Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-07-07


Many " The leading Republican papers w
This State, hmonr oihcts The ~, CbtVt
ntoa. tho N5', aopn R,ppiHun. the w
bgc Raor& &c., &c. positively and pc.
rcmptorly fcrosc 10 subscribe to such he.
rcsics as they deem those latter 5,y rcsolu.
tions Of their conventions 10 be. Here IL
what the first named Of these papers says
on the subject,
ave ob'cryc by The Chester county pa
rcr hat the united opposition In their
meeting at West Chester on the llth,
passed resolution substantially endors-
ing the Cass- Douglas doctrine of squattcr
sovereignty, which we take TO be in the
teeth Of the Republican basis Of 1856, and
which, il embodied in National platform
for 1850, cannot receive our support.
We shall proceed to review IT, confident
that wecan convince any Republican that
IL Is virtual and almost literal reversal
OF on: declarations two years ago and
that no anti-slavcry voter can 90 into a
State or National Campaign upon. such a
resolution without sclfstultihcation, the
most aGject and egregious.
We pronounce this resolution adopted
at the Chester County Union Meeting, in
substance and almost in language the
same rs that embodied in the Cincinnati
platform and in Douglas Kansas-Ncbras-
la bill.
This is followed by the Chester County
resolution and the Cincinnati resolution
: side by side. The former we have given
above. Here is the latter, with which our
readers can compare it.
Cincinnati Plaltom-Resolvcd that we
recognise the right of all the Territories,
including Kansas and Nebraska, acting
through the legally and fairly expressed
will OF a majority of actual residents, and
whenever the number oftheir inhabitants
ljustifes it, to form q Consultation with or
rithoW domestic slavery, and be aolmiHcd in
to the Union upon terms Of perfect equal
ity with the other States.
The RcpuJHcaa goes on to prove in a
lengthy argument that the resolution OF
| the Chester Co. Convention of IS and that
of the Philadelphia Fremont Convention
of sc upon the doctrine of popular sover-
eignity fatty contradict each other in
which we entirely agree with it, but we do
not deem it necessary to give its argu-
mont at length, as we feel assured that
any of or readers will be convinced, of that
by simply reading them
Now we do not object to the adoption
of the Chester County resolution by the
Opposition upon the ground, that the doc
trine contained therein is wrong. Upon
the contrary, we have always maintained
that it was the true intendment of the
Constitution; and that the people Of the
Territories and not Congress had the
right legislate upon all matters Of inter
nal policy. But we regard this attempt of
the leaders Of the opposition to steal one
of the cardinal principles of the ,democra-
tic creed and substitute it for one of
their own, for the purpose of catching the
popular breath and securing votes, as by
far the most bold, barefaced, and dunblush-
ing piece of fraud and hypocricy that has
ever characterized its corrupt and shame
less existence, However, it has one con-
solation--no future act of meanness can
ever bedeemed disgrace after this crown
ing act of degradation. Then to the De-
mocratic party and to the whole country
it affords most gratifying proof that the
principle Of the NationalDemocracy which
avows the right of the people of the Terri
tories to exercise the right of selfgovern-
ment and for which they have So long
struggled through sunshine and through
storm, meets the appreciation of the no.
net and intelligent masses evely where ;
and that no other doctrine can ever gain
favor with the people. Hence the reason
why the Republican leaders so warmly es-
pouse and 50 fully endorse this part of
our party creed,