The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-07-11

passed about as pleasant Fourth as we
have for many years.
II Il [the Cincinnati Platform] declares
the doctrines Of non.intcrference by Con-
gress with domestic slavery in the States and
in the Territories-the right Of free admis-
sion to new States, with or without slavery,
as they may clect.-Demoadt.
We cut the above from long article in
the Democrat of last week, Mandatory Of
that compound of fill,bustering, sectional.
ism, slavcmongcrins, and disunionism, "the
Cincinnati Platform for the purpose ofshow-
ing up in brief space and by pertinent illus
tration, the cheat Of this doctrine Of popular
sovereignty, rs applied to Kansas. "with or
without Slavery, rs the people may elect"
the Democrat says: One would suppose
from this, that the people Of Kansas during
the period of time before the election was
held, presuming that none had been held,
would have the right to discuss the question
Of Slavery in oil its bearings, on the one
side to show its advantages, II II has any,
and on the other its known essential devel-
tries, and that full freedom would DO allow
cd to speak concerning 1t, In order that the
people might understand, and act under
standingly, when tho election is held.
Is this 30 in Kansas. Let the following
extract from ono of the laws now in force
in Kansas, and which tho organ Of the adj
ministntion in Washington, says must be
enforced, answer. .
Section l2. Ifany free person, by speak
ing or by writing, assert or maintain that
persons have not the right to hold slaves in
this Territory, or shall introduce into this
Territory, print, publish, write, circulate,
or cause to be introduced into this Territory,
written, printed, published or circulated in
this Territory, any book, paper, magazine,
pamphlet or circular containing any denial
Of the right Of persons to hold slaves In this
Territory, such person shall be deemed gull
ty of felony and punished by imprisonment
at hard labor for q term OF not less than
two years.
Suppose VIC make personal application
of this matter. The editor Of the Demo.
crat and ourselves, VIC will suppose, are res.
idcnts of Kansas, both Of us having emigratcd
there under the pledge Of our Government,
that there should DO freedom Of speech, and
freedom of the press. Tho election for
delegates is to be held. Both of us are in
different speakers, but in new country the
people must put up with such as they can
get, and we both take tho stump, he, to
speak not as ho spoke in lS49, for the nom
extension of Slavery, but for Its spread into
the New State in Embryo-wc, to speak as
we have ever done, against tho wickedncss
and folly ofcursins free territory with Slave
ry. He tells the people that Slavery is a
sanctificd institution, that Il Is permitted by
the Bible, that it is the friend and ally Of
free schools, education, and high refinement,
that owning niger will make man q
notch higher in the scale Of refnement.-
On the contrary, we declare slavery wicked
in the extreme, a curse where It exists; that
it will lay like giant incubus across the
loins of the State, whitening and blasting
civilization, and producing nothing but
State imbecility. public ignornnce. and dec.