Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-07-28

0rThe Republicans Of Campbell and
K enton Counties, Kentucky, held Con-
vention at Newport the other day, adopted
a platform, and nom minated J. r. White.
m ore Of Campbell county. for Congress, and
Messrs. Abner Williams and A. P. Harrison
of Kenton and VIM. H. w. Luke of Camp.
bell for the State Legislature. The follow.
ing extracts from the olaf form will indicate
it's character and spirit:
"Believng that the pros perity & glorious
future Of Kentucky is dear 10 the hearts of
our people, and the development OF her i'm
mense agricultural and m inersl resources
an object highly interesting 20 every welt
wisher of our State and country, and that
i, is TO the paramount interest Of Kentucky,
if she would keep pace with the growth AMI
onward career of her sister States of :he
West, to foster and encourage free labor,
free schools and the mechanic arts;
"And, whereas the leaders o. the two
principal political parties now in our State
are con,ending as to which will serve the
interests Of the Slave power best paying
respect only to the interests of class, we
h id that, our long submission to the aggres-
sons OF slavery and slave power has brough:
disrsspess ppon the bone and sinew-lhe
industrial interests of our State.
"That while we are willing to mainta,n
the Union of the States and the rights of
the States, we shall resist the arbitrary in-
fuence Of Slavery within our own State,
and use all moral and political means to
abolish it. and check it's extension into
Ter, itory now free.
sand believing in the doctrine Of doing
the greatest good to the greatest number.
we unite under the mime Of "THE FREE
STATE PARTY OF KEsTucKY."
"We claim for all men equal and exac,
Justice. defended BY equal laws.
1--WE propose to amend the Constitution
Of the State, by adopting the secret ballot
in place of the riva voce, thereby precluding
the "healthy influence Of the landlord over
his tenant at the polls.
1--WE require for our country govern
meat by the people instead Of a govern
msni bysan oligarcby; government main
tanning the rights Of men rather than the
privileges of masters; a government sympn.
thizinq with the oppressed Of all nations
rather than tyranical (home) despotism.
"We recommend the enactment Of law,
making cities, counties and towns liable for
the malicious destruction Of property, or
person al injury by mobs; making oil rer.
sons interested in the arrest aud punish.
meh: Of evil doers.
aAs Slavery only exists by State legis-
lation, 1t cannot extend to the Terrific
ries, nor claim protection from the General
Government; nor should the masses be tax
cd to support il for the benefit Of the .feD.
1--WE hold |, as cruel and ur fair that some
Of our fellow. citizens in the Free States,
who, though they object the Introduction OF
Slavery among them. still sanction and en-.
courage 1t to hang up on US. eating out the
vitals of our laboring men and women like
an insidiops vipor. to benefit only a few
masters. : We ask them to review their
course and no, encourage imposilions upon
us that they are not willing to bear them
selves.
"We invite frank, raternal and cordial
&C. operation Of all our fellow. citizens who
are in favor of these measures and princi-
plies, and who will chee.ful'y and pstrioti-
cally rally around our STANDARD until despot-
ism shall tremble at the aspect and FREE
STATE MEN legislate for the down troddcn
yeomanry Of Kentucky."