Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-01-12


| tFrom the Baltimore Pairio,) Z
A National Republican Convention, en-
bracing
Republicans,
Members Of the Peoples Patty OF Penn.
sylvanis, trs
Members Of the Opposition Party o: N.
Jersey, F4af ~
And all others,
who are willing to cooperate in support Of
the candidates, then and there TO be nomi.
mated for President,sn Vice President, has
been officially caItd to sssemble at Cbicsg 20
on the l3th OF June, 1850. Deeest from
each Congressional District, and four from
the State at large, are 10 cohstitut the
representatives. 30. IHiH. ,H.
The basis on which this Convention is
called, according to the terms Of the Motif.
cation. is Opposition: .ia
al. To the policy Of the present Admins.
tration, I..
80. To Federal corru pton and usurpa tion /;
"3. To the extension Of slavery in the
Territories; ...i. i.... ......
~. To the new and dangerous political
doctrine that the Constitut ion, of its own
force. carries slavery into the Territories OF
the United States; .......
"t. To the re-opening of the African
Slave Trade; t,' ... ..
&c. To any inequality among citizeus;
81. And who arc in favor OF the admis-
sion o! Kansas under the constitution re.
Gently adopted by its people;
"S. OF restoring the Federal Administra.
tion to a system oftig;d economy, and to
the principles of Washington and jefferson; |;
50 or maintaining inviolate the rights Of
the States. and defending the soil of every
State and Territory from lswless invasion; I;
40. And of preserving the integrity of
the Union. and the supremacy of the Com
stituton and laws passed in pursuance
thereof, against tho conspiracy of the lead
ers of sectional party to resist the majority
principle as established by this Govern me Mt
even at the expense of it's existence"
The first ground Of oppositions, It seems
TO US, would have been all sufficient, and
had we had the authority, we would have
limited the call to this comprehensive pro.
position. !or it 10 broad enough to combine
all the elements of hostility to the ruling
dynasty, which is little more than an ex.
preston In itself OF every conceivable sort
Of mal'sdministretion and heresy sgainst
the Constitution and our institute ions ns es
:sblished by The islhsrs, But ~ tho authors
Of the call have deemed 4 wise 10 amplify
somewhat, let Us look intu these specifca.
tions, and see what they really mean.
Everybody will understand the first and
second specifications. Open and un nblushing
corruptions and usurpstions constitute the
very existence of the Administration policy,
and the only way to save our institutions
rom positive nnd final destruction ia TO drive
the dynasty out of power with a universal
shout OF Indignation. It has earned the
wages OF political sin. ard nothing rem aims
but to discharge the 0b legation Let il be
consigned speedily to the political death /,
mcrits.
The third and fourth proposition, Il will
be seen embrace good old Henry Clay whic
doctrines on this subject. lie was utterly
opposed to the extension Of slavery into free
Territories, and seid, he would see his right
arm drop from bis shoulder. before he would
lit It in support Of my such policy. And
though the Black heresy that the Cunsti,u.
tion plants slavery by i,s own inherent
power In the Territories, had not yet reared
its black head distinctly above the horizon;
yet Mr.. Clay forsaw it, and met it on huh.
dred occasions, in his publ; speeches di.
rectly and indirectly, with whitening denun.
ciations and irresistible demonstrations Of
it's unsoundness. But we are content to rest
the fallacy o. this outrageous doctrine upon
the Hon. Reverdy Johnson's recent ar gu.
ments against it. Inspired with the prin.
ciples Of the great American muster of DO
lltical economy, at whose feet be sat for 50
many years, with such eminent distinction
to himself and his teacher, he leuves the
hereto at the head of the government, and
his Attorney Black, not an inch of ground
to stand upon. Well may the Chicsgo Op.
positionists call fora Union, In support Of
these indeslructible principles. We know
Of no Opposition man In the whole country,
who will refuse tb;sustsin these PROPOSE.
tions. g. -Y... i,.., .tt .-
The sixth specification is one that every
American citizen ought To approve by bis
vote aud his acts.
II is timely assertion Of the right of every
foreign. born citizen to be prot ecteJ bs the
whole power OF the Government, should he
chance TO return to the country Of his birth,
or when he Is travelling abroad lie is en-.
ti.led to as much protection % a native bora
citizen, for he has been made citizen with.
out reservation. No more shameful Leclerc
letters, we hope, will ever emenate from the
State Department, let the Secretary be who
he may. There must be no more inequality
In the rights Of citizens, when they are 10
foreign countries. We mus, either assert
the entire right of foreigner to abaolve
himself from military allegiance, which is
a politica! duty. or surrender IL at once
Justice TO our nalurslzed citizens demands
action on this subject, sni this issue should
bs broadly made next fall.
No man in the Opposition to the corrupt
dynasty a, Washington, can be 80 peryerse
as to disagree TO the proposition against re-
viving the African slave trade, or that In
favor OF admitting Kansas, and getting her
out of the way; or that OF bringing back the