Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-06-27
slavery Extension and Border Ruffian.
ism Openly Endorsed by the Cincinnati
Convention.
FREEMEN, READl!

slavery Extension and Border Rufffan-
ism Openly Endorsed by the Cincinnati
Convention.
FREEMEN, READll
Heretofore, it has been the policy of the
"Nigger Diffusion" Democracy to cover up
and keep out of view in the Northern States
the policy of their party. viz the Extension
of Slavery and the Justification of Missouri
Border Rufhan;sm. The Cincinnati Ma
tional Convention has, however thrown off
the mask, and that party now stands, be-
fore the country ''in all its naked ugliness,"
the open, undisguised advocates Of, and
apologists for Slapery extension and Bor-
der Rufianism.
Upon the question of the admission of
the New York Hards or Softs to seats in
that body, there was a majority and usi-
aority report from the committee on Gre
dentials, to whom that matter was referred.
The minority report was adopted by the
convention. In that report a reason is Civ
en- why the Softs should not be entitled to
seats. Let US see what the reason is: AT
ter receiving the history of both factions,
and pronounciag the Hards simon-pure, the
minority report thus disposed of the case
of the Softs:
aThe political faith of party can only
be fairly dedueed from the principles prefer
red and measures recognized and approved in
party resolutions, whether State or Nation
al, and therefore, from the accordance of
the principles, as announced in their resolu-
tons, with the creed of the National De
mocracy, must the rights of either Hards
or softs, to be esteemed National Democrats
and entitled TO seats in a National Conven-
tioH, be determined.
The convention of the softs was held at
Syracuse on the 29th Of the same month
of August. The two following resolutions
passed at that convention evince too unmis-
takeably the then predominance of free
soil sentiments in the soft section, to be de-
MED or eYaded:
aResol0ed That while the Democracy of
this State viii faithfully adhere to all the
compromises Of the Constitution, and main
tain all the reserved rights of the States,
they deem this an appropriate occasion to
declare their fixed hostility to the extension
of Slavery into free territory.
HRssolued, That we regard the organi-
cation of bands of armed borderers, and
their admission into the territory of Kan
sas not as bona fde settlers, but for the for
eible subversion of the rights of its legal
electors, not only as ayiolation of the peace
of the Union and the rights of the COM
muuity assailed, but as distinctly subversiye
of the intent of Congress, as declared in
the bill organizing the said territories to
have the people perfectly free to form and
regulate their own domestic institutions in
their own way, subject oply to the Consti-
tuition of the United States; and that all
power of the governments should be exer-
ted to redress these outrages, and vindicate
the rights of the people thereof"
With these resolutions, 50 entirely op-
posed to the democracy of the Union, the
Softs went into the election of 1855, and
must as a party organization be considered
as then confending for the principles they
professed. If the delegates of the Softs
had been appointed at the Convention, it
might be left to the opinion of this Nation
al Convention TO decide without argument
whether delegation appointed by party
announcing such a political creed would
have been entitled to admission. Had no
change taken place in the party creed of
the soft section of the Democracy, subse-
quent to August, 1855, it is scarcely to be
doubted that the committee on Creden-
tials would have unanimously rejected their
claims to seats in the National Convention.
These two resolutions are called the IN
pdrdoaaUe sin! What do they assert?-
Let US see:
First That the softs of New York are
opposed to the "Extension of Slavery" into
Free Territory: and
Secondly, That they are opposed to Or
ganization of bands of Missouri Border
Rufians, for the purpose of driving the le-
gal voters Of Kansas from the polls, and
usurping their rights and franchises and
further, that they think the General Govern
ment should exert all its power to prevent
such outrages upon the civil rights Of the
people of Kansas.
These resolutions mean nothing more
nor less than this, and yet the Niger DIFF
fusion Convention at Cincinnati has declar-
ed that they are ENTIRELY OPPOSED
TO THE DEMOCRACY OF THE UNI0Np
and should shut out the softs from all par
ticipation in the doings of that body!
Who viii have impudencc enough here
after to assert that the Loeofoco party are
opposed to slavery extension and Border
Rufianisn9 We shall see.
If anybody doubts that such report
was made to and adopted by the Locofoco
National Convention, we refer them to the
Cincinnati Enquirer of June Green
ellie Journal
REFUSES TO SUPpoRT BCcHANAN.-The
Mohawk Courier, which the Albany STATES
man says "has been for twcnty-three years
- i ~