Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-02-07
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From the Baltimore Patriot, Dee. 81.
A SOUTHERN OPINION OF THE REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION.

n COU UE The hEPUBLlCAN
CONVENTION
A National Opposition Convention, embrac-
ing Republicans, members of the Peope's party
OF Pennsylvania, members of the Opposition
party OF New Jersey, and all others who are
willing to cooperate in support of the candi-
dates, then and there to be nominated for
President and Vice-President, has been official
ly called to assemble at Chicago on the 18th of
June, 1860 Two delegates from each Con-
gressional district, and four from the state at
large, are to constitute the representation.
The basis on which this convention is called,
according to the terms of the notification, Is,
oppostion
81. To the policy of the present administra-
ton;
2. To the federal corruption and usurpation;
8. To the extension of slavery In the terri
tories;
a. To the new and dangerous political doc
trines that the Constitution, of its own force,
carries slavery into the territories of the Unit
ed States.
8. To the re-opening OF the African slave
trade
g. To any inequality of rights among cit.
zens
T. And who are in favor of the immediate
admission OF Kansas under the Constitution
recently adopted by the people;
g. Ofrestoring the federal administration to
system of rigid economy and the principles
of Washington and Jefferson;
g. OF maintaining inviolate the rights of the
states and defending the soil of every state
and territory from lawless invasion
10. And OF preserving the integrity of the
Union, and the supremacy Of the Constitution
and laws passed in pursuance thereof against
the conspiracy of the leaders of a sectional
party, to resist the majority principle as es
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pense of its existence
Everybody will understand the first and
second specifications. Open and unbushing
corruptions and usurpatons constitute the
very existence of the administration policy,
and the OIL y way to save our institutions from
positive and final destruction is to drive the
dynasty out of power with universal shout
of Indignation. 1t has earned the wages of
political sin, and nothing remains but TO dis
charge the obligation. Let it be consigned
speedily to the political death that it merits.
The third and fourth propositions, it will be
seen, embrace good old Harry Clay's Wing
doctrines on this subject. He was utterly OPP
posed to the extension of slavery into free ter
ritories, and said he would see his right arm
drop from his shoulder before he would lift it
in support of any such policy. And though
the black heresy that the constitution plants
slavery by its own inherent power in the terri
y
tinctly above the horizon, yet Mr. Clay fore
saw it, and met it on a hundred occasions, i'll
his public speeches, directly and indirectly,
with whitening denunci ltionS and irresistible
demonstrations Of its unsoundness. Well may
the Chicago oppostionists call for a union in
support of these indestructible principles We
know of no opposition man i'll the whole coun-
try who will retuseto sustain these PROPOSE"
tons.
The sixth specification is one that every
American citizen ought to approve by his vote
and his acts. 1t is a time assertion OF the right
of every foreign born citizens to be protected
by the whole power of the government, should
he chance to return TO the country OF his birth,
or while travelling abroad. He is entitled to us
much protection as the native-born citizen, for
lie has been made a citizen without reserva-
ton. Justice to our naturalized citizens de
mands action on this subject and this issue
should be broadly made next fall
No man in the opposition to the corrupt dy-
nasty at Washington, can be so perverse as to
disagree to the proposition against revving the
African slave trade, or that in favor of admit
ting Kansas, and getting her out of the way
or that for bringing back the government TO
system of honesty and rigid economy If
there be any such man, he ought to 90 over to
the enemy at once.
The ninth specification is bold assertion of
CI0V w Use extreme doctrine on this subject,
and the party or parties that will stand by this
resolution cannot fail to win the respect, if not
the support of even southern fre-eaers. This
is marching straight up to the requirements,
which from day to day we have been pointing
out as necessary TO the preservation OF our i'll
ter-state relations. Mr.. Buchanan can see no
power IN the constitution to authorize him TO
put a stop to lawlcsS invasions Of the states
and territories, except upon terms, the eXecu
ton OF which is almost impossible. The Chi
cago oppoStionlsts propose to inaugurate the
exercise OF this power as constitutional one,
which it is the duty of the President to resort
to whenever the occasion arises, let the invas-
ion come from what quarter it may. We are
glad to see that our northern brethren stand
upon no idle distinctions
The tenth proposition is well taken. 1t
meets new state of things. 1t strikes right
at the root of abolitionism, that splits upon the
constitution and refuses to bow to the will of
majorities 1t deals stunning blow to the
conspracies of that disunionsm which has
found some forty advocates on the floor OF Con-
gress within the present month. Every Union
ist everywhere will not fail to welcome this
expression of hostility to such revolutionary
spirit from the northern and western opposition
parties. 1t can be responded to by the whole
southern opposition as sound doctrine.
Though the call of this convention was
made by the Republican National Committee,
it must not be forgotten that the extension of
the invitation to the other two parties men
toned by name, was made at the express de-
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