The Nevada journal., 1855-07-20
Against these principles, the Northern
Delegates entered the following Protest.

Delegates entered the following Protest.
| The undersigned, citizens of the United
states, and residents of THE States set oppo-
site their names solemnly protest against the
IN reduction OF any question connected with
Slavery into the platform of principles of the
An erican party-being convinced that no such
issues were intended to be embraced within its
purp oses and objects.
That we believe in and shall defend the rioht
| OF free dom of opinion and discussion on that
and every other subject not intended to be EN-,
braced with the design of our organization.
That # the question of Slavery is to be pass
ed upon and made part of our national creed
! then in that event we cannot consistently act
with the tdelity to our principles and former
professions with any national organization
whose action on the question of Slavery will
result in indorsing the Kansas n ebraslka Act
and which refuses its sanction to the principles
of the Missouri Compromise Act of 1926
That we believe that the time -honored COM
pact was an honorable and fair adjustment OF
the question of Slavery. We desire to place
this protest upon the journals of the Council.
that in no future time the undersigned may be
charged with lnfraction of express or implied
faith to their fellow members in failing to sup
port the majority resolutions.
w. F Johnston, Penn. r. NJ. Gulford, Vt.
D. Bowman Bell, Evelyn Pierpont, Vt,
ID. +, Small, George D. Hatch. VT.
r. Coulter, Richard Clemens, Del.
John A. Prichet, ILL.,, E. S. Mcclellan, NJ
A. S. Livingston, NV. d. Dandanhower, Ill
Joseph 81. Barrett, VtDavid B. Brook. Conn
Horace Kinsley, VT.
The undersigned Delegates, representing the
Council of the State of Indiana, respectful lly
protest against the platform adopted by the
National Council at its present session and beg
leave to say that in regard to the measure
known as the Kansas-Nebraska bill, those with
in the Council of the State of Indiana. nor the
people, have awaited the action of the National
Council in order to form their opinions.
Their opinions have been formed and avow.
ed, An issue has been made with their politi-
cal antagonists, and the soundness of their opin.
ions tested in public debate and tried at the
ballot'box. The edicts of the National Cour.
Gil, however canonical they may be, will be
powerless to change those opinions or to re-
verse the action of the people of Indiana. AL
ways conservative in their opinions and ac-
tions; always mindful of the Compromises of
the Constitution of the United States; ardent
ly devoted to the American Union, they will
see with regret the promulgation of q platform
by this body which can have no other effect
than to increase the fury of the confagration
which the passage of the Kansas Nebraska
bill has lighted up.
The undersigned respectfully express their
deliberate conviction that Immediately upon
the publication Of the platform adopted the
Order in the State of Indiana will cease to &C.
knowledge the authority of the National Coun.
Gil; and they respectfully ask that this protest
may be received as q termination of their du-
ties as delegates from that State.
james R. NJ. Bryant Godlove 5. Orth,
j. S. Harvey, Thomas C. Slaughtou,
L. ID. Allen. Schuyler Colfax,
Will Cumback.
May not the last name of the secessionists
indicate that they will come back to the
principles of the majority