Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1857-05-15
Union STATE PLATFORM.

sets atd tacclaFatiolA OF he administrators Il
Resoirs, That the maintsnaace Of the psss .-s-,
pies promulgated IN tne DISSERTATION o4 Ind<-r4
peRdrnces aud embodied IN the Federal Ces.-,
sutuiIon, - esSsatisl to the preservation oe
our lsspabiican Institutions; thai the f.itesaE
6oussstatiens the haeriirs of the people. tss
sovereign EgiEs 9i the STATES, api the Uaion
u lie States. naAst cad shall be- ptessrvssi
kesosrsa, 7 bal ailil eur RspHtiicaa fathers
W. hold II IA be ssii-eyideRt truth, that sii
nici are created eaaal, thai they are endeaei
by tbsir Creator With vertaiu inalenalle rights;
that among these age life, liberty and tie par-
sait oi happiness: itaat 10 secure these rights.
govrrNigeais are Instituted asnong n4cn; ani
tllat the primary dnif aud object of oHr eder-
al Government \ Y SECURE these tights Il all
persons under rs exclasiYe jurisdiction. That.
as onr Republican fathers abo!ished Slayery "a
al the national ter1itory !, aud ordained ID the
Constitution that no person shah be deprived
VI life, liberty or property, without due process
of law, il becomes Ouf dnty td nafFtaiu this
provision OF the CeIlstiltieu against an at
ielnas 10 viahteit for the purpose 9f s.ssAb-
fishing Slavery IN the territories Of the L nisea
States. That SIC denx The authority Of Con-
greSs. Of the Supreme Es,iuf. 81 a Territorial
Legislature. If AIRY individual az association Of
iu.iy tluals. to give legal ex:st,nceio Slavery
In any territory II tile nit Sd States, while the
CONSTITUTIONS insll l,e maintain III
Resofsei. That ihe ConstiHtiofs ceHfers upon. .
Congress seFsre1gn p0wer over the Territories
Of tie GHited States, tef .heir government; 4
power not eontray erted for tie irst sixiy Years
of our naiionai existence, bni exercised by tbs
general concurrence'o Of aif departments Of ire
Government. tiireugh every ADMINISTRATION
from WASHINGTON to Polk; aud that in the OK.
ereise OF tilis unquesiiDnable power. il is the
'nts Of Congress TO prohibit in the Territories,
ihosetwia relies ei isarbaEism, pol ygasBy and
Slavery.
hescfret, That We AXE TET fRKEglx, and that B
while we retain the uesiislaLls. rights Of Free
men, securef to us b. the sacrifices, sutferings
and b.oodf Of Cur Revolutionary fathers, we viii
not snl'ait 10 hISea acw Constitution imposed
uponsls BY the extra7judici:u oplp;ons of Jud-
ges Of the SHlfeale Cont opinions s,Ibversiye
of the rights If hnnlai natrre-ia conflict with
fht truth Of history. with the untEokea action
pf iise gsYerumeiN and tue ise If The land. as
heretofore prOnolHced b; iile Federal : gdicia-.
rs. aud III. Courts vi nearly every Sklte IN the
American Union.
Resoisfl, That rhc recent opinions or the ma
jorify Of the Judges ef the Supreme Court In
u case over winch they deeilel the Court had,
no jnTisdi ton. and, tlerrf5re, no authority 10
prShouaee the law arising thereifi, Is hut ano- +
ther step In eonsiIIaHatial OF that col spiracy 4
against tree Institutions. which Lad ii in
c'ption ia the REPEAL Of the Missouri Cunpre-
mise that il is til direct rll.. -: Ike tTi-
unlph Of the Slave Pow in the. eleciionof its
candidate, sWss BT'ch aSAx, to ti. Presidency, j.
and unless promptly rebaked By .he people at
the bailot-box. may befoll0wcd by utbnr usuT-
p3tions iatsti u ae independence 0i tie Free
States aud the fherii,,S of oGrpe0plo.
Resc!esd, That Unconstitutional rights of the
people Of Kansas have been fraudpntly aud vio-
iciitiy taken from Them. Their Territory has
been invaded iiy an armed force; spurious and
pretended legislative, Judicial aud ..xaeutire
officers have isen SET over fleiI lit whose i!Siir-
ped aut,fority, sustained 10y the military power
oi the Ee,terh Government, iyrAanic1l atd un-
constitutional AVS have been ei.actcd and en-
forced. the igsst Of tlfes people TO ketp and
hear a.lnsthas bcen isfEiigsf; test eafhssot an
extFaogfi harr and entangsing nature hare been
imposed rs i contiti1n vf exercising tie right
al suffrage and holding Office; the yisbt of an
accused person - j speedy and publ. trial by
an Impartial jury hs~ been denied. cruel aad
uaasu.i ranIs!snlsnts have tecs iAilctcd upon
the nGoe@t, While murders, rOllberltS and ar
s9ss nave burn iIlstigated and en- coGraged, and
the on niers bave hscn allowed 10 gtunpnn-
isl9d' ihe right p. the peuple toshe secure in
tear PERSONS ii'ses laIfrs aEd effects against
HiirssS1 1llahle searches and seizures. has beea
yioidted they hare Aeen deprived .if iife lil,-
erty and irsIferig, Without dGe process OF. iag;
fae freedom Df speech and of the press has
bs,a aoEtt9ed; tie right 10 clsoasc their repre-
senlaiiyrs has been male OF no effect; That all T.
these things have been sioae wlti, tie know
ledge, sasctisn and procurement Of thS Fed
erai Government, in sisittion OF the plziuest
mandates Of lie CONSTITUTIONS; Thai the asur-
patton ~ wiilcha spurious Legislature was ia-
posed upuH Kansas, and its people subjected
toa code II iJws unparalleled f5lS crneltr in tho
history ef civIized hafivls, is sfif III full iarce,
snt the people are d dsieal the right peae fully
u ass IA lie and p-lifioa tor r. fress OF griev-
ance7ss th- NatipnlI Ex=cative has permitted
tgV ti9sernens ii his appointment e be tlriF-
eli from tlle Territory nnief fear al assassins-
ton, aaa has net dared 10 exeri It's power for
tlielr Protection against the iawleSs miuinns Of
SlaFs,y While Judicial monsters and men whose
hands ste+rcd vii In iaHoeent blood. are ratAiaei
IN oiiice I" Gerry tle waFk of suijrcf;ng
Tree territory 70 the caase of Slavery. ksnSis
has been deaeai admission andcr free consti-
taiiaa and fraudulent means are now in pro-1
greSs 10 secure is alniiSsion as a Slave State
At tle next session Of Congress Against ihisg
stuI'en'inliS wrong. srsstess- in The nsnie Of
Gop AND nvNASiTx-lg II te.lt i gloTiousin
our hlStF.ry, and bv tho memory oi the great
and good men who established olyr liberties.
Rss0srsd. That il is a fraud upon our Laws.
and ir4ggtst vii b danger 10 oGfinstitntions; 10
adnif 10 fair llaft icir.stiUn Ia ticir benefits.
any man who acknowledges a foreign snpre-
mae. which ls cannot eoHseieaiiensly anrt~
without seepssi Fesesratia au@ aeisrs and forey-
vr renourcs Whether Tat supremacy be eiyii
or spiritual. '3t
Resotce4. THAT the sttpeuapus ffaadz lF
wlicheu poEsnlar elections are swayea asainss
a majority OF the legally qualiiisG voters,
strikes at the foundation and life Of ol.s ssstem
Of government; aad unless speedily corrected,
viii l.s'l 10 violence and anarchy; aai y urge
upon all g0od citizens TO unite for the Ssipprss-
sion of tais evil; and We call upon our own
LegisI4tuFetu gusrd BY ttfsetire and stringent
laws the purity of the ha ilot box. stgss
Rssolfea, Thst The sale of the Main Il1e of
car inrproFen1euis. is detnandedh hg ever con-
xiderAiion liat tsshenid weigh with intelligent
aRd la0rest men. Asa source of FeTeusse. Il
is wholly Worthless To tiseState. wtiie itis
notoriogsly used as Incansspf recalation and
plunde-, thereby inaietins upen the State pc
cliniary ioSs asli also irrcpxah injury, inthe
almost universal Decentralization and political
IFohigacy engcnderesi throughout It's entire
extent. p
Rssoieei, That we insite the afiliation and
cooperation of men of ali PARTIES. however
differing with us in other respects, iu support
of the principles herein declared; and beiisy-
Ing that fae spirit OF oar Institutions, as we'll
as the Constitution Of oHr country. guarantees
liberty of conscience and equality of rights
among citizens, oppose an legislation in-
pairing their security