Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-10-06
OW-ANDA:
saturoan ttlorninp, October 8. 1855.
TFrom the Albany Atlas, September 24l
Political Charlatanry-Its Causes and
Consequences.

eWo have again and again maintained that the rrinci-
h Of the Kansas bill furnishes the only and peaceful
.I1ton of the slavery question To make this
,rguut iinal and conclusive, the people must pass
;ndrrp, on the question IN the Presidential contest of
}T- IN that contest where will NCw-York stand? We
r daily told by contemporaries of that state, that
a.. New ork democracy is Il unit the doctrine of
,nu8r seli-overnment the territories. declared in
The Kansas law and we really believe that there is
substantial difference III principle on this subject in the
nncratic party of New Ork. But, however true this
MAY Ic il is impossible to discover any development in
b various movements of politicians in that state cacua-
m inspire the democrats in other states with any very
ra hopes witnessing speedy and elective union of
r~ lrl in NcwYork. That this union, however, will
fHay take place, cannot doubt and strongly
IMPRESSED wh the hope that it will take place upon the
... sr OF faithful adhsrence to the principles of the
Kansas Till in the Presidential contest of l>56 ash
aJsyn ITl0R
To those who are believers in the nrallibiIi-
tv Of the government organ at Washington, as
We'll As 10 those who are in 4 state of anxious
so.citud: for the pcrpctuity OF the Union, the
announcement Of Il . sure aud peaceful solution
Of the slavery question must afford inbound
,} satisfaction. As we do not belong to either
o. these classes We are free TO confess ourselves
rs no wise iubilant over the reiterated procla-
nations Of the discovery of this alleged specific
for i disease which, in our view, is daily be-
coming more widespread, and which now
threatens to oycrsweep all barriers of party or
cauization, We are the more incredulous be-
cause We have seen the same hopeful empires
equally positive in regard to other measures
from which the same happy results were to
How. as those now predicted on the Kansas
Till.
We remember distinctly the exultant tones
in which the Compromise measures were
u>hercd 10 the world as a fnality" of the
slavery qucStioE-aS the true and only specific
which was 10 render forever innocuouS the vi
ruS Of ahojitioniSm as complete and per-
feet adjudication of the yexel subject by which
the South was 10 stand with unfaltcrin" iidcii-
" and 10 which the North was to submit with
mtinchinr patriotism And We confess that
when We saw the national conventions of both
parties solemnly resolve Ill favor OF the iuviola-
bility Of those laws, and as solcmnly eschew all
agitation . "a Congress and Oat Of IT," Of the
slavery i>sue, We were not without hope that
stains had been reached in which the two sec
lions Of the country were again to shake hands
in fratcrual amity-the one tc cease aggression
and the other agitation.
When, in addition to these a0owalS, we saw
President elected whose youth and manhood
lad been nurtured amid the free institutions
and braciRg air Of Democratic New Hampshire
when We heard nina ahuognce, in emphatic
tones, his determination 10 resist sectional
strife, and to prevent the renewal of aa agita-
ton fraught with danger 10 the Ierpetuitv Of
the Cnion-we were almost forced into the
conclusion that the bitter waves of faction
were to be huShcd into silence, and the yclent-
less Scourge of slavery to be stayed in its fur
thcr progress.
To the attainment of conSummation so de-
Sirabe, this journal lent its cordial co-opera-
ton. We cndeavored, as far as practicable.
to allay the iitfeelng attendant upon the en-
forccment of the Fugitive Slave law. and tho
We deemed several of its provisions Us unucces-
slrIy harsh. and others of questionable cousti-
tutonality, We discouraged resistance To It's exc
cuton, and advocated acquiescence in the pro-
posed settlement Of this yexed and perpleXing
question. In the same spirit, the Democratic
State Convention adopted as its own the plat
form laid down by the National Convention, of
which the following resolutions constituted a
most prominent part -
Rtsored, That Congress has no power under the con
Ni11a To interfere with control the domestic nStu
tons OF the several states, and that such the
% and proper judges VI every thing appertnS Ia their
c0 lfa~, not prohibited by the constitution that all
u@S o abu:Ioai>tS Others made to nduCe Congress
interfere With questions Of slavery, to take nciPient
ss' "a relation thereto an calculated 70 lead to the
:, s-.a'- and dangerous Cauti igCG.ts. and that all
s,h efforts have Inevitable tendency diminish the
G2Ss @: the people and eadlnEcr Tie stability and
.saAata,y o' The Union, and ought u be c1unte
--,.cd ~ Any friend Of our political inStitutious.
hssnrci. That the foregoing proposition covers, and
rs intended % embrace the ,-hois subject cf iare lEi
@ N Congress, and therefore the democratic party ot
v JH.l. S;lsrpg this national platform will abide
y G adhere Il faithful execution Ct the acts known
~ Compromise settled ly the last Congress
az I'1 recl@aling fugitves from service or labor in
.-l which act being designed - carry out an express
'a g. the constitution, cannot With fidelity thereto
, q - changed as to destroy or impair lis eti-
''ors3 That the democratic party viii resist all at
# --sTrE il Congress or out o: it. the citation OF
n .ery question under whatever shape cE color the
..--. may .e lladv.
10 these resolutions the democracy Of New
IEA proved faithful and true and lad the
>-e hlJ.i,y been maintained by Congress and
~ administration at Washington. the " Com
.i',l.>e MEASURES might have effected the be-
-Saaut results which our Washington coJem-
tEaTy predicted. and thus have saved itself
AN lHthds the necessity OF discovering new
H-elhc for the peaceful solution Of the slave
Eque>tlon.' But either fortunately or unfor
,--a'siy. as events may determine, slavery
@'---> 10 truce aud keeps no faith where its
'a'sTests may be advanced 10y the breach of
I-er Even Of this We should not complain,
~ io' the completely of an administration
gee,ed BY the free states, and pledged in the
ny solemn manner To maintain strict neu-
~-A'! IN reference to this exciting topic.
l, IS noI Necessary that we shoad advert at
> Nile 10 tie circumstances under which the
NA-s~S oili was introduced, or To the remarka-
-. s'e1LS which attended its progress and pas
n. Eloagh that il became law Enough
D. IL received the sanction of a democratic
.''-2i. and that the fruits of this renewal
I7 slavery agitation are becoming daily
,,. @gi4reut and deplorable. For this agi-
"a 44d lis attendant consequences, Congress
nc administration are responsible. 1t