Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-05-26
THE CHICAGO PLATFORM AND ITS
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81.
The Republican Convention has met, built its.
Platform, nominated its Candidates, and adjourn
ed. The members of the party now know what
they are to advocate, for the lines are marked,
and the command given "Thus far shalt thou 60,
and no farther" The men were chosen for the
Platform, and the Platform built for the men -
they ct each other.
We cannot make room to publish the platform
this week without excluding matter we had selec-
ted for insertion. Its declaration Of principles in
regard to human rights, might mean more if In
some other place than q political pla,S1rm for in
this 'land Of the free, and the home Of the brave"
il is fashionable for politicians to deal in what to
them are but "glittering generalitits," and an
omission so TO do might excite surprise. High
sounding phrases may be found in other platforms
than those built by Republicans. aud are measur-
ably meaningless-they are given in a Pickwick-
ian sense. 'e
Every one knows-or ought to know-that the
leaders of the Republican party do not believe in
equal rights, and have never made an effort in any
State in which they had the power, to remove
from the colored man the political and legal dis.
abilities which Cypress him.
The Platform expresses its adherence Of Dis
union, G%lori6es the Confederacy, and is far more
enthusiastic in regard to it than in respect to
Humanity. y 1t condemns-though not by name
John Brown in his efforts to practically illustrate
upon Virginia soil the doctrines of the Declaration
of Independence, No matter upon what pretext
an armed forco may invade any State or Territory,
whether it be to confer freedom on the bondman
whose enslavement gives the lie direct to our
boosted charter of political rights, to protect men
now free in the enjoyment of their liberty, or to
punish illegal and unconstitutional outrages com
mitted upon citizens Of other States mo matter
Vhat the pretext, the Platform denounces such
act as "GmOng the greatest crimes.' The idea
that the Constitution carries slavery with it where
ever it goes, is, of course condemned; and the doc
trine maintained that the Territories should be
free. The Domestic slave-trade, which the
government sanctions, is passed over without com,
ment, while the Foreign trade, which the govern.
ment declares to be piracy, is visited with much
virtuous indignation.
The Platform, taken as a whole, is a good Wing
Platform which would have answered we'll twenty
years ago, and would have made q fitting pedesta
for Henry Clay-the Great Com promiser-wit
bis sixty slaves, fat and sleek, I" to stand upon
And in order that no one may mistake its charac
Ser, i.,has been carpeted with old Wing Protec.
tive Tarif, and every fossil Wing will recognize
in it's principles the Regeneration of his favoritt
idea. Now should any one ask if the free trade
anti-slavcry, John Brown republicans will reject
tho platform and the men who stand upon it, We
reply No! We don't believe they will dc any sucl
thing 'Open your mouth and shut your eyes
is as familiar a command to the rank and file o
political parties as it ever was in the games o
childhood. The Free Trade man will swallow tn,
tariff; the Abolitionist will gulp down and praise
the skim-milk of humanity and the Gdmirer o
John Brown consent TO have the old man BRANDED
as a vile traitor, in order to win success to thu
party. Is that a false prediction? Wait anj
watch, and see.
Lincoln, the nominee for President, is about a:
anti'slavery as his probable opponent, Stephen A
Douglass. True, they differ a little about Squat
ter Sovereignty, but both despiso the colored man
both advocate the Withholding of his equal rights
and while the one would Cypress him hero, tnl
other would Cypress him while here, and hustle
him of to Central America as soon as possible.
The nominee for the Vice Presidency-Hamlir
we suppose is worthy to stand by Lincoln;
side, and in case Of his death would doubtless ad
minister the government-provided they are cleo
ted-after the model of his predecessor.