Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-07-28
Know Nothingism in Ohio.

~'S'p ~'~sss - v"Ss co1Ss SCt ~
again forming, to grasp the spoils. aud
make war upon the South. At the late
Slate Convention IN Columbus Ohio. in
which were gathered all the 'ab5le OF po-
i.ncas sects--hnow NothIng'sm aud Aso-
i't'on oe'"s tue most prom'nent, the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted:
rHE FUSION PLATFORM,
1. Resolved, That the seopfe Who cor-
stitute the supreme power in the LJr;trd
States, should guard with Jealous care thu
right. of the several State, ~ ;ud.n.,-
dent governments, No encro.cimrn,snn.
on Their legislative or judicial nrcrors,;vr.
should be or rm;,,rd from .nv M. "a.
2. Resolved. That the people Of the
State Of Oaio, mindful Of the BLESSINGS cn,.
ferred upon them By the, Ordinance Of
Freedom. whose anniversary our Convep.
tIon this day commxmosases, have ps,ab-
ished for their political guidance the fol-
lowing cardinal. rules.
!. We will resist the spread OF slavery
under Whatever shape or color It NAV be
attempted.
2. 70 this end we will labor ass,duous-
" to render imperative and void thu, nor.
ton ofshe Kansas and Nebraska bill which
abolishrs freedom in the territory, with
drawn IRON the Influence Of slavery BY the
Missouri Compromise Of 1920; and W will
oppose by every lawful and constitution.
al means, the existence Of slavery fu anv
national territory, and the luther Increase
Of slave territory, or slave State.. inthis
republican cUhtsdeIsey.
These resolutions were reno ned, sid the
Chairman, With singular unanimisy, tiisre
being but one dissenting voice j1Y tie COM.
mittte OF twenty -on-.
Mr. Giddsnss was the solitary member
tioDs, nos, he said, berause br objected IN,
sne RESOLUTIONS themselves. but he thought
hey were little too tender. They were
moi s'fong esenSt fos the old guard. Still
.se resolutions were better than worse: If
osenaed his brother 10 eat NEAR lie
would eat no more while time lasted. Hx
was opposed to this miIk for babies. He
had disagreed with his colleagues, but hail
the misfortune to disagree with people br9
lore this. re was used to disagreement.
and hoped chat ev. ~ body would vote for
Tire platform.
Mr.. Campbell said of these resar.4;oce
that they 80 palpably expyes,.a ths ssnt;y
ments ofthe people that there - 40 mo-.
cess.y for discuss ion and there w.. ~. ~
Their adoption. WV .''s.~
The Conysn,loy then proc,.d.J ). r..
nominations. M. Cu,.r az 70 'ne
abolitionist., received rEe res.. %S.v''v c
Governor. Mr.. FoKp VIZ T.r...s",.s.
rabid and insosrnr sme.H - ' an. v. ..o
Nothing Convent ~ r,a...,' -" A"os
nominated for Yieu,en.n, G..p."s,.
SIR. BKecKErsooY an .ro.s .J'r r. . :s'a
was nominated for s,,n,sm. - 's ss.
CuAsr. IN atcept;uo ths n"n;.. .s W. w.,
thus .''-N'.'' 'Po>s
GENTLEMEN or ru, c,x.......r
know. full we'll tlat :, 80. es'. I'm
merits AZ mine iha. ~ ses "om .ns
tod. While he con..dss AZ. .u III "o's'"s
many m.n in ,hs Co. s sas. ."e.s ., 49,
than himself In nnh,JS = s. 4us..nso
dom. he vieilsd !, 49, ~; :: ".. - "es-
c,use of freedon, IT, :" Ss.o.o" ~ Wv
pIatfotm Adon,.d w.. t.'ss'asass =. "e
He summed nm ~. s.e. Is J%use% $500.
slavery in one .;n.,.. .,.s :" ,ne .aoies! Q.
t;on-'l., ~. -. - "o'u. De"a''ons'i.s-