Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-05-06
Republican Tendencies OF the ANTI
Buchanan Democrats

Buchanan Democrats
Our contemporary Of the New York Coatsr
and Enquirer goes into lengthy review Of the
speeches and resolutions of the late anti Ad-
ninistration State Convention held here, and
thlrka there is no room for doubt that the
rupture in the party has become absolute and
rretlityable. lie takes the ground that no
Republican assemblsge anywhere, within the
last year, has denounced the general conduct
and policy Of the Administration with MOI e
directncss and emphasis. lu fact all the say
ngs aud doings Of the body were pTevaded
with yehemeuce of Indignation, and glow of
dsdainful defiance, quite peculiar. There was
not only the general opposition naturally pre-
oeeding from difference il principals, bu. the
sharp personal hostility engendered by the sense
of personal ihjUry. The contumely visited
upon their branch of the party by the Conven-
tioa OF the 10th Of March was we'll remember
ed, and good care vas taken that it should he
repaid with double intensity. The Chairman
pro lem, 10 his opening speech, characterized
the Administration ss stlhe vilest and most
reckless that God has ever inflicted npon a
suffering people and this was the key note
TO all that followed. The resolutions were of
The boldsst char, cter, aud tie las OF be series
Went farther IN It's own specific direction than
any which has been passed by any Republican
Convection withia our knowledge, for it virtu-
ally arrays itself IN advance against any de-
cision that may be made by the Supreme Court
The Republicans thus far have been content
with reprobating aud refusing to recognize the
extra Judicial action Of the Supreme Court, in
connection with the dieta irrelevant and un-
wafranfabie put forward ia The Dred Scott case.
They have declared that they would not accept
these outgisings as authoritative adjudcations;
but they have never committed themselves in
advance, after the fashion of this resolution, to
disregard Of what 'sthe Supreme Court may
hereafter decide They have avoided taking
position 10 reference to contingencies that may
DeVer happen, being pretty we'll pentrated With
the conviction that sufficient unto tue day is
the evil thereof When the Supreme Court
shall, on case directly involving that issue,
regularly pronounce judgment that Terrific
rial Legislature has constitutional right To
enact any iaw tortIdding or disc0uraging slave
~, which is coreliary TO The doctrine that
Congress itself, which creates the Territory,
has no such right, there viii De quite time
enough For the party 10 determine how to treat
that decision. We advert TO this simply rs AN
illustration of the zeal with wdieh the anti
Administration Democrats of Penns5 lvania are
Fastening forth to meet Southern encroach-
ments. They still consider themselves as
portion OF the Democratic party, and profess
perfect allegiance to the Cincinnati platform
yet their whole spirit aud temper show nfaliibly
that they canneI and will not act with the great
bulk of the party which takes is inspiration
trom the propagandists OF slavery. 1t is 70 be
observed that they refrained, both in :heir re-
solutions ana in their speeches, t,om al ccnsure
of the Republican party. They made 30 an
friendly reflections, aud by their very silence
showed that they kept constantly in mind the
possibility, II not proba bilify, that they might
be called upon to march again side by side
with the Republicans against common foe
Il is certain that whatever name they may
wear aud Whatever bygoue PLATFORM they may
cling 10, these tens of thousands OF PenLsyl
vauia Democrats are much nearer the Republi>
can party 10 spirit and policy than they are to
their old confederates and it may be fairly
presumed tbat al their future tendencies viii
be towards the one and awiy from tie other
Hurisbwg Tdsgraph.