The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-12
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Our Philadelphia Correspondence.
PHnADnPmA, June IL, 1855.
he Fac,ions Of TIC Convention Ctassifed-Wko wa
Codlesce- The Platform, dc.
have watched with intense interest the various COM
nations here formed and she distinctive sectional dog
enuDciatsd by the several cIiques, who occupy all
bsir leisure hours in secret caucueses.
That three distinctive parties the field is fact
hat win not be conrovertsd by any cognizant Of
he facts in the case aud that these three parties
he representatives seyerally of the distinctive doc
rines--
First That the Kansas Nebraska act shall be repeal
d, the Fugitive Slave aw snnulled the power Of Con
slavery in the District Columbia conceded,
nd the further admission of slave States nerdicted
Second Ths full recos milton of the Kansas Nebraska
ct, and the admission Of Kansas . slave State; NO
terferepce with savery in the States or Territories
be unquestionable right of transitu the oeasing to
gate the question in Congress, and the general and
xphcit acknowledgment of the whole question, in all
phases and aspects.
Third. The constitution, and the laws enacted under
tho rights Of all being defended and protected, as
Dntenpatsd by its trainers anc foundsrs-no sectional
being recognised by it, the doctrine OF inter-
entisa with the rights of the several States and the
ncession that under the constitution the only requi
ton to be demanded Of the Territories seeking adms
States, shall be that the State constitution shall
republican in its form of government.
The rst section embraces all the factonists of New
lgland and the Northwest, headed by the notorious
oitonst, Wilson, Of Mass sachusetts As intimated in
previous letter, the prlimnariss for general abol
pm caucus have all been adjusted and arranged, and
er utinatun is boldly to be enunciated and demand
THIS faction has not the entire sympathy of all the
ermont interpose, to some extent at least. the
ltionaI standard a barrier, and viii be
Ow to recognise the fanatlcaI ultimatum. The
rner State especially in the person of spsy and his
orthy compeers, will battle If not effectively at least
iotcay, for the supremacy Of the constitution and
10 laws.
The second embraces the extremists OF the South,
he, though few in number here, are nevertheless
kgent in their exactons.
The third constitutes the great body OF the national
and the legitimate representatives Of
principles and doctrines of the great American fra
rnity.
As previously intmated, no afRnities exist whatever
tween the hrst and the other two sections. Whilst
e two latter may readily coalesce and stand the
me national platform, the first must, from the very
cessty of the case be cut adrit and its connections
sctuay severed from the national body. That it will
ener IL shall eventuate the better it will be for the
dy politic is the current and popular sentiment in
o Convention.
The committee on the platform are sedulously en-
Dyed, and win be prepared, probably, to make their
port In the morning Depend upon 1t, the platform
IL be NATIONAL in the whole and in all its pRrts-n the
neral and in detail. In it countenance support
hatever viii be given to Massachusetts, fanatcism and
my. Eationalism is largely in the ascendant; and
augre the willy Vaccinations Of the inscriptions
matte and pseudo philanthropis will continue to
ute the staple Of ths acts and deliberations of the
The Platform
RESOLUTIONS ON THE SLAVERY QUESTION.
PHILADELPHIA, June 11-6 PM.
The following resolutions respecting the slavery ques
ION have been adopted by the platform committee
Resolved That the American party having arisen up
the snd in despite of the opposition of the whg
ind democratic parties, cannot be held in any
for the obnoxious acts violated pledges Of
ither; that the systematic agitation of the slavery
question by those parties has elevated sectional host
ity into positive element Of political power, and
brought institutions into peril 1t has, therefore,
,scone the imperative duty Of the American party to
nrposs for the purpose Of giving peace to the country
md perpetuity to the Union that, experience has
hown it is impossible to reconcile opinions extreme
IS those which separate the disputants and there
AN be no dishonor in submitting to the laws the Ma
ional Council has deemed it the best guarantee of
Justice and Of future peace to abide by and main
ain the existing laws upon the subject of slavery
Haa and conclusive settlement of that subject in
,pirit and in substance.
Resolved That, regarding It the highest duty to avow
shese opinions, upon subject important, in dis
nct and unequivoca TERMS It hereby declaIed, as
he sense of this National Council, that Congress pos
NO power under the constitution to egsate upen
The rsubect of slavery in the States, to exclude
my State from admission into the Union because its con-
sttuton does does not recognise the institution of
slavery as part Of the social system, and expressly
any expression Of opinion upon the power
Congress- to establish prohibit slavery in any Terri
tory it is the OF this National Council that Con-
ysss euht mot to lesate upon the subject Of slavery
it exists in the District of Columbia and that any in
interference of Congress with slavery exists in the
said Distrct would be violation Of the spirit and in
lentioa of the compact by which the State of Mary
land ceded it to the United States, and breach Of the
national faith.
Dame Runor hath it that Lyons of New York, had
Ae honor to propose this measure which, the gar
rlous old Dame asserts, adopted in the committee
BY ayes seventeen, noes fourteen.
THE SOVEREIGNTY OF TERRIr0RIEs-RE AFFIRx ALTON
OF TEE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAw-MR. BARKER AND
HIS CALUMNIAT0Rs, ETC.
PHILADELPHIA, June lilo P. M.
The two resolutions sent in to-day constitute the plat
FORM the subject Of slavery In the general It
win be added to and construed In substance follows
To the 6rst resolution win be added this provision,
viz Subject to the decision Of the proper courts hav
Ing judicial oognzance thereof and such amendments
shall bs needed to fully carry out their spirit and
fully give to the inhabitants Of the Territories the
sntirs power Of local sovereignty the pos
sesssd By the people Of the States.
After the second resolution win be added the follow
Ing giving the scheme of the American party for the
luton Of tho problem Of Union
Resolved That II is the opinion Of this National Coun-
oil that the people Of the Territories Of the United
States should posssss full and actual sovereignty with
in the same ~ the people Of the States do that
Congress- in passing the organic law for the
Of Territory, should put therein no more provisions
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