Mt. Vernon Republican (Mount Vernon, Ohio : 1854), 1856-09-09

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ILTtll transient a'lVKrlisenieiils to lie paid in mlvare.and none will beiuserled unless lor a deBnitetime inentioni'd From tlte Mt. Vernon Banner, June 17. DEMOCRATIC NA IONAL CCJSYLM ICS. THE PLATF0KM. We Inst week presented lo our renders a brief nccount of the doings of the Democratic National Convintion, which nsscm-bltd at Cinciniiuli. The lu, proceed ings of that body would occupy tome Ihuiy columns of the B ,nner, r.n 1 we are there-fore compelled to omit mnr.y imforltmt matters which would be of interest lo cur readers. The Convention remained in session five days commencing on Monday morning, June 2d, atid closing on the Fiidny lol- lowing, Col. Saucel Medakv, ef this Slale, wits temporary Uhnirman, and Hon. John E. Ward, of Georgia, was chotn I'rceidint of the Convention. B. F. IIallett, Esq., of Massachusetts, from the committee on Kesolu ions and Platform, made llie following upoit : EEPOItT OV THE CO MM 111 EE ON RESOLUTIONS. The committee on Resolutions, by their Chairman Mr. ll.dlelt, of MasaciiUsetts, submit the lollowing it port : Itenolved, Thul the American Democracy place Iheir trust in the intelligence, the patriotism, nnd the discriminatiiigjus.ice of the Ameiiean people. Resolved, that we resnrd Ibis ns a dis tinctive featuro in our political creed, which , ,we ars proud to niaitiiain before ihcwoild, as tho great monl element in a I'oim of govemment springing from and upheld by the popular will ; nnd wj conlrast it with . the CuiistituiK-ti, to iuti rlcro m.Ii or cn-j the creed and practice of l'ederali.-m, tin-: tml the domesiic institutions of the several der whatever name or lorin, which se eks to States, and ih it such S.ales are the sule' palsy the will of the constituent, and which ' nnd prtipcr judges of cveryihing iijiper-' conceives no imposture U.o monstrous for taii.ing to their own nll'iirs, not piohibiud the popul.ir cr dulity. jby ti e Consli uiion; thiu all ifl'orts ol the Resolved, therefore. That cn'crlnining abolitionists or others, luadu to induce Coa-1 those views, the D -mocr t ia party of thie gress to interfere wi.h questions of shivery, Union, through Iheir delegates assembled e.r to lake incipient bit jis in re laiion there-' in a general Convention, coming together to, are calcula ed lo lend 10 most til n ming 1 in a spirit of concord, of de votion to the and dangerous cotiseque-nces; and that ail, doctrines and faith of a tree representative such elloils have an inevitable tendency to government, and app.-aling to tt tir fellow- diminish the happiness ol the people, nnd citizens for the rectitude of their inteuiiur.s, ei dang- r tho stability and j eimaueiicy of renew and ro-nssirt before ike American the Union, and ought not U bo couincn ; people the d durations of piinciplcs avow- it i.e. el by any friciius of our political insti-. ed by them when on former occasions, in! ui.ii.ns. general Convention, liny hate resented! 2 That the foregoing proposition covers ' their candidiiti-8 for poj ul.ir suffing s. , iu d was intended to en. brace the whole 1. That the IAderal Govtn ineiit is one suljict of nl.iviry ngituiiun in Congress; of limited power, derived s. li ly from the anil iln ivfu.e, the Deiiiocratiej party of the j Constitution; and the gran's of powi r Union, (landing on litis national plaloim, made the rein ought lo be ntriu ly construe d will ao.de by and ndheru t j a faitnfjl t Xs-, by all the di p tMrnenls r.nd agents ol the cutioii ol the nc.s kti jwii us the C- mprom ' Governme nt; and ihat it is xpedie nt and iu Mc-astir. s, -etth d by the Congress of dangerous to txeiche doubii'ui ions, itution- 1U5J, "the act for reclaiming lugitivts nl powers. 1 1 loin service or labor," inclu.e.l; which1 2. That tho C.mstitu ion does not confer net being de-igued to c erry out an i x-l upon ihe General government the power to jiress piuvisiou of thu Cousii nlion. c iiinol, ' commence and carry on a general si stem with fidelity thereto, be repealed, or so of iulernal improvements. changed us to destroy or impair its ifli-j ..3. That llie Consiiiu ion dees rot confer ciency. authority upon the Federal Goveri mi nt, 3. That the Democrntis par'y will lesist directly or indirectly, lo a-sumu llie debts all altemp's at renewing, in Congress or of the several Stntts, contracted for local1 oul of it, the agi at ion ol the slavery (iiies-l and intern el improvements, or other H ate purposes, nor would such assumption be. jusl or expedient. 4. That justice and sound policy forbid ' the Federal Government to foster one! branch of induslrv to the detriment of nny other, or to cherish the interests or one; portion to the injury of another portion of, our common country; that every citizen and every section of the country has a liht! to demand and insist upon on equality of 1 -1 rights and privileges, and lo complete nn ample protection of persons and property from domeslio violence or foreign aggression,5. That it is the duty of every branch of the Government to enforce and practice the most rigid economy in conducting our public affairs, and that no more revenue ought to bo raised than is required to defray the necessary expenses of the Government, and for the gradual but certain extinction of the public debt, 9. That ihe proceeds of the public lands ought to be sacredly applied to the national objects specified in tho Constitution; and that we ire opposed to any law for the distribu ion of such proceeds among the States, as alike inexpedient in policy and repugnant to the Constitution. 7. That Congress Las no power to charter a national bank; that we believe such an institution one of deadly hostility to the best interests of the country, dangerous lo our republican institutions and Ihe liberties of the people, and calculated to place the business of tbo country within the con- Irol of a tor.ci nlniie d moncv nowcr. nnd above the limn i)te will of ihu pceple, mm nun tno results ui Hie jJemncriuie e-gislation in (his nnd other financial mens ures upon which issues hnvo been made between the two political parlies of the country, have demonstrated to candid nnd practical nun of all pnrties, their sound iiese, safily and utility in all business pursuits.0. That 1I10 separation of the moneys of li e Goveinmint from banking imtitu lions is indispensable for the snfeiy of the funds of the Government and the lights of the people, 9, That wo are decidedly oppoFed lo tilling from (l.e President the qualified veto power, by which lie is enabled under rtbt lie tions and repponhiiiiics ntnply sufficient to guard the public interesiH, to sus-pend the passage of a bill whose merits cannot si cure the approval of two-thirds of the Senate and House of Re-pust-iila lives, until the judgment of the p.ople can lie ob ain d thereon, and which has savtd the Armrieiin people from the corrupt and iir-i.nicni uomiiiaiion 01 (lie liuuk of the Uniltd Suites, and Inm a cnnupling system of get er.il iiiiei nal improvements. HI. 'lr.nl the liberal principles embodied J by Jiffeieon in the Declaration of Inde pendence, and sanctioned by the Consti.u-lion, which unites turs the land of libeity nnd the asylum of the oppmted of ever) nati' n, hnveevir been cardinal principles in the Democratic faith, and every attempt to kbiidge the privilege of becomii g 1 i i-Z' ns and the nit mis of soil among us, ought to be resisted with the same spirit which bwtpt the alien and sedition luws fiom our btulute books. And, Whereas, Since llie forrgning declaration 'vas uniformly adopted by our predecessors in Nitional Convenions, an ad-veise political and liligiou test has been secretly organized by a party claiming to be i.xclu-iwlv American, it is proper tluit the American Di mocrsicy should clearly tie fines its relations iheieto, and declare iia dtt rmii.ed opposition to all secret political societies, by whatever mime they may be called. Resolved, That the foundation of this IT.,;,.,, ,, !;,.,,., I,,,, ;.,,, 1 n ; 1! UIIIUU V, ViiL.a Ullll ICIIU lit, its prosperity, txpnnsion and pie-eminent example in free government built upon en-lire freedom in ma ti rs of religious concernment, nnd no nspecl of persons in re- gard to rank or plo of birth; no par.y can justly be dei nicd national, constitu tional, or in nccorJiii.ee With Au erjear. principles, which buses its exclusive organization upon religious opinions and accidental Lirlh-place. And hence a pjli.ieal ciusade in the nineteenth century, and in llie Uni ed States of America, against Catholics and fur.ign born, is neither justified by llie past history or the luiure projpec.s of the country, i.or in unison wi h the spirit of toUrn.ion and enlarged freedom which peculiarly distinguishes the American rystun ot popular goviinaunt. ! Resolved, That we reiterate wi.h renew-j ed energy of purpo e, the well considered declarant us of f miner Conventions upon t lie sccliori.il isfue of domestic Shivery, a:id conceining the reserved rights of the States 1 That Congress lias no power under lion, under whatever shpe or color the attempt may bu made, 4. 'J'l.al the Diineicralif parly will f.iilh- ful y abide by and uphold the principles laid down in the Kentucky nnd Vir-inia resolutions of 1791), and in the re-purl ofi Air. Madison to llie Vugiuia Legislature, in 1709; that it adopts those principles constituting one of tho main foundations of its political creed, and is resolved to car- . .1. . . . .1 1 ; . ? 1 ry inein out in ineir oovious meaning uuu import. And that we may more distinctly meet the issue on which u sectional parly, subsisting exclusively on fclavery agitation, now relies lo test the fidelity of Ihe people North and South, to the consli ulion and the Union. 1. Reioleed, That claiming fellowship with, and desiring the co operation of all who regard the preservation of the Union under tho Constitution ns the paramount issue and repudiating all sectional parties and platforms concerning domestic slavery, which seek to embroil the Slates and incite (o treason and armed resistance to law in the Territories ; and whoso avowed purpo ses, if consumnted, must end in civil war and disunion the American Democracy recognize and adopt the principles contain-' ed in Ihe organio laws establishing the Territories of Kansas and Nebraska as embodying the only sound and safe solution of the "slavery question" upon which the great national idea of the peoplo 01 this whole country can repo:e its determined conwrv- MOUNT VERNON, niism of the Union Non-Intekkerknce uy Cunoiiess with pLAvnur in Statb and TMiuiToitv, on in tub DisTiucr ok Colum- DIA. TI10 reading of this resolution was interrupted for 601110 time by tremendous nnd prolonged applause. 2. 1 lint this wns the basis of Ihe Compromises of IBM confirmed by both the Democratic nnd Whig parlies in national conventions ra ified by tho people in the election of 1052, ami rightly applied to the orgnniit tlion of Tenitoiies iu 1054. 3. That by the uniform application of this Democratic piinciplu lo the organization ol Territories, and to the admission of new Stales, with or without domestic slavery, ns they mny elect the equal rights of all the Stales will be prese rved intact ll.e original compacts of ihe Constitution maintained inviolate, nnd lite perpciuiiy and expansion of this Union insured to its utmost capacity of embracing, in pence r.nd harmony, eveiy future American Stale thai may be ct.nsiitut.-d or annexed, with a republican form of government. Resolve d, Thai we recognize the rights of ihe people of nil ihe Territories, intlu din! Kansas nnd Nebraska, acting through the- legally nnd fairly expiesscd will of n mi-j -lity oi actual res.it! nts, and whe never the number ol their inhabitants justifies it, to form 11 Constitution, wi h or without domestic; slavery, and be admitted in o the Union upon terms of peifect equality wit.i the othi r States. Re-soli ed finally, That in view of the condi ion of popular institutions in the Old World, (and the dangerous tendencies of sectional Hgitation. combined with the nt-ten pt to enforce eivil and r. liious disabilities against the light of acquiiing and en- j i) ing citiz nship in our own land,) a high and sacre d duty is devolved with increased respon-ibility upon tin- Democratic party of this country, ns the party eif (I e Union, to uphold and maintain thu rights of every S ale, nnd ther- bv tho Union of the States; nnd lo sustain nnd advance among us, coo-stiiutioniil liberty, by continuing to resist all monopolies and exclusive leuislalinti for the ben lit of the few, at tie expense of I the many, nnd by a vigilant nnd constant' aiiherence lo those principles and comprom-1 ises of the constitution which are broad 1 enough and strong enough lo embrace nnd uphold the Union ns it is, and ihe Union as it shall be, in thu full expansion of the energies and capacities of this great and progressive people. 1. Re-solved, That there arc questions connected with the foreign policy of lilis country wl.ich are infeiior to no domestic questions whatever. The time has conic lor the people of the United States to de-c'are themselves in favor of tree sens nnd progressive fiee trade through the world, and, by solemn m inifeslation-', to place their moral influence at the bide of iheir succutbful e xample. 2 R-.solved, That otir geographical nnd po.itical position with reference toother Stales of liiis continent, no less than the interest of our commerce and the development of our growing pjwer, requires that we should hold as sacred the piinciplcs involved in the Monroe doctiine; their bearing and important c admit of noniicon-iiruc-lion; liny should be npplicd with unbend ing ligidny. 3. Re olved, That the great highway which n.vure, ns well as the assent of the Stn-es most immediately interested in its maintenance, has maiketl out for n free communication between the A 'Untie anil i'acific Oceans, consli. utes one of the most imj. orti.nl achievements lenliz d by the spirit of nudem times ami die unconquerable energy of our people. That result should bs secured by ti timely nnd eflkicnl exertion of ihe control which ne have the right to claim over ii, and no power 011 earth should be suffered lo impede or clog its process by any interference with the re-I ilinns it may suit our policy to establish between our government and the governments of ll.e States whhin whose dumin-io.i it lies. We cm, under nj circumstance surrciide r our preponeh ranee in ihe adjust meiil of all qucsii, ns aiising out of it. 4 Re.-oived, Thai in view of so commanding an inteicsl the people i f llie U.ii-ledSiiit.s cniinjt sympathize with the ef-foils which aie being made by llie people of Central America lo regi neia.e thul p,.r-lion of ihe continent which covers llie passage across thu liileioceauiu 1-lhmus. 6. Resolved, That the Democratic parly will expect ol the luxl Adminutralie'P mat every propir iff.irt will be made lo insure our Hi-cendancy in ihu (Julf of Mexi co, and 10 maintain a permanent protection 10 the feivHi outlets through which are emptied into its waters ihe products raised oul ol the soil, and the commodities create d by the industry of the- p 01 le of our Wcslcru v.illt-ys, ana of ihe Uni m at large. 11 F 1IALLET, CIi'iii. Resolved, That the D. moeralic party recognizes the gunt importance, in a political and commercial point of view, eif a safe and speedy communication, by Military nnd postal roads, through our own territory, between the Atlantic mid Pacific coasts of this Union, and that it is the duty of the Federal G jvernmcnt to exercise promptly nil its constitutional power for llie nltainmet t of thai object. The fjllowing resolution U not found in the Democratic Banner; doubtless the editor Mr. Harper is afraid to publish it. It is, however, part and parcel of the Platform. Previous to the bnllotings, Mr. llal-latt who reported the other resolutions, rose nnd snid : "At this Btngo I desire to in troduce a resolution that will embody the sense of Ibis convention on tho atlmistrn-lion of the prentCliicf Migistrale, for I believe I but echo the sentiments of the Democracy of the Union, when I sny that the adminis'-ration of Franklin Tierce wilt stand for ages as a model administration." "Loud cheers with slight dissent." Mr. Hallelthcn lead and offered the following: Resolved, That tho administration of Franklin Pierco has been true to the great interests of the country. In the face of ihe most determined oppo?itbn it has main OHIO, TUESDAY MORNING, SEPT. 9, tained the laws, enforced economy, fostered progress, nnd infused inli griiy nnd vigor into eveiy department of the Govern- men! at heme. It has signally improved our treaty relations, extended ihe Held or comnierciil enlerpiise.and vindic tied the rights of American citizens abroad. It has asse-rted with eminent impartiality the just claims of every section, and has at all limes been faithful to the Constiiution. We therefore proclaim our unqualified approbation of its measures nnd its policy, The question on tho resolutions being put, the President declared it carried by a tremendous vote. THE REPUBLICAN PLATF0R1T. Ailn)lnl by Ihr I'liilHlrlhia Coiiivwf'on, Jniir 1 7, I ti iti, A gwtl liny for Ihe adoptiun oj imh principle!.This Convention of Delegates, assem bled in pursuance of a call to the people of the united states, without regard to past political differences or illusions, who are opposed lo the n peal of the Missouri Compromise lo the policy of the present nd minis. ration to the ex ension ol shivery in-lo free territory; in favor ol the admission of Kansas as a free State of lestoring the notion of the Federal Government to the principles of Washington nnd Jefferson, and lor the offices of PiesiJerit and Vice-President, do Reo'ved, That the mainti nance of the principles promulgated iu the Declaration ol Independence, mid embodied in thu Fed-tr..l Consli: uti-in, are esse nt al to llie preser vation of cur Republican Insiituthms, and that the Federal Constitu ion, the rights of the States, and the union of tho States, must an I shall bu prcserv, ii. Revived, That with our Republican fathers, we hold it to be n s If-evident tru'h thai all men aie endowed with the inalienable right of life, libery, nnd the pursuit of happiness, and that the primary object aud ulterior design of our Federal Government is to grant tin se lights to nil persons under its xclusive jurisdiction. That, as our Re-publican fathe rs, when they had abolished slavery in all our national territory, ordained that no person shall be du prived of life, lib rty, or property, without due process of law, it becomes our duty to maintain Ibis provi.-ion of the Consli tu ion (against all attt mpts to violate it lor the purpose of ts nhliahing slavery in the territories of the Uniied States,) by posi tive legislation prohibi ing its i xistenco or extension therein. That we deny the nti-thoriiy of Congress, of ft Teriitorial Leg idntiiro, of any indiviJual or association of individuals, to give legal existence to shivery in nny leintoiy of ihe United States, while the present Constitu ion shall be maintained. Resolved, That the Constitution confers upon Congress soven ign power oter the terri.ories of the United 8 ates for their government, nnd that in thu exc-tcisc of tiiis power, it is bo h the right and the imperative duty of Congress to prohibi in ihe tenitoiies those twin relics of bulbar-ism, polygamy nnd slave ry. Resolved, That while the Constitu' ion of the Un.ted States was oidained and established by the people "in order to form a mote perfect unien, establish justice, insure domes ic tranquility, provide for tile common defence, pivmotc the general welfare, and secure ihe blessings of liberty," nnd eenti ins ample provisions lor ihe protection of the life, liberty, and property of every citizen, the dearest constitutional r'ghts of the people of Kansas have been framlently and violently taken from them. Their territory has been invaded by an armed force ; Spuiious and pretended legislative, judicial, and executive officers have been set over ihem. by whose Usurped authority, luslfiim-d by the military power of the gove rnment, tjr .nical and unconstitutional laws have been enact d and enforceed ; ' The right eif the people to keep nnd bear arms has been infringed ;" (I) "Test oaths of an ix'raonlinary and entangling nntuij have been impo-ed n3 a condi ion ef e x lei-in the rihl of suffrage utld holding o"ii :e ;" () "The riglii of an accu-ed person to n speedy and puhhc (rial by an impartial jury b .s been denied ;" (3) "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, nnd effects, ng liusl unreii- unable searches aud seizures, has been vio nted ;" () "They have been tieprived of life, liberty, and property, without due piocc-ss of law ;"(5) 'The hi edom of speech nnd of tho press has been abridged ;" (u) The right to choose ilnir representatives has been made of no effect ; Murders, robberies, and arsons have been instigated nnd encouraged, nnd the offenders have bu-n allowed lo go unputi-isiied ; That all these tilings have been done with the knowledge, snuciiorment, and pro-cuiemtnl of the present national administration, and thai lor this high crime against the Constitution, the Union, and humanity we arraign that administration, the President, his advisers, agents, supporters, apologists, and accessories, either beore or after llie fact, before the country nnd before the world ; and that it is our fixed purpose-to bring the actual perpetrators of these atrocious outrages, and their accomplices, to a sure and condign punUinicut hereafter.Resolved, Thnt Kansas should be immediately admitted as a State of this Union, with her present free Constiiution, as at onco the most effectual way of securing to her citizens (he enjoyment ol the rights and privileges to which they are entitled, aud of ending the civil strife now raging in l.er territory. Resolved, That the highwayman's plea that might makes light, embodied in the Ostend Circular, wa3 in every respect unworthy of American diplomacy, and would bring shame and dishonor upon any government or people that gave it their sanction.Yietohcd, That n railroad lo the Pacific Ocean, by the most central practical roule, is imperatively demanded by tbe interests of the whole counlry, and dial the federal government ought to render immediate and sufficient aid in tho construct in. and as an auxil nry thereto, to iho immeeliute construction of an emigrant toad on the lino of Ihu railroad, Resolved, That appropriations by Congress for tho iniprovenii nt of rivers nnd harbors of a national character lequired for the ncci'niinotla ion and stcurity of an existing commerce, are authorized by the Constitution, nnd justified by the obligations of govei nim nt lo pro eel ihe lives and properly of ils ciliz- ns, llt'tolved, That we invite the i.fliliation nd co operation of men of all parlies, however dilf ring from us in other respects in support ol the principles herein de clared, and b lieving ihat the spirit of our institu tions', us well as thu Constitution of our country, guarantees liberty of conscience and equality or rightH among citiz -ns, we oppose all leeisiation imuuniii'r iheir secu nty. (I) Si'e CoiiRlilutinn, Anieiiiliiienls. Article II. (J) bee Uoiistiliitiou, Aiticle VI., e) J. (.') See Cuii-til uliuti, Aiiiendnieiitn, Art. VI. (I) See Corihliiuiioii, Amen dine nls, Art IV, (ft) See Ceinstiliilioii, Aiiiei.ilnicnlH, Arl V. (0; See Constitution, Anieiieluieiits, Art, I, COL. FREMONT'S LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE.Nf.w Yohic, July 8, 1G56. Gentlemen You call niu in a high responsibility by placing me in thu van of a great movement of the people of tbe United S ates, who, without regard to past elill'er-ences, are uniting in a common effort to bring back the action of the Federal Government to ihu principles of Washington and Jefferson. Comprehending thu mug nitu.le of the trust which they have declared themselves willing to place in my hands, and deeply sensible to the honor which their unreserved confidence in this threat-ning position of thu public iiHuiis implies, feel that I cannot letter respond than by asinceie declaration that, in die event e l my election to the Presidency, 1 should inter upon the execution of ils duties with a single-hearted determination to promote the good of the whole counlry, and lo di reel solely lo this end nil ihe power of the government irrespective ol parly issuts.and regnrdlei8 of sectional btriles. he declaration of piinciplcs embodied in the resolves of your Convention, expresses the sentiments in which 1 have been educated, and which have be en ripened in-io convictions by pcrsuial observation and txpeiieiice. Willi this dcilaraiion and avowal, I think it necessary to revert to only two of the subjects embraced in the resolutions, nnd lo those only because events hove surrounded them wi.h grave and critical cucumsttti.ces, and given lo them especial importance. 1 concur in the views of the Convention deprecating the foicign policy lo which it adveiis. The assunipeien that we have the right to take fiom another nation its domains, because we want them, is nn abandonment o' the honest character which our counlry has acquired. To provoke hostilities by unj ist assumptions, would be In saciifice the peace and character of the country, wlien all us interests iniglit be more celt unly secure,! and i s objects attained liy just nnd healing counsel?, involv ing n j loss of re putatiu.i. International embarrassments are main ly the results of a secret diplomacy, which aims to keep from the knowledge of Unpeople the eiperhtions of the government. ins system is lncon-islenl wiih thu char- acL-r of our institutions, nnd is itself yield in' uradu -l'y to a more enlightened public opinion, and to the power ol a Iree press, which, bv its broad dissemination ol politi cal intelligence, secures iu advance lo the sidettf justice llie judgment of the civilized world. An honest, Ui m and open policy in eur foreign relations, would command the united support of the nation, whose delibeia.e opinions it would necessarily reflect.Nothing is clearer in the hisloiy of our institutions than llie design of thu nation in assisting is oninde-peiidenee and freedom to avoid giving countenance to the ex teiition of tlaveiy. Ihe influence of ihe small, but compact and powerful class of men interested in slavery, who command one section ol the country, nnd wield a vast political control ns a eon-eqn- ncu, in the other, is now directed lo turn back thisim pulse of ihe revolution, mi l reverse its principles. The extension of slavery across the continent is Ihe object of the power which now rules the government, and from this spirit has sprung those kindred wrongs in Kai.su ', so duly portrayed in one ol your resolutions, widen prove thnt llie ele ments ot the most uibiirary governments have been vai quished by Iho just theory of our own. It would be out of place hero to pledge myself lo any particular policy ihat maybe suggested to leiminute ihe sectonal con troversy engendered by political animosities operating on n powerful class, banded together by n common interest. A practi cal remedy is the admission of Kansas into the Union us a free Slate. The South shoulJ, in my judgment, earnestly desire such a cotisuiuation. It would vindicate its good faith ; it would correct the mistake of the repeal, and the North, having prnctically the benefit of Ihe agreement between ihe two sections, would be satisfied, nnd good feeling be restored. The measure is perfectly consistent with the honor of the South, nnd vita to its interests. Thnt fatal act which gave birth to this purely sectional strife, originating in the scheme to take from free labor the country secured to it by a solemn covenant, cannot be too soon disarmed of ils pernicious force. The only genial region of the middle latitudes left to the emigrants of the Northern States for homes, cannot be conquered from tbe frco luborers, who have long consieler-ed it as set apart for them in our inheritance, without provoking a desperate struggle. Whatever may be the persistence of the particular class which seems ready to hazard everything for the success of the unjust scheme it has partially effected, I firmly believe that the great heart of the nnlion which throbs with the patriotism of tbo free men of both sections, will have power lo overcome it. They will look to the rights secured to them by the Consli- 185G. tu ion of the Union, as their best safeguard from the oppres-ion, of the class, which by a inrnnpuly of ihe soil, nn J of slave labor to (ill it, might, i'i lime, reduce them to the extremity of laboring upon the same lerms with the slaves. The great body eif nnn-slaveholding freemen, incluJing those of the SeHUh. ujon whose welfare slavery is an oppression, will eliscov, r that the ,o-er of the general Oovernnn-nt over the pub ic hinds may be be-m ficially exerted to aeivance their interests nnd secure theirin-depe-nde nee. Knowing this, their suffrages will not be wanting lo maintain that authority in the Unio i, which is absolutely essential to ihu mniiitt nance of their own liberties, and which has more than once inilicati d ihu purpose of disposing of ihe public lands in such n way as would make every tcttc-r upon ihem a free -holder. If the people- entiust to me thu ndminis-Irnlion if thu Govtinmen', ihe laws of Congress in rel nion to the Territories will be luiehfully executed. All ils authority will be exer.ed in aid of the National will lore-establish the pence of the counlry, on the just principles which have heretofore received ihe sanction of the Federal Government, of the States nnd of the people of loth sections. Such a policy would leave no aliment to (hat sectional parly which see ks its aggrandisement by appropriating the new territoties lo capital in the form of slavery, but would inevitably ro-suit in the triumph of fiee labor, the natural c-pital which constitutes the real wealth of this great country, and creates thai intelligent power in the masses alone to be relied on as the bulwark of free institutions,Trusting that I have a heart capable of compre bending our whole coun'ry with i s varied interests, and confident that patriotism exists in all pnits of the Union, I accept ihe nomination of your Convention in the hope that I may bo enabled lo serve usefully its cause, which I consider the cause of Constitutional Freedom. Very respeci fully, Your obedient servant, J. C. FREMONT. To Henry S. Lane, President of the Convention.JUDGE DAYTON'S LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE.Then-ton, N. J. July 7, 1C5G. Gentlemen 1 have tho honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter informing me that, al a Ce.nv, n ion of delegates, recen ly assembled in Philadelphia, I was unanimously nominated us their candidate for the Vice Picsidcncy of the Uni'ed Slates, nnd requesting my acceptance of such nomination. For the distinguished honor thus conferred, be pleased to accept lor yourselves and in behalf of the Convention you represent, my sincere thanks. 1 have on'y to add, that having cireful-ly ex imined ihe resolutions adopted in that Convention, as indica ing the principles by which ii was gove-rne d, 1 find them, in their ieneral features, such as have heretofore had my hearty bupport. My opinions nnd votes against llie ex ension of shivery into free ti rntory, are of record nnd well known. Upon ihat record 1 am willing to slnnd. Certainly iioihing has since occurred which would lend lo modify my opinions preii ously ixprcstcd upon that subject. On the contrary, ihe r peal of the Missouri Compromise (that L'reatest wrong, porten tous of mischief,) out ndJs strength to the conviction, that theso constant encioach inents must be calmly, bul firmly, met ; that ihis repealing Act should bu itself re pealed, or remedied byivery just aud constitutional means in our power. 1 Very much deprecate till sectional issues. 1 have not been in the past, r.or shall I bu in the future, instrumental in losiuing such issues. Out the rpenl ol the Missouri Compromise, nnd, ns a consequence, the extension of slavery are no issues raised by Us; they are issues forced upon us, nnd we net but in self-defence when we repel ihem. That section of the country which presents ihese issues is re sponsible l- r them ; and it is this sectionalism which has subverted past compromises, aud now seeks to force slavery into Kanzis. In reference to other sulj-cts treated of in ihu resolutions of the Convention, I find no general principle or rule of political conduct lo which I cannot and lo not yield n cordial assent. But while thus ixpre-sing a general concurrence in ihe views of thu Convention, I cannot but lemember that the Constitution "ives to the Vice President little power in matters of gi ne-rnl le-gislution; that he bus not even ii vote except in special cases; nnd that his rights and duties ns prescribed in that instrument lire limited to presiding over the Sennlc of the Cited States. She ill J 1 he elected lo that high office, it will bu my pleasuie, as it will bo my duty, to conduct, so far as I can, llie bu-iness of (hat body in such a manner ns will best comport with its own dignity; in e'lict accordance with its own rules, nnd with a i'jst and courteous regard lo the equal rights' and privileges of nil its members. Accepting Ihe nomination tendered tlirj' you, as I now do, 1 am, gentle-men, Vt-ty respectfully ycurs, WM. L. DAY I ON. To Henry S. Lane, President of the Convention.iCfT"IF I AM ELECTED TO THE HIGH OFFICE FOR WHICH YOUR PARTIALITY HAS NOMINATED ME, I WILL ENDEAVOR TO ADMINISTER THE GOVERNMENT ACCORDING TO THE TRUE SPIRIT OF THK CONSTITUTION. AS IT WAS UNDERSTOOD BY THE GREAT MEN WHO FRAMED IT, AND IN EUCH A WAY AS TO PRESERVE BOTH LIBERTY AND UNION." Joim C. Fbkmont. Ciisap Lands. It is staled in Decatur county Illinois, which hat about 7,000 inhabitants, prairie land can be bought fur $2 60 to 85, according to quality, and the besl timbered land from 93 50 to tB, according to location, NO 40 You Must Subtnit. Il is not much over two years s'nee the Kansas Nebraska hill was passed by tho bastard - Democracy of this country. la the darkness of the midnight hour, the Mis-, souri Compromise, ihu (Vveminl of Peaco between the Noiih and the South was violated, the barrier of Freedom si-pirating Freedom's de main from that of Slavery wus broken down, and llie lloiid-giites of slavery sgitation thrown wide open. Against this unjust nnd villainous procedure the Represecta ives of the North in Congress, protested loud and long, but in vain. Southern slaveholders and Northern doughfaces assumed a defiant attitude and told the meu of the North limy "must submit " When ihe villainousouirage had been perpetrated, Mr. Stephens, a member' of Congress from Georgia, hurled Ihe following de fiant language into the ears of tho men of the M brill. Hear him; "Well, gentlemen, jou muke a good deil of clamor on ihe Nebraska measure, but it don't alarm us nt all. We have got used to that kind of talk. You have threatened before, but have never performed You have uhvays cmW in, nnd you will again. Y'ou are n movthirg, white livered set. Of course you will oppose; we expect that; but we don't care for your oppooition. Y'ou w ill rail, but we don't care for your railing. You will hiss, but 60 do adders. We expect it of adders, nnd expict it of you. You me like ihe devils ihnt were pitched over ihe battlements of Heaven into Hefl. They set up a howl of discomfiture, and so wid j o i. but their file was sealed, and so is yours. Yon must submit to the yoke, but dou'i chafe. Gentlemen, we have got you, in our power. Y'ou tried lo drive us to the wall in 1050, but times are changed. You weiil a wooling, nnd have come home fleeced. Djn't be so impudent as to complainV You will only be slapped in the ace. Don't resist. You will only be lashed into obedieLce." "Don'i resist," said the Slaveholder Sle-pheiis; "you will only be lashci into obedience." WTe have a veiy striking comment upon ibis threat in thuciiDingof Senator Sumner by the Slaveholder Brooks. Instead of lashing Northern Senators into obedience, the attempt bus been made to cune ihem into it. How successful this attempt will prove, time will ere long deter minj. WILLIAM L. DAYTON. The Tribune, in a notice of the Republican candidate for Vice President, relate ihe following interesting incident : An incident in Mr. Dayton's early life and first appearance at the bar, may remind the reader of Patrick Henry and Brinoley Sheiidun in their momentary failure and ultimate triumph. Though for several years past resident at Trenton, the capitol of the State, he began to practice in one of the eastern counties, and made his maiden argument in a small country village, in one of the petty nnd vexatious cases common in rustic communities. He has won his way to bis present position without the niJ of wealth at the outset.and of course had to begin the s ruggle of the profession at the bo: torn. Opposed to him in the ease in question was u wily old lawyer, extremely satirical, with some talent and mush epei ience, and well known itt the criminal records of the country as tbe man who ferreted out the strange involvements of the supposed murder case of Rus-sel Colvin, in Massachusetts. He had a habit of making a dead sel at young lawyers; and came down upon our aspirant with merciless force. Mr. Day ion had a slight peculiarity in his utterance, and the old lawyer unfeelingly dwelt upon it. He had, loo. tho worst side of tho case, and every art was used against him, so that he quitted bis firsl court room, iu public opinion, having failed ; and his opponent made some jibing outsiie lemarUs on the occa sion. The "young lawyer" was naturally ea gerforhis revenge nnd it came. Very soon he found another opportunity to match himself against his ojiponent, who was very willing lo enjeiy a second triumph. The case was one of those complicated iniquities, a "horse tiial," and the old lawyer hud taken tome undue menns to pro. cure evidence. His young oppunent ferreted out the delinquency, arranged tho testimony, kept it back uu'iil his antagonist hid completely entangled himself, nnd then opened his battery of evidence and philip-pic upon him. Twi ntj-five or thirty yeure has noi diminished the recollection in that neighbarhooJ of ll.e withering denunciations nnd the scorching suicasm ho heaped upon the man who scorned him unlil ho woko one long, loud shout iu the court room, that could not be turprcsscd, and the whole assembly hissed nt ihe offender. The rivals weic never pitted again in fuct the old laywer, we believe, iiever plead an. other case; while William L. Dayion went upward and onward lo thu head of the Bar of New Jersey, lo the Supicmo Bench, lo the well men'ed nomination of a great party for the Vice PiesiJency of Ihe Republic.Disunion a Mild Alternative. There is a right above ai d Leyond ll Con9'.i ii' im a right from the ex-.-r.iso of which (his Goveinmint spiuug and that is the right of revolution. That such a right would be appealed to by the South, in case ij patty he Republican should tncceed, tliere cuu be lie) doubt in ihe n in 1 of nny man wUi knows Ihat people, and who confidex in ihu sis-doin of Wusl inglcn unJ Jcfi'irM'n. The people of the South are tot Co wards not degraded scifs piepsied lo submit to the ; dominion e f lhsc w hem Uny have ever regnded as their equals. They would sooner give their bodies lo the "beagles . and their roof's lo the fUnns." than to livo under a Government of huh Fre-.; monl was the dead mid Greely the tail-.., a Government in which Guroner ould b.' Secretary o( War, S.ward Chief Juir. t Wilson Sccietnry of Ihe Treasuiy, Cha r Attorney General, sad Ihe Cincinjisei tin. I'.tlo organist. Wsr, pesliWof, and fits, in, ill combined, would fee j-J, ubjk t