The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-30
NEW ENGLAND POLITICS.
The Platform Of the Massachusetts, Know
Nothings.
Address Of the State Council, and Speeches Of
Governor Gardiner and Senator Wilson.
MEETING " FREE SOIIERS In gONGeRD, NJ
SpEeCMS OF SENATOR'S BELL AND HALE.
TEE MAINE WIG STATE CONVENTION.
Gc., &c, &c.

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KNOW NOTHING STATE ECOUNCH. AND RArI-
FNA1ION MEETING IN BOSTON.
ADDRESS AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF COVER.
N0E GARDNER AND SENATOR WILSON.
The State touncii o. the American party in Massachu
THURSDAY, Jane ss Ths Council wa. fully rsprs..n.sa
by delegates fron the various DISTRICTS and the ut
harmony prevailed Re!o. win se found the doioss OF
the convention. the ADDRESS and resolutions
adopted by IN almost unanimous vote -
THE Address.
Recent occurrences constran tbs State Council Of the
American party of to present address
to their fellow oitlzeos, declaring coucsey posi-
bic, their views OF Its duty az the present crisis
the National Council has recently been adopted and made
public sttested by the signature Of it's officers This plat
fern contains vie and declarations the subject Of
slavery utterly repugnant to the convictions Of the Ams
rcan party Of Massachusetts, and which demsd by
them mex pe6ent untrue Unconstitutional. Their
sacred duty to their country to themselves and
TO posterity Aconstrans them to utterly repudiats
those views and declarations and to entirely dssever
tbemseves at once from all political fellowship with any
organzat on which procaims such Platform its rue
OF acca. The state Courc OF Massachusetts not
rcan party baving arisen the ruins in spite OF
the opposition of the whig and democratic parties
acts or violated pledges Of either 1t is the piainest
duty Of every party ss well as OF every inividusi to
aid in the Iepsaios p Of "esnoxous acts" or making
aid In placing in power those who publicly and
sarly peo ge themselves in advance, not to repeal tho
obnoxious acts and net to make amends for the violated
public faith of the present national administration. We
hardly see the necessity for their removal from Office II
their obnoxious acts net to be repealed and their
violated pledges" not to bs made good. The people
demana and will insist on both the aud tbs other
The National CcuIch then declare "that the syste-
matte agitation OF the slavery question by those par
ties has elevated sectional hostility into positive els
nent Of political power and brought institutions
into peril, and tit has therefore become the impera-
tive ouy Of the American party to interfere for the
purpose Of giving peace to the country and perpetuty
sachusetts fully concurs and with much Interest looks
farther to how the national PLATFORM proposes to-
,nsa ta the an @
Repeating obnoxious acts" and making good violated
pleoges would, in our Judgment at once and forever
jority of the National Council They pledge themselves
and desire to pledge Massachusetts, in the following
words: "the National Council has deemed it the beat
guarantee Of common justice and future peace to abide
Dy and maintain the existing laws upon the subject OF
slavery as nai ana conclusive ment Of that sub
ject in spirit and substance Massachusetts, docs
not believe that copsentpg to violated pledges" and
.obno1isus acts' are the best Of common
Massachusetts, utterly repudiates the dogma of the
majority OF the National that Congress possess
power under the constitution TO exclude any State
Iom admission into tine Union because its consttuoh
does or eoea rot recognize the institution OF slavery as
from Madison to wsSser both nen1Ts hod tnss tS
confederation is partnership Of States and that ths
s a into II, on wn,
So believes Massachusetts now and she rsfusss hs a.
tasO -<o~& Ella.
admission Of slave States from territory forever de
Gated to freedom by solemn national compact Of thirty
four years duration.
Massachusetts, her earnest protest against and
refuses acquiestence the declaration that t Is the
Of this National Council that Congress ought not
to legislate the subject of slavery within the Terri
tories Of the United States This goiug farther than
the south ever asked OF the old whig democratic par
ties. This pufes the ordinance Of 1857, and the en-.
tire Miss ouri probi This surrenders the whole do
main OF national territory from Minnesota to Oregon both
included to the embraces of slavery This literally
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This declares the very of the proud boast Of Old
England, that wherever floats national standard
unoer the control OF our national government there
shall exist African servtude.
these vital questions come home to the conscience of
every Northern man. however high however humble.
1t is needless to specify other portions of the platform
we are constrained to dissent from and protest against
that the "nationa compact' and tms honored agree
ment' known as the Missouri Compromise, ought not
TO Re restored refer to their additional declaration Of
"a tender sacred those Of statesman
ship which are to be contradistngushed from acts of
ordinary legislation, by the fact OF their being of the
nature Of compacts and agreements, and to be
sdered fixed and settled national policy" There
Compact Or agreement" no act Of "f1ed and settled
11s natGDal policy, that this applies to with such
Missouri Compromise Of 1920, which has just now
been bee STRICKEN dom at the beck Of slavery.
ton to that outrage, for they distinctly affirm that
the violation OF such national compact must b
that subject in spirit and in substance they apply the
above expressions, whi,h they demand the North to
end0Tse tender sacred regard the fugitive
Save b The shattering in Punic iath.of the nssonai
compromises Of 1920 must be acquiesced in says the
Philadelphia PLATFORM final and conclusive settle
adds the fugitive slave law Of 1880 sis contradstin-
gusheo from acts Of ordinary lsgisation being in ths
sidered fixed and settled national policy"
It would appear from the platform adopted that the
American sentiments that move the great heart Of
the country provided they could aid in rveting more
strongly the chains, and extending more widely the
nfrA nff fh0 slaua T1nnu1 1ar1s~ al
platform was adopted Ike that proposed and which We
have to believe substantially agreed upon be-
not only would adopt the just and fair proposition
Of restoration Of the Missouri Compromise the viola
ton Of which they confessed in private conversation and
uncsled for Gan outrage" and 70 wanton violation OF
national faith but they absolutely refused BY direct
subject Of slavery The question forced ths
tional council BY the Of the South and carrsd
by the power Of numbers in convention most unjusty
cor ituted The majority report was adopted BY vote
OF so to 3d. andehe free States having 176 electoral
s9sI., 2 from h: ,:y: gave but eight
win rest the responsibility Of its consequences.
And now in this platform the South ssk to "abide
slavery final and conclusive settlement Of that sub
ject, spirit and In substance. We well remember
the request was made Of us We complied,
though We then deemed, as We do now, that some OF
their provisions were unjust and wrong Yet the great
body Of Northern men accepted them as 2 anaiity.
No sooner however, did the Of slavery OBJ
tain power in the nation under the distinct and positive
pledge Of acquescence In good faith TO the existing
laws, than new and most outrageous infringemsutof
pehted faith and national justice was by
hurrying through Congress the waiting pen Of vii
ling President the abrogson OF the Missouri compro-
mise The people Of the free States and many honora
bic men Of the South felt that the day Of arhscompqo-
Mining was passed, and that they as one man. would
demand the rssroraton Of that broken compact They
do and they VIII demand it-they and they WIN
cure IT, Dsmsgogues, alarmed for their coveted ocss
will doubtless again raise the Of danger 10 the Union
We do mot believe the Union is 20 fra bond ~ 70 b
jeopsrded by restoring violated national compact.
One fortunate result has been In great degree al
ready attained BY this perAdy Of the national sdmnis
traton The race Of Northern men with Southern pra-
cplss has become nearly extinct. Doughfsces exist
now chiefly In history Men cannot Be found hereafter,
who dare brave the disgust and loathing Of an united
public sentiment for any once however ssvatsd say
emolurent however couYted. Our Southern brethren
may continue TO hold their black slaves under their own
municipal laws but they have forever lost their North
ern white ones, as obsequious and more valuable saan