The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-07-01
STATE POLITICAL ANTI-sLAvERY CONVENTION
IN INDIANA.

This Convention met at indianapolis on the
l7th Of May, and continued in session three
days The following are some of the rcsolu-
tons adopted
Rcsolred That the Platform adopted by the
Buffalo Convention in 1913 is our Platform, so
far rs it is applicable MT the present time, and
sets forth i'll detail our principles and meas
ures
Resolved That the notorious 9Th article Of
the recently adopted Constitution of this State
is not only palpable violation but II direct
contradiction, of the principles avowed in the
first article of that instrument and of the prn-
cples avowed in the Federal Constitution
which declare that all men are created equal /;
| that it is n most daring assump tion Of the pre-
rogativc of God and an acknowledged attempt
| on the part of its trainers to subvert His laws
and regulations
| Resolved That this is not less the ndtiue land
of the negro than the white man. and TINT n
proposition to remove by direct or constructive
force the former ito any other country) is in
every way as unjust and impudent as would DO
| IA proposition to remove the latter
ResoiUed That the Fugitive Slave Act"
enacted by the last Congress, is in dcrogation
of the genius of our free institutions, an I'M
warrantablc encroachment upon the sovereign
ty of the States, n violation Of the principles Of
natural and revealed religion, an assumption
of Legislative power without constitutional au-
thority, and II monstrous exhibition OF tyranny,
injustice cruelty, and oppression
Resolved That the doctrine that any human
law is fndlity" and, ~ such, not subject to
the examination Of the people and, if they de-
sire it, to amendment or repeal, is not IN ac-
cordance with the faith and creed of the
founders of our Government; and we. rs friends
of our country den0unce such doctrine a. most
dangerous to the liberties of the people
Resolved, That the Wing and Democratic
organizations have outliyed the questions
which called them into life and organized their
forces under their champions and that they
have therefore no apology for their existence,
thus heightened out beyond its time but the
tradtionary reverence OF their votaries for
names under which they once battlcd.
Rcsoiped, That these organizations headed
by ambitious and mercennry leaders, are pitted
against each other in a mere scramble for
place and power; aud that an unqualified and
barefaced submission to the behests OF slavery,
in all things is the Indispensable and openly
avowed condition upon which their existence
can be maintained
Resolved, therefore, That those organizations
are not parties, but Jacfions, the great bane OF
republics; and that every lover of his country
should labor by all honorable cDdeavors Tor
their overthrow not only because they are fac
tons but because they necessarily involve their
supporters in the guilt OF slayeholdlng, and
thus become the stronghods of slavery.
Resolved That our sympathics are with the
oppressed Of oil nations that the cause oil
Hungary il dear to ny and that wherever man
il troddcn down, and the tyrant is exalted, we
love the oppressed and loathc the tyrant; and
upon the same principle We plead the cause Of
the enslaved of our own land against their ty-
rannical holders.
Resolved, That the cause Of oppression, as
ovor and that this truth has been amply Illus
trated by every step Of the progress OF Louis
kossuth through the slave States.
Resolved, That the public lands of right be-
long To the people, and should neither be sold
for revenue, nor in any way allowed to specu-
lators but should only be granted, without
charge. in limited quantities. 10 actual settlers.
RESOLVED, That our party is the party OF the
Constitution and the Union, OF Freedom and
of Progress that it is opposed in principles and
aims TO sectiOnalisn, secession, and disunioir
and knows no North, no South, no East, no
West but embraces with equal patriotic love
the country, the whole country one and 'ndl-
visible.
The Committee on Nominations made the
following report; which was concurred IN by
the Convention
STATE TICKET
For Govsrnor-Andrew l.. Robinson, OF Van
dsrburgh county.