Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-08-19

nov iOllOW the example set NJ columbus III requiring
Its friends to mount and stand upon ,hc narrow, ono
plank platform. The Columbiara platform is more
comprehensive, as will be seen by the resolutions
below.
The nominees of the Convention were
Probate Judge, JAMES MARTIN, of Unity,
Clerk of Court, JosEpm Il. AFTER Of Han
over.
Auditor, Il. NJ. CoLEsTocK, of West.
Recorder, r. McCAsKEy, Center.
Commissioner, PETER YouNG, Middleton.
Director Infrmary, John *. Snodgrass Cen
ter.
The following are the resolutions:
PLATFORM.
WHEREAS, The repeated and long continued
cncroachmeuts of the slave power, eliminating
at last in the repeal of the law of Freedom in
all the hitherto unorganized territories of the
Union, forces upon US the conviction that there
is 10 escape from the alternative Of Freedom or
Slavery, as a political issue, which is to deter
mine whether the future administration of the
Government shall be devoted to the one or the
other; therefore,
1. Resolced, That we accept this issue thrust
upon us by the slave power, and in defense of
Freedom will cooperate with all who are pledged to
the accomplishment of the following purposes =
To bring the administration Of the Government
back to the control of first principles. To re-
store Nebraska and Kansas to the position Of
free territories. 10 the repeal and entire abroga-
ton Of the Fugitive Slave act To the aboli-
ton Of slavery in the District Of Columbia. To
prohibit the admission of any more slave States
into the Union. To exclude slavery from all
the territories over which the General Govern
ment has exclusive jurisdiction and to resist the
requirement Of any more Territory, unless the
prohibition Of slavery therein shall have been
provided for.
.. RcSo3rca, That the Nebraska iniquity is
only one Of a series Of aggressive pro slavery
measures, of the same kind, manifesting the nat
ural tendency Of slavery. Had the Baltimore
platform been repudiated and the Fugitive Slave
act resisted by Legislative enactments for the
protection Of personal Liberty in the Free States,
the Missouri Compromise would never hare been
repealed.
3. Pcso1ced, That the issue must now be
made between extension or non-eXtcntion Of sla-
very, unless the people of the States are prepared
to submit to still greater indiguities and cncroach-
mcnts, by establishing slavery throughout the
non-slaveholiing states-by the purchase Of Gu
ba for the express purpose of preventing Eman-
c~ipation in the Island, and strengthening the
slave %oligarcy in the United States,-by crush
ing the authority of the State judiciary, aud
lastly, by the revival of the inhuman and bar
barous Foreign Slave Trade, which is advocated
by the Southern press, as a right to give %eficicn-
cy to the Home trade.
4. Rcsolced, That when the old parties degen-
crate into mere instruments of the slave power,
to accomplish its vile purpose, it evidently be-
comes the duty of the people to organize q true
party for freedom, which will not surrender its
principles at the ~iictation Of an aristocratic des-
potism
). Resolrcd, That We have no confidence in
the professed opposition to the Nebraska fraud,
manifested by those who, while they conlcmn
the outrage, yet sustain an Administration,
through whose agency the slave power accom-
plishcd its purpose.
6. RcsoZrcd, That we hail with unminglod
satisfaction the movement for the Union Of the
liberals Of MI existing parties, in a vital and liy-
ing democracy, upon the principles of FREEDoM,
FREE LABOR, FREE SPEECH, FREE HOMES and
FREE Men.
I, R~cso1ccd, That the public lands of the
United States belong to the people, and should
not be sold to individuals, nor granted to corpo-
rations, Lut should be held as II sacred trust for
the benefit of the people, and should be granted
in limited quantities, free Of cost, to laudless
settlers.
ANDWHEREAs, to suppress the infamous traffic
in Intoxicating liquors, carried on in this county
and State, in contempt of 4 clearly expressed
public opinion, We recognize the necessity Of
.promptand stringent prohibitory legislation, mas
much as experience has abundantly taught us,
that any law for its suppression which does not
include the principle of seizure and confscation
of all liquors kept for illegal sale, is both incf-
fcient and difficult to enforce therefore,
s. Resotucd, That we are in favor Of the pas
sage of a law in this State, similar in its provis
ions to the Maine Inv, and we will, in future,
cast our votes in such way as to secure the en-
actment and enforcement of such a law.
g.. Resolced, That in the present General Taz
Law of this State, we recognize the stupidity
and ineficiency which have characterized tho
late Legislatures, and that we will hereafter
strive to elect as our Representatives, men who
are in favor of laws operating equally upon al
classes, and taxing fairly all property.
10. Resclcc3, That our common school sys
TEN is vital to our existence as a Republican
Government, and is peculiarly an American In
stitution, which must be sustained against al
influences, either foreign or domestic, that would
tend to abrogate Or destroy its eff cheney.
IL. Resolocd, That uniting upon the princi
pies of FREEDoM, TEMPERANCE, GENERAL En-
ucATIoN and Equal TAXATION, without enter
ing into alliance, compromise or ''.fusion," like
pseudo democracy, with Slavery, Alchohol Of
Political Jesuitism, we will fight on and fight
ever, until a glorious victory crown our efforts.
II. Resolecd, That we cordially endorse the
nominations made at the Columbus Convention,
OF July 18th, 1854, and we will use our utmost
endeavors to secure the election of those candi-
dates, and also those whom we have this day
nominated,
OBITUARY.
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