Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-12

articles Of that blessed Democratic creed the
Baltimore PLATFORM


stitution to interfere with or control the domes-
tic institutions of the several States, and that
such States are the sole and proper judges OF
everything appertaining to their own affairs
not prohibited by the Constitution that oil
efforts of the Abolitionis'l OF others, made TO
induce Congrefs to interfere with questions Of
Slavery or to take incipient stops in relation
thereto, are calculated to lead to the most
alarming aud dangerous consequences; and
that all such efforts have an inevitable tenden-
cy to diminish the happiness of the people and
endanger the stability and permanency OF the
Union, and ought not to be countenanced ny
any friend Of our political institutions
Resolved, That the foregoing proposition
covers and WINS intended to embrace the whole
subject Of Slavery agitation in Congress-; and
therefore the Democratic Party of the Union,
standing on this national platform, will abide
by and adhere to u faithful execution OF
tile acts known as the Compromise measures
settled by the leat Congress- the act for re-
claiming fugitives from service or labor inclu-
dcd; which act, being designed to carry out
an express provision Of the Constitution, can
not with fidelity thereto be repealed or so
changed as to destroy or impair m efficiency.
RESOLVED, That the Democratic Party VIII
resist all attempts ut removing IN Congress or
out Of it, the agitation Of tho Slavery question,
under whatever shape OF color the attempt
may be made"
1t was all right for the Slave Interest to
plant the seat Of Government amidst slave
holding institutions to re-enact Slave Code
for the District Of Columbia, within the OK
elusive jurisdiction of the Federal Government;
to provide for the protection and regulation OF
tue coastwise slave trade; to negotiate through
the Federal Government for the reclamation
Of fugitive slaves in CANDIDA; to threaten Great
Britain, through Senatorial resolutions, for
recognising within her own sovereignty the
natural rights of slaves shipped at our South
ern ports, but wrecked upon British islands;
to Interfere against tho patriots of the South
American States for the protection of Slavery
in Cuba; to uphold Slavery in Texas, and an
mex that country to the Union for the purpose
OF enlarging the area Of slave labor and the
basis Of slave representation to 60 to war with
Mexico for the same objects; to force through
Congress an unconstitutional and inhuman act
for the seizure and delivery Of fugitives lsom
service or labor; to dictate who should be
President to organize his Cabinet to prescribe
as unfit for oftice, any one opposed to its will,
to appoint the majcritics on all important
Committees in both Houses of Congress, and
to determine the composition of the Execu-
i've and judicial departments in all Territories
Of the Union,--aye this was all right what
ever amount of agitation it cost.
But, opposition to any Of these measures, or
to the general course Of policy indicated by
them, was an " interference with questions of
Slavery . calculated to lead to the most dan
gcrous consequences" having Fan inevitable
tendency to diminish the happiness of the
People, and endanger the stability and per-
manence OF the Union"
That is not all; we viii resist agitation in
or out Of Congress" and especially pledge our
selves to stand by the execution of the Fugi--
tive Slave Act This is the language, this the
creed, of the Baltimore Platform; and yet
some of its supporters imagine that so they
avow hostility to the Nebraska Bill, they may
still expect the support Of tho Anti. Slavery
voters All we have to say il, if any Anti
slavery voters give them the slightest counte-
nance or support, they will prove their own
total untitness to discharge the duties of free
mon.
The Baltimore platform is nothing but
perpetual pledge of servility to the Slave Power.
II ratifes oil the aggressions Of Slavery, and
covers them with the solemn pledge to resist all
distur bance of them. Just rs if the aristocracy
of England should succeed in restricting suf.
frage and restoring the rotten borough system
with all its enormites-- land the Reform Party
which by some means had fallen under its
Guidance, shorld resolve that all efforts of the
Radicals or Others to Interfere with Questions
Of suffrage are calculated TO lead to the most
and dangerous consequences; that
we will resist their agitation, in Parliament or
out Of it, and that we especially pledge our
selves to stand by and support the rotten Dor
ough system What q beautiful Reform Party
that would be But its action in tho case sup
poscd, would be precisely identical in principle
and policy with the action Indicated in the
Baltimore Democratic platform.
Now. we have no more faith in Baltimore
platform Democrat, than in rotten borough
Refoi mer The "Reform" that shelters cor
ruptiou is an imposture; the Democracy that
IL conservative of the usurpaticns of an Olgar-
chy, is an inposture. In the great Party Of
Freedom, which we yet hope to see formed, we
want no Wings or Democrats who believe in
tho fiuality Of wrong, who would acquiesce in
a gross usurpation, rather than resort to the
necessary measures to overthrow it, End restore
the right Let these who hug the monstrosi-
ties Of Baltimore platforms, Whigs or Demo
Gratis, so-callcd, consort together, take sweet
counsel together, carry their oforings to the
altar Of Slavery, and swing their ccnscrs before
tho bloody Moloch; but let them not pretend
to speak in tho name of sound Conservatism
or pure Democracy. Down with al Balti-