The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1856-03-22
The 4. n. Platform.


Nothing platform:
# /. true that, while this platform fully re.
.,,,nige- the rights of States aud territories ~
.rll A. the constitution, It does not attempt to
TORN rs what those rights are, or what the
institution is But it was clearly a-eeriained
,lat tins could no, be attempted, without Civ
t, offence To some of the members of the con
,,nton. aud thus destroy their harmony and
eternal good will" The irccsoilers, for iu-
.tarre claim for the free States, constitution
,tpht 10 Interfere wilh slavery To a certain
vent such excluding 1t from all the tern.
,e. of the Taon, and stealing our slaves
y.tsa they can, aud preventing the owner from
.fa,eTing such ~ n runaway, and therefore,
,tey wcr. satisfied with this platform, besau,e
Iropo~es go give to all parties their coust,.
n.nonal rights, which, q, our i.eghbor SAYS, is
.. ALL they ask for On the other hand the
ala. e.holdcr- IN the convention we're also con.
toni with the platform, for It admits fully their
constitutional rights. nor does il deny their
,i,l,t to trt nd ge, back their negroes, when
,l.,y are kidnapped or runaway nor does i,
,,ny their ght To take their slaves to the ter.
rttorrs Of the Union. provided they are willing
,o run the risk of losing them Indeed, Nr
Doprlson, though he owns a hundred ncgroc.
appears To be quite willing to run that risk,
inl submit 10 all Tia. various aggre,sions that
Az, Icing made upon the slave States rather
l.an offend the treesoller-, by denying their
rgI' 20 make those aegressions, for he avs
ne ~owes debt Of gratitude 20 the people of
Ne North = aud he d0pbto., hope. to have
tr dttt increased, hy receiving the Northern
support for the office which he is nominated
u proper here to remark that taerc are
probably two sections Of the platform, in re-.
-ari to winch 81, men of all parties and all see.
lions viii not agree These are the 9th and
18Th. the former of winch proposes to change
Gle present term of naturalization To twenty
ONE Years while the latter declares hostility To
,he present party in power. This was, Of
course. an essential part of the platform, mas.
much Is one parts cannot get into power, with.
,ui tr,t getting the other out Like all our
contests for the Presidency this is also to be- a
Struggle between the ms and outs, But there
D., onc declaration m the 9th section. which
GENES very near committing the convention ON
one # The actual issues between the North
and the South tof 1.-THE repeal Of the Missouri
ComptoH,e' j. named as one ot the grounds
OF opposition 90 the present administration.
We have always believed that the great ma.
lofly ot the American party South intend to
be- lruc 10 the interests of the South They
have generally expressed themselves in favor
ni The great principles of the Kansas Nebraska
b..l touching slavery, and We viii not believe
that they can SOW b. brought 10 act With
party On "A platform which. IN such plain terms,
,outemrlatr- the renewal OF the slavery acl-
iauou by The repeal OF that bill, and the res.
tofAuon OF the Missouri Compromise
f,V Southern delegates to the American
Convention IN !hiadcpha, m June last.
showed Their determination by insisting, as