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

- at her back but these men of the Etnpir
State have nothing at their backs but thei
clothes. William H Seward has his hee
} Upon their necks and will crush them GU
: 50 soon as the people get chance at then
They are as impotent in influence as the
: are beggaIly in taracler.-New York L
tn oroughly nti-Nebraska, and has S
exhibited herselfin her elections for Col
grcssmen, and in the una.iit:,ous deciara-
tons OF her Legislature.
The remaining Northern States repre-,
sentng a majority Of the members Of the
Order seeded. They did more than Sc
cede. They telegraphed the Black Re
publican "kuow Something branch OF
their fraternity, which was then 10 session
at Cleveland, Ohio, ln the following
words:
The North is beaten. Thirteen States
have Withdrawn in disgust Say to oui
friends at Cleveland, we are with you
heart and soul. May God ete.naIIy d--n
Slavery and Doughacei3r,.
Such was the picture Of the nationality
oil the Know Nothings III June, 1S55.--
The Southern members erected platform
for the Order, but. suddenly, as it was al
Babe. .hei speech was COMPOUNDED, and
they turned their backs Oh each other and
Oh the tower. fy going SO tar. they prov
ed precisely what they Went Sc far to re-
tire they proved that in every Northern
State their Order ,cd$ abolition;zed. They
went to demonstrate the nationality of
Know Nothin9 ism, and succeeded in dem
onsifa,ing It's utter restitution Of that pre-
else character. They said to their North
ern colleagues: Gone, now, show our
adversaries al the South that you are
sound, national mem" and they answered
''What is this you say Are GU weak
enough to think US doughfaees? We are
Freesoilers and viii have no more slave
States or slave traffic. Is it possible
that you sustain the Nebraska outrage
along with PIERCE and DoUGLAsf May
God eternhliy d iii slavery and oughlace-
ism"
We GENE now to the year 1856; ard to
the National CouscI Of February, and the
National Convention which followed on
rs heels, at Philadelphia. We pass by
the action oftte Council, composed of the
rellcis Of its predecessor Of June before,
for TIE most part Of Southern 18th section
delegates aud representatives of the few
fe, BILE handful OF Sub Councils at the
North which still kept up a moehery OF
adhesion to tue majority platform June,
The outside world know little OF What
trarspired behind It's closed doors in its
midnight SESSIONS, and as little of the ST.
etet history of the platform Ii brought
forth, Let the following item suffice as a
sample OF what ttanspired:
"On Thursday the Gotnci! opened
with some strong charges made by Mr..
Bennett, of Syracuse. against Mr.. Ford,
'of OHIO that he was i Black Repu5li-
can and a seceder from the National
Council etc.
The truth of the accusation has been
abundantly verified within the last few
weeks This very Gov. Ford has just
nomination of Fremont. This very Gov.
Ford, now an aTowed Black Republican.
was conspicuous member of the. Council
which framed the following platform Of
principles with was kicked to pieces by
The Know Nothing Convention two days
after il was framed and which was cordi.
ally accepted by MI Fillmore '.withou,
enquiriDg, &c. &C." four monthd after il
was kicked to pieces by the body winch
nominated him for the Presidency.
Mr.. FILLMoRE's PLATFORM FOR 1856.
1st An humble acknowled cement to the
Supreme Beng who rules the Universe
for. his protective care youchsaed to our
fathers in their successful revolution
airy struggle, and hitherto manifested
to us, their descendants. in the preserva-
ton of the liberties, the independence,
and the Union Of the States.
2d. The petpetua,ian ct the Federal
Union, as the palladium of our civil aud
religious liberties. and the only sure bull,
wark OF American independence.
Sd. Americans must rule AmericG, and
to this end native born citizens should be
selected te? al State, federal, and munici-
pal offices of Government employment. in
preference to Daturalzed citzens-.geper
| the less,
9Th Persons born Of american parents
residing temporarily abroad should be EN-
titled to all The rights OF native born ciu-
zens; but
5,h No person should be selected for
political station, (whe:her ofnstive OF for
eign birth,) who recognises any allegiance
or obligation o. any description 10 any
.oreign prince, potentate or power, or who
| refuses 10 recognise the Federal and State
Constitution Coach within its sphere as
paramount to all other laws, as rules of
political action.
9th. The unqualified recognition and
maintenance OF the reserved rights of the
several Stetes, and the cultivation Of har-
, mony and fraternal good will between the
citizens o! the several States. aud to this
end on'inte reference By Congress with
questions appertaining solely to the Judi.
vidual States, and non-intervention by
eaca State with the affairs Of any other
State.
TIN. Recognition of the right Of the ma.
Tive born and nalurallsed citizens of the
United States permanently residing in
any territory thereof 70 frame their con.
stIution aud laws, and 10 regulate their
domestic and social affairs ~ their own
mode. subject only to the provisions OF the
Federal Constitution, with the right OF
admission into the Union whenever they
have the requisite population fer one rep
resenta,ive iu Congress; Prortded, always,
tina, none but those who are citizens OF the