The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-06-27
From shssDsvtaport Ests.ts.
National Kaow Noshins Ccng sn-

tial stacsTg - tBc Rita. poHt.sai 4aesa3h
of The day, and tia, no party can be or
ganlzed in cur Uniaa uitAoa. plain
afouai oil sentiment oa t.,.s suhleot aud
whether we cal ourselves Wings or
Democrats, Know No.Aings or Sag
NIGHTS, !, laausss ~. slavery and anti
slavery is TIE question and il wi!i enter
into all Of our organizations, and tina. to
divide them. As aniicipased. il has be-
come the superior question even among
the Know Notaiass; il has actually
usurped the great leading idea supon
which that orgauza.ioa was founded, aud
now threa,ens TO dsvsde them. Is il has al
ready done the Democratic and Wing
parties. Some have thought tina, we
attached too much Importance to this ques.
hon that, in connection with its repu!sive
manifestations III Kansas, we occupied
700 much space with subj.cs Of such
minor cons;dsFaliss Tbs action Of the
Know notL.ng ODavsnuoa, we trust,
while this question, like Aaron's rod, will
swoIloa up susks rest.
The resolutions sfa party are its sen,i-
ments condensed IN the least possible
space and reqGirs 10 be worded with the
greatest precision no matter what. there
fore, lis proceedings il convention, they
are regarded~@t loh- as resolutions ca-
presslyf Of the opinions Of the party are
proclaimed. Al tie Na'lonal k.ou
Nothing Convention in session at Plila
delphia, the committee on resolutions la !
Monday reported The following on slave
ry:-
Resoiped, That the American par,y.
having arisen upon the ruins aud In sp,te
Of the opposition Of the Wing and d .m.
oera,c parties, canuo. be held in anv
manner responsible Tor the obnoxious acts
or violated pledges OF either; that the sys.
| teinatic agitation Of the slavery auessl N
BY those parties has elevated sectional
hos,liities INTO q Positive element Of pollt,
cal power. and brough, our Institutions
into peril. Il has Their fore tecone the
imperative duty of the American party
to inlerpose, ( = ths purpose Of giving
peace to the eouhtry aud perretuny 10 The
Union. That as experience has shown i.
IS impossible 10 reconcile opinions 20 e..
,reme as those eh,ch separate me dis.
putanis, aud as tkese can be no d.snopor
n submitting 10 The laws. Tbs Rational
Council las is.csiied !, The hes, uaranleo
OF III. COMMON ,pssi''e aad future peace 10
abide by and maintain the EXISTING laws
upou the suffice: Of slavery. as final atri
conclusive settivlnrit D. tha, subject IN
SDlrt au in sa stance.
R"sOtut4 THAI feeRrdtnt l. tile highest
day to asofF tlesr opinions epot a s.b- /
jec' 50 important, In dts,lnct and uneqgtse.
cal terms. il Is hereby declared a the
sense 81 this Aatioa4i Council tina, Con.
g.ess possesses 10 power uaAet t.e
Constitution TO leglslate upon Tie suh,ret |
Of slavery IA lie States, Or 10 exclude aas |
State from ADMISSION lnlo l3s- Uussa BE- /
because Ter CONSTITUTION docs OF does Mt
- 'sa.5n &c sssstlea Z. 80 .eFY IS 4 /
par os ne .stea anu expressly I
ia-te,sns; sfssR-si.ti. ~ o,s,aion /
nron tie otgryss 60 estab.s.f |
Or ptohlei' u any Territory. Il
$ tue SET Nallonal Council that
Congress to isglslare upon the
subltc, oil slavery NlthIa the Territories
IL The United Stasts, and hat any inter-
efencc OF Congress VITA slavery as i,
lasts IN The Distfic, Of Columbia would
. violation OF the sriIit and intention
i the conpac, by winch the State Of
larry and coded the dls,rlc, TO the United
Ssatss, aad q breach oil the national faith.
The majority reports having been read.
- learn from the proceedings, a minority
eport was submitted. which wa. signed by
be following members OF the Committee
William F. Johnson, Pa A. d. Sperry.
,onn. ; Thomas H. Ferd, Ohio; Anthony
;oiby, N. .H,mp., John s. Sayward,
daine; John W. Foster. Mass. Nathan.
j Greene, R. l.; Joseph II Barrett,
T. Scbuyler..Colfax Ind. D. Z. Wood
Wis. J. Cogshall, Mich. William ]
helps, H., tweiveIg al also Is Richard
aemen,, Del and G. ID. De.aler, N. !.
:, IS . the first cl.a,e, New York aEoae 7
the Frse States ye4! fyr the majority !
'por. Iowa va not represented, Mia /!
ssota TerritJfy went rlla New York. ,
: also the District Of Columbia and :
lese with the uai.ed South carried The /
alofity report IN Committee. +
In Council, Mr.. Mallory Of New YORK.. !
Ought no discussion was needed. He
'ked lnsui,ingly II any man there would |,
i succanb = he wifi 81 tac majority. b
Gov Garaaor Of Mass, took up tie 3
luatlet, AMI declared that neither ae nor
> STATE. nor majority o. the Free
atss would abide By lhe resolutions frs.
rnved. rhsYsry toad aos carry 1 .
llage IN Massachusetts npon them. lie =
'avged the New Fork Delegation with y
,serting the North, aud Of even going 50 :,
1 IN dsughfacsls,a - to complain TO Inc :
,uth that they were eoncedipp TO mich a