The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-03-01

time, that 1t was what james Madison
told South Carolina and Georgia; it is
because Slavery is what Mr.. Randolph
told Mr. Everett We tell you that it is
a source of weakness in the State, and
therefore, as patriots and lovers OF our
country, we say to the several States, en-
Joy your institution as long as you choose,
but so far as We are responaible we 60 a.
ganst it all the time. There is the whole
front of our offending. 1t is not right?
The admission of Slavs States.
Another charge made is, that We pur-
pose ito prevent the admission, in any
latitude, of another Slaveholding State. +"
| deny that that is the platform of the
Republican party as made up in 1855,
or as it is to be made up in 1860, and
if you will allow me | will refer to the
record. Icannot read all of the platform
but | give you my word there is no such
clause in it. l will read one clause, how
ever:
"Resozved, That with our Republican
fathers We hold it to be self evident
truth that all men are endowed with tho
inalienable right to life, liberty, and the
pursuit of happiness, and that the prina-
ry object and ulteriOr design of our Fed.
eral Government was to secure these
rights to all persons under it exclusive
jurisdiction. Mark me, now, that does
no. apply to States]; that our Republi-
can fathers, when they had abolished Sla-
very in all our National Territory, ordain
ed that no person should be deprived of
life, liberty or property, without due pro-
cess of law, it becomes our duty to main
tain this provision of the Constitution a
gainst ell attempts to violate it for the
purpose of establishing Slavery in any
Territory of the United States, while the
present Constitution shall be III maintained. !"
q that part of the platform | have
said, | believe We were in error For
that reason. in the call of the present
Convention We leave out all that which
has reference to the last sentence which |
read | will read that call to you.
"a National Republican Convention
will meet at Chisago. on Wednesday the
3tb day of June next, at IL o'clock noon,
for the nomination of candidates to be
supported for President and Vice Presi-
dent at the next election.
The Republican electors OF the several
States, the members of the Peoples par
ty of Pennsylvania, aud of the Opposi
ton party OF New Jersey, and ell others
who are willing to cooperate with them
in support of the candidates which shall
there be nominated, and who are opposed
to the policy of the present Administra-
ton, to Federal corruption and usurpa-
tion to the extension OF Slavery into the
Territories, to the new and dangerous
political doctrine that the Constitution, of
its own force, carries Slavery into all the
Territories of the United States. to the o.
peniDg of the African slave trade, to an
of rights among citizens; and
who are. iu favor of the immediate admis-
sion of Kansas into the Union. under the
Constitution recently adopted by its peo
pie, of restoring the Federal Administra-
ton to system of rigid economy, and to
the principles of Washington and JEFF
ferson, OF maintaining invlolate the rights
of the States, aud defending the soil of
every State and Territory from lawless
invasion, and preserving the integrity of
this Union and the supremacy of the Con
stitution and laws passed in pursuance
thereof, against the conspiracy of the lea
dcrs of sectional party, to resist the 10 a
jority principle as established in this gov
ernment, even at the expence of its exis-
tence, are invited to send from each State
two delegates from every Congressional
District, and four delegates at large to the
To prevent the extension Of Slavery in
to the Territories There is the matter
at issue.
Gentleuen, neither in the platform of
1856, nor in the call of Convention for
l $50, is there any such clause as that the
the Vice, President alleges, that no more
Slave States shall be admitted into the
U Unou-there is nothing of it. 1t is not
true allegation and [ appeal to the record
| appeal from ,beinferences and allegations
of the Vice. President of the United Safes
to the country upon that subject.
The Slave Code Considered.
Before pass over this, will say few
words with regard to the power that the
claim for the protection of
slave property under the Constitution Of
the United States, because that is a vital
question. Gentlemen, with all the ipcon-
sisteDcy of the Democratic party in 1852
and 1856, they never thought Of this
thing, that Slavery went under the Con-
stitution, and by virtue thereof into eve-
~ Territory per Sc. Never was such an
made use of, but they all ad-
mitted that 20 such power existed in or
under the Constitution. Hence, of course
il was proper to enact that the people of
q Territory were free to legisla.e Slavery
in or out of the Territory. Now, gentle
men, the Democratic party is placed in
this attitude. that they knew that under
the Constitution. and according to what
they now claim to be the decision of the
Supreme Court, that every stakeholder
right to 20 into the Territory with
b;s nronartv or deceiyed the DeoDle to