Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-07-01
Anti Nebraska Meeting.

insi., n large number Of The democracy Of
The county assembled at The Melodeon
Hall in Mansfield. lion. S. j. Kirkwood
as Chairman OF committee on resolutions,
reported The following:
Resolved. That we do not recognize
The authority Of our legislative bodies,
either State or National TO change the
State or National platforms Of the Demo.
cratic party, that authority res's only with
The regularly orgsnizrd conventions OF
the party expressly selected by the peo-
pie for that purpose.
Resolved. That This meeting does not
claim to act as convention of the Demo
cratic party in this county, called accord
ing TO party ussges and with authority 10
spevk for the people as such, we are met
as invidual members of that party, upon
uur own call to express our own opinions
uron a measure recently passed by the
Congress of the United States, which has
excited much attention and caused much
alarm in the public mind.
Resolved, That we deeply deplore, and
earnestly protest against the passage by
Congress of so much Of the &C, for the or
gsnization of the territorial government,
in Kansas and Nebraska as repeals that
part of the Missouri Compromise act, SO
called, which forever prohibited slavery in
these territories, because
ls.. Such repeal is deliberate viola
ton of good faith and pighted honor and
must destroy that trus and confidence
which are essential 10 the maintenance OF
all compromises of past and future section.
al controversies.
%. Because such repeal is in itself The
worst form of abnltionism, the abolition
ISIS of the North seek to have slave laws
abolished by act of Congress. In the
present act Congress has abolished free
law which has ex sled for thirty. four years,
and by SO doing has rendered the substitu-
ton Of slave law for free law highly prob.
able in Kansas and probably in Nebraska.
81. Because such repeal was wholly un
sought for, and unasked by the people, so
far as we can learn. not one petition h ad
been presented 10 Congress the time Of
The introduction Of this measure from
either The North, South, East or West,
praying the repeal Of The Missouri Com
promise, and since its introduction we feel
entirely safe in saying that of the many
thousands who have petitioned Congress
on this subject, that there were ninety
nine against the measure to one in its
favor
4lh. Because such repeal has again in.
hoduced among our people The strife and
bitterness OF sectional controversies, und
has at the same time taken from us, the
only means of staying the strife, and
soothing that bitterness by the destruction
of all confidence in the good faith Of The
opposing sections. How can we hereaf'
ter have peace when the con,es,ing par.
lies canno. have any basis for faith that
The opponents will abide by treaties ol
peact.
Il 5lh. Because such repeal is in open,
paIpable and defan, violation of the reso.
luton of the Democratic National Con
vention of 1852 which pledged the Demo.
cratic party to "resisl all attempts at re-
newing in Congress or ou, of it, the agi.
tation of the slavery question under what
ever shape or color the attempt may be
made"
Resolved. That we accepted the Com.
prom Sc measure of 1850, so called. not
because these measures in all particulars
met The approval of our judgments, but
because we were willing to acquiesce in
them in the hope hat they would be
measures of peace. and would pu, down
sectional slrifes. In this we have been
disappointed, good fuith has not been KEEP.
with us aud these measures must here.
after stand with us ms ull other laws of
Congress, dvested Of all peculiar strength
: or consideration as being compromises,
upon their own intrinsic merits TO be al.
tered and amended as the wisdom ard
conscience of the Nation and the public
interests may require.
Resolved, That we cannot acquiesce in
the correctness of the position that, al.
though the repeal Of the Missouri Com.
promise act was wrong, yet we should be
silent and make no effort to right that
wrong. We cannot and do not believe
that the best interests OF the Democratic
party will be promoted by such course
If the law be right |. should stand, If
wrong 1t should be made right. We be.
lieve it to be wrong for the reasons we
have stated, and therefore insist upon
repeal Of so much of the Kansas and Me-
braska act as repeals the Missouri Com
promise.
Resolved, That we cannot recognize
the feature of Popular Sovereignty in the
Kansas and Nebraska act. By that ac,
the people Of these territories are author
lied to elect territorial legislature; BY
the same act as the Governors and Judges
of the territory are not chosen by the
people, but appointed by the President
and Senate of the United States. The
people Of The territories have no voice in
their selection, and these officers are moi,
responsible to the people for their acts.
and yet the Governors SO selected possess
the power to veto every net passed by the
representatives of the people and prevent
such acts from becoming laws, under two.
thirds of each branch Of the Legislature
may agree. According to our views Of
Demo cracy this is much more like colo>
nial vussalage than popular sovereignty.
1