The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1856-06-13


abide BY and adhere to q faithful execu-
ton Of theHyts known as the Compr0mise
measures, settled by the Congress Of
1850; (" he aoi fof reolaiming fugitivea
from service er labor, inolhded.
This aithful executien" resolution
is also 0.part Of ths Baltimore platform Of
1852, and was Mfathlblly exgcuiedS 1t
Boston by the capture Of Burns al an ex-
psnse Of esq. ZOO. 90, and by the capture
Of the mother " released her daughter
from the clutches Of pollution through
the portals Of death.
BHs sIl this 4 not enough. The party
desire NOSE distinctly to meet tho issues
presented. they, therefore, set forth the
following preamble aud resolutions
And that we may more dislinotly meet
the issue on which q sectional party
subsisting exclusively on slavery ag,tS.
ton, now rifles to test the fdelity of The
people, north and south, 10 the Cobstitu.
ton and the Union-.-
1. ReS0lDed, That claiming fellowship
Sith, and desiring the oo.opsfation ofail
who regard che preservation ofthe Union
under The Constitution as the paramount
issue--and repudiating al sectional par.
ties and platforms ,ncernine domestic
slavery. which seek TO embroil the States
aud lhcite 70 freosOa and armsd rssisfs ncs
70 lao N hs 7SrriiOriei: aud whose ayow-
ed purposes Il cpusumstad. must end 10
civil war and disunion-the American
Democracy recognise and adopt she prin.
Ciples contained in the organic laws "a.
lablishing The Territories Of Ktnsas and
Nebraska ~ embodying the only sound
and safe solution Of the slavery auestion'
upon which the great national idea OF the
people Of this whole county can reuoso
in Tvs determined conservatism Of the
! UniOn--NOn interference By Conorsss
with Slavery in State and Territory or
IN the District Of Coumbia.
2. That this was the basis Of the Com.
PROMISE Of ls5J--commend4d by both
Che Democratic aud Why parties 10 ma.
uOna convenlions--retifsl By the people
IN the election of l8i2--and rightly an.
Piled to the Organization Of Terfiioriss N
Noa.iHIsssrsaes wih Savsry IN the
ZsrriorisS That Is. slavery exists in all
the territories ofthe Uuited States until
excluded BY local law. The oOpstitu.
'ional doctrine a. eluoidaled BY THoMks
JsEFERsou. DAsIEr Wmeysa and Others
Is lha. slavery i sectidnal, aud can only
exist by local law. Their doctrine also
WAS that Freedom should be universal
and should be guarded BY Cohgress in
the territories. The lOeOiooo doctrine.
however, is that slavery is national, may
exist in all the territories, aud that freo-
dom is sectianala and can only be establish.
cd by local law. q" Congress will not ID.
Ieriere with slavery Ia The territories or
states" II iS as much disunion for
Congress 10 resist the existence Of slavery
in Kansas. Oregon. or Utah as it is TO
resist i's existence in Virginia or Ksu,uo.
Wy TINS manner Of preserving the
Union IS PARAMOUNT iSsuR" TO be de-
tended BY the PrO-slavory party dpiing
the campaign aud the Administration Il
they ARE successful.
The only remaining noticeable doctrines
pa. forth is resolution 10 maintain the
ascendency Of the nation in the Gulf Of
Mexico, and sympathy with the Walker
faction in Central America. When our
Asoendency In the Gulf ia spoken Of
the meaning merely Is that W. must con.
quer Cuba. W t''H' ai .ta"
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