The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-06-20

lsaid, BY large majority.
The Majority Report on the slavery ques
ton was adopted BY the following vote:
AYES.
New York, South Carolina, Missouri,
Delaware, Florida, Arkansas,
Dist. Columbia, Louisiana, Tennessee,
Virginia, Texas, Kentucky,
North Carolina, Alabama, California,
Georgia, Mississippi. Maryland,
NOES.
New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania
N. Hampshire, Michigan, Massachusetts,
Maine, Illinois, Wisconsin,
Vermont, Ohio, Minnesota.
| Rhode Island, Iowa,
! The Minority Report had been prevousl,
rejected. As il is brief. we here reprint it
Resoieed, That the repeal Of the Missouri
| Compromise was an infraction OF the pishted
faith of the nation, and that it should be re-
stored; and il efforts to that end shall fail,
Congress should refuse to admit any State
celebrating slavery which shall be formed Out
Of any portion Of The Territory from which
that institution was excluded by that Com
promise.
Before retiring from the Convention some
of the seeding delegates presented protests
to be recorded upon its journal.
The remnant of the Convention is expect
ed to adjourn this morning. We received
by Telegraph last night summary Of the
platform which it has adopted. 1t is divided
into sections, as follows:
l. Acknowledges the Ruler Of the Uni.
verse as presiding over the councils Of all ma.
tions.
.. Urges the cultivation Of an intense Ame-
rican feeling.
3. Urges the maintenance &c the Union as
the primary object OF patriotic desire.
4. Urges obedience to the Constitution.
). Invites the immigration Of the honest
immigrant seeking an asylum and protection,
but condemns the importation Of felons and
paupers.
| 6. Recommends modification of the ma :
turalzation laws, and repeal Of all State
laws which allow naturalized foreigners 10
vote.
:. Declares hostility to the corrupt means
by which party leaders force upon the peo-
pie useless political creeds. enmty against
the system 1t rewards for political subseryi.
ency, and disgust for the wild hunt after Office
which charactcrizes the age.
8. Declares resistance to the aggressive
policy Of the Roman Catholic Church By the
advancement Of those only who do not owe
civil allegiance, directly or indirectly, to any
foreign Power, civil or ecclesiastical, aud
who are Americans BY birth, education, and
training Americans only shalt govern Ame-
RIGA protection 10 all citizens III the proper
exercise Of their civil and religious rights and
privileges; the maintenance of the right of
avery man 10 the full, unrestrained and peace.
fui enjoyment Of his own religious opinions
and worship, and a jealous resistance Of all
attempts, BY any sect, denomination, Or
church, TO obtain ascendaney in the State by
special privileges " exemptions by political
combinations ui members, OF by the division 81
their civil allegiance with any foreign poten.
tate or eccleslastic.
9. Tie reformation of tie National Lesis.
lature BY selecting therefor pure and unself.
III men.
10. \ restriction Of Executive patronage.
IL. Tie education of youth in schuDls coir.
mon 10 all, without distinction &c creed or
party, aud opposition to every attempt 10 ex,
elude the Bible from the schools.
?. Tile slavery resolutions. which are a.
foliowsi
Rss0lrti. That the American parry. having
risen upon ne ruins and 10 despite Or lie onpo.
sitinn II the Wing and Democratic parties. rsn.
nui ne held N any msnner responsible FOR lie
obnoxious acts or violated pledges of either;
tliai tie systematic agitation Of Tire slavery
question IS ihrse parties has elevated sectional
hesii-y MOS positive element Of political row.
er, and brought our institutions inlo peril. ID
has. therefore. become he imperative duly III
the American patty 10 iniefpo-e lor lie purpose
IL giving peace 70 The rnunlry AMI perreinny
10 tie Union: That. a. experience has slInwn,
il Is impossible 10 reconcile opinions 50 er.
irene A. those uhirh separate The dispnianis
ard. as there en- he no ji.honor in submitting
n Tie las. Tie National Council has de,med il
iile brsl guarantee II common jusiire and IL ~.
lure pesre 10 abide ~ and maintain lie exist.
i1r laws upon tie subject ~ slavery. ~ fnsl
md conclusive settlement Of thar subject ID spirit
and IN substance.
.Rtsolrtf. That. regarding |, the highest III.
y 10 svow iie-e opinions upon subject so i'm
pofisni in distinct and unequivocsl terms. IL is
hereby declared. ~ The sense " this National
Council. ilisl Congress possesses no power IN.
dsr me Constitution n lsgisla,e upon the sub.
Isrt u slavery il The State. or 10 exclude any
sia,e. from admission into the Union because
its constitution does n does not recognise the
institution % slavery a. psri 81 Tie soc4l sys.
ten. snd expressly pfetenniied any expression
~ npininn npan Tie power ~ Congress 70 pslab. |
lish u prohibit sltysry in any Territory. LIS
tie sense q he Nalipnal Council thai Congres.
nuglh not q ltgislae upon lie subject % slavery
as il sxias in he District Of Columbia. and lhat
any interference u Congress with slavery ~ Il
exisis ii he sid District woniI be 4 sioialion
Il tie spirii and intention Of the compact by
Nhith HE Stale n MAJ eeded Il 10 tle
United Ssies. and breach of The nsiioDsl
fsIlh."
-. Tie foreign policy Of The Government