The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-10-11
From the Boston Pos
TIE WING PLATFORM OF NO MORE
SLAVE SrATES-lTS CONDEMNA-
TlONBY JUDGE DUER.


| States. THIS has nov become D"it OF VIII:
maxim Wherever there IS a fusion part.
II formed, or wherever tue whiy rarty puts forth
as il dn s here in Massachusetts, claim /" b
tru-r t. the apii-savery cause than the anti
slavery party Itself, this maxim Is adopted
| II has come, therefore, 10 be a matter OF vita
| importance.
| As question o. rstatrsmarship, it should b.
examined and decide d, not as our feelings an'
wishes as to the slave inst tutl"n mny pred.
o,n,natc, but in reference t, the obligations
which every C teen is under to govern hiinsel
according t. the Constitution, and which none
but demagogues, fanatics, s,sen,husiasts, or DIS
unionis,s re use to acknowledge Such an ex
| animation must result in the conclusion tina
this rule of.no more save Sta es" must neces
sarIy invade the fundamental principle of thei
eauility IN which The national existence wa'
bas d, and as n, c ssarily involves the substi.
tuition by Congress of new Union of surern
States and inferior tates THIS is nveitabl.
as result Therefore, to carry it "ut in the
only way possiblr-,o wit, by imposing restrict
ous IN States admitted IL the Union-wnuld be
grossly unconsttut onal We he'd up thi.
principle as secupnal suicidal, and as clearly as
dsuuion proposition ss ab"itionis.n { yer pro.
pos d. Our words were: "The repeal Of any
law is matter within aid under th'. constr
tution, but this issue overIdes the c"ns,i .uiion;
and " e ci,araier.zed it as the most dangerous
issue that could be presented.
We have seen many illusions TO this article
Abolitionism, within the whig ranks and ou'
oi them, has abasrd it; nnd the National In
teIigenccr, in an elaborate article, misrrpresen-
led our position -ntir-ly-making our citations
refer to Territories, wen th'y distinctly and
beyond cavil rei rred to the admission of s ates
III. - I,
but commented upnn the article in the National
lntilgencer THIS jurnai, however, which
had the neanness to misrepr presen. aud misstatr
to it's readers our position, has not yet had the
manlness 10 make the correction. We have
seen M attempt TO controvrrt our article 'ha'
deserves he name # argument In support oI
It's position We adduced quotations from Pres
IGents Jefferson, Madison. Monroe, John q
Adams, Jackson, Harrison, and Taylor.
We have Heiehty reference to this ques-
ton letter written by Judge William Duer,
of NV York. lIeis dis,ing uishrd hig, and
was alwaysa whg He was recently invited
t. public dinner at Oswego by the influential
c,,iz-ns OF that place, and This letter one in
reply to their invitation Judge Ducr writes
about this principle of no morc slave States il.
the following terms:
..The wings of New York have been advised.
might a stronger teEm--by coveniion
recently held at Sar"trga to ad"pt as Prln
ciple that no more slave States shall be admit
ted into the Union. Nov, rs, | believe. gen.
e.ally ADMITTED that each State may establish or
arnhIbt slavery at its pleasure, and that the
general government has no p'wer whatever
over slavery within the several States. Bn, il
may be SAID that Congress has a discretionary
power 10 admit or refuse adEissian To new
State, and that Consequently, having power to
reject ait ,grthrr, it may impose terms a con
ditiun 1T admission This argument assumes
the right TO refer idtnlss on to new 81 IN all
cases, and ii is, Therefore, Important 10 inquire
whether Congress pn: sessts such power. Mr.
John Quincy Adams was Of "pinI"i that il did
not Upon the qursiiaa of the adm ssion o.
Arkansas into the Union, he said i cannot
cnsst-ntly with my sens af my obligations as
citizen of the United S,a'es, aud bnnnd by
oath 10 support their c usiItuilon--i cannot "b.
ject tn the adInis IF Arkansas into The Union
as a slave Sts,e ! cannot rppose or agree t.
inakt it ii condition of Ter adm sston iha, con-
venion Of her p ople exfunse this article
Il on tile c"nstiuIon. shr is entitled to adn. sioy
as a slave Sti,r, Louis ana, and Mississippi
aud Aiabana, and Missouri have bren aim,ttr
by viz ue Of ttat article in the treaty for the
QUESTION of Luuisla which secures TO he inhab
Ianis of III ceded Terri: ories all the rights
privileges, ard immuni,i,s OF the original cit
izens OF the United States, and s;ipulac cs TO
their admission coDfor rmably t. that principle in
{, the n..n Now, the treaty with Mexico; b,
ahch California and New Mexico were acq rr
ed contains clause in the very words of tha
to which Mr. dams refers in the treaty Tor th
ACQUISITION Of Louisiana. There is smiia
stipulation, but in language still more explicit
in The JOINT resolution annexing Texas Nov
without arguing or eyeh exp rs-ing an opinion
upon this queslinn-l subni. whether i. t
worth while 10 adopt a principle which wou!'
exclude Ms Adams, if alive, from the wh'
party, upon the ground OF his not being suffi
ci-nily anti-sIavery. | would regard the repea
If the fugiiv. slave law, and all tugative-
laws, as a less ultra and dangerous measure
Tor the iusitv- slave Inv Involves, it is true,
constitutional right, but one If little prac
teal consc qusnce; while the Course propose
involves constitutional principle of 'mnlens
vaiua, both as respects The Fights OF prnpsrt
and Tie d sirihuton oi poiit cal power.
/ Judge Dur, il is proper 10 state,is is oppose
to ta- repeal ni the Missouri Compromise, bu
is also opposed to sectional parties TIE las
sentence shows that he rightly estimates III
ium issue involved IN this princi pie.
w. bseive tina, some of the "uihern ,ur
nals in view uf is un, qaivocal unconstitutlon
taity hardly cons ider us a serious question thi
prop o i;iun In admit no more s.ave STATES
while thousands here, who would shudder
the idea of courtrnancing disunl"n, yet give
,hei unh sta lag support. The question liza
become a most serious one a. the North. Me
will be elected tn ntice, and even sent TO Cor
gress, ius ructtd to support it, whenev tn
abolition element becomes triumphant Hcnc
It is none too early FIR the patriotic and n
fl citing to give it careful examtnarirn. |
the words If Judge Duer, '.it inrorss a con
stitutionai principle Of immense oaiue." TIL
s Hn !, S, than the basis principle Ut our xxi
,snce as nation and its violation would
. sure to rupturr this Union. This is not ov-
stating 1T all its vast .nsequence.
W. earnestly entrea, those who are actin
as formers and guides public opinion to 10,
INTO This qpes on before it is too late.
question of halt It's magnitude is before ii
/, people.
Judge Duer's advice to his political fren,
as TO the formation of sectional parties
n equally decided and strong. He writes:
You have hcen advised to abandon Il
4 whig parry and to unite with abolitionists al
d such demucrats may be willing 10 JON yo
4 tor The purpose of tori,ng a new parry who
$ only p incip'c shall be opposition 10 siav r
Such party Tusl nf course be purely ectio
!, al Every southern State and every sonihe
. nun would be NJ ce. sarily excluded from IT,
:. would be Uninn WITHIN the Uninn-a uni'
OF the Nnrth t. govern he South. Now, SUI
a party ,nrgai m ei win a Temporary success,
h nndt r iirst Iinpaise, miny mtn would
. ready To give vent To their indignation throu!
n almost any channel but AN confident that
end woaid be defeat, rum, and disgrace l.
! u.s. however take the o'hrr a;ernat 1T
supr"se lhis new party To be compile ely 81
y cessful that it elects ITS President and vi
q President and maj r!iy oil members il. bo
!, bran hes If Cungr SIS, aud fills all its Ollie
e w.th ant! slavery msn ; that it ah"l,shes sa W
;. in thr District of Columbia and in all Tia. +,
II rtories, arsenas, and dock yards Of The Unit
Sites prohibits the domestic slave traa
is efnses 10 admit any new slave Slate into t
+, Union, and reprals all laws f the delivery
$ fu ,tiv, IS is there any nan in his senses W
: believes that the Union could stand su
J. meas ires under such auspcts2 II there b.
cannot reason with him. Unless. then thu
T. has bee prevoc at"n, an Jury sufficient
C al for the dissolution OF the Union tn nh
bett, fur he present 10 take the advice of
Father ot his Country. aud al stain f:om
formation { srcii, mai parties
These words proceed from SOURCE !,
,is wings must respect Whrt his poirical as.