The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-03-06

1913, to nominate canQluaIeS loI iSSi-
dent and Vice President, to be voted for
in the canvass of 1874. In their platform
adopted on the occasion, they declared
that THE moral Gascs Of the Creator are
paramount to oil harnan la,os ''are ought to
obey God rather than man y "consddereng
Mat, as AJolttioRisfs, the strength OF oar
cauSe lies an It's righteousness, and oar hope
for Il ia oar conformity TO tie taios Of Cod;
'.we osce Il to the .Sovereign I5"ler. Of tie
Cnsverse, as proof Of our allegiance TO
him." DC, "to regard aud to treat The third
cloase Of the fourth article cf lie Consfstt-
ton of tie United ,Sfqte@," &c, AS CUTTER
LY NULL AND VOID" Let US call atten-
ton also TO sentiment taken from Il
noted Abolition organ published in Bos-
ton--"7H Uaion-a as q lie, an ln.pos-
tire, and om- first JusinesS as to seek its attey
ourthror. Let the Jnton be accused =
Look at tie ascfiR compromises Of lie Con-
stitatiou Jy rhtch Hat Instrument is satuy0-
ted ,cstN Tie J3ood Of The ,Stave ."' And
such, too, were the sentiments OF " LILLIAN
LLOYD GARRISON, a noted Abolitionist,
when he declared, in a speech, in New
York, on the 1st of August, 1885, that
'!thsS E5ilon IS lie tie 1nlegicdn L1laOn
Is siam, an inposture, q cooenant acttt
death, a,, agreement ,ciM he'll, and 1t as oar
business to call for dtssolut5on.
We doubt not many, not to say all, of
the members of the Abolition party have
sincerely entertained these views; but
however this may be, they have certainly
not been our convictions at any period n
our life, nor have they had our sympathy
when expressed by others. We never
did and never could recognize the preten-
ded right Of any body Of men, acting as a
political party, 10 set at naught "the Su-
preme law Of the land" even in the
| slightest particular, To permit any part
! Of that instrument to be so annulled or
disregarded, would be equivalent to an
admission that the residue might as read
| lily share the same fate. This could only
result in disrupting the glorious fabric OF
the Union, and involve US in Anarchy
state Of things worse even than the
worst form Of government that ever exls-
ted. v have always flowned upon, ahd
raised our voice against every movement cal
! culated to bring about Disunion, no matter
in what quarter it had its origin. And
as a consequence, we have always been as
consistent iii opposing at the ballot-box
| the Abolitionists OF the North who would
destroy the Union to put dotsa Slavery
as We have been consistent in opposing 2
the Disunionists Of the South, who would
destroy the Union to 42erpetaate Slavery
We have steadily and con0cientiously vo-
ted and labored against both, and we see
no reason to regret our action.
We trust that we have now successfully
repclled the charge Of Aboli1ionism that
has been attempted to be fastened upon
US and as we are not disposed to concea
our political proclivities, we will state
that we are Republican. Whilst He be-
! lieve the Constitution is not against Sla
very, we believe it is not for it, and re-
specting It's provisions oursalf, We would
have others respect them also. Whiist
we would not encroach upon the right
of any Of the States, We would not have
them encroach upon the rights of the
General Government. Whilst we would
not seek, by any political action, to abol
ish Slavery where it exists in the States, we
have always sought to prevent its exten
sion to the territories, whether claimed
as right under the Constitution, or IL
any other way or maaRer. After a long
series Of encroachments, the South finally
attempted to fasten Slavery upon the ter
ritory of Kansas. So great-was the wrong
attempted, that the Republican Party
sprung up, as it were, by magic, to resis
its consummation. 1t did not succeed il
its first effort to elect President, never
theless 1t persevered till victory crowned
its banners. We early attached oursel
to the organization, and ought to know
something of its principles, and as efforts
are frequently made, for political effect
to confound these principles with the doc
trines OF Abolitionism, We propose briefly
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