Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1856-08-27

peSstc. ttfoDf. OOouNlns VIAL itm, fdh-
kins. Harin. Hicks. Ha4dlssf0a. HINT.
Jackman. Jokason ofPutnam. Julian. Kel- +
~. Maddox. Neacham Miller. Aorgan,
Odal Orr. Parker OF fallen. liner Rous.
ssa4 .S;snfos. 5 arback. Tufsle pssce.
Nawier. Uods Ve5sfer, and BIlson. -
Those in italics were Wings.
Sc House Journal Of l848. page lgl.
The Legislature Of al the free States.
Democratic as well As WHY, in 1889.
passed joini resolutions asserting the ALSO
lutte power of Congress TO inlerdic, slavery
IN the Territories. and requesting il 70 %
done Indeed. up 10 thar time The power
had never been questioned. and had been
pracuced By the government, from lis or
ganIza'ion.
As measures Of compromise, California
Was admitted (hasing formed Cons.i,u.
ton excluding slavery J and The Terrific.
rieS of Utah aud New NJ Aico were organ
lied without prosiso excluding slavery.
Messrs Clay and Webster declared such
pro,iso to be unnecessary. because. by
The laws Of Mexico. slavery had already
been excluded.
The whole people (however obnoxious
their drtail>) aequiesced in these meas
ures. Peace and fraiernal regard existed
throughout our whole country.
In an evil hour. ambitious leaders Of
the self-styled Democratic Party repealed
the Missouri Compromise" by which
our fathers had agreed that slavery should
never exist North Of So deg. b min
To restore this solemn compact. in
words or in effect new party. composed
Of men Of ali parties, has just been organ
ized. Ii has taken the name "RErCrLI-
CAN because the word best expresses
The principles which il asserts 10 be for
the good OF he Republic For the par.
pose OF prcjudicing the minds Of the PEG
pie against tins new party. the leaders of
the slavery extending Democracy denoun-
ced II as the Abolition party Ga.i anworfhy
tie support 81 tie Clay Wigs
Let US, as honest men. anxious inquir
ers after truth. examine his charge Il
il be true there must be some evidence
showing the fact " here Is III
This new Party. at its recent Convcn-
ton held IN Philadelphia. proclaimed the
following sentiments IN relation % slavery
Il. Resoleed, That the maintenance OF
the principles promulgated in the Declar-
alton of independence. and embodied in
the Federal Constitution. are essential To
the preservation Of our Republican lnsii.
tuuons; and that the Federal Constitution
the rights Of the States, and the union Of
+ the States shall be preserved.
} .e. Resolred, That with our Republi
can fathers. We held It TO be a .elf-eyidcD'
truth tina; all men are en- lowed with ia,
+ unalionablc night 70 life. liberty. and ih,
( pursuit OF happiness; and that the primary
object aud ullerior design of our Fedora
Government were 10 secure T. ose right
TO all persons within is exclusive jur.siic
a ton: that a. our Republican fathers. whss
they had abolished slavery in all our Na
! lional Territory, ordained tbai 10 porsol
shoul be deprived oliic or liberty. wiihoa
: due process OF law. IL becomes our dur
to maintain this provision of the Cons,iia
: ton against ali attempts TO violate il. &
q prevent the establishment Of slavery II
/. the Terriinria- of the United S'sie> h,
y positive legislation prohibiting its, xlsienc
j therein And We deny the authority @
Q Congress. or of Territorial Legislature
OF any indiyi ual or association of irdni
2 duals. TO give legal Ni>Ience TO slavery Il
:. any Territory of the United States. Will
y the present Constitution shall be maintain
cd
). g Resolced. That the Constitution
cons.rs upon Congress sovereign powe
(, over the Territories of the United Stat,
# for their government. and that in the exer
IA else OF this powc- il Is both the right an
c the duty OF Congress to prohibit IN II
Territories those twin relics OF barbarsm
Polygamy and Slavery
4 IS. RcsDipcd. That Kansas should b
: Immediately admitted as State OF III
u Union. with her present free Constitution
. As at once the most cilcciaa way of -
4 curing TO her citizens the cnjoymcn, 9th
5 rights and privileges 10 which they AT
= = entitled. and offending the civil strife nos
= raging in her Territory
Ii there is any Abolitionism in this
. can certainly be pointed oul IL Is no
y proposed to interfere with slavery IN 81
= States where i, exists. II Is not propose
: to "abohsh" il in the States non IA "a
II District of Columbia
= As means Of restoring the state q
: things existing previous 10 the repeal q
the Missouri Compromise. We only a..
a hat X ,nsas be admitted as a State. wit
, her present free Constitutions or. shpul
that not be done. then lct Congress pro
!. hibit slavery in the Territories from Mort
/. OF 80 DAG. > min.
Is there ans thing unreasonable or wron
4 in this request? l. there anything IN
n conflicting with The doctrines taught b
: Henry Clay. and proc laimed years AZ
e by the Wings Of Indiana. Il does not z
" so far as did ia, Wing Conventions q
= 1913 9 and 1919 81. whon they resolve
y that all constitutional and proper mean
II should be employed to free our Nations
Z Capital from the last vesiige OF huma
II bondage; evidently meaning the aboll
!. ton OF slavery in the District OF Counl
n bla.
e Ito prohibit slavery in our T,ritorie
2 Aboliuonism. then were the member 6
n the first Congress Aboiilioni.ls, for he
J. enacted such laws, Washington. an
d jefferson, Jackson AMI Polk approved q
y laws restricting slavery, and according {
y the doeirins Of The allies OF The Souther
n Nuflders. tney were an Aboli.ouisss'
D. Ii The Republicans. Tor asking that sla