The Jasper weekly courier., 1859-07-13
Abolitionism Controlling the Republi
can PARTY.

Abolitionism Controlling the Republi
can Party.
A few opposition journals deny this posi-
tion, but that il Is SO, no conservative Re-
publican can deny, unless he is wiIiulI,
blind. IL proclaimed that the platform o.
the Ohio Republican Convention will b.
that Of the Republican party generally. Il.
positions are cordially endorsed by the Re.
publican press generally as sound Republi.
canism. Such being the case /. becomes q
matter Of interest TO inquire as 70 the con
trolling Influences in tina, Convention. and
the character Of iis action. GiDDiscs was
its master spirit His hcme organ, the Ash
tabuIa Sentinel" regards it asa triumph
Of radical Repu blicanism. With the ex-
pIanation that the Convention was held Oh
Thursday. We quote the following extract
from that paper 10 show which sen,imen,
ruled:
Through the whole of Wednesday. until
late ~ night, the contest was maintained
with frmness. Each party appeared conf
Iden'.. The radical Republicans offered the
nomination 70 those Of the Central or Sou
thern portions of the $ ate. provided they
would name relisbien man. Several
named were entirely acceptable 70 the more
devoted friends Of Liber'y; but they were
aires.y ia better positions and would not
accept the nomination.. Judge u olson was
named, AND sucH ASSURANCES OF HIS POST
TIoS GIVEN THAT THE FsIEKps or FREEDOM
AGREED TO AcEPr HIN. N THE PAEry SHOULD
RE-ArFfnM THEIR HATRED OF THE fucrTivE
SLAvE Law. AND JuDcE GHoLsoE ACCEPT
The SoNisATlos BEFcRE HIN"
Now as 10 the action OF the Convention.
The Republicans Of o.. take ground against
the Fugitive Slave Law, and either demand
its .epeaI Or aullifcstion. la the first place
they say:
We demand the repeal OF the Fugitive
Slave Act Of 1880 a. il is subversve Of
both the rights Of the States and the Iber-
ties Of the people, and as contrary to the
plainest duties Of humanity and justice. and
abhorrent 10 the moral sense OF the civilized
world.
That they were ready 10 nnllify the law
is evidenced BY the fact that they demand
ed that action Of the Supreme Court OF their
State and they refused to re-nominste Judge
Swan. because his constitutional obligations
vas sverse to the ruling sentiment in the
RePubIican-organiza,ion. How will old
Whigs-and such were most Of the modern
Republicans reconcile these sentiments
With those svowed BY the party st i,s last
National Corventionl The Wing Platform
4 1852 declared as follows:
That the series Of acts Of the Thirty
rst Congrem-rHE ACT KNOWN A. The Fu-
irIvE SLAVE Law IEcLU pED-are received
nd sequiesced in BY the Wing party oil
he United States as . settlement, IN rRIs-
irLE and SUBSTANCE, Of the dangerous and
xcitiDg questions which they embrace;
nd. 90 far ss they are concerned. We will
krSrAIs them. and INSIST ufox ENFORCE.
EsT, until time and experience shall de-
'onstrste the necessity Of further legisla-
on 70 guard against the evasion Of the laws
. the one hand, and the abuse Of the
owers on the other, NOT InrarRrSc THEIR !,
Resent EFrIcIEscY. and We deprecste sll
r,her agitation Of Tie questions THUS SET.
ED % dangerous 20 our peace, and will die.
untensDce oil efforts to continue or re.
~ such sgitation, WHENEVER. WHEREVER,
HowEvER THE ArrEnTr HAT BEnxpE ~
d We will msintsin ,his syslem a. essen Il
i 70 tho nationality OF the Whig party en
d the integrity Of the Union. -
Who sustained and passed tbs present fu-
i've Slave lswl II received the approval
Wing Administration. |, vas signed die
whig President. and was sustained b. n,
EBsrER and CLAr. and JoRs BsLI. nc~ 80
high favor with shs seposisicn party. 81 ~
wANr SEAstrr. by VIZ III. BissrIr 80