The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-20
4 VOICE FROM TEXAS.

49, hVVANn| r. RObt AEAAos
The TexsA Christisn Advocate, in noticing
the Platform adopted by the American Con.
yention at Philadelphia, says: g.,
The renders Of the Advocate will find, in
our Telegraphic Intelligence, the RESOLUTIONS
Of the recent American. Convention az Phila-
delphie on the suLjgct Of slavery. AT the
present time--when we are tilreatened with
civil war in Kansas; when the AbolitioHists
are succeeding in electing, in most Of the
Northern States, Congressman pledged TO the
| repeal Of the Fugitive Slave law; when this
whole array Is also pledged, not only to the
repeal Of the Nebraska Kansas Bill, but, also,
to the prevention Of the admission into the
Union of any more slave States. and when,
as all must see, Their success would certainly
result in a dissolution Of the Union, IL not in
civil war-at such a time as the present, such
Observation-Disclosures as they do, the only
4 doctrines, on this subject, upon which this
government can ever be administered, con-
sistently with the Union of the States-nre
| Of the deepest interest to every true Chris
tian and patriot, whether Northern or South
| ern. b..
As Christian journalist, we have nothing
to do with parties. We care nothing for the
Wings. Democrats, or Know Nothings, rs such.
But we do care for the integrity of the Union
Of these States. We do care for the welfare
Of this great country, given us Ivy our Heaven.
ly Father as heritage and now Threatened
with ruin by vandal fanaticsn. We have
no more interest in the success of one party
than another; but we are interested in the sue
cess of doctrines that will promote the peace
and harmony of our country; we are int crest.
ed in the utter ruling out Of the slavery agi.
tation, whicl, the devil has melted the aboi-
tionists to throw, as an apple Of discord,"
into our midst; and so are our children, and
our chldren's children, to the latest genera
ton. We are not interested in parties; but
we are interested in the principles; and no
party ought to be supported by any national
man, North or South, that does not openly,
unequivocally, and boldly, take ground
against the slavery agitation, and in favor OF
the existing laws aud compromises on that
subject
We bave no opinion to express in reference
to other doctrines of this, or any other party;
and we do not approve these doctrines because
OF the sources from which they emanate. We
approve them because they are right. and
true, and good; and because they are calcula.
ted to save our country, and the cause OF
God in our country from great injury, If not
from destruction. We should approve them
with equal heartiness if they emanated from
either of the other parties; indeed we ear.
nestly hope they also will adopt them. We
donot speak as apoiticaD, but as chris
tan and citizen.
1t is time for the people of these United
States to learn, that the North and the South
never can, and never will agree on this sub
ject, and that the only hope Of peace is-tt
let the whole subject alone, as these resolu
tions determine-to let both slavery and free
solism have an equal chance in the settle
ment of our new Territories, and To let new
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anti.slavery constitutions. as they may desire
This is all the South has ever asked for, and
this she will have. cost Whist it may; and thi,
she ought to have; nothing but the sheeres,
tyranny and injustice could refuse her thi.
equality. Furthermore, slavery will not 20
where it is not demanded by the soil, climate
and productions Of the country; but where i,
s.thus demanded, there it will go, despite al!
oppcsition: indeed, the opposition will but
hasten its establishment.
The only flaw we can discover in these res
olutions is the refusal to express an opinion
as to whether or not Congress has the right
to legislate on slavery in the territories. -
This we think an Inconsistency, though there
may have been good reason for it. The reso
lutions as u whole, however, are as uneauivo
cnlly sound as they could possibly be. From
the palpable abolitonism of the Northern
wing Of this party, rs manifested in the re
cent elections, we bad lost oil faith in Their
adoption OF such national and conservative
ground: As to the truth or falseiood of the
charges made against it in reference to Other
things we know nothing; but we know that
they are sound on the most important nation
al question of the day.