Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1859-04-22

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Z Thai when the Democratic party in lS5t
was soIemn,v committed in National, State
and ,,u,tv conv,rtIon> la the fundamental
pr,pc,nIe Ibat the prorle nf the Territories
ike those of the States were 10 be left pc feel,
free 10 decide for themselves whether SLAYER,
should or should no, exist within their limits
>ublr,., only 10 ,h,, Constitution of The United
StaieS, we entered ,nrn a solemn covenant
which, notw,,Es ,ud,ng ihe conduct OF faith
less public servants. "a. hold our>elve, hnunt
to maintain at all hazards. and to carry out N
letter and >pirit.
! Tbalthr alfef1rl of the General Admin.
i>tralion To- DISREGARD rhl> covenant. and IN It's
stead IN efecl 4 dr,n.ii, re>t IL compel ohc.!..
ence 10 doctrine, ,ubvqr,iye of republican
liberty was no, III. yr,tl, Of The repre>t:,a
lv.S Of the Democratic. Marty. buf of men
vino hat re,,Iyednr,, m. destruction of thai
otganIz,trnn fer their own ambitions pnrpo.
>e,: and thar lbl> reputiarlnn of ri.ht and
endorsement of wrong WIS llly followed by
a remur>rc>. war of Federal power upon
State Snvrri-urv, and by an arrogant prc>crip-
ton ut all Democratic organizations and Dem
ohrattc champions who would not follow the
shameless example.
Il. That we deliberately and heartily re-
assert and rr-eudpr>e The great princlrle OF
popular Savrcigurv aud uon-lnisrcentioH, as
well 10 the Territories a. IN the States, non
intervention hv Congress with slavery IN The
Territories, and non-lntcrveEliou 10y the Fcd-
cra Executive wI'h III" franchises of the pro-
pie ot The States; and ,nttevery choIt Ia force
the Democratic party Of tins country upon any
other platform should be rehutcde> pre-
paration for lasting Disgrace in the first place,
and for lasting and deserving defeat IN the
second.
l. rnatiAIs nrtncials of popular >ovrcinn-
tv and nun.lHtrrvenrirn, lving. as il does. at
the basis of all pur tree iu>rI'uriou>, enuucii.
ted and accepted, North and South. hY lcgi,-
larures and couit>. bv Congresses and caudi-
dates. substituted ia 1880 for an obsolete Con
grr>Slonal rule, and rc-a>>rr.ed IN 1854 after
the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise, Is
thr onlv principle that Will inr ever remove
III" question Of slavery from the halls OF the
National Legislature, and prevent the triumph
OF the enemies OF the American Union.
8. That We regard with undrssemb!rd IN.
digna,ion and alarm Inc attempt of III. Fed
eral Administration, backed hy II, dfnrp,lrur>
IN the North and III, ,!I,uuiouI,ls flh,, :; min
to commit lhe Democratic orgarlzalinn ro The
>caudilruS doctrine that. in defiance ut The
pledg.s of rha D.,no.r,r,r nar,,,. IN IsiG and
in Ii>rer,rd of th,. I.,,.Ia,i,n nf 1880 and
1884. The nepp,e nj. rh,. rerr,ror,e, shall have
no control over lh, oue>lr,n If slavery. Lur
that slavery must be projected AGAINST The
pupular wit. not merely hv The courts .hut by
Congress. and. rrr ccn>pGrenrp. by The. army
and ihe navy; and that. re-. ,ardina The rc,oIu.
lions Of Ih,, C,,rvenri,o ,rbirh assembled at
H,rri,au,N an IN. ;Grh ,f March a. bayinr
accented ,b,> u,n>trors be,s.,, ,r. b.r,.l,.
renuliaie the pIaff,rn md c,rd;l,ta.. or
thai CnnvenIi,p
Q. Thai lonq and consistently a. ,rs have
advocated The ,,oh,s nj. Tho S,u,b i, ,b.. \,,,h
and >oI,ellup, as Ne RITA prescr,.e a,,,,c,tr,.
relations wI,b The nenn,a If ,bat nrrr,,, If
the Union. caoa,r comn.I. ms +, saw ,h,f we
can never rp-onprat,. Il, ann ,b,, declaration #
a rur,,.. IN ,,,,,,r. ,,,t ,r-rI, ,h,, ,,,,,,r,,.
vui.. IN the Terri,orie> after all the obIica.
ti,us of the mast and ,h,, wa a,,o,, =, ,,,.r
-, rho, ,,,sr,a, ~ a.,
I-nina por IN IerJ ,bair cn,,tan,rcs T., a., n
Icy tho eff.r, Of which J., +, ,c.p>oI;l,,. E,
nat,cisrn here and IN Mace ,ben, ,per,r,r,lI,
IN the wronp
10. Thai we are irrcconcilablv onnoseJ
to anv and every al;rmpr In dI>rurb maj al.
iu>tmpni. or to re.nprn Ihe slave aoirar,on-
aither hr ra..,orf,,, ~. African .I,re, ,r,Jo
nr nv the aionri.,, ,,f., slave coIo c.r,bo rer-
r,tor,es bv ,br ac,i,p of Corors,s u.bs, ,Le
,a,pi. faII IN A., II fer rh.usoIve> ar il, a,y
,rbrr firm rb,,soev,r
II Tb.t ,,. uaro,ro Of ,bo c,rr.r,. -,
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