American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1856-01-10
Tsursday mornins.Jnn. 10, 1850
Lptter from Hon. John M n0''''
south srn Inbercsts.

SOufh Orn Interentss
We transfer 10 our columns to-day from
the Richmond National AmOricahI and
commend to the perusal of our readers, An
able and patriotic letter. written oJ MT
Bolts, in response to an invitation gwen
him to address a Mass Meeting OF Amerl-
cans at Louisville, Kentucky, on the 9Th
of November last.
Tho American Organ in commenting up
,on this letter, says: 1--WE hope the length
of the letter will not deter any man from
reading it. as it will richly repay a PSrusal'
1t contains suggestions and arguments
worthy of the deliberate conslder"t'on OIL
the country. and of the South especially;
and, whilst we differ from Mr., Bolts In
reference to the propriety Of having plat
form, We concur with his views entirely
as to the effect OF the Philadelphia plat
form, upon the prospects OF the American
party in 1856.
In our Judgment, an American platform
should contain principles upon which all
Americans" Of all sections Of the country
.oan Unite, and nous othsrs than such pr'"-
eipies. II sectional parties m9'f exist, let
them exist outside of an American organi-
ration, and moi interfere with our distinct
i've principles. In an attempt to form "
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national party. to rescue our institutions
from the grasp Of Foreisnism. no questions
upon which sectional divisions exist, should
be admitted. The moment such questions
ara forced into a national party, the party
, must dissolve from intestine divisions
This result is Inevitable.
A national party. formed for tho par
posca sSowed by the American party, o.
for any other general object. c.h DO e
m ,rs towards the regulation of local Or gee
tioasl issues, than 10 urge its mSmbers e
cancellation make efforts TO suppress ag
i~tation, and by the exercise Of fraterna
feelings and ~brothorly kindness. a'lsy eK
'ei.ement, AMI thu. bring diseordant els
lnents upon a platform Of concession Hn'
compromiss.
In this mode il can do much toward
reconciling those who differ widely upo
abstract questions OF right, or OF policy
but il an attempt be made to compel a sur
render Of opinion by either party on Iuc
question, it must, and ou2htfo fail.
But look at the danger to the South
which would follow the adoption of til
principle that n National party has " r'g'
to decide upon locGl or sectional rights an
interests, and to force the minority Int
aoquiescence. The whole North maintain
the doctrine that slavery is an evil, WhiE
the South maintains the contrary opinion
A convention Of Northern and Souther
delegates is called to determine polite;
questions in reference to the Presidenc.
and other matters of national concern. !
such convention the South demands tn
Shs question of slavery shall be considered
and resolutions Of acquieScence therei
and protection thereof, shall be adopte
TNsy thus stand pledged 10 abide the iss
Q1ksir demand.
The matter is discussed. The Sou
present the 18th plank Of the PhilHdelph
platform as their creed, and the North pr
sent the Ohio State Democratic Conve
ton resolutions Of January last, proposir
10 eradicate slasSry, as their creed. II
vote is taken, and the majority is on t
aide Of the Ohio platform, and it is rtsolU
that "~slausry 10 IN evil and shall be Grad
Satsdi" What becomes Of Southern i
tsrests? Is there q man in the who
South so blind as not to see, that it slave
shall be permitted to become q subject
the consideration and action Of Nation
Conventions, it will sooner or later BIO
polished? Not one.
Yet. strange to say, Southern politician
who claim to be "par excellence the gus
dams of Southern rights, demand that
question Of slavery shall be embraced
National platforms! When in the past h
tory of the country have Southern m
demanded that their all-important, the
most vital interests, shall be submitted
the consideration Of political convention
Hitherto the sagacious statesmen of
South have said to the North, "Let
alonsr" Now the more sagdcious state
men of the South say to the North, eta
us under the protection of conventional
Be it SO, gentlemen, fthe South aoiR Ia
u col"