The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-22
provisions Of the constitution Of the United stata.
now sDrurd in the light of this resolution, are III.
three resolutions, which directly follor Il 'ns


three resolutions, which directly follow it,
nnSs conssess has no power under the constitution 70
WIN or contro the domestic institutions of the
sseIs o,4ees, ana that such States sole and
proper judges of everything appertanpr 10 their own
affairs not prohibited by the constitution that ali efforts
81 the aboonsts or Others made to induce Congress 10
interfere with questions Of slavery or ~ snke ircnert
steps in relation thereto calculated to lead to ths
most alarming and dangerous Consequences and that all
such efforts have an inevitable tendency to impish the
happiness Of the people and endapger stability and
nanced by any friend Of our political institutions
This is the old Baltimore platform OF for.y-eirht.
TO which they add the two following. The xaea.
sures referred to in 1t its natural children and
It Is not expected that they would dsown or desert
Resolved That the foregoing proposition covers and
was intended TO embrace the whole subject Of slavery
agitation in Congress- and therefore the democratic par
Y OF Inc Union standing on this national platform, will
abide by and adhere faithful execution Of the acts
known as the compronie measures settled by the last
act for retaining ugi.ives from service or
anor neuded winch act being designed to carry out an
y thereto be repealed nor changed destroy or
attempts at renewing in Congress IT, the axta
on Of slavery question under whatever shape or CO.
Tor the attempt may be made
Free sellers, by thousands, fed from the demo.
cratic ranks when they read the platform Of forty-
eight, which we give above, and continued away
until led to their places again BY their Van Buren,
leaders. What will those free sellers DO now, when
they are called upon, not only to adopt the old Bal
timore platform, but its progeny, the Compromise
and Fugitive Slave law We have good reason to
believe that great numbers Of such free sellers will
abandon the democratic party to return to it.
Some so Gated free soes alas too many of them tc
remain ruth the democratic party zoe doubt not, for
personal ends; but zee cannot cherish 50 mean an
opinion Of human nature az 10 bcltcce there are
nat also re'g mcgy more who nciU turn wah iadig-
aGni Sc0'T from ms conspiracy against the rights
dSdMe Constitution If the country. The csnUen-
into la S7feabo, "W take encouragement from, his
boH0ad fafGnl0us dtcleason of ME democrats colsc-
Guem upo,iMe jYebsier ana Fillmore compromise.
From the Posson Commonwealth. June III
SHAH Eae Cause be S,,rreatiercd:
Shall at opposition to the slave power cease!
Shall all the interests Of freedom he Abandoned
shall the men who have for macy years past been
brGvely contondng against the caeroechneBts Of
slavery and tho extension and perpefqa'ion of an
institution which 4 ~ once the drest curse and the
deepest disSrace 81 our country sink away, anG
give up the contest! These are the questions which
come home with irresistible forcr to The free
soil party, How shall they be answered.
Another struggle has come on One party has
met IN convention. and tanely surrendered Ill to
sayey-hae bowed down in the most object SUBJ
mission 20 Southern domination, and adopted
platform and candidate ,une,qnivoc4ly pledged to
tic interest o. the shareholders. Nothing can be
more full or explicit. The other party meet the
present week. aud viii undoubtedly take similar,
aye, # il were possible, more degrading positions
aud then wLat!
Why, the people tho voters Of the United States,
will DC called upon T. sanction their proceedings by
sustaining their nominations WIN they do so?
Undoubtedly the greot majority Of the members OF
the two great parties into which the country is di
vided Will do it. The leaders determine upon it,
because they wish the honors and enoluments OF
which slavery has 70 dispense; and the people. the
many, will blindly follow But what viii the free
sellers do. those who earnestly and honestly detest
slavery and resolved to do all in their power for
its overthrow! Win they fall into the ranks of
either Of these parties, and give their votes for
didates VINO they well know will WELD tho immense
patronage of the national government in support Of
slavery! That is the question. Who can doubt the
answer No truc-hearted man can give vote
which he knows will favor the cause ofcppression-
which viii ryet, still more closely. the chans Of the
slaye-whch will bring the national government
still more under the control OF the slave holding
aristocracy. 1t is not possible. What follows, but
that the free soilers must, and will have cand-
date of their ow-n-a man we'll known and unatera-
bly, committed as the friend Of freedom and the I'M
fmchiug foe OF despotism.
Banburners may fall Of, if they will They once
were with us, but wo rockoned them as Of us.
Recreant men. who love the spells of victory more
than the rewards Of wei doing. may desert us ; but
the great Of the rank aud e OF The party will
atheie, with strcs and unwavsring fidelity, TO their
principles. and for man true TO the interests
Of freedom 1t all. If there be any unprin-
ciped men WHO fancy they eau barter oil the free
SOL vote of Massachusetts, tura mess 81 osagc, .hey
ARE mistaken We are not to bc sold We arc not
chattes PERSONAL We me free men. We have
honest ana deep cout icons ana o those onYcyions
isitbfri
:. All cou.titutional opposition u slavery" vas
tie brief but comprehensive anG l4,.otic pgincips
announced ii tne buffalo platform, aid to hat
arc unal'crablE committed, not Only hy ot 'epeated
declarations hut liz tie warmcst attachments of
orr hearts. we cannot, therefore, vote for man
who viii sustain the Fugitive Slave law. We cannot
vote for man who, we have no reason 20 doubt,
would give his influence in favor Of dividing Cali
fofnia. and making ore-half Of it q slave StaJe and
would DO anything and everything else Tic slave
That sc must 10 this FIVE vote With either Of
the great parties, j certain enough. Or course i
therefore clear We nave 10 time to lose. Let
rs at once hold state Conyonti0n and AFTER bay
ing soleinnly announced our resolution TO mann
tain nm unseourng warfare with slavery, and to op
pose any ard every party IN alliance With it. let Us
at once proceed 20 elect one hundred delegates To
the Cleveland Convention, including those already
chosen. Let IL show Enthusiastically our determi-
nation to place tie free soil party Of Massachusetts,
where all may see that whatever traitors to huma-
nifty and freedom There may be else Nheye We are
steodiast and inmoYeabe.
The coming contest viii e'try meus souls" as
they have been tried since the days Of the re-
yoution. The revenues Of our government amount
now to over fifty millions per annun, two hundred
millions n iouI years. Ill that is the poll
. teal capital with which the successful party will
maintain the Interests Of slavery, and reward its
scrupuous paYtizaNs All the great issues which
used TO divide tile 100 great parties having become
absoleie, those s nothing now TO contend for be
tween Thorn bit the p0ils The public revenue forms
q conuptTe IuLd Win which to purchase politicians
and editors. Our government has become govern
ment Of corruption. Having no honest use for al
it, vast revenue auduo grand principle being at stake
between them, AMI slavery being resolved that the
whole power 81 he uaton shall DC prosttuted TO it,
support, the cowardly sensihility Of the leaders 81
both parties K easily accounted for They want Of
fees. they want patronage, therefore they must do
the dirty work 81 slavery. Now against Ill these
corTupng influences the free soil party hove got t.
stand, and thank Cod We believe viii SAND. II We
have any ururinciplld nen IN our ranks they will
dcser, -. Lct them So 20 their oyn, re oan 90