The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-06-20
Tho American National Conven-
tiOn.

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Tho American National Conven-
ton.
Various reports, colorod according to
the complexion Of the mind fthc report
or, have been given Of the dongs of the
late national convention at Philadelphia.
A more important national gathering
has not been held for years, aud it will
doubtless be generally regarded as n mis-
fortune that the injunction of secrcsy
was not fully removed from its doings
To the members Of the convention il
would have been desirable. 80 far at least
ms it would have spared them the misrep-
RESERVATIONS incident to garbled aud dis
torted reports, based on overcurious caves
droppings aud illdesigncd leakings Tue
veil, however has been partly withdrawn
and by authority,--so that the really
important results, if not the processes,
arc given to the world.
First, and most worthy of note, is that
great event of the day, the open rupture
between Northern and Southern dele
gates,and the declaration IF FREE and open
principles by the representatives. Of near
ly every free state. As every body saw to
be nearly inevitable, long beforehand. the
Northern delegates we're driven to the
necessity of choosing between an out and
out pro-slavety platform, and an utter
and direct separation from the men who
ware determined to exact, as condition
of cooperation in national organization,
the most unqualified and humilioiiug sub
mission to the base demands Of the slave
power. The great mass of Northern del.
egates met the issue boldly and decided.
ly. Their declaration of independence
has gone through the length and breadth
of the land ; and wherever freedom is in
the ascendant, and free men ane respect.
ed, their manifesto is hailed with en.hu.
sias.ic appreciation,
Never before has this issue been direct.
ly met in any national convention. New.
or before has the North come to a deci-
sivc rupture with the South in preparing
for an approaching Presidential cam.
paign. Temporizing cxpedients have
sometimes prevailed more generally an
unrcserved submission to Southern de.
mands this is the first time that
Northern men have taken their stand
on a great principle, aud declared, " To
this must you come. or we separate
Still calculating on submission and en-
couragod by the action Of New York
and California (tho latter being usually
found alongside Of the South, in all ma.
tional matters) they urged through an
extreme Southern platf orm, asserting
propositions which ouly the most unmiti-
gated doughface could tolerate, much
less approve. The compact di9iplinc
of the South prevailed" The frmness
Of the North, however, has made that
victory barren one, and the ultimate
triumph cannot fail to be ours.
The brief and significant platform of
the Professionals is. one on which the en-
tire Anti-Administration party Of the
North can unite. 1t is an open, avowed,
manly platform. 1t has none of the O.
dor of the +" dark lantern" about it, 1t
invites all to stand upon it, in an equal
position, 1t embraces, too, all that was
aimed at by the great mass Of the Amer
lean party at the North. 1t takes all
the ground, that party would have ever
permanently adopted, in this state, and
we may at least say this much IN orr
'o,cn behalf--it assumes nothing mare.
Our readers will bear us witness that
from the FIRST, we, have claimed this to be
the p9si'soa of the party in this section
of he'union, Assuming any other pc.
sltion, it would be abandoned, and deser-
vedly, by nipe.tenths of oil the freemen
who have. joined its ranks in New Eng.
land >'@1-y:. -
We repeat-this platform (publshed
elsewhere) is one which the great mass
of Republicans" and Americans" Of
the North can alike stand and consolidate
n party that will sweep every Northern
state in the coming Presidential election.
1t makes the restoration of the Missouri
Compromise, aud hostility to the slavery
propagandists the great issue, as it real.
ly is, and as we have all along declared
it, This question oyerrides all others,
important and far-reaching in their ef-
fects as many of them are. We trust
there will be hearty and cordial union
on this basis, throughout every State of
the North. The times demand it. The
popular sentiment demands it. Right,
justice and humanity demand it.
Secondly, it appears that the repre-.
sentatises of the great State of New
York gave aid and comfort to the South,