Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-08-25
The Political Or eds of the three
Parties

Below we give The political creeds of the
three parties, as established last Sumner in their
respectiye National Convention, so far as re
CARDS the only issue now before the people.
Reed, compare aud choose between them ye
honest treemen of Vermont, and let your votes
at the Ballot Box on the first Tuesday of Srptem
Der proclaim your choice.
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL PLATOON.
Resolved, That the foregoing proporson COW
ers. and was intended 20 embrace, THE WHOLE
SUBJECT OF SLAVERY AGITATION IN
CONGRESS; and therefore THE DEMO
CRATIC PARTY OFTHE UNION, standing
upon the national platform. WILL ABIDE BY AND
ADHERE TO A FAITHFUL EXECUTE OF
| THE ACTS KNOWN AS THE COMPTON,
| Use MEASURES. settled by the last Congress
THE ACT FOR THE RECLAlMlNG OF
FUGlTiVES FROM SERVICE OR LABOR
Incl UDED, WHICH ACT being designed to
carry ont an express provision of the Constnu.
ton, CANNOr, with fidelity thereto, BE RE
PEALED OR so CHANGED AS TO DE
STROY OR IMPAIR IT'S DEFICIENCY.
Resolved, That the Democratic party WILL
RESIST ALL ATTEMPTS AT RENEWING, in Con
RY QUESTION, under chatepe, shape or color the
attempt may be NUDE
WING NATIONAL PLATFORM.
Resolved, That the series OF acts the Thlr.
ty FIRST Congress act known as the Fngl
tive Slave law lnclnded-and received and &C
quie, ced in by the Wing party of the United
States, as a settlement in principle and sub
stance OF the dangerous and exclllng questions
which they embrace; and so tar as they are
concerned, we will maintain them and insist
upon their strict enforcement until time and ex
p,rience shall demonstrate the necessity of
further legislation to guard against the evasion
OF the laws on the one hand and the abuse oil
their powers IN The other, not nnpalrng Their
present efic ency; and we depreclate all fuuh
er agitation OF the question thus settled as dan
gerous to our peace; and wiiI dlscountena nee
all etfnrts to continue or renew agitation wherev
err or however The attempt may be made; and
we will maintain this system as essential to the
natl nuny OF the " hIg party and the integrity
of the Unlpp."
FREE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL PLTFeRM.
Resoi6ed That to the perscverelng and in
Fortunate demands of the Slave Powor for more
Slave States. new Save Territories, and the
decentralization OF Slavery, nnr distinct and inal
ausw err ls,-No mnre Slave States, no Slave
Territories. no NatiDnalized Slavery, and 10
National Legislation Tor The Extradltlon OF
! Save.v.
| Reso,ped, That the nets OF Congress known ms
the Compromise Measures OF so. by making
! the admission OF the suvereign State conting-
enl "pun The adoption Of other measures, DE-
mnnded by the special interest ct Slavery, by
their admission to guarantee Freedom in Free
| Territories, by their attempt TO impose unconsti-
iul ional limitations on the power OF Congress
and the people to admit new States. by their
provisions for lhe assumption OF 80 000U00 Ut
! the State debt of Texas, and tor the paynen,
of S5,000,000 more, and the cessloh OF large
territory 10 The same Stale, under menace, as an
nducement to the REIMBURSEMENT OF ground
less claim. and BY their INVASION OF the s0vere-
e,gDiv Of the States and the liberties ct the
| peupIe, through he enactment OF an unjust, oT-
messiva and unconstitutional Fug i've Save
| Law, are proved to be inconsistent viii all the
principles and maxlms of Democracy, and whoi
" inadequate to the settlement OF the questions
of which thuse are claimed to be an adjustment.
| Resolped, That no permanent settlement oil
the slavery question can be looked for except IN
the practical recognition OF the ruth, that slave
nv is sectional and freedom national, by he total
separation of the general government from
slavery, and the exercise Of it's legitimate and
constitutional influence on the side Of freedom
and BY leaving to the States the whole subject
of slavery and the extraditon of fugitives from
service.
Resolved, That Slavery is a Gin against God
and crune Against man, which no law nor
usage can make right and thai the Christian HUI
mainly, and Patriotism, alike demand its abo
litiop.