The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1858-04-16
TfIE C6EINNATl PLATFORM. D8U-
GLAs AND Mr. CHANAA'

that their conduct in doing SO, lsJuslIhed BY the
spirit ofihe National Democratic platform mads6
al Cincinnati in 1886. The adhereats Of
PReslDeN7 Buchanan likewise hold that the
admission Of Kansas, with the Lecompioa Con-.
s,ilutioa, would be in accordance with The doc
triues of the Cincinnati Platform. Let Us eS,
anime for ourselves and see which party, i
either, is sustained by the facts.
Resolution oftlte Baltimore Platform which.
was reafirmed by the Cincinnati Convention,
reads as follows
Fsss1ged. That Congress has no power. under the
Constitution, to interfere with, or control the do
riestic institutions of the several States, and that
such States the sole aud proper Judges of every
th;uz sDnertaninS to their own affairs not prohibi-
TED By he Constitution that all efforts Of the Abo-
ltoni,ts, or others, made to induce Congress to
interfere with questions OF slavery or take inciPicn
stems thereto are calculated TO lead 10 the mos; aaf
ming and dangerous consequences, that all such e-
forts nave an inevitable tendency 10 diminish the
happiness oftbe people, and eadanger The PermaneacY
and stability of the Union, and ought not 10 be coun-
tenapced by any friend OF political institutions
Here the doctrine Of non-intervention by
Congress in the affairs Of the States is enPaati-
caIly asserted. TO be true 10 this daetEins-.
congress must t'0' att't''t ~ " 80
or control the domestic institutions o. tne
State Of Kansas. PREsIDGNT BUCHANAN recon-
mends that Kansas be at once admitted into lhE
Union as State, without any interference in
her internal affairs by Congress, at the same tune
acknowledging the right Of the people Of Kan
sas 10 eon'Fol ana regulate those la'f' "a 'he'F
own way. On The other hand MR DoUGLAs
and his followers. the supporters of the fnca-
:
sure known as the ''Ll2NfGohEisf q hliaPhl'
are willing 70 admit Kansas only on cefta{h
conditions and those conditions involve med
dles7ne Intervention on the part of Congress in
the making Of Constitution for the proposed
new State. For instance, one Of those copdi-
tons is, that the people Of Kansas must ADOPT
their form 0 f goverameat bg uoiiag upon II dy
JaiIgt. This does not leave them, "perfec'ig
free 10 form tier sd0mssfic Institutions IN
their ora mole. Congress dictates 10 them
how they shall proceed in erecting themselves
into STATE. Congress juferferss in the ma
king OF their Constitution. Is il not plain.
therefore. that the Kansas policy of tba D9u-
glasises, stands in direct aniagoaisn to The res
oIntioa quoted above. and that on The other
hand. the recommendations Of President Bachan-
an respecting lhezaamlssion Of Kansas. are IN
entire harmony with the letter and so.rit - t6sl
resolution
<13noIbar r4s,Ia,i,, embraced in the Ci.ria-
natl Platform is The f,lIowin,
Resolr,7, That the Democrats party ss,l..,4:s.
all attempts at renewing in Congress, or ont osat,
shape or ~ color the @ attempt may be made aee'
In what relation 10 this resolution do, ,thoss
staad who oppose the Administration o. ne
Kansas question! L7t US see. 1t was they tbat
opened tie discussion II Congress oftais never
ending su4ec'. II was they-H was U9qsias
hinseif-tAat started the ball OF opposition 10 he
admission Of Kansas WIii1 the LecomPion Con-
sl'Int'on' and thus 're-oPsneG the agitation Of
the slavery question with len-ioid fury. Their
associations, lo7, are witatae iondcst agitators
OF that question Il'sif eoeafjuiors ia Con,
greas, are such men as SEWARD, WADE aad
BUHL'NGAM", whose whole lives have Leen
devoted to the disturbance OF tue natiaA'a Peace
with their IDLE paantasns on the subject Of
negroes. And more than this, the only end
mhicA their plan fgr Tie admission Of Kansas,
Qhe ''3i2ai5om ry Amealmeni,'l can prac.i-
caiIy sa5serve, islhat 50 earnestly desired by
agitation.
E}t1A Dr.. ..-7.H- 81.