The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-20
Prom The Cleveland Plain Deale,
THE NEW MOVEMENT.


simultaneously with the in the knownoth-
ing council in Philadelphia which, foreseen and pre-
aced has resulted in division and prosraton Of that
infamous organization, have had in midst another
grand convention, the knowsonethngs, fordern or
band ofpoitical asprants who have after much consid-
aton ushered into this breathing world scarce half
made up another PLATFORM and batch of plausible pre-
fences For the information of the public we transfer il
to our columns from the Morning Leader Here it Isl
NATIONAL PLATFORM OF THE KNOW-SOME-
THINGS, ADOPTED AT CLEVELAND, JUNE IA,
1855.
AS ervy TO the slave power characterzes the national
organization of the existing political parties and as this
SerYhy perilou both to the of the North and
me LIBERTY Of the republic
We declare
fira, That the issue before the American people is
whether freedom shall Be limited 10 he free Stat. or
whether slavery shall be limited the slave States
eond That this issue been forced upon the
W oy the slave power through repeated aggressions and
y acts which have violated national faith solemn com
paet, and sacred covenants.
Third That these aggressions especially the Nebraska
outrage with the brutal assault upon the elective franchise
kansas have aroused eemen of The republic to iust
q Their duty and their danger and though they will
invade no right any State they will maintain ever right
eedom and resist the admission Of another Stare SAT-
or ths admission Of another foot Of Stare soik
fofn That we shall meet this issue, thus forced upon
N the spirit our fathers met the issue Of their day and
peeFlng as they believed that rightfuy man can hold
freedom lT N "
fgh That freedom being one in aim and end the
world over, the friends Of freedom this republic should
make principles and character not birthplace the test of
amission to citizenship and its constitutional rights
And we further declare
S'sh That the right worship God according to the
1-Nte OF individual conscience being inyioihbc 10
ISnK'hen this Immunity through wise State laws; but we
w pe every polico-ecclesasica interference in polti-
~ AFFAIRS BY potentae pontf priest or their abet,ors
destructive alike OF this right and liberty
r.s shA nat in'emperance being an evil recon-
ua 70 thr several States such action for the promotion
temperance viii extend and establish hst virtue
Eya That free schools free labor the Improvement
r'efs and harbors honest republican Official represeu-
9a aoroad-all measures that tend elevate NAN
a me material prosperity OF country and give sta
1910 VOC Union--sha!l receive hearty support
4,MA That, 70 insure practical success we win strive
s az onlc with men Of undonbied integrity and so-
1870 81 ability and Of 10 resist aggression upon
s-l come Wheuy where, or in what shape il may.
sHN Ihat FOR these objects, vital alike 20 humanity
~ e repuolic we ready unite with all men, under
name or Organization, who viii aid as In carr
IS 'nto successful operation these great principles
% no" et as look At this offspring Of political sagac-
~ 6sars with shameful perveTsion of truth a false
. often repeated that the inventors OF II and their
~ hah believe IL II asserts that servility To the
power eharacterizes the national organization Of te
h4ag political parties This II the assumption was
70 apply 70 the existing democratic party il an
flihed ialsehood and known to be so by all Who can
~ @o IDEAS together II Is time that honest men should
discriminate between dignihed and just observ-
o the doctrines Of the constitution sud servilty to
~ power whether slavery ant-siayery which arrays
en "a opposition to those principles
y, me hrst plank Ia the above specimen OF political
wehave only say chat il such an issue i III.
0ne before the American people they have much lees
u man we bad supposed. As for the second Il is