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r - r (jgr. Brown’s Speech.
^ve to-ilay, the speech of Gov. Brown,
opting the nomination tendered him by
'* We Milledg cvil * e Convention. It breathes
right spirit, and shows that liis excellency
•jk# *
^stious of the day. He avows a deep devo-
f,) the interests of Georgia, and declares
! “ y. political aspirations are confined with
er limits- The speech will, no doubt, he
u*l *'"> interest by all our readers.
Tim
C ol. B. C. Vaneey.
centlemau has resigned his position
I u: n j4,r to the Argentine Confederation,
’" ke effect in October next. His family has
“lv arrived in the United States. Mrs.
(i r ^j family are now at Hr. Hamilton’s in
‘ jmiil'ia county. Oa. Hr. H. is the brother
')« V. Mrs. IVman, the mother of Col.
v B lio accompanied her son to South
‘ reached Atlanta on Tuesday even-
Mi-t We have seen several letters from
i V and he expressed himself well pleased
l [!i t j lt . cnuitry, and was induced to take
I he did by tin* death of his father-in-law
j"h ba* create* 1 the necessity of his rctum-
* ‘h>>me to look after his private interests,
"made no calculations on doing so until the
-xpiration
of his full time, and was con-
.-jjined t" leave Ids mission, solely for the
•'ii.iis above stated. Col. Yancy expects to
,, li home in December next.
IiiiuninotCitizens.—Tlie Position, of the
Iniml Stalks Army, towaptls those who
pi to Europe daring the Wnr.
Nn-ral days ago, an adopted citizen, of
wrote Gen. <'ass. asking what position
^Government would take in protecting
(H- foreigners, who have made their homes
die country, and have sworn allegiance to
an,institution and laws,
ileu. Cass, answered as follows :
mars ext of Statf, Washington,
May 17, 1850.
Vuiir letter of the 13tli inst., has been re
ad. In reply, I have to state that it is
ir-t kkI that the French Government claim
sitin' service from all natives of France
,U«may he found within its jurisdiction.—
| : ir naturalization in this country will not
a ,tajit you from that claim, should yru vol-
Urilv re|air thither.
LEWIS CASS.
Tufabove reply, lias caused considerable
«i|ia|ier scribbling. Enemies of the ailmin-
-mtior:. have denounced the Government as
/.ling in fidelity, to our adopted citizens.
■ litter has been addressed to John Minor
is seeking his views upon this subject.—
'j,distinguished Know Nothing, has at last.
-i;nl an occasion to attempt to make himself
-champion of our naturalized citizens.—
we not fallen upon evil times, when this
■«ft»"'ho lias been making war upon the
L'li-born element of our society, for sevo-
years. assumes to tell that part of our soci-
hmr awfully its rights have been neglec-
Iby a Democratic Admieistration. A few
j*« and Botts would not allow the for-
|. . r. settled among us, theprivelegcof vot-
. and holding * dfice for a long term of
hr—now, lie would make our Government
nr him, as an American citizen, to theut-
>1 parts of the earth. Nice Iiotts, there
i iii-cnunting 1oi him : now cold, now hot,
suriain to blow and it may as well be
the Democracy, neglecting the rights of
ifted citzens as anything else. His wind
3 will nut raise much of a breeze uo way.
'hvGen Gass, done a great wrong in this
liter' A gentleman from Ohio, also wrote
B- to whom lie replied more fully, as fol-
HilTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON,
June 14, 1859.
'■r —In answer toyourlettei of tlie lGtli
: 1 have to inform you that the brief let-
tfrum this Department to which you refers,
*1 the 17tli of May last, and addressed to
b-lix Leclerc, was in reply to tin applica
nt information. and was principally in-
to recommend caution to our natural-
How-citizens, natives of France, in re-
aitgtn that country, as the operations of
drench t'oiiseription law were notprecise-
biwn here, and tniglit bear injuriously
•e that class of American citizens. Most of
- -ntinental European nations have asys-
|-! military organization by which their
*n*are compelled to serve in the army by
r-eription, as in France, where the duty* is
iait.-d bv lot, or by draft, as in Prussia,
•-. every jn-rson is required to take liistum
tsokleir.
Hu-condition of American naturalized ci-
returning to tlieir native country where
' Osteal of compulsory service prevails,
J“*lio had left before performing such ser-
p has been the subject of discussion with
YEuropean Powers. Quite frequently it has
between the United States and Prussia,
•the lepresentative of this country at the
t of Berlin has brought the matter to the
-tiou of the Prussian Government. In
'Bftructions that were sent to him, dated
1-tL 1850, it is explicitly stated that this
Gitnc-nt is opjrosed to the doctrine of per-
J-*i allegiance, and maintains the right of
^iatinn. and the right to form political
where. l'|K>n this subject it isobserv-
pM in this age of the world the idea of
^lhng the citizen in the choice of a home
boding him by a mere i>olitical theory to
for his lifetime a country which he
Jtotly desires to leave can hardly be en-
"Uiwl by any Government whatever.
G- 1 position of the I'uited States, as com-
F«tv<l to the Minister at Berlin, for the
'Nation of the Prussian Government, is
‘wive bom Prussians naturalized in the
N stetes, and returnin r the country
birth, are not liable to any duties or
‘•tics, except such as were existing at the period
'• •migration. If at the time they were in the
,/r actually called into it, such emigration and
-~i!izati<m do not exempt them from the
’-penality which they incurred by their
J^'-bon. hut this j*ena"lty may be euforoed
-■1 them whenever they shall voluntari-
**>- themselves within the local jurisdic-
■ tbeir native country, and shall be pro-
'y &?ainst according to law. But when
ittsent liabilities exist against them
r-" period of their emigration, the law of
in tin- opinion of tliis Government,
’’ n 'jh to nng country to intefere with nniural-
Ct,,:flis ’ °nd the attempt to do so would
■. '’.fol on act unjust in itself and unfriendly
p ^ States. This question cannot, of
1 ar |to in the case of a naturalized citizen
■ymains in the I'nited States. It is only
[bv voluntarily returns to his native
L 1 } that its local laws can l>e enforced
F*! lum.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
... . “LEWIS CASS.”
i in tl>e above, asserts that the
r •‘ament rs fully prepared to defend the
II bdopted citizens at. home or abroad,
at the time of emigration, they owed
° r °bher service to the land of tlieir
understand the above letter to con-
' bdofiples of protection heretofore cn-
t ' 1 * 8 Government, and that those
pitched into our Secretary of State,
off “half cocked.”
Ifcpnjjier t j )e j5 a jti raore ‘gun,’ to
- w ( lliatt< ‘ r of history, that the reply of
ii^. .- v a PPears to take in substance,
let, w of tllc subject as is expressed in
V Mr. Wheaton, the author of the
f m international law to J, P. Knocke,
• uly 24, 1840. Mr. Knocke, a nat-
•itizen of the United States, had been
■ do military duty in Prussia, of
he was a native; and Mr. Whea-
ed in the United States,
ATLANTA, GEO., THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1859,
NO 361
r visited any other foreign country except
i ruHsia, on your lawful business, you would
have been protected by the Americtn authori
ties at home aud abroad, iu the enjoyment of
all.your rights and privileges as a naturalised
citizen ol the United States. But having re
turned to the country of your birth, your na
tive domicile and national character revert so long as
you remain in Prussian dominions, and you
are bound in all respects to obey the laws ex
actly as if you had never emigrated.”
If Kossuth, had remained he might have
acquired citizenship, would this Government
feel bound to protect him, on his going at this
time to Hungary ? We think the “State
Press, has made a mistake in denouncing
the position of Gen. Cass, in this matter.
V.
From the Southern Recorder.
Gov. Brown’s speech on Accepting the Re-
nomination.
His Excellency advanced up the aisle and as
cended the Speaker’s pint form and addressed
the Convention :
Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Convention •
I but feebly express the emotions I feel when
I say that the distinguished honor conferred
upon me, places me under renewed and pro
found obligations to the Democratic party of
Georgia. Ididnotexpecttorespondin per
son to this nomination, the official intelli
gence of which was conveyed to me by your
committee ; hut they told me that it was your
wish that I would do so ; and wishing to res
pond to every desire on your part .as far as I
can consistently. I have appeared before
you.
We are all proud of our noble State, and
well we may be. Justly mav she be called the
Empire State of the South* Mv sincere de
sire is to see her merit and retain that title.
Faithfully to serve the State of Georgia, is
my highest earthly ambition. Indeed, I have
no ambition that leaps bevond her borders
I am no aspirant for Federal lionore. I think
I have cause to be proud of tlie State over
which I have the honor to preside when I look
at the public gazettes of the country* ancTsce
her bonds, as was lately the case, quoted at a
higher premium than those of any other
State in the Union. With a debt of about
two and a half millions, while she owns pub
lic property worth from seven to ten millions
it is not strange that h-r credit should stand
high in the commercial world. Well may her
bonds command the highest premium. Her
resources are vast and are being rapidly devel
oped. Her railroad enterprises are" bein'*-
pushed forward with great rapidity, connect
ing the different sections of the State togeth-
FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1859.
8U * Congrewtonal District.
At a Convention of the Democratic party of
the 8th Congressional District, held in War-
renton on Wednesday last, Hon. Alexander C.
Walker, of the connty of Richmond, received
the nomination.
Col. Jackson’s gpeech-Mr. BncHauan.
We transfer to our columns to-day, the elo
quent speech of Col. Henry R. Jackson, deliv
ered before the Democratic Convention
bled at Milledgeville. Col. Jackson ranks
among the ablest and most polished speakers
in the State. A well cultivated mind and a
familiarity with the history of our institutions,
make him at all times a powerful and efficient
advocate of those principles which have so long
distinguished the Democratic party, and per
petuated its power. In his late address, he
pays a just tribute to the fidelity, integrity,
and patriotism of the President of the United
States. Mr. Buchanan has, for many years,
been the object of violent attack by the ene
mies of Democracy. His devotion and able
advocacy of Gen’l Jackson and his administra
tion, brought down upon him a good jxn tion
of that malignancy and abuse, which it was
the lot of that venerable patriot to have heap
ed upon him. AY hen Mr. Polk came into the
I residential chair, Mr. Buchanan was chosen
as one of his chief counsellors. It is fresh in
the recollection of the present generation, with
what virulence the enemies of Democracy.
North and South, hated and villified that good
man and true patriot. Mr. Buchanan stood
faithfully by his side, and with his giant in
tellect defended him against the calumnies of
his traducers. He never quailed in his devo
tion to Mi. Polk aflri his administration. In
his whole Congressional career lie presents a
record of which many of our Southern Repre
sentatives might well be proud—we speak par
ticularly in reference to the rights of the slave-
holding States.
When the reckless Abolitionists of the North
were endeavoring to light the torch of a ser
vile war among us, by transmitting incendiary
the Stoto^e^^Bg 01 n^htera. >rt A n few ' ‘ ,C * !nment8 throu ? h the <^ribu-
years ago it took weeks, for the people of I te< amon P our slave population, Mr. Buchan-
( herokee Georgia to reach Savannah with j an was found among those who voted to pro-
rC ! n , r ? hom ? ’ an<1 was i Dibit such transmission. He voted for the ad-
t liougii t to Ik* almost like ffoinrr out of tlie i •• * . , , .
world for the people of thatcity to go beyond | InI8S,on of Arkansa s into the Union, witli a
the Altamaha. But now, in a" few hours we j pro-slavery constitution, while many others
may travel aU over the State—from EaSt to were found casting their votes against this
West and from North to South This is ev . , ^ s
ceedingly gratifying. But there is another ' mea8nrP ' who stood ,n the 8ame relation to
thing in which 1 feel a still deeper interest. 1 tho institution of slavery as he did. While
wish to see every free white child in the whole j the anti-Slavery influence in Congress has
State educated. (Enthusiastic cheering.) I
am willing to labor to that point, I am willing
to devote the whole energies of my life to the
accomplishment of that end. Wi* can do it
without increasing the taxes of the people.—
We may even reduce the taxes while we are
doing it and pay the public debt into'the baV-
gahi. r l lie Y\ estern & Atlantic railroad is now
paying into the Treasury of Georgia monthly
between thirty-five and forty thousand dollars
clear ot all expenses and repairs, There is no
bubble about it. The money is there subject
to appropriation by the General Assembly of
Georgia ; and should I continue to hold the
office I now hold, I shall feel that I have been
somewhere at fault, or those under me, if I do
not continue the payments into the Treasury
at about these figures ; and you would have
a right to ask me the cause of a failure, and
you should condemn me if I have not done
my duty. You have a right to require of mv
successor in office the same tiling. The road
in a few years should lie made to pay the en
tire public debt of the State, and increase the
educational fund to an amount sufficient to
educate every son and daughter of Georgia.
I know that some are opposed to taxing one
portion of tlie State in order to aid in the ed
ucation of tlie children of another portion.
This I do not propose to do, I do not propose
to increase the taxes of the people at all. I
had rather reduce them. All that I desire in
tue way of the education of tho children of
my State can be attained from the income of
the road if it lie well managed.
Gentlemen, I felt a great deal of concern
when I heard of the dissentions that pervaded
this body ; but when I reflected that the dele
gations sent up by the different counities em
braced so much of the weight and talent of
the party, I felt assured that you would be
able to harmonize, and part as brothers. I
am happy that such has been tlie result. The
platform which you have laid down meets my
approbation, and I do not hesitate to say that
I step upon-it [enthusiastic cheers] nor do I
doubt that the Demooratic party throughout
the State will do the same. They will rise in
their might and rally to the standard and tri
umphantly successful will be the result. Our
opponents predicted that there would he rare
sport and fun for them growing out of tlie
dissensions of the unterrified Democracy. I
did not believed it. I believed there were too
much good sense in tlie Democratic party to
suffer this. It was not to be expected that we
could agree in every particular. I do not en
dorse every act of the National Administra
tion. I have rarely seen an Administration
whose every act I could endorse. But there
has been cnongh of harmony for us all to part
as brothers and go before the country as a
unit. No party can maintain itself if it sets
up a standard or stric’t test by which all its
members are required to regulate tlieir con
duct and opinions on all questions of State
aud Federal pojicy. Unity of sentiment upon
great cardinal principles is all that can be
safely required. To have required more would
have produced division.
Our opponents would have taken ad
vantage of this to our injury, and we could
not have blamed them. It would have been
tlieir right. I think I may safely say they
are welcome to all they can make out of our
present differences of opinion. I accept your
nomination and am a candidate, and want all
the votes I can get, and expect to get many of
the other party. I feel conscious that I have
labored faithfully and honestly in the dis
charge of my official duties. I believe that
the mass of the opposition party are honest
men, and that they in their hearts approve
my course, and that many of them will vote
for me. I shall sacrifice no principle to gath
er votes, nor do I believe that they will sacri
fice any principle in voting for me. I do not
know who iny opponent is to he. I hope he
may lie the strongest and best man of his par
ty, for there is some credit in heating their
best man thirty thousand votes, which I ex
pect if I live to do. I do not feel that I could
lie very well satisfied with less.
But. gentlemen, before closing, there is an
other point to which I wish to call your at
tention* It is my duty to say to you that I
cannot undertake to canvass the State. The
present state of my health forbids it. AVere
I to undertake it, I fear that my physical
strength would fail, and that I should fall by
the way. My official course has been open
and above lioard, and is known to the people.
I am willing to be judged by my acts. AVhile
in office I could not canvass the State without
frequently neglecting important official duties:
and I am unwilling to neglect the duties of im
portant official trusts confided to me by the
people for the purpose of canvassing for anoth
er .term in office. If my health permits, and
I can perform faithfully my Executive duties,
and by necessary co-operation with the able,
efficient and trus-worthy officers of the State
Road, can assist them to pour into your State
Treasury from thirty-five to forty thousand
dollars in cash per month, I shall feel that I
am doing the State more service than I or any
one who may be my opponent could do by
travelling over her territory and making
stump speeches. This monthly argument I
expect to continue to repeat. Thirty-five to
forty thousand dollars per month is an argu
ment in favor of the Democracy that will be
felt in the elections.
For the compliment which you have paid
me to-day, and the renewed expression of
your confidence, accept gentlemen, my pro
found gratitude and sincere thanks. (Ap
plause.)
again and again essayed to abolish slavery in
the District of Columbia, Mr. Buchanan has
steadily set his face against this movement,
and uniformly voted against it. He stood side
tyy side with Mr. Calhoun in 1837, and voted
for his celebrated resolutions in favor of the
Rights of the South. In the memorable con
test of 1844, for the annexation of Texas, he
advocated and voted for that great measure,
which added an empire to the slave-holding
territory of the Union, while hundreds of
thousands of Southern politicians and voters
were denouncing it, and voting against it.—
The most of these have long since seen the
error of their course, and would not dare now
to stand up before a Southern auditory and
say they were right and Mr. Buchanan was
wrong. He was the firm advocate and sup
porter of the Compromise Bill of 1850, which
brought peace to the troubled country, and
saved the Union. He has ever been in favor
of the faithful execution of the fugitive slave
law, aud remonstrated against the passage ot
an act by his own State, to obstruct the ar
rest and return of fugitive slaves. He has for
many years advocated the acquisition of Cuba
by the United States, and negotiated for the
accomplishment of this object in 1854. This
measure, if carried out, would add vastly to
the wealth and renown of our nation, anil
greatly strengthen the Southern States. He
was in favor of the repeal of the odious and
unconstitutional Missouri restriction, which
was designed forever to exclude slavery from
a large portion of our territory. In connec
tion with this measure, he was the friend and
supporter of the Kansas and Nebraska act; a
measure designed to do justice to the South,
and violently opposed by the Abolitionists.—
Upon the subject of non-intervention by Con
gress, in reference to the subject of slavery- in
the territories of the United States, Mr. B. lias
always stood by the South, and slows a clear
record upon this question. In all his Con
gressional course he has been the uniform
friend of the South, and whenever her rights
were in jeopardy from Northern aggression,
his voice and his vote were ever on the side of
justice to this weaker portion of the Union.
On one occasion in speaking of the designs
of the Abolitionists, he used this bold and de
fiant language “/’or my own part I icould with
out hesitation buckle on my knapsack and march in
defence of their cause,”—the cause of the South.
AA’ho then can withhold their approval of the
fidelity, patriotism and integrity of Mr. Buch
anan. AVe cheerfully endorse the speech of
Col. Jacksofa. He has but done an act of jus
tice to a faithful and honest public servant,
and in the remarks we have made, we have
designed merely to reiterate and indorse what
he has said on this subject. Mr. Buchanan’s
administration lias been in accordance with
the Cincinnati platform, his letter of accept
ance, and his inaugural address. In some in
stances his policy has not met our approval.
He has made some unfortunate appointments,
and committed errors, in our opinion but we
cannot withhold from him the credit of hon
esty in his official acts, and we beiieve the
Democracy do, and should approve his ad
ministration in its main features. Seldom
have we known any State or National Admin
istration, all of whose acts met our approba
tion, and we never expect to find one, which
we can endorse in Mo. But where there are
so many things to approve and so few to con
demn as in Mr. Buchanan’s Administration we
feel no hesitation in saying that we approve it
in its main features, and express the hope that
all which are to succeed it, may prove as true
and fatthful to the constitution and the rights
and interests of every portion of the Union.
A Madman getting np Steam.
AVe learn that a negro man was recently
left at a house in this city for sale, and was
soon thereafter found to be subject to fits of
derangement. In one of these fits, a few
nights ago, he made his escape from the
house, proceeded to the Opelika Depot, and
commenced firing np one of the engines. He
got up a hot fire, without water in the boiler,
Finding that the engine did not move, and
being wholly unacquainted with its operation,
he attributed the obstruction to the tender,
and was proceeding to cut the flues commu
nicating between it and the locomotive, when
he was discovered and his arrest attempted.
Being a fellow of great strength, it was with
difficulty that he wasmastered by three men,
one of whom (an Irishman) drily ienmifced :
“And bejabers, if he had only water in the
boiler, he’d have been in Montgomery or h~-ll
by this time!”—[Col. Enquirer.
For the Atlauta IntelligeuriT.
THE PIC-VIC.
The sun shone brightly on that morn,
The birds trilled forth their sweetest lays,
All nature smiled, all earth rejoiced,
On this, the loveliest of days.
Bright fairy forms and flashing eyes.
Fair brows unclouded by a care:
The noble, beautiful, and brave,
In one gay throng were gathered here.
Nought marred the beauty of the scene,
AVhile joy’s gay laugh went circling round :
Light dancing feet and lighter hearts,
Kept time to music’s charming sound.
There were stout hearts that all the storms
And blasts of life could never move.
But conquered by a tender glance,
Fell victims on the shrine of love.
Soft tender looks and winning smiles,
Flashed from bright eyes of every hue,
The hazel bright, the brilliant black.
Looked love on eyes of melting bine.
But there were some, whose hearts of stone.
Refused to yield to Cupid’s power,
And stood unharmed, unmoved, amid
The enchantments of that witching hour.
And some there were, whose aching hearts.
Bowed down by woe and wan despair,
Could not, and would not banish grief.
Sucli as the world can never know.
Cheer up ! poor, sad, despairing heart;
Cheer up! cast fear aside ; he brave !
Earth’s sorrows soon will be forgot,
In your last resting place, the grave.
AVhile life lasts, smile on—he gay :
^Rejoice—shout in triumphant song.
YVaiting the mandate from on high,
To join Heaven’s bright and glorious throng.
_____ S ' E ' C ‘
For the Jutplligenci-r.
Plains of Dura, Sumpter co., Ga. t
18th June, 1859. )
Friend Gaulding .-—Knowing how deep the
interest, you feel in all that concerns the wel-
iare of the people, I have believed that a few
lines from this part of the State might please
you. This is iu many respects a most inter
esting portion of Georgia. Much of the land
in this region lies as level as the Chattahoo
chee bottoms. I have been over one large
plantation, and found no elevation of more
than twelve inches. Still the country is high
and dry. Free running streams of clear water
are not uncommon. The soil is of a beauti
ful muletto color and is of considerable fertility.
It is of a clayey loam and has in most places
some sand. It is sujierb grain and cotton
land. I looked all over the place hut saw no
rock or stone except a brickbat and that net a
hard one. This land never washes. Fields
that have been cleared thirty years are all still
there, and produce about as well as ever.
How refreshing this is to one who has looked
over Middle and Eastern Georgia, where more
than half tlie country consists of old fields and
desolation. The tendency of this is to make
a permanent thriving population of men who
“Never changed, nor wish to change tlieir
places.”
For the Intelligencer.
Pi.aixs of Dura. Sumpter co., Ga. |
18th June, 1859. j
Messrs. Editors :—The crops are suffering se
verely from long continued drouth. For
more than six weeks there lias been no good
rain. The showers have been very light anil
unfrequent in this neighborhood. A few miles
distant there has been a great abundance of
rain. AVe have alternate wet and dry streaks
through this region. The rains follow the wet
streaks. They have had one or two copious
showers per day for the last two weeks.
Heavy dark clouds rise and float over ns hut
they are dry and tantalize us with only the
promise of rain. AVe have, however had some
light sprinkles and one or two short dashes.
AVe live in hope. The nimbus is in sight.
The cotton is looking surprisingly well, con
sidering the drouth and the cold spring.
The corn is suffering almost its last agony,
and unless there soon come a good ground-
soaking rain, the crop will he very short. This
hard dry weather is frequent in this eountry
during the crop season, ltain is the only
thing wanting to ensure immense crops ,in
this region. It is time that our farmers study
seriously some plan for irrigating their fields.
There is an abundance of water within from
twenty to forty feet of the surface. How
could it be brought on top and distributed
over tlie fields ?
For tho Intelligencer.
Plains of Dura, Sumpter co.. Ga.
The population of this primitive, rural dis
trict is of very simple character and is wholly
agricultural. With very few exceptions,’
there is a near equality of wealth and social
position. None very rich and none poor,
they live in great friendship. They exercise
themselves much in offices of kindness and
good neighlmrship. There is here no low
gossip or neighborhood scandal. Neighbors
speak of each other with great respect and
proper appreciation of merit and character.
There has been no neighborhood quarrel for
more than twenty years, that is to say, not
since the settlement of the country by the
white man. AVe challenge the adduction of a
parallel in Georgia or the South or anywhere
else. AATiat makes this the more noticeable is
that there is an unusual admixture of re
ligious orders. Here as elsewhere in Georgia
the Methodists and Baptists, old school and
new, are intermingled with a sprinkling of
Presbyterians, &c. In addition to this there
is here a considerable church of Universal-
ists. These all are staunch and firm in
their various creeds and all “earnestly con
tending for the faith.” AA’hat is however,
very proper and commendable and christianly
they never allow their zeal to descend to per
sonal bickering or interrupt kind and neigh
horly feeling.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of
the Central Railroad and Banking Company
of Georgia, Savannah, June 21, 1859,
Resolved, That the thanks of this Company
are hereby tendered to his Excellency the Gov
ernor of Georgia, and to Dr. John W. Lewis,
General Superintendent of the Western & At
lantic Road, for their kind permission for the
free passage of the train of this Company, on
the occasion of the late excursion to N ashville,
and for the aid offered by them.
Resolved, That the thanks of this Company-
are hereby tendered to Isaac Scott, Esq., Pres
ident of the Macon & AVestern Rail Road, and
to his officers for their generous aid in the free
passage of the train of this Company over that
Road.
Resolved, That the thanks of this Company
are hereby tendered to V. K. Stevenson, Esq.,
President of the Nashville & Chattanooga Rail
Road, and to the Superintendent of that Road,
Mr. Cole, for their kind attention and aid in
the free passage of this Company’s train.
Resolved, That thanks are also hereby ten
dered to Mr. Chandler of the AVestern & At
lantic Railroad, for his efficient aid as Conduc
tor, and to the Engine men and officers gener
ally of the above mentioned Road, for their
friendly assistance.
Resolved, That the thanks of this Company
are liereby tendered to the Mayor and Council
and to the citizens of Nashville generally, for
their generous hospitality extended to the
President and officers of this Company-, and to
the guests who accompanied them on their
late delightful trip. This board will he hap
py of an opportunity to extend their aid to
the people of Nashville in the performance of
a journey by their representatives to the city
of Savannah.
Extract from the minutes.
Attest, GEO. A. CUYLER, Cashier.
Indian Spring.
AVe learn by a private letter from this de
servedly popular and fashionable watering-
place that the season there has opened very
favorably, and that there are quite a number
of arrivals every day. Many improvements
have been made since last summer—a band of
music Is now in attendance, and we are assu
red that the proprietors of the Hotel have
left nothing undone to add, to the comfort and
enjoyment of their guests. The water of
thiB Spring is far-famed for its medicinal
properties and we know of no place where
the warnMays of summer can be more pleas
antly passed.—State Press.
From the Fo e.*5ral Fninn.
Col. Henry R< Jackson’s Speech, Before the
late Democratic State Convention.
Col. Jackson beingjloudly called for, rose
and addressed the Convention, in substance,
as’follows:
And whatam I to say, Mr. President in res-
sponse to a tall so flattering to my vanity,hut,
at the same time, so wholly unexpected by
me. Indeed the occasion for a speech would
seem to have passed, when, by its action, this
Convention has already announced the almost
universal thought. I seize upon the moment,
then, not tor argument, but for congratula
tion tliat argument has been, in truth, at no
time necessary to secure among us concert of
opinior, of feeling, ana of action. The prin
ciples we profess, the course and character of
the men we support—more potent than words
of eloquent persuasion—hau already secured
it for us.
If I hegin'wliere the action of the^Conven-
tion left off—if I begin with the nomination
by acclamation of Joseph E. Brown for re elec
tion to the Gubernatorial chair, I feel that my
last remark comes with peculiar proprietv
from one who represents in part the county of
( Jiatam and city of Savannah. It seems to
have heen at one time suppose that such a
nomination might not be a« eptable to the
Chatham Democracy. But I am assured that
I utter the sentiments of those who have sent
me here as a delegate, and also the sentiment
of my colleagues in that delegation, when I
say that our honored Chief Magistrate, by the
general ability of his State Administration,
by his integrity of purpose anil energy of ac
tion, has deservedly secured for himself the
earnest support of the true-hearted Democracy
of Chatham, precisely as he lias this day com
manded the approval of the entire Democraev
of Georgia. It is not that there may not have
heen some conflicts of opinion between us in
the past; nor that the posibility may not still
exist of similar conflicts in the future: hut be
cause, in the essentials of our political faith,
we are with him, anil with him in full, honest
and warm accord.
AVhy. Air. President, how can we cherish [
the idea, or the hope, that all men who belong j
to our party will at all times, under all cir- j
cumstances, upon a lathings fully, agree ? A j
law established by the decree of omnipotence j
itself must ever intervene to prevent the con-
sumation. The law of infinite variety rules
throughout the creation of God ! No two trees
of the forest grow alike; no two billows of the
ocean roll alike. Ascend on the telescope to
the utmost limit of the universe, no two stars
of the same magnitude, or the same effulgence.
Through the microscopic lens descend into the
mysterious labyrinth of a drop of water ; no
two animalcule are made alike, or live alike.—
If universal variety mark the outer man, so
that no two cases, and no two individuals of
the same race, are identically the same, how
can it be otherwise with the inner man the
man of thought.of taste,of emotion? In all soci
eties. in all families, wherever two or three are
united together, there will be different shades
of philosophic thought anil moral opinion,
different hues of personal sentiment, prejudice
or predilection. It is not simply in obedience
to this—the universal law of nature both an
imate and inanimate—but also in response to
the divine teachings of the saviour of the
world that we should cultivate ‘charity’ for
the opinions and feelings of others when they
come in conflict with our own. It is only up
on such a basis—at last of ‘compromise’—that
a free society can he kept together in any or
ganized form. And thus alone—by first lay
ing down a platform of cardinal principles;
and then by exercising a spirit of toleration
towards differences of opinion upon minor
points among those who stand with us lirmlv
upon it—that the American Democracy has
generally united, and. when united, has inva
riably triumphed !
Passing to the second resolution, which an
nounces our abiding confidence ia the wisdom
and integrity of the President of the nation.
I must be* allowed to express my regret that a
few of our triends should have seen proper to
record their votes in antagonism to the views
of the overwhelming majority of this conven
tion. That tier - should he some difterencer of
opinion upon some points of policy between
the President and his supporters in Georgia
was to he expected: in tlie very native of
things it was inevitable and must have heen
realized at the moment of his nomination.—
It would he the idlest of conceivable dreams
to entertain any other expectation in the nom
ination, by a national party, of a presidential
candidate. But standing on the platform of
principles laid down by the Cincinnatti Con
vention, and which we have this day approved
by unanimous vote ; standin- upon tlie consti
tution of the country, ever dear to the South
ern heart—who, I ask, and with a confidence
rising to the full standard of mathematical
conviction—who of all our northern statesmen
can so rightfully claim the support, confidence
admiration and love of tlie Southern Demo
cracy as James Buchanan! The history of the
country from the time he stepped into tlie po
litical arena down to the present moment, is
full of the record of his devotion to the Feder
al Constitution—to the* lights of the States,
and, emphatically, to the rights of the South.
Let us revert for a moment to significant parts
of that record!
1st. In 1850 he supported a bill to prohibit
the circulation of abolition papers through the
mails.
2d. In the same year he proposed and voted
for the admission of Arkansas.
3d. In 1836-7, he denounced and voted
to reject petitions for the abolition of slavery
in the District of Columbia.
4th. In 1837 he voted for Mr. Calhoun’s
famons resolutions defining the rights of the
States, aud the limits of Federal authority,
aud affirming it to he the duty of the Govern
ment to protect and uphold the institutions of
the South.
5th. In 1838-9 and 40 lie invariably voted
with Southern Senators against the considera
tion of anti-slavery petitions.
Gth. In 1844-5 he advocated and voted for
the annexation of Texas.
7tli, In 1847 he sustained the Clayton com
promise.
8th. In 1840 he proposed and urged the ex
tension of the Missouri Compromise to the Pa
cific ocean.
9tli, But lie promptly'acquiesced in the
compromise of 1S50, and employed all his iu-
fldence in favor of the faithful execution of
the Fugitive Slave Law.
10th. Iu 1851 he remonstrated against an
enactment of the Pennsylvania Legislature for
obstructing the arrest and return of fugitive
slaves.
ing into whatever is recognized as property
by the common constitution. But when the
people the bona-fide residents of such territory
proceed to form a State constitution, then is it
their right to decide the important question
for themselves, whether they will continue,
modify or al olish slavery. To them, and to
them alone, does this question belong, free
from all foreign interference.”
16th, In his message to Congress of the
same year he reiterated the same principle
with still greater emphasis :
“Should the constitution without slavery
he adopted hv the votes of the majority, the
rights in slaves in w in the country are reserv
ed. Tlie number of these is very small, but
if it were greater the provision would be
equally just and reasonable. The slaves were
brought into the territory under the constitu
tion of the United States, and are now the
property of their masters* This point has at
length finally heen decided by the highest ju
dicial tribunal of the country—and this upon
the plain principle that when a confederacy of
sovereign States, acquire a new territory at
their joint expense both equality and justice
demand that the citizens o< one and all of
them shall have the right to take into it
whatever is recognized as property hv the
common constitution, 'lo have summarily
confiscat -d the property in slaves already in
the country would have been an act of gross
injustice and contrary to the practice of tlie
older States of the Union which have abolish
ed slavery.”
17th, During the whole of his career at
SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1858,
Death of Mr. William Kay.
We regret to announce the death of our
friend and enterprising fellow-citizen, Mr. Wil
liam Kay, which occurred in [this city, on
Thursday afternoon, at 4 1-2 o’clock. Mr,
Kay has heen a resident of Atlanta for a num
ber of years, and had during that period ac
quired a host of friends. Few men were more
industrious and energetic in business than the
deceased, and all who knew him will bear wit
ness to his thorough honesty and uprightness
For years he struggled against misfortune and
difficulty, retaining the respect of the commu
nity. But he has at length sunk under a dis
ease which has long, doubtless, been destroy
ing his system, and Atlanta loses one of her
best and .worthiest citizens. The sympathies
of all will be given to his widow and children
in their affliction.
Who -trill W the Opposition Candidate for
Governor t
Much speculation now exists in the public
mind as to who shall he the uufortunate indi
vidual who will;ninjas a candidate against
Gov. Brown. Tlie Ringgold Express indicates
the opinion that a Democrat] will be selected
home abroad as Senator, as Alinister, as Presi- I position. In looking over the broad
dent, lie has never given a vote, nor done an j surface of our great Empire State, our mind
act against the interests of the slave-holders | can fix upon no prominent Democrat :who
and has never uttered a word that could give j would be willing to be made the instrument
paint° the most sensitive Southern heart; j of working dissensions in his party lines, bv
but lias never hesitated to defend the charac- j suffering his name used in this connection.
to -it ® oll tli as dear to hiinselt. j Some hearing the name of Democrat might be
18, He has always been true to the noble j willing thus to he used, hut you will find him
sentiments which he uttered in tlie House ot | j us t about such a Democrat as Garnett An-
Rcpresentatives as tar hack as 1820 responding [ drews, and who will be as easily beaten.
to the violent attacks ot tlie Abolitionists.’ i _ ,
"Is there any man in this Union who could
for one moment indulge the horrid idea of
abolishing slavery by the massacre of the
high-minded, and the chivalrous race of men
in the South. I trust there is not one. For
MY OWN PART I WOULD WITHOUT HESITATION,
BUCKLE OX MY KNAPSACK, AND MARCH IN DE-
FENCB OF THEIR CAUSE.”
It is needless for me to add one word of com
ment to a record like this. It speaks for it
self. And it will continue to speak long after
the venerable form shall have returned to its
mother earth ! when the voice of ealuminous
detraction cannot reach the dull, cold ear of
death, nor ingratitude sting the pulseless
hart! Yi*s ! it will continue to speak to this
nation in tones of kindred patriotism with
the Farewell Address of Washington himself
The Cincinnati Platform.
We publish in our issue of this morning tlie
Cincinnati Platform ; as adopted by the Pres
idential Covention of 1856. This platform of
principles was re-affirmed and adopted by the
late Milledgeville Convention. Some of our
quondam Kuow Nothing Prints and others
have of late manifested some curiosity to
know what the principles of the Democratic
party are. A\ r e refer them to the platform to
he found in our paper to-day. Ah, gentle
men your ignorance is all feigned. Yon have a
painful recollection of these principle swhen
you think of the time when the Democracy
forming like that, a chain of adamant to link i inscribed upon their banner these principles.
together the diffe.ient sections ot the Union.
Yes ! it will continue to speak to the high
minded chiralrlc race of men in the South ; and as
statesman after statesman shall fail us—as
the loftier blood of the earlier times shall still
more completely pass from among us, it will
swell into a strain of peculiar eloquence, at
once sublime and pathetic—sublime in the
simple] grandeur of the truthful soul it will
excite that there should have been found one
southern man of any parly and above all one
man of the Democratic party at the South,
who, in the decline of a life so patriotic, could
refuse to join the acclaim of enthusiastic praise.
That acclaim has this day gone forth from
this convention. And I am quite sure that
upon reflection, tlie few of our brethren, who
are seemingly against us now, will he with us
iu fact hereafter, thus securing to our princi
ples, our leaders and our cause a yet more
perfect unity, a still more glorious triumph !
Convention In tlir Nth District.
On We Incsdav 22ndinst., the Democracy
of the8th Congressional District., met at AV’ar-
renton to nominate a candidate for Congress.
J he two-thirds rule was adopted. Resolutions
complimentary to the Hor.. A. H. Stephens
were passed unanimously. We clip the sub
joined abstract of the proceedings from the
Augusta i Constitutionalist:
The following names were presented to the
convention : John J. Jones, Esq., of Burke;
Isaiah G. Irwin, Esq., of YVilkes ; and Edward
H. Pottle. Esq., of Warren.
The first ballot resulted as follow-s :
Jones 21
Irwin ip
Pottie V.V.V.V.V.V.V 5
There being forty-five votes iu the Conven
tion. and two-thirds of them not having been
cast for any one of the candidates, the Chair
announced that there was no nouination.
This was the result until the seventh ballot
when the name of John J. Jones, Esq., was
withdrawn.
On the eighth ballot being entered :nt<
following was the result -.
Irwin
Pottle
Gumming
Walker
The names of both Messrs. Irwin and Pot
tle were here withdrawn, and, the names of
YYm. AI. McIntosh, Esq., of Elbert, anil.Julien
Gumming, Esq., of Augusta, were presented,
and the ninth ballot was as follows :
Walker r;
Gumming jg
McIntosh R5
There being still no election H. J. Lang.
Esq., of Lincoln, moved that the Hon. Alex
ander G. Walker, of Richmond, he nominated
by acclamation. Tlie motion was unanimous
ly carried witv applause and gratification a
the result
the
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and went forth to victory. These principles
underlie our Republican institutions, and are
as imperishable as truth itself. They have
led the ^Democracy of this Union, through
the wilderness of opposition “as a Cloud by
day and a pillar of tire by night,” and brought
our country to its present state of national
greatness. Long may they[live.
11th, In 1854 he negotiated for the acquisi
tion of Cuba.
12th, In 1859, he approved the repeal of
the Misseuri Restriction, anil supported the
principles of the Kansas Nebraska Act.
13th, In his inaugural address to the Amer
ican people he planted himself upon tlie great
Southern States Rights principle of non-inter
vention by Congress upon the subject of do
mestic slavery in the Terrijories, using the ,
following emplatic language:
“What a happy conception, then, was it for
Congress to apply the simple rule—that the
will of the majority shall govern—to tlie set
tlement of tlie question of domestic slavery
in the Territories! Congress is neither to leg
islate slavery into any tenitoriy or State,
nor to exclude it therefrom. &c. As a natur
al consequence. Congress has also prescribed
that when the Territory of Kansas shall be
admitted as a State it “shall be received into
the Union with or without slavery, as their
constitution may prescribe at the time of their
admission.”
14th, Upon thisgreat principle of equality
in right he has firmly stood throughout a con
flict more trying in its character than any with
which upon this question, a national execu
tive has ever been assailed ; trying from the
number, power, and bitterness of his political
foes ; still more trying from the defections of
able, influential, but faithless political asso
ciates.
16, On the 15th August 1857 he addressed
a letter to certain gentllemen of New Haven
containing the emphatic language which fol
lows :
“Slavery existed at that period and still
exists in Kansas under the constitution of the
United States* This point has been at last fi
nally decided by the highest tribunal known
to our laws. How it coaid ever have been se
riously doubted is a mystery. If a confedera
tion of sovereign States acquire a new territo-
tory at the expense of their common blood
and treasure, surely one set of the partners
can have no right to exclnde the other from
its enjoyment by prohibiting them from tak-
Fonrtli District.
The Lagrange Reporter says ;
In connection with the candidacy for Con
gress in this District, several prominent gen- J
tlcmen, besides Air. Slaughter, have been
named—either of whom we would support
cheerfully, should the Convention see proper
to nominate them. Aug. B. Fannin, of this
county, has been earnestly solicited for the use
of his name., William T. Harris, of Meriweth
er, has been suggested. Also, the names of
Wm. F. Wright, of Coweta : J. M. Calhoun,
of Fulton ; A. J. Hansell, of Cobh.
Well, go ahead gentlemen. It is a matter
that concerns you mainly. < 'house your vic
tim from your ranks. He is lxmnd to he sac
rificed. '1 he gentlemen named in the almve
extract are all very clever, and it will afford
us no pleasure to witness the mortification the
chosen one will experience by the overwhelm
ing defeat which awaits him. We, therefore,
have no choice among them. If there was
even a remote probability that the Opposition
candidate would be elected, we should feel
some desire that he should be the best and
ablest man of his party. But as he is to take
the race mereflv for the fun of it, with defeat
staring him iu the face, we confess that we
have no preference as to the individual who is
to l»e Col. Gartrell’s opponent.
“Well, all we have to say about the matter
is, that “V’s” article left the impression on
our mind that Mr. Iverson had favored the
President’s policy of edneating-retumed Afri
cans at t he expense of the tax-payers of this
country. Mr. Iverson spoke against and voted
against the measure, so long as he could do so
without jeopardising important government
interests.—[Independent South.
“Well, all we have to say about the matter
is, that” we cannot be responsible for “the im
pression left upon the mind” of the “Indepen
dent South.” We simplyannouncedthatMr.
Iverson voted for the ‘‘African appropriation.”
The “Columbus Times’ ’ has admitted all we
charged. However much “Mr. Iverson spoke
against and rated against the measure,” he fi
nally voted for it, and has all the responsibil
ities attaching, to voting for a “measure”
which be did not approve. Mr. Iverson’s vote
would not have defeated the appropriation
bill, had he maintained his consistency.
Cincinnati Democratic Platform.
Resolved, That the American Democracy
place tlieir trust in the intelligence, the pa
triotism, anil the discriminating justice of the
American people.
Resolved, That we regard this as a distinct
ive feature of our political creed, which we
are proud to maintain before the world,
the great moral element in a form of Govern
ment springing from and upheld by the popu
lar will; and we contrast it with the creed
and practice of Federalism, under whatever
name or form, which seeks to palsy the will of
the constituent, and which conceives no im
posture too monstrous for the popular credul
ity.
Resolved, therefore, That, entertaining
these views, the Democratic party of this
union, through tlieir delegates assembled in
a general Convention, coming together in a
spirit of concord, of devotion to the doctrines
and faith of a free representative government
and appealing to their fellow citizens for the
recititude of their intentions, renew and re
assert before the American people, the declar
ations of principles avowed by them when, on
former occasions, iu general Convention, they
have presented their candidates for the popu
lar suffrages.
1. That the Federal Government is one of
limited power, derived solely from tlie Consti
tution ; and tlie grants of power made therein
ought to be strictly construed by all the de
partments and agents of the government; and
that it is inexpedient and dangerous to exer
cise doubtful constitutional powers.
2. That the Constitution does not confer up
on the General Government the power to
commence and carry on a general system
of internal improvements.
3. That the Constitution does not confer
authority upon the Federal Government, di
rectly or indirectly, to assume the debts of
the several States, contracted for local and in
ternal improvements, or other State purposes;
nor would such assumption be just or expedi
ent.
3. That justice and sound policy forbid the
Federal Government to foster one branch of
industry to the detriment of any other, or to
cherish the interests of one portion to the
injury of another portion of our common
country; that every citizen and every section
of the country has a right to demand and in
sist upon an equality of rights and privileges,
and to complete an ample protection of per
sons and property from domestic 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 be raised
than is required to defray the the necessary
expenses of the government, and for the grad
ual, but certain extinction of the public
debt.
6. That the proceeds of the public lands
ought to be sacredly applied to the national
objects specified in the Constitution ; and that
we aic opposed to any law for the distribution
of such proceeds among the States, as alike
inexpedient in policy and repugnant to the
Constitution.
7. That Congress has no power to charter a
national hank, that we believe such an insti
tution one of deadly hostility to the best in
terests of the country, dangerous to our re
publican institutions and the liberties of the
people, and calculated to place the business
of tlie country within the control of a concen
trated money power, and above the laws anil
the will of the people; and that the re ults
of Democratic legislation in this and all other
financial measures upon which issues have
been made between the two political parties of
the country, have demonstrated to candid and
practical men of all parties, their soundness,
safety, and utility, in all business pursuits.
8. Tliat the separation of the moneys of
the.government from Banking institutions is
indispensable foi the safety of the funds of
the government anil the rights of the peo
ple.
9. That we are decidedly opposed to taking
from the President the unqualified veto pow
er, by which he is enabled, under restrictions
and responsibilities amply sufficient to guard
the public interests, to suspend the passage of
a bill whose merits cannot secure the appro
val of two thirds of the Senate and House of
Representatives, until the judgment of the
people can be obtained thereon, and which
has saved the American people from the cor
rupt and tyrannical domination of the Bank
of the United States, apd from a corrupting
system of general internal improvements.
10. That the liberal principles embodied by
Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence,
and sanctioned iu the Constitution, which
makes ours the land of liberty, and the asy
lum of the oppressed of every nation, have
e ver been cardinal principles in the Democrat
ic faith, and every attempt to abridge the priv
ilege of becoming citizens and the owners of
soil among ns, ought to be resisted with tlie
same spirit which swept tlie alien and sedition
laws from our statute books.
And whereas, Since the foregoing declara
tion .was uniformly adopted by our predeces
sors in National Conventions, an adverse pol
itical and religious test has been secretly or
ganised by a party claiming to be exclusively
American, it is proper that the American De
mocracy should clearly define its relation
thereto, and declare its determined oppositon
to all secret politic. ’ ties, by whatever
me they be called. ’ _
Resolved, That the foundation of this union
of States having been laid in, and its prosper
ity, expansion, and pre-eminent example in
free government built upon entire freedom in
matters of religious concernment, and no res
pect of person in regard to rank or place of
birtn ; no party can justly be deemed nation
al constitutional, or in accordance with ’Am
erican principles, which bases its exclusive or-
ganizabon upon religious opinions and acci
dental birthplace. And hence a political eru-
rade in the 19th century, and in the United
States of America, against Catholics and for
eign bom, is neither justified by the past his
tory or the future prospects of the country
norm unison with the spirit of toleration
and enlarged freedom which peculiarly distin-
ernment the American s 7 stem of popular gev-
Resolved, That we reiterate with renewed
energy of purpose the well considered declar-
alTZeif F ^ er C ?. nve 1 ntions ’’Pon the section-
al issue of domestic slavery, and concerning
the reserved rights of the States.
~ 1 ' Congress has no power under the
Constitution, to interfere with or control the
,n “ ons of the several States,
and that such States are the sole and proper
judges of every thing appertaining to P their
Hon ?, 0t P rohibited b >" Constitu-
tion that all efforts of the Abolitionists or
2th m,«t^ et °J n< ! UCeCongre8S to interfere
S ii aVery ’ ° r to take incipient
S ioV h< ? , tbereto > "e calculated to
lead to the most alarming and dangerous con-
equcnces; and that ali such ste^ have mi
inevitable tendency to diminish the happiness
of tho people and endanger the stability and
permanency of the Union, and ought not to
fr8titSns anCed bT aDV Wend ° f ° Ur P° ,itica '
If °r station in Congress; and
therefore the Democratic party of the Union,
standing on this national platform, will abide
by and adhere to a faithful execution of the
2*5 bn ®7 n as the Compromise measures, set-
t ed by the Congress of 1850; “the act forre-
claiming fugitive irom sendee or labor.” in
cluded : which act being designated to earn
out an express provision of the Constitution",
cannot, with fidelity thereto, be repealed, or
so changed as to destroy or impair itsefficien-
Den ? 0cra . tic party will resist all
attempts at renewing, in Congress or out of
it, the agitation of the slavery question, un-
hTmide ™ 1 " SbaPC ° f COl ° r tilC attempt may
4. That the Democratic party will taithful-
Y abl . b y a, „ K * uphold the principles laid
d r'ivoq tb ® Kentucky and Virginia resolution
of 1798, and m the report of Mr. Madison to
the \ lrgima Legislature, in 1799; that it
adopts those principles as constituting one of
the main foundations of its political creed,
and is resolved tocarry them out iu their ob
vious meaning and import.
And that we may more distinct! v meet tho
issue on which a sectional party." subsisting
exclusively on slavery agitation, now relies to
test the fidelity of the people,North and South
to the Constitution and the Union -
1 Resolved, That claiming fellowship with,
and desiring the co-operation of all who re
gard the presevation of the Union under the
Constitution as the paramount issue—and re
pudiating all sectional parties and platforms
concerning domestic slavery, which seek to
embroil the State and incite to treason and
armed resistance to law in the territoi ii-s ; and
whose avowed purposes, if consum ited—must
midm civil war and disunion—the American
Democracy recognize and adopt the principles
contained in the organic laws establishing the
tenitories of Kansas and Nebraska, as einbo-*
dying the only sound and safe solution of the
slavery question.” upon which the great
national idea ot tins whole country can repose
its determined conservatism of the Union—
A on-interference by Congress with slavey in Slate
and 'Jemtony, or in the District of Columbia.
2. Tliat this was the basis of the Compro
mises of 18o0—confirmed by both the Demo
cratic and Whig parties in national Conven-
tions—ratifieii by the people in the election of
- andr 'ff htl y applied to the organization
ot Jem tones m 1854.
3. That by the uniform application of this
Democratic principle to the organization of
tenitories, and to the admission of new States
with or without domestic slavery, as tliev
may elect, the equal rights of all" the States
will be preserved intact—tho original com
pacts of tne Constitution maintained inviolate
—and the perpetuity and expansion of this Un
ion insured to its utmost capacity of embrac-
hi peace and harmony, every future
American State that may b* constituted or an
nexed with a republican form of Govern
ment.
Resolved, That we recognize the right of the
people of all tlie territories, including Kansas
and Nelaska, acting through the legally and
fairly expressed will of a majority of actiuil
residents, and whenever the num tier of their
inhabitants justifies it; to form a Constitution
with or without domestic slavery, and he ad
mitted into the Union upon terms of perfec t
equality with the other States.
Resolved, finally, That in view of the condi
tion ot popular institutions in the Old World,
(and the dangerous tendencies of sectional ag
itation, and that combined with the at
tempt to enforce civil and religious disabilities
against the rights of acquiring aud enjoying
citizenship, in our own land)—a high and sac
red duty is devolved with increased responsi
bility upon the Democratic party of this coun
try, as the party of the Union, to uphold and
maintain the rights of every State, and there
by the Union ot the States; and to sustain and
advance among us constitutional liberty, by
continuing to resist all monopolies and exclu
sive legislation for the benefit of the feu at
the expense of the many and by a vigilant and
consistent adherence to these principles aud
compromises of the Constitution, which are
broad enough and strong enough to embrace
and uphold the Union as it was, the Union as
it is. aud tlie Union as it shall lx*, in the full
expansion of energies and capacity of this
"rent and progressive people.
1. Resolved, 'i’hat there are questions con
nected with the foreign policy of this country,
which are inferior to no domestic questions
whatever. The time has come for the people
of the United States to declare themselves in
tavor ot free seas and progressive free trade
throughont the world, and, by solemn mani
festations to place their moral influence at the
side of their successful example.
2. Resolved, That our geographical and po
litical position with referense to other States
of this continent, no less than tlie interest «r-
our commerce and the development of om-
growing power, requires that we should hold
as sacred the principles involved in the Alon-
roe Dortrine; their bearing and import admit,
of no misconstruction; they should he applied
with unbending rigidity.
3. Resolved, That the great highway which
nature as well as the assent of the States most
immediately interested in its mamtainance
has marked out for a free communication be
tween the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans con
stitutes one of the most important achieve
ments realized by the spirit of modern times
and the unconquerable energy of our people.
I’hat result should be secured by a timelv ami
efficient exertion of the control which we
have the right to claim over it, and no power
on earth should be suffered to impede or clog
its progress by any inteferance with the rela
tions it may suit our policy to establish be
tween our government and the governments
of the States within whose dominion it lies. We
cannot under no circumstances, surrender our
preponderance in the adjustment of all ques
tions arising out of it.
4. Resolved. That, in view of so command
ing an interest, that the people of the Ur
States cannot but sympathize with the
which are being made by the people
tral America to regenerate that u
continent which covers the r
the Interoceanic Isthmus. /
5. Resolved, T hat the De*
expect of the next adminh
proper effort will he made
dency in the Gulf of Me
a permanent protect’
through which are
products raised oq
ted by the indu*
tern vallies, *
“So,
young lad;
won’t tak
“No,;’
