The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1855-06-29
THE KNOW-SoTHING PLATFORM.


especially 10 those of the household OF faith.
THE KNOU-XOTnING PLATFORM.
As vas anticipated the Know-Nothng Conven-
ton, now assembled in city, is convulsed 10 It's
centre with the slavery question. The North, led by
Senator Wilson and Governor Gardner, Of Massachu-
setts, is determined 10 have an ultra Anti-Slayery
platform To this the South will not agree, and
hence the feud On the Ilh inst. the Committee on
Resolutions reported the following the question OF
domestic seryifude which have since been discussed
with fierce and bitter vindietiveness:
ResolreA That the American Party having arisen
upon the runs and IN spite of the opposition OF the
Wing and Democratic parties cannot be held IN any
manner respous BILE for the obnoxious acts or violated
pledges of either; that the systematic agitation oi
the Slavery question of those parties has elevated
sectional hostility into positive element oil political
power and brought our institutions INTO peril. IL
has therefore, become the imperative duty oi me
American party 10 jnerpose, for thf purpose OF CIV
ing peace 10 the country and perpeiuiiy TO the Cnon'
That as experience has shown II Is impossible 10 re-
concile opinions % extreme those which sepeFate
the disputants and there be 10 dishohor III sub
mfting to the laws, the National Coupci has deem
ed the best guarantee OF common justice aud OF IN
fure peace abide bY and maintain the existing laws
upon the subject Of Slavery, final and coneit-
slve settlement OF that subject III spirit and IN sub
stance.
Resorrsa That regarding it the highest duty 10
avow these opinions upon subject 50 important, IN
distinct and unequivncai terms, II s hereby declared
as the sense of this National Council, that Congress
possesses no power under the Constitution to Legs
late upon he subject OF slavery IN the States, or 10
exclude any state from admission into the mon, be-
cause her Constitution does does not recognize the
institution OF slavery as part OF her social system;
and expressly pTetermttIng any expressions oil oph
ion lpon the power OF Congress 10 establish or pro-
hibt slavery any territory. 1t IS the sense of the
National Council that Congress ought not 10 leSIsate
upon the subject of slavery within the territories ol
the United States and that any interference ot Con-
gfess with slavery as in the District OF Co
lHmbia, wonld be violation OF the sPirit and uen-
ton OF the compact by which the State OF Maryland
ceded the District the United States, aud breach
oil the national faith.
The vote on The adoption Of these resolutions IN
committee stood seventeen for them 10 fourteen
against. New York and Massachusetts We're the
free States which voted for the majority resolutions,
and these with the District of coIua1bia, enabled
the South to report the resolutions they The
minority also submitted a resolution, emhodylHg their
ideas of the kind of platform which they are
willing to meet their brethren from all sections Of
The Union. 1t is follows:
Resoiusa That the repeal of the Missouri Compro-
mise nraction OF the plighted faith of the
Nation land that II should be restored. and VI efforts
to that end snail fail, Congress should refuse to admit
any State toIeratng Slavery which shall be formed
out OF any portion which excluded by that Com
promise.
The minority resolution was signed by the repre-
sentatives of Pennsy syvania, OHIO, Connecticut,
Maine Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, Indi-
ana, Wisconsin, Michigan, llnois--l2 l2 in all. Dele
ware and New jersey all endorsed the first clause
In discussing the resolutions, Gov. Gardner declared
that neither he nor his State, majority OF the
Free States would abide BY the Resolutions first
ported. The party could not carry village in Mas
sachusetts upon Them lie charged the New York
Delegation with deserting the North, and denounced
the whole affair echo Of the pro-saveryparty
OF the country. The Southern Delegation equal
iy vehement in their denuncatons of the acts and
motives of the who would attempt TO force upon
the party platform which woHld cross the po
touac. The experiment had been tried in Yirslnia
backed by the recent action of the Massachusetts
Legislature, and the result before the country.
1t was miserable failure, and wond be every ef-
fort to place Abotionism and Know Nothinssm on
the same basis. These the positions taken by
the two factions which compose this motley group.
The North is in earnest It's delegates are willing
to show their hands, stained they with treason
TO the fingers ends The Southern delegates, with
those of New York, for attempting TO and
caioe the country with so-caIled Constitutional
platform This Is the game to be played. But it
will not succeed either with the North or South
Senator Wilson and Governor Gardner with their
Abolition friends viii pour hot shot INTO it the
North, While the Constitutional men Of the South are
10 be dnped by such flimsy veil that which
is attempted TO be cast this party of civil and
religious bigotry and prescription. The turning
point of this tide of fanalicism and iberalty has
come. The convocation OF traitors has written ITS
doom, and henceforth it will be localism,
used by few small politicians scanty liv-
sing from Pliladeiphia ArgaS.
FOURTH DEGREE.-Tbe Boston Atlas, sug-
gests that the know-nothing party needs
fourth degree to render If perfect, under which