against him. he pros
poets Of the Democratic esnjsdzie csnso<f
be very Catering. fs1isad xs.afiss1
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM /
We have not hitherto BEEN abe 10 &C.
eosni fos The vigorous applause bestowed
in cerisia quarters upon The = Platform"
Resolutions adopted al ihs late Demo-
cratic National Consensioa. considering
ihe ossensibls Adhesion Il skoss Resolu-
lions TO The principles Of the COMPROMISE.
II now turns oul that Free soilism and
Denuncialion of The Fugitive Slsvs I,sw
arsnpmprisedin The Resolutions adopting
The Virginia and Kentucky systems Of
abstraction Of ls9s-ol This fact, un-
doubiediy known 10 tho prime movers Of
that Platform. bus certainly moi known 10
a majority OF the Convention by whom
The t. Platform" vas adopted. solves the
puzzle. Well may The Richmond Wing.
from whose columns the following article
10 copied. head il "TAKES M"
From the Richmond Wing Of the iTth inst.
The Democratic Platform embraces the
Kentucky resolutions. as well As those q
Virginia. The Charlottesville Advocate
ropies The second Of the Kenlucky reso-
luIions. by which il appears that the Flu
giiivs Slave I.a~ is declared To be " alto
gefher roid and Of no force" The
resolutions take the ground that Congress
can pass no Law 10 punish any crime moi
specially enumerated in The Constitution |;
and as nerro-slealing is not 90 defined. The
Fugitive Slave Law Is Tin effect declarcd1
null and void. We copy from The Adj
yocaie:
The second Of those celebrated rcsolu-
lions Is in these words:
4 Resoired, That the Constitution Of the UNI
ted States having delegated % Congress powes
Ito punish treason, counicrieiting the seessx5cz
and current coin Of the Unised slases, piracics
and felonics committed GU lh~ high seas, and Of.
fences against the lays Of nations, and no Other
lcrimss chafes<y, and II being true as . general
lpsinc;ple, end one Of tho amendments 10 the Con.
siitution having also declared. that the powers
mot delegated 10 the United States by tho Con.
ssitution. nor prohibited by Il TO the States, arc
reserved TO The States respectively, or 70 the peo
peoples therefore, also, the same act Of ConzJcsu
passed on tho l4th day Of July, l79S, and en-
Titled An act In addition 10 an acs entitled an
act Cor the punishment Of certain crimos against
the United ssstc~; ~ also the act passed BY
them on the 27th day Of June, i7os, entitled
i An act 10 punish frauds committed on the
Bank Of The United States land all other their
acts which assume to create. define, or punish
crimes other shan those enumerated IN lhe Con-
siiiusion.) are altogether rmd and Of NO force ;
ana that tho power 10 crsste define, anil punish
such other crimes Is reserved. and Of right ap-
pertains. solely and exclusively TO the respective
States, each within rs own territory"
! This resolution. (says the Advocate.
which is expressly aud by name endorsed
10y the Democratic Convention. declares
,he fugitive slave law to - "aifogefhe,
void and Of no force" because The crimes
which il "creales. defines. and Furnishes
lars no, among those which the Consiilu
I,ion delegates 10 Congress power "a
punish. and the resolution emphaiically
declares that Congress has no power " ia
cIeale. define, or punish" any crimes moi
50 enumerated IN the Constitution. Nor
can this dilemma be avoided by saving
thai the Constitution itself provides tor the
rendition Of fugitive slaves. II undoub'-
e,lly does |; hui II does moi make a failure
10 comply with lis provisions a crime
and hence, according 10 the second Of The
Kenncky resolutions, Congress has no
power ~ make the aiding and abeiling a
fugitive slave 10 effect his escape from the
! officers Of the law. or the resistance oil
those officers. when in The discharge oil
their constitutional duty, crime, or 10
punish il as such, because no such crime
is enumerated in The Constitution, AMI
therefore no authority is given TO ton
gress to punish il. This may be called
slrici construction. and SO il is; but the
Democrats cannot object 10 II on that ac-
count: and besides, the Supreme Court
o the United States has acted upon This
view of the matter, and hence arose the
urgent necessity for the presenilaw That
Court. relying possibly upon The authors
ty Of this very resolution, or At all events
arriving al precisely similar conclusion
declared ils opinion that Ceegrss had
nothing 10 do With he rendition Of fugi-
live slaves. but that, under The Consiiiu-
lion. HE power els reserved. and Of right
lappertains, solely and exclusively, to The
Irrespective States, each within It's own
territory" h was this decision which,
more than any other cause perhaps, called
for The passage Of the present fugitive
slave law. which The Democratic Nation.
al Convention, by endorsing The Ken-
lucky resolutions, has drsiaHed 10 DO "roid
and Of no force"
/ Great credi, being claimed for General
Pierce nn account Of his bravery nnder the
guns Of Chapnliepec, perhaps we had