Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-07-26

. an pdHpefS ana persons convicted OF cilD
! from landing upon oar shores but ITO in
reference with the vested rights Of for
, eigners.
10th. Opposition to any ttnioo between
Church aid State; no Interference Ai,l
religious faith or worship, and no ties
oaths for office. except those indicated il
the 5th section of this platform.
18th. Free and thorough investigation
into any and all alleged ab-ses of publi
funetouaries, and strict economy in pub
lie expenditures.
18th. TIL. maintenance and enforce
'neHt Of all laws until said laws shall be re
ptaled, or shall be declared null and vost
! by competent judicial aathnrlts.
18th, Opposition TO the reckless ane
uowise policy of the present admin
inistrasion ia the general management
OF our national affairs, and especial
y as shown HI removing "Ameiicans," (by
designation and CONSERVATIVES in pr,nci-
pie. from office, and placing foreigners
and ultFaists i'll their places as shown III
a truckllhg suhservlency to the stronger,
aud an insoleat and eowafdly braYado to-
wards the weaker pow trs; AS SHOW
IN BE OPENING SECTIONAL AGI-
TATION BY THE REPEAL CIR THE
MISSOURI COMPROMISE; as shown
Iingranting to unLatulalized foreigners the
right TO suffrage in Kansas ana Nebraska ;
as shown III It's vasciIlatihg course on the
karsas and Nebraska question; as shown
in the removal of Judge Bronson from the
Colectorship Of New York upon false and
un:enable grounds; as shown IN the cor
lupiion5 which pervade some of the de-
partments OF government; as shcwn in dis
graclng meriorious officers through pteiu.
dice 81 caprice; and as shown IN the blum
dering mlsmanagement Of our foreign re-
laiions.
l4th, Therefore, to remedy existing
evils. aud prevent the disastrous conse-
Gienees otherwise resulting therelrom, We
would build up the "Amer.can' rartv up
on the principles herein stated, esche,oiag
all sectional questions, and uniting upon
those purely national. and admitting Into
said party all American citizens Preferred
to in the Sd, 4ih and 5th seetiens,) who
openly ayow the principles and opinions
heretofore expressed, and who will sub
scribe their name 10 this platform. Pro.
vided, nevertheless. tha,a majority oil
those members present at any meeting oil a
local council where an applicant applies
Tor membership in the American party
may Tor any reason by them deemed suili.
cient, deny admission to such applicant.
10Th, A free oud open discussion Of all
political principles embraced in our plat
form.
Again we pass over lie .umuluous pro.
ceedings Ct the Cqanci which lramed this
platfoF,h, in charitable silence, and come
20 the Conrention which succeeded it -
IA mere miscellaneous body composed Of
larger representation of Northern senti-
meet whleh was as yet Redged TO 30 ma
tionaI declaration. p gcples.
HOW AND FOR wIsx1 PURPOSE MR.. FILL
MORE WAS NOMINATED.
Never before II any convention in this
Union. purpottng TO be national, and
which was composed OF representatives
from all sections OF the country, has there
been exhibited such spirit OF sectional
bitterness as characterized its proceedings
The I2,h section. the only plank in their
platform upon which the party could hope
to stand in the South, was rnthltssly strick-
Ell down. Black Rrpublican,sm in the
guse Of Americanism. held uhdisputed
sway, and with coafseness OF vitupera.
ton peculiar te that school OF iaEatical
traitors they reyied the South and her
institutions with bitterness more worthy
the columns OF an inceudialy Additional
journal than Of deliberatiye national con.
vention.
Many of the Southern members denouh-
ced the convention as q bard of traitors
and left the hail, followed By the ieers
and Kisses of the rampant Abolition ma
inrity. No course seemed lett for the
South, consistent with honor and self res
pec', bat an immediate secession from the
party and. In fac,, at tins stage of the
proceedings The party was regarded by all
las Hiriually dissolved.
Every true Southern member, no donbt
felt that he had no other alternative left
than to unite with the national Democrat.
lie party, in oppositlor TO the fell spirit of
aggression against the rights OF the South
which WAS the peryading sentiment of the
majority. 49,
It's certain that this is the aspect in
which 1t was regarded by the Northeru
majority. A little calm rejection conyin.
ced those tesoIule but cool headed Free
solers that in drv,ng off the Southern
wing ofiheir party they would force them
into union with the national Democrats,
and by this unien would secure the tr-
umph Of the National Party in the Presi.
dental election.
How was this result TO be avoided 4
cordial union OF The two sections was i'm.
possible, for they were hopelessly antago-
MYSTICAL upon the great issue invol@ed in
the Presidential contest. fhe North
could present no candidate entertaining
their own views who could be tolerated at
the South. 1t being, therefore, impossi-
BILE for the vote Of tie two sections to be
united upon the same candidate, the con-
slderation next in importance was 10 pre-
vent the Southern wing OF the party from
uniting with the national Democrats, by
allowing them 10 selec. EN- aeeeetable man,
upon whom they night Unite all the ele-
ments OF opposition 20 the Democratic par
ty IN the South
The Southern delegates seized greedily
upon the bait, and he .lomiration of Mr..
Fillmore, in convention mgority Of
whom were noforiously opposedto him or
any other candidate having the semblance