The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-06-15
NO. 389.

.ah,ral rights of slaves shipped at our South
a.r ports, but wrecked upon British islands;
:, ;1terfere against the patriots of the South
,,oeriean States, for the protection of Slavery
:, Cubs: to uphold Slavery in Texas, and an
-, that country to the Union for the purpose
8 charging the area of slave labor and the
t..;s Of slave representation; to go to war with
,1.z,o for the same objects; to force through
r.ur-,ss an unconstitutional and inhuman act
g The seizure and delivery of fugitiyes from
100 or labor; to dictate who should be
prss;dent to organize his Cabinet, to prescribe
unfit for Office, any one opposed to its Nill,
;, appont the majorities on all important
c,r,rajitees in both Houses of Congress, and
;, dete-mne the composition of the Execu-
,;ro and Judicial departments in all Territories
e the Union,-sye, this was all right, what
erar amount of agitation 1t cost.
p,t onnosition to any of these measures, or
=, n, General course of policy indicated by
..,,, was an interference with questions of
,,,ror, . calculated to lead to the most dan
,,.on. consequences" having an inevitable
,.aj.Dcv to diminish the happiness of the
p.,rle and cnGanger the stability and per-
r,,nonce of the Union!"
That is not all; we will resist agitation in
49, o.t of Congress" and especially pledge our
..Js,s E, stard by the execution of the Fugi-
&c, Slave Act This is the language this the
rod Of the Baltimore Platform; and yet
srse Of it, supporters imagine that so they
syog hostility to the Nebraska Bill, they may
.,;l expect the support of the Anti Slavery
,o.-.s, All We have to say is if any Anti
slavery voters give them the slightest counte-
nance or support they will prove their own
t,.sl rnf .ness TO discharge tho duties of free
lneo.
The Baltimore platform is nothing but
perpetual pledge Of scrvility to the Slave Power.
/. ra.:Ges all the aggressions of Slavery, and
covers them with the solemn pledge to resist all
disturbance of them. Just as if the aristocracy
d England should succeed in restricting suf-
lragc. and restoring the rotten borough system
with all It's enormities-and the Reform Party
which BY some means had fallen under Its
guidance should resolve that all efforts of the
Radicals or others to interfere with questions
es suffrage are calculated to lead to the most
alarming and dangerous consequences that
We viii resist their agitation, in Parliament or
gu. Of it, and that we especially pledge our
slycs 10 stand by and support the rotten bor-
Gngh system. What beautiful Reform Party
that would be But its action in the case sup
passed, would be precisely identical in principle
and policy with the action indicated in the
Baltimore Democratic platform.
Now, we have no more faith in o Baltimore
PLATFORM Democrat, than in rotten borough
Eslormer The reform that shelters cor
rrption is an imposture the Democracy that
Is conservative of the usurpations of an Oligar-
chy is IN imposture. In the great Party of
Freedom, which we yet hope to see formed, We
want no Wings or Democrats who believe in
the fnality Of a wrong, who would acquiesce in
4 gross usurpation, rather than resort to the
necessary measures to overthrow it, and restore
the right Let those who hug the monstrosi-
ties Of Baltimore platforms, Wings or Demo
Gratis. so-caIIed consort together, take sweet
counsel together, carry their offerings to the
altar of Slavery, and swing their censers before
tie bloody Moloch but let them not pretend
to sneak in the name Of sound Conservatism,
or pure Democracy. Down with all Balti-
more platforms, and all supporters of them