The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1856-10-24

hdiio - SohSle esS, WIN tue requisite population,
and Republican constitution, they bad the
right OF admission as State into the Union,
with domestic institutions formed to suit them
selves. And the man who says that the Gin
cinnaii platform has for lis object the extension
Of slavery, never read it, or if he did, had not
tie capacity to understand it. Laughter and
Applause.l
Many persons say they would vote for Mr..
Buchanan were it not for this platform. They
have confidence in him as man but hp is
bound by the platform. have already said
what think of this platform. 1t is not dec
laratlon in favor of the extension Of slavery, but
determines to leave the question Of freedom or
slavery IN the territories TO a majority of the
| peoplFih framing Constitution preparatory 10
/ their admission into the Union as State
This IS the doctrine at the root of our free in
stltntlons. II is, repeat, the doctrine of Clay
and Webster, and of all the old leaders of The
! Wing party. Let me read this part Of the plat
/ form -
"Resofced, That recognize The right Of
! the peopie Of all the Territories, including
Kansas and Nebraska, acting through the iegaL-
/ fy and .fairiy expressed will of majority of nc
/ tuot residents, and whenever the number of
/ their inhabitants lnStifes it, TO form Constitu-
/ tion with o. acithom domestic slavery, and be
admitted into the Union upon terms of perfect
equality with the other States"
Now what is the response of MIR. Buchanan
to this resolution, in his letter of the 10th July
last, accepting the nomination 1t is as fol-
/ lows
'sIhe agitation on the subject of domestic sa-
very has too long disturbed and divided the
people Of this onion and alienattd their aHpc-
/ tions from each other. This agitation has as
sumed many forms since lis commencement but
it now seems TO be directed chiefly to the terri
tories; and judging from IFS present character
think we may anticipate that it is rapidly ap-
preaching 'tinaity.' The recent legislation of
Congrtss respecting domestic slavery, derived,
as it haS been, from the original and pure foun-
tain OF legitimate political power, The wW of
the majority, promises 'ere long to alay the
dangerous excitement. This legislation is lonnd-
ed upon principles as ancient as free govern
Enent itsf!l. and in accordance with them, has
simply declared that The people of Territory,
like those Of State, shall decide for themselves
whether slavery shall or shall not exist within
their hmits''
The Kansas Nebraska act does no more than
10 give force of law to this elementary principle
OF srltrgoyernmrnt, declaring il 10 b.
"ihr ilue intent aud meaning of this act,
not t5'frgislatr s'avpry into any Territory er
State, nos to exclude it therefrom, but TO leave
the people thereof perfectly free 10 form and
regulate their domestic institutions in their own
way, subject only to the Constitution Of the o.
nited StatrS''
This principle will surely not be controvert-
ed by any individual of any party, protesting
devotion 10 popular government. How utterly
iiiusory would any other principle prove in
practice in regard 10 the Territories.
Now, ieIlow-ctizrnS, am no Democrat
! have never been Democrat, but am not the
man to do the Democrats injustice, and esprci-
ally when | have glorious country, and that
country 10 be saved. lCheers.l W. are all in
the same ship, and my love for the Union is
greater than my love for party. Drive the gal
lent ship through the breakers and upon the
rocks and every man of us is lost. have not
come from South Of Mason and Dixon'S line 10
indulge in the weakness of some Southern men
who have tried to trighten you in talking ola
dissolution Of the Union. The people of my
country are opposed TO it, and thank God, the
women too, are in favor of Union to a man
daughter aud applause.) We, Of Kentucky,
know where we stand We know precisely
our position. We know there are at the ex-
treme South fanatics on the subject Of Slavery.
We know also there are ianatieal Aboltionists
al the extreme North And we of the Centre,
slave States as well as free, have TO save this
Union, and save ii we will. IAppanSel How
can we save ii ! Can you Fillmore men save
lt2 | suppose there are some here What
chancrS have You-men who fight under the
banner of Mr.. Fillmore, YOU who advocate the
doctrines Of his great Albany speech to save
1t? Are you not now pursuing suicidal course?
Are you not killing yourselves? You know
that you are fragmentary party here that in
Pennsylvania the Fremont Abolition party is
stronger than you are, yet you suffer them TO
delude and cheat YOU into shameful fusion
Applause Fillmore men don't you feel this
TO be so? Laughter. A ttw weeks ago the
fusion was great thing, you were going to CT
pher up all the officers, and all that sort of thing
but don't you scken OF it now? 1t was trick,
that fusion was a vile, miserable trick Of the
politicians. They did not come out braveIy
and boldly and show their hands. They did
not say here is our ground and upon it we will
fight to victory or death. The fusion was not
even manly. What have you Fillmore men
gained by it You say you love the country
and the whole country. You say that your
leader, Mr.. Fillmore, is great man. Then
why have you not listened to him Why
have you not hearkened TO his voice Was not
his SPEECH at A lbany a great and noble effort
1t was, and in that patriotic speech he goes so far
as charge moral treason upon those engaged in
toe cause of Fremont. Yet when you loved him
so much as to take him without any platform,
when YOU hold that he himself is good enough
platform for YOU, why is il that you are now
seen fusing with the Black Republicans whom