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

A VOICE FROM TEXAS.
The Texas Christian Advocate. in noticing
the Platform adopted by the American Con-
vention at Philadelphia, says:
The readers of the Advocate will find. in
our Telegraphic intelligence. the resolutions
of the recent American Convention at Phila-
ielphia on the subject OF slavery. At the
present time-wheH we are threatened with
civil war in Kansas; when the Abolitionists
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,
10 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 dissolution of the Union, If not in
civil yar-at such n time as the present, such
resolutions-embodyin wing. as they do the only
doctrines on this subject, upon which this
government can ever he administered, con-
sistently with the Union of the States-are
of the deepest interest to every true Chris
tian and patriot, whether Northern or South
ern.
As Christian journalist, We have nothing
TO do with parties. We care nothing for the
Whigs, 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 by our Heaven
" Father as ''heritage," land now threatened
with ruin by vandal fanatieism. 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 interest
ed IN the utter ruling ont OF the slavery agl'
tation, which the devil has melted the aboll-
tionists to throw, as an apple OF diseord,
into our midst; and so are our children, and
our cbildrens children, to the latest genera
ton, We, are not interested in parties; but
we are interested in the principles; aud no
party ought to be supported by any national
Imam. North or South, that does not openly,
uneduivocally, and boldly, take ground
against the slavery agitation, and in, favor OF
the existing laws aud compromises on that
subject
We have no opinion to express in reference
to other doctrines of this, or any other party
end we donot approve these doctrines because
of the sources from which they emanate. ="
approve them because they are right, and
true and good and because they are calcula'
| ted TO save our country, and the cause oil
God in our country, from great injury, II 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
do not speak as politician, but as chris
| tian 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
feet, and that the only hope of peace is-to
| let the whole subject alone, as these resolu'
| tions determne-tO let both slavery and free
soilism have an equal chance in the settle
ment of our new territories, and to let new
! States come into the Union, with slavery oil
| 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 this
she ought to have; nothing but the sheeres'
tyranny and injustice could refuse her this
equality. Furthermore, slavery will not go
where it is not demanded 10y the soil, climate,
and productions Of the country; but where il
is thus demanded, there it will go, despite al
opposition; 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 legislase on slavery in the Territories
! This, we think an Inconsistency, though there
| nav have been good reason for it. The reso'
| lutions as Il whole, however, are as unequivo
cally sound as they could possibly be. From
the palpable abotionism of the Northern
wing of this party as manifested in the re-
cent elections, we had lost all faith in their
| adoption of such national and conservative
| ground. As to the truth or falsehood 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.