The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1857-04-25
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wats not X ffejFeSutians by the peaple III The Ufatea
Stales II tfie cohtfy!higg aud fundamental pfia-
3eiipNIe III ttge AuiaricsaHni nnaarlly. ssss
RResolgsaaH.s1 hut W. SsIlulteEelyys sbelievaIh u
ssaFrgsee. Alaj urify uf our c0lNl1fyliealiS al4 III tlieI
opinion that radical change III the nasaraii.
zAations Aiws IL necessaryaat VI maintain The purity
Agf mi institutions nd ~ preserve oa ~ ia
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Reside led, That Tho FedleraI Uuion being theI
salegslard xiii AMERICAN I,bpFtys every true
satriot Klioasd dsYote his best energies ID Ills
PRESERVATION. ss
Kssolvsaea, That ths systematic agitation ii
jthe sslAsery question bin bbronghdt islrs Ufiiolts
Y sIsril lia itis tie dHty ofSesery American
'ppatriiptgipi iii interfere win the institutions III
STATES ever which hs has M Legitimate;
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4 Rssslassasb Ilaat Ne arre opposed ii tle inter-
ieteileeN0 al tllesa SaqsraH Gssertnent Hi Tile sei5
~tl6fncat nfA The question iii slavery III thu l'erfii
tories, mud Ma believe that The citizens of HI
Ilii!trd States, 6oHa JtRe residents III The Term
tories, have the right tO determine thu qtlssl ion
vi slavery when thy come tostle ado3tn,l on d
SfHtc constitution e
alitsNfg'sd, That tile principle Hnnnciiatet by
the President ul% the United States that VI IL III
tle imperative aid Indispensable duty OF lie
9atvefanM,it III the u nited Slatcs ipg secure tu
every resident ialhabifant The free and hide
pendent u expression s3Mf his opinluIlS by Hill vote
" Tie Territories at the United states, II i
aNtlNltale from sound policy md should be|
resisted h bss every patriotic citizen slf ihc cou
~tserney,3 as The worst form iii Wilichsth lii odious
assctrtne " q tllatter sNytfeisglft l can By ol-I
til The ucceitlance II The American people
Hcsflred. Ilias the Americans iii Kentucky
Eegllitet heir candidates f,r Congress M ayow
Itlep dissemination to oppose the laassage of Any
establishing The hasIs suffrage III alttt
cfIttuEttSsUpu HIRE TlillfiDltdficy. hey Oes /
csf3SsaSslhp Ill the FIRST r~elnisite md
Qualification If suffrage. and thw regard the
JropositioiI 81 a69AH Buchanan administration toll
alienxsb participate ID tue furInntinnn
state CONSTITUTIONS saS y gross perversinn Hut
liircipIe 4 vide departure From sound policy,
ND The best evidence tlant time aud events
lnve Hdded Id The reasons WllicI, Originally
Induced The organization of the American
,artyy
Kesoitea, That while Tic American party
q theState az Kentucky t~osetatess free Dill
lssian aid free expression 81 ilidividuaIepip-
on the various political questions 1T the
Ays ~, ssnder every political complication
he pure question Nc dMerieaafsM stall take
precedence of Ill ntllers, N II
Rcseiued, That il ii important for the best
ltetesis pk fhe AiineiiIiIccsaan 1rarty nc out common
ynntfy hMkt there shall be d full represeuia
otsall ihesStaies III thu Natinnal U,ouic3
. be cullvened i'll sliescity 81 ismisville, Ken
lckJy, On tho III Tuesday III june next, aud
the hnspittllitieRsn Ut the party III Kentucky
{, asld are hereby te!ldered, rs tho delegates
ON The other States.
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