The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-02-28
THE PRETERMIT ED PLANKs In THE AMERICAN
PLATFORM

There several distinct propositions laid down in
the expunged twelfth section which It's claims
tionay rested:
Fret pledge to "sbide by and maintain the existing
laws upon the subject of slavery fua and conclusive
settlement of that subject In spirit and in substance
Second Congress possesses power under the
stituton egsate upon the subject of slavery in the
States wherein il does or may exist"
Third Congress possesses power, under the consiu-
top to exclude any State from admission into the Union
because constitution does does recognise the in
stitution of slavery part of lis social system"
Fourth Congress ought not to legisa,e upon the sub
jet Of slavery within the Territories of the United States
FIN "Any interference by Congress with slavery it
exists in the District Of Columbia would be violation Of
the spirit and Intention Of the compact by which the State
of Maryland coded the District the United States and
breach of the national faith"
When the American council met at Philadelphia in
June 1885, the delegates declared II to be their hghest
duty 10 their opinions upon subject important
In distinct and upequivoca terms In the discharge of
this highest duty they avowed the FIVE foregoing fun
damenta positions On these tho order before the
country and contested the palm Of nationality with the
democratic party throughout the South.
At the late national council Mt Philadelphia the delegates
considered Il their highest duty their best policy to pre-
er any direct expression Of opinion any Of these
great fundamental and essential doctrines Of nationality
The only which inferenal opinion is Tentured
is the second and 10 regard to that but the worst
class of fanatics and nfdels differ in opinion As to all
the Others find trace Of that heightened nation
aty OF which southern Americans wont TO boast so
loudly during the late elections The only pretension to
anything approxmaug 10 nationality to be ound In the
platform is contained in the recognition Of the right
Of the natveborn and naurslzed citizens Of the United
States permanently residing in any Territory thereof to
frame their constitution and laws aud TO regulate their do
nestle and social affairs In their mode subject only 10
the provisions Of the federal constitution with the right OF
admission into the Union whenever they have the requisite
population for representative In Congress" II will be
seen that tho right of admission into the Union is thrown
in at the tail OF the sentence and unaccompaned
by any declaration which pledges the delegates
"he right" whether he constitution Of the applying State
recognise or prohibit slavery" The right Is conceded
language so mid and hating that II suggests suspicion
as TO the purpose with which it is used An aboliions
who maintains many of them do that the fedep, con
sttuton was designed to confne slavery within the limits
of TIE old States may the language employed
consistent with his doctrine He cnn find in The subse
qucnt acuOn OF lhe cOnFthIOh tuohR CONTEMPLATION ot
his construction The same delegates who adopted this
equvoca declaration Of principles declared in the hir
tenth section that the repeal Of the Missouri restriction
was useless and unwise and Afterwards put 10 nomination
for the presidency candidate whose early suecedents
are In suIct harmony with the abolition view Of the
slavery question would have been hardly possible for
the council so stuy itself to nominate Mr. Fillmore
after laying down principles in direct conflict with his
avowed sentiments IL Is not impossible that the nom
nation Of Mr. Fillmore predetermined thing, and
hence that the platform arranged suit the candidate
Taking the platform and the candidate together and we
can understand why the national features in the twelfth
section Of the platform Of 1855 pretermtted in that Of
1856 five supply the pretermited panks from the
cedens Of the candidate for the vice presidency should
restore the expupged twelfth section we supply them
from the antecedens Of the candidate for the presidency
we should append the platform his celebrated Erie let
ter addressed in 1888 abolition society In New York
which Is as follows
Lerer Of M. Fillmore 70 ne Eric qbolitioaists.
BUFrALo, October H. 1888
Sra Your communication the 18th instant as chair
man Of committee appointed by 1.-THE Anti Slavery Society
~ the county Of Frie has Just hand You solicit
my snswer 10 the following interrogatories:
49, 49, o. III