Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1857-04-24
Union STATE PIiFFORH.'

.'- teftsit-H VI ftntiss iFafia, opposed 10 fi+s
iesdiae iaessEres ef the iate National Admin
ist5aiioa. afd the coil;luuanee or The sa,,,e d.
straetiye rcicy ehariy iorashsaowea by tb.
scts ana dsc.aTations of tie administrator,
inangnrafcd, do
hfseirs, THAT the mainte,ianee or Tie n. oci.
/ PIES lSrNai.igatrd IA The Declaration OF Ia3--
/ peaaeTice. anS c,nboiii.d / s ths Felsrat ,,on.
stitntioa. is cssentid fy tAs ores j yafion -.
our Republican iastitutioas; that HE FsI.r,
Ioi.si'tHii2a the 'iba.ti,s of the peopsr, tl.
S3Fnfei3o rgats % thu Stttas, aa ] It,: iioa
q N - To- iaiiat all sliail bc preserved
if2Sosres, That @ifsi cir c,sfbliran fathers
VIC bold Il 10 be seif-eyidtl,t truth. tt,t III
Hie,' are s1eate's eqaali iist fh.y are entloset
~ tser Crsdf7e N.td certain jnaiiei.asl ri gits:
that among t..se are l.f,, liberty aid The p,,r
sslit 81 happiness thar 10 setnye :hese sights
governments ale instituted among men. end
tast ite primary daty aud d. iect of owf f.,ier-
- G9feirmeiit = :" SECURE these rights r. al
per,uHs andrrit, exclusive iHriNlIctiGp. That.
I ~ Our RepsSliran fathers Abolished Siarery !,
al rl.e natyuiGl territory. and ordain.,i in ~,
Cons'Hntiou thai ne peFsoa shall b. deprived
u lie, fibe.ty CF property, without ,lne if,eesS
of i.f4, il becomes OH duty 10 maintain tits
prov .s.s.n 81 the Coustitsfion against all at
tempts 10 y.ol4sr l. Tor the purpose of css..s-
FISHING SiaVfTS iH tbs territories CT tie Uaitee;
STATES. ahat We deny tie authority OF Cor
gress- of nc Supreme Court, of q Teirit orial
Legislature, oi ai.y individual or ass oeiation pf
lndiyiduais. to give legal existence 10 Slavery
IN any territory Vi fhe United States while til.
Constitution shall i'c ni.iintsin-d.
hes0iref, Ehat tae Constitution rngsgsrs t1ro,
Congress soyrrclgt power over the Territories
Of tlie ui.ital States. Tor their government; Is
power not eonEroycifcd for tie frss sixty years
ut our natioBal vAlstenre, bHt exercised tty The.
general concurrence oil all departments Of the
Government, tsroagh every Administration
from " asHrSGTes 10 Polk; and that in the ex.
ercise Of this unqnestionable power, it is the
duty q Congress to prohibit Ia the Territories.
taose t'sia TtiIcs ri O4rpsrisIn, poivganiv and
Slavery
Iss.o'eei, THAT VIZ AEE YET FRrIxag, aud that
white We rstalb The iArsiBaatie rights OF Free
men, secured u as hy tie sacrifices satforiues
and blood of oar Revolutionary iatlp.rs we yyiIl
nU; submit 10 hSyea rew Constitution lmposed
upon rs b. the oxtra-iudicial opinions of j I'D
ges oi thc supreme CVert- opinions suhversive
Of the rights oi human allure-iu conflief with
thu Irutbot history, witb The unbruken action
pf the government ASA the llW of the land, as
heFuteioFe Pronounced tl.e Federal Jadicia-
r AMI tbs C90ris VI nearly es,ry State in the
Ahetiean Uaion.
Acsotges, hat the reccnf uljrions Of the ma
j9rlfy oi the Judges Of It's supreme Court. in
no jurissii iipn. and, therefore, 10 authority to
preH'unce tl- iaB arising therein, is bet ano-
tileT step ~ eonsEminatioA OF that cor spiracy
against oar tree lastlsu tiohs, which had its in
c'pllol lii tae repeal Of the Missouri Cosnprn-
list that it IS tht ircct result OF the late tri-
umpA ot tue SLAVE i'ow in L6c elec,ionof its
caIidlaate, JAMES BrcHANAS, TO she PFes icney,
ana ualesS promptly Feb ihel by the people 81
thc asit.s- box. may he followed I,y other usfr-
patrons fatal % tire Independence ni the Free
States ana tne liberties o. oul pe1rie.
hssoftet, Itii the constitutional ii ghts Of the
people % Kansas haYc beSB iraudeLiy IS and yio-
ientiy taken frOia item. Their territurr has
been invaded ty al. armed force; spurious and
preIsAsri legislative, judicial and executive
Officers ase ueel sci ovcr titi; bs whose usur-
ped ausHodliy, ssst aiaea ay tiie military power
.; The ieras Government, sygaHnieai aE q un-
constitutional lslws haze been edas-tcd aud en-
E0reed; the risiit OF The people To keep and
beaT afi.is as ocen iuirig:gcd; test oaths OF an
extraordinary all entangiing nature haze been
imposed as a cpuii..pH OF exercising i.le right
"i suffrage ant holding office; tie right of an
accused person - : sPeets AMI publ: trial by
~ impartial jery haa been denied; cruel and
aau>udi phhiSi0lvnts have been inflicted uDon
the innocent, wIii4c murders. robbares and ar-
s,as i'sve been instigaIed ami CT cguraged, and
the piIeslders have Heep allowed to 70 unpun-
ls"pii the rleht 81 the People to be secure in
t'ei1 IersVils haSeS, papers ana efScts against
unreasonable searches afd seiznrss. has been
'!oi"tcd; they have been deprived Of lite, iib-
erty aitd proprrty, withgut a;,e process Of law;
the freedom 81 speech and OF tie press las
pe n nanridged; the right to choose their refre-
st'ititiFes il.as been made Of no eGfeGt. That all
tIiese ;n'uss Rave been done with the kaow-
ielSrs sthcti~u aaG REQUIREMENT OF the Fed
eEai tT0Fernment, ln yinilti3n of the piainest
n,thdates al The Constitution: That the usur-
p-ti9n by wi,iciia spurious Legislature was inn
posed i'{a'a hansls, and lis people subjected
- cods ~ Laws unparalleled iof cruelty in the
history ~ cirlle1 .sinns, is still In fan force
shd the peopie are denied the right peacefully
70 a'se''ie .'lG; peiitio1 lor4 redress os griey-
AUS; TIE Nati1ul EXscntiyc has pernsitted
tw,i 1overnofs4f his appointment 10 5e dTiy-
en iTod4 ta- erflto!y Huter lear OF assassina-
'iou, ard has rot dared 10 exert lis 9owcr Tor
iacir protection araiaSt the lswIess miniors of
Slave ;, .ilile JIs,lei4l nousgers aud men whose
hanis ;.Fe rl'I wita IanoceIt hlpod, are retained
~ n:lice. - carry t4e woril cf sUiectinE
free terfiia-r 10 Ete eAssa Of SLAVERY. Kansas
has beriI ,ts;iiisi admission is.r free c,rs.i-
tEEisn, aud itdu.i'Jleut ileans are now in mo-
Sress 70 secarc Is ;Bission rs Slave State
al ihe next SESSION ai Congress. Agaiast this
staI'e 'ons wrong, We priest, in he name of
Goo AID RV&AN!fY--1t oil seat IS glorious in
cur Rtt9tFs ana nS thO memory Of the great
aud good incn whe established our liberties
Res9.rsI, I..at il is if.aa upon our laws.
ana ffAdhht wl:A danger 70 oArInstitu:ions 10
ao;a.i ~ fail participation III their benefits,
aiy nl1E wac acknowledges a foreign supre-
iaaey, which lie caanot ronscieRliousiy end
without mental Reservations, ahiare and iorov-
eI renou"eei whether that supremacy ae civil
or spiritual.
RsSelee9, That the stupentinEs sraads by
wlici our popular eleci;crs are swayed against
= najofity OF the legally qualified voters.
stsikrs at tbe foundation aDs life Of cnr system
Of goYer0GieDt; and unless speedily corrected,
wi. lead 10 violence aRd anarchy; and w.urae
upon al good citizens mite tor the s,,5 pref
siaH Of tais evit; ana We call upon our own
Legislature 10 guard by effective and stringent
lass The purity of th- ballet boz.
heseJrea, hat the sale oi' the Main Line Of
oGr improvements, is demanded by every con-
sidesstion thai sholld weigh with intelligent
and aopest men. As a source OF revenue, it
is wholly worthless TO the State, while il is
notoFioaNly used as means OF pecnlstion and
plumber, thereby infietiag upon the State Pc
cnniars loss, and also irseparahle injnry. in the
almost universal icmaraiization ard poliiica!
profigacy engendercl throughout its eLtire
extent.
I2sso!rc2, That we inTite the afi.iation and
cooperation Of men of al parties. however
differing With us in other respects, in support
Of the principles herein declared; and below
ing that the spirit OF ous Institutions, as we'll
as the Constitution OF our country, guarantees
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