Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-06-21

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Squatter Sovereigny.::a and The rights Of foreign.
ers TO vote Immediately upon their making
aeciaiation OF their purpose TO become, at fu.
!uro aay, citizens OF tho Territories, believing as
we Go that those fsatures are not only in viola
,ion Oh Inc principles OF our naturalization laws,
pnt eminsntly calculated to create dissenson in
me territories, and to ensure the ascendency of
the Ahtiolavery sentiment in every territory
which may hereafter be formed out OF the pub.
lie domain OF the United States.
Mr.. lmboden voted tor this resolution
cohdemhing the Nebraska Bill as it was
designed to do. The author of the rese.
luton knew full we'll there was no such
thing as "Squatter Sovereignty" Mr..
lmboden knew that it was an invention
no southern man acknowledged, aud that
the only meaning the resolution could
possibly have was to favor the restoration
OF the Missouri compromise, and give ''aid
and comfort to the Black Republicans
Here we find friend Imboden supporting,
by his approving vote, this resolution, after
he had published to the world in the
Richmond resolutions that the 10Th Sec
ton was the only true and just basis upon
which the American party could be or
ganlzed, which 18th section declares that
it "is the best guarantee OF common Justice
aid OF future peace TO ABIDE BY AND MAIN
TAIN The EXISTING LAWS UPON THE SUB.
JEcT OF SLAVERY" referring to the Ne
braska Bill. Such are the antecedents oil
Mr.. imboden upon the most vital questions
affecting the South, up to the time Of the
holding Of the Stanton Convention.
Now we come to the last, and the most
practical feature in this cLeckered record.
From the report, as glvon by the papers.
OF the closing proceedings Of che Philade-
phla Convention, which nomina.ed Mr..
Fillmore, some doubt nigh! be lett on the
mind Of the reader as to whether the mo-
lion TO abolish all platforms carried or not.
That. however, is settled by Mr.. Fillmore q
letter Of acceptance. published elsew here
He SAYS: II freely adopt its great lead
ing principles as announced in the recent
declarations of the National council in
Philadelphia, copy Of which you were
SO kind as to enclose to me-" 1t would
seem, therefore, that Mr.. Stuart considers
the platform adopted by the National coun-
Gil. and which "repudiated" aud "sup-
pressed" the 18Th section, the platform o!
the party. Here. then, Mr. Fillmore ex-
pressly endorses the ignoring platform, and
in effec, repudiaies the 18th section. Mr..
Imboden supports Mr. Fillmore, and by
doing SO. in effect, also rspudiaies the 18th
section, which he declared six months ago
was the touchstonc OF party orthodoxy, and
that lis reputation would be gross
fraud" upon the South
We thus have attempted TO exhibi, in
their tue colo,, the Know Nothing party,
and those whe support its nominee. I'VE
have proven that they occupy dangerous
position for the South, agreeable to their
own declarations and confessions 81 month.
ago. They stand committed against the
Nebraska Bill now notwithstanding their
bold declarations IN its favor SIX months
ago. They are side by side with the
Black Republicans Of the North and by
supporting them, the people Of the South
will be morally as guilty as if they voted
for Banks himself for President; for every
vote given for Fillmore is so much strength
taken from the National Democracy.