Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-08-31
Position Of Parties on the Slavery
Question.

/ A despatch from Boston gives (;
summary OF the proceedings Of tl,s
Wing State Convention of Massa
chusetts, held at Boston on the roth
FRANKLIN DEXTER, of Beverly, wa.
appointed President. Josiah Qnin
cy and % others were appointed
I Vice Presidents. The President
made an address. III which he de.
nounced the Greytown lombard
; ment. Josiah Quincy spokein favor
OF the obligations to return fugitive
slaves being stricken ftom the con.
stitution. His speech was received
with Iond cheers. A resolution
was adopted declaring The Wing
party Of Massachusetts ever true t,
liberty, the constitution and thu
Union; saying they need not aban
don its organization or charge it.
principles; deciar ring a devoted at
tachInept to the Union. That il
was The policy of the fathers of the
republic to confin e Slavery in its ex
isting limits as ev ldenced by the pas
sage Of the ordina nee OF 1887, clear
ly established as the cardinal prin.
ciples Of goyeror nent, that slavery
S hould ever be prohibited in the
public domain: ID that the recent
act OF The natio nal legislature in
wantonly annulling'the solemn com
p act which stood for more than
thirty years, leaves restrictions upon
the action offree States beyond the
exact provisions OF the constitution
il, SELF that the naked question is lib-
erty or slavery, as they are prepar-
ed at all times, and under all cir,
cInmstances, to endeavor TO secure
tile blessings ofliberty; that they are
unalterahly opposed to the extern
sion Of slavery over one foot Of terri
tory now free, that they will oppose
the q admission, OF any free States
formed out Of territories unless sla-
very be prohibited, and they go for
ap I'M mediate unconditional repeal
tof So mnch OF the act as repeats the
Missouri Compromise. The con-
sthntI ion secures equal rights to citi-
zens of the seyera! States, which is
grossly violated where law exists
for the Imprisonment Of citizens of
Massachusetts without trial or i'm
Ipptatl Jon Of crime The fugitive
slave law requires an amendment
securing trial by jury or huJeas cor
lpas;; failing in this, then they 90
for the unconditional repeal. The
people of free States are called on
to give such directions Of emf
grants, so as to secure free States
out Of territories. The Know
Nothing movement is also endorsed.
! Our neighbor Of the Banner will
please gather from this the position
of the whig party Of Massachusetts,
on the slavery question.
| On the other hand. how stand the
democracy of the Norlh2 We are
prond Of the contrast which the res
oIutions adopted at their convention
offered TO the execrable doctrines
Of the wing convictions. We take
''Old Berks,' the banner county of
Pennsylvania, as a sample. AT
recent democratic convention in
that county the following resolutions
were adopted:
Resolred, That civil and religiq us
liberty have ever been cardinal OBJ
jecls Of American Democracy that
it was to secure tie enjoyment OF
such liberty that our fathers left
their native land, and planted this
land Of freedom, that the cous'itu-
ton OF every State in the Union
guarantees to The humblest citizen
full, undisturbed, and nnassailed en-
joyment OF the right to worship God |
according TO the dictates Of his own [
RESOLVED, therefore, That any or
ganization, open or secret, which
aims at DISTINGUISHING any citizen
because of foreign birth, or on ac-
count OF particular religious faith,
Or at excluding him, for such rea-
sons, from participation in the hon.
,rs and offices Of the country, as
,uaranteed by the constitution, is
mt Democratic, is congenial with
he spirit Of The old federal alien laws
md is at variance with the spirit
,ervading the Farewell Address Of
he immortal Washington who eau
Toned hi IS countrymen against the
Iangers OF all secret political or {
,anizations, and is therefore un-
worthy Of the American people.
Resolved. That the passage of the 2
iebraska-Kansas bill. recognising,
$ il does, the great principle of self e