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Cju &mpxt JSlatt. GRIFFIN, : GEORGIA, Wednesday ’ **’ J i —~ * S —f“ “'. FOR PRESIDENT : JAMES BUCHANAN, OF PENNSYLVANIA. FOR VICE PRESIDENT : J, 0. Bf?E€MIW!©6E, OF KENTUCKY To Correspondents. “Citizen,” and other communications, are unavoidably crowded out this week We will give them a place in our next, “R.” is refused for the want of the author’s name 49rTlie Democratic Party, and all those who favor the nomination of Buchanan and Breckenridge, of the county of Henry, are requested to meet in McDonough, on the 4th Saturday in June, to appoint delegates to represent them in the Convention to assemble in Milledgevillc on the 4th of July uext. Graduating Party. We undesrtand that the Young Men of our city intend giving a Party in compliment to the Graduates of the Sy nodical Female College, at the College Chapel, on Friday eveniug, June 27 th, 1856. nom Howell Cobb will please accept our thanks for R-copy of. the spOeclj of Iton. William of Virginia, on Kansas affairs. &iT* We arc indebted to Col. John J. Cary, a delegate to the Cincinnati Convention, for a pham pblct containing a full account of the proceedings of that body, for which he will please accept our thanks. Action of the Cincinnati! Conven tion. In our present issue, wc lay before our readers the platform- and- principles adopted by the Na tional Democratic Convention, and so much of the proceedings as -our space would admit of. The harmony which characterised its deliberations, aud the unanimity with which the candidates were nominated, foreshadow the signal triumph of our cause in the pending election. We are pleased to find that the platform was adopted before the nom inations were made. At the Convention in 1852 the nominations preceded the adoption of the platform, and it was charged, that many of the 1 ‘dogates had left before the final vote was taken upon it, that great confusion prevailed at the time, and that it was carried by a mere nominal major ty. No man having any regard to truth, will in sinuate such charges against the action of this Cou 'cntion. 1 lie platform was adopted with allduedc lilteration, with a uniformity unprecedented on any former occasion. That platform embraces doctrines and principles which ought to form the basis of political action for all meu and all parties, who arc true friends to the Constitution and the 1 nion. Passing over the obsolete issues which had for years divided the two great political parties of the country, it confines its declaration of princi ples to those great measures of public policy which are now of pressing interest to our people, especially „ the Southern portion of them. The question oT slavery, which now overrides all oth ers, and which constitutes the mam issue in the peuding election, between the Democratic Party and its opponents, is placed in a position so that ev ery friend of the South, in every part of the coun try, may understand its bearing, and cast his vote so as to accord to that interest its constitutional rights, without any infringement of the rights of others. The Democratic Party of Georgia njay well be proud of the unequivocal endorsement of flic principles-declared by them in November last, when they rdsolved that; “Our delegates to the said (t ’incinnatti) Convention, ought, in our opinion, to be instructed, by those who shall appoint them, to insist upon the adoption of a Platform of Princi ples, as the basis of a national organization prior to the nomination of candidates, and that said platform shall, amongst other things, include, in substance, the following propositions ; ‘•lst. The recognition and adoption of the prin ciples established in the Nebraska Kansas Act. 2d. That ueither the Missouri compromise, nor any other anti-slavery restriction shall hereafter be extended over any territory of the United States. “3rd. The prompt and faithful execution of the fugitive slitfc-'la.w."’ Thi3 was the sine qiia non with which the Demo cracy of Georgia went the Convention, and had not these great principles been recognized, Georgia would have been absolved from her obli gations to abide by the action of the Convention. But nobly have our brethren, from every part of the Union to the sentiment of the De mocracy of Georgia, by a full endorsement of the principles of the above resolution, not grudgingly, not reluctantly, not through constraint, but, freely, fully, unanimously. What more could we ask ? Our Platform is sound, and strong, and broad, aud wc cordially invite every true patriot to come and stand upon it. Our standard bearers arc men of eminent ability, of tried integrity, and every way worthy of the Platform, and of the great party of which they are the representatives. The destiny of the country hangs upon the result of the contest which is now inaugurated. The time has arrived when every man’s patriotism must be tried as by Crc. There is no time for settling collateral issues. The main question is slavery and the Constitution on one side, and Abolitionism and Disunion on the other. “Choose ye between them.” Middle Ground Hail road. On our first page will be found a w'oll written art : clc over the signature of “Young America,” on the subject of the Middle Ground Railroad. The views of the writer are plausablc, his arguments cogent; aud wc cordially endorse all his sentiments except iu one particular. That is in rcfereuce to making it an air line Road This would neutral ize the efforts of some promineut points ou the Road, where co-operation is essential to the suc cess of the enterprise. Besides this, the Charter points out the route so far as several localities are concerned, and this could not be departed from without an amendment of the Charter. Compliment to Georgia. The Cintfmfdtr Convention, in making one dis tinguished Georgian President of that body, and giving another a * respectable vote for the nomina tion of the Vice Presidency, paid a compliment to the Empire State'of the South, of which every Georgian may well be proud. John E. Ward and Herschel V. Johnson are bright stars in the gal axy of Southern Statesman; and would do honor to their party and their country in any qosition in which the partiality af their Jfellow-cit\gens might place them. Georgia deserves well of her Demo cratic sisters, and wc trust the time is near at hand when her distinguished Statesmen will have ample fusticc done them by the National Administration. Our Neighbor and Ourself. The Editor of the American Union, in his last issue, defines his position “positively and unequiv ocally” upon the Brooks and Sumner difficulty and the Kansas question. -We trust he will con tinue “to show his faith by his works,” in refrain ing from the publication of any thing against Brooks or the Kansas movement. In doing this,he may preserve his consistency, and render essential service to Southern, interests. We fully concur in tfye opinion expressed by .him that such discussions ai-unprofitable to him, ourself and our readers; and we never should have been a party to the contro versy, but for his taking us to task for our zeal in behalf of our gallant Southron, Hon. Preston S. Brooks. By reference to our columns, he will find our opinion fully expressed on the subject of the 50,000 dollars which Mr. Crook’s bill proposed to appro priate from the State Treasury, to aid the cause of Kansas emigration. We were decidedly in favor of it at the time it was defeated, and subsequent events have strengthened our opinion in its favor. The contribution of this amount would have sent two thousand emigrants to Kansas, at a cost of on ly fifty cents to each voter in Georgia; and all our people would have been compelled to bear their portion of a public burden. Under the present state of things, comparatively a few only have con tributd to sustain a cause in which all are inter ested A common danger threatens us, and it is but right and fair that it should be met and repell ed by a common effort, at the expense of all par ties at interest. This is the only equitable view of tac matter, and “for this we are decidedly in f#vor of the measure. Kansas News. Our accounts from Kansas are of so imperfect and contradictory a character, we find it difficult to arrive at any definite conclusion as to the actu al state of things existing in that territory. All the accounts however agree in oue thing, and that is the existence of civil war in the Territory. Wc received intelligence a few days ago, that Sheriff Jones and Marshal Donaldson had both been kill ed. This has since been contradicted. It seems the Abolitionists have adopted the Guerilla mode of warfare, and ure attacking the pro-slavery men and butchering them in a most savage manner. — 21 Georgians and ( a o'inians are said to have been killed. Gov. Shannon and Gen. Whitfield are ex erting all their powers to enforce obedience to the laws, but the Abolitionists persist in open rebellion to the constituted authorities of the country. The pro slavery men are compelled in self defence, to organize armed bands for their own protection, to meet force by force. We trust a military force of United States Troops, sufficiently strong, will be forthwith sent into the country, and every Ab olition rebel be shot or hung, and the Territory cleared of the infamous horde of robbers and mur derers. The Democrat, Is the name of anew paper established in Mar i -etta, Ga., John R. Gosset, Editor a:d proprietor. We have received the two first numbers, and are much pleased with the mechanical execution as well as the tone and temper of the reading depart ment of the paper. As its name imports, it is Democratic in politics, and pledges itself to the support of the nominees of the National Conven tion. Wc extend to the Editor the right hand of fellowship, and welcome him to the Editorial Fra ternity, and especially to the Democratic brother hood. The Georgia Delegation. We arc pleased to learn that our delegation in the Cincinnati Convention, cast the unanimous vote of Georgia for Gen. Pierce as long as there was any hope or prospect of his nomination. In doing this, tney have fxithfully represented the wishes of th°ir constituents. The Democrats of Georgia preferred Gen. Pierce to any other can didate, but when he was out of the question, our delegation very wisely and prudently united in making the nomination of Mr. Buchanan unani mous. James Gardner, Esq., Chairman of the del egation, in casting the vote of Georgia on the last ballot, prefaced the act with some beautiful aud el oquent remarks. Mr. Fillmore’s Getter of Acceptance. Contrary to the expectations of many, Mr. Fill mare has accepted the nomination tendered him by the Philadelphia Convention. His letter of ac ceptance will be found in another place. He adopts the platform, heartily endorsing that portiou of it containing the two leading principles of Know Nothiugism, but is silent as the grave upon the all-absorbing question of the day - the Kansas and Nebraska bill. His Southern Supporters _must swallow a bitter pill to take him, the Philabelphia platform and all. We opine that many of the South Americans will spurn the dose, and fall into the support of the Democratic uomue js The dic tates of patriotism, we think, will lead them to th is course. * Examination. Previous and pressing engagements prevented us from attending the Examination of the pupils composing the School of the Rev. C. P. B. Mar tin, which took place on Friday last. From those who were present we have been informed that the students exhibited a proficiency in the several stud ics upon which they were examined, which fully sustained the high reputation which Dr. M. has so long enjoyed as an able and faithful teacher.- In the evening, the young gentlemen of the school exhibited their skill in oratory, which wc learn was highly creditable to them and to their preceptor. Several prizes were awarded to the most meritori ous, which were presented by the Rev. C. W. Key, accompanied with appropriate remarks, iuteuded to encourage perseverance and emulation in tread ing the rugged paths of learning. Dr. Martin’s school i3 certainly worthy of patronage. Our Griffin Female Colleges. AVe would call cc al attention to the notices which may be found iu our columns to-day, in ref erence to the Examinations, which are soon to take place in the Griffin Female College, and the Synodical Female College, in this city. These schools are both in a flourishing condition, under the tuition of able Professors and Tutors, and a rich treat may be expected at the approaching commencement season. W e hope to sec a full at tendance on the several occasious, ’ Rain. We have within the last week been blessed with bountiful rams. This is truly a growing season • every-thing in the way of vegetables looks well —’ The prospect of a bountiful crop of corn and oats forebodes low figures for those articles. All the better for man and beast. Fat horses, hogs and cattle make merry farmers. Gaud Advertisement. Don’t neglect to read Mr. S. W, Booles’ ad vertisement. We have often seen his place,‘and can testify to its beautiful and pleasant location. Land buyers don’t neglect this chance. Fine Potatoes. Our esteemed friend, Mrs. J. H. Logan, will ac cept our thanks for a mess of the finest and largest Irish Potatoes, we have seen this season. Cbfios ity led us to test the dimensions of one, and we 1 found it by actual measurement to be ten inches in circumference. We donbt whether “Oula Ire land hersilf,” eould beat this just about now. The flavor too, was equal in point of superiority to the size. Mrs. L. must be possessed of more than or dinary skill in raising this valuable esculent; to be able to present such specimens thus early in the season. For her-special kindness to oprself, we present our sincere thanks, and we jWWk Ifcjf be nevolent example will be followed by others, in rapid succession. ’ Southern Masinic Female College. We have been favored with a Catalogue of the Officers and Students of the Southern Masonic Fe male College,located at Covington,for the Scholas tic year, euding June 24th, 1856. From this we perceive that ;he whole number of pupils is 150. Os this number 26 are in the Senior Class —29 in the Junior Class—2s in the Sophomore Class—lß in the Freshman Class—ls in the First’ Class—34 in the Preparatory Department, and 3 Irregulars.— The annual Examination commences on “Wednes day 18th inst., aud the Commencement exercises will take place on Tuesday, the 24th inst. David Clopton, Esq., P. G.- Master of theJGrand Lodge of Alabama, will deliver the annual address. Among the regulations for the government of this Institution, we note the following as well wor thy of commendation. 2d. The Commencement Dress will be plain white Swiss muslin. No ribbon is to be worn on the head. Jewelry is positively prohibited, ex cept a breast-pin or Society Badge. No sashes or flounces or costly embroidery or laces Apparel dress for every day will be of worsted, ginghams, calico, lawn, or muslins at eoft ; and calico, gingham, or white sun bovnet. For Sun day, a neat white corded bonnet, with no ribbon, for the warm season. For the winter, a silk green hood, lined with pink, which is a cheap, neat and comfortable bonnet. All silks, satins, tissues, tarl tons, bareges, balgarines, crapes, with all other costly goods, are strictly prohibited. We will not tolerate the folly of mixing up extravagance with education. Parents are respectfully requested not to permit their daughters to bring any such dress ing or jewelry with them, for they will not be per mitted to wear it, even upon pain of expulsion.— Money ought to be given very sparingly to girls. Every Pupil should be furnished two pairs of thick walking shoes. By wearing their cloth shoes in the winter, many have lost both health and life. Cresent City Circus. This company exhibited in this place on Mon day last, to large and admiring audiences. The performance seemed to give general satisfaction.— The company contains a number of actors whose skill in Equestrianism and Gymnastics is unrival led. Mr. Reynolds, the inimitable clown, excels in originality and variety of wit, any one of his profession we have ever seen. who are fond of the sports of the ring we can safely recom mend the Crescci t City Circus Olff for Kansas. Col. J. W. White left this place on Monday evening, 16th inst., with about one hundred Emi grants for Kansas. They were mostly from the counties of Pike, Upson, Monroe and Spalding. They will be joined by others at Jonesboro’ and oih r points on the road, so that, it is supposed, the number will be increased to two hundred before they leave the State. The compares from Marion and Talbot, we learn, went by the way of Colum bus. Col. Win. M. Brown, of Marion, we are in formed, contributed Five Hundred Dollars to the c;use. The sum of 82,000 has been raised through the active efforts of Mr. O. Sherman for another company, which is to leave Upson County in a few days. lfarrah for Kansas. Spiritualism. At the request of several friends, representing both the advocates and opponents iof Modern Spir itualism, we give place to two articles in our paper to-day, on this subject, one over the signature of Mr. L. R. Brewer, and the other over that of Rev. J. 11. Campbell, which we extract from the Amer ican Union of 6th inst. It is not our purpose to be made a party to this controversy, because we cannot consent to stultify ourself by opposing a doctrine which wc do not understand, or advocat ing that which, to us, is incomprehensible. Injus tice, however, to the believers in this doctrine, re siding in our community, we feel i< our duty to say that, from a daily intercourse with the most promi nent ones of them, that they profess to be firm be lievers in the Holy Scriptures, and to found their faith upon the Bible, contending that their pecu liar tenets are strictly consistent with the truths therein contained. The Rev. Mr. James, in an ar ticle which we find in the American Union, asserts that Mr. Fittee (a medium who has for some weeks been sojourning in this place.) afbwed a disbelief iu the Bible. “With this wc have nothing to do; but we arc prepared to say that the advocates of this peculiar faith in this commmnity, do not hold themselves responsible for Mr. Pittee-’s individual opinious on theological questions, in fact, they dif fer from him in many particulars in this respect. We trusltbat wc shall be pardoned soy saying in this connection, that the Spiritualists in this communi ty, in point ol iutelligenc, respectability and inoral worth will compare favorably with any other sect or denomination in our midst. This, wc presume, will not be denied by any candid man. Wc beg leave to differ with Mr. James in his statement that great excitement prevails in this community on this subject. If such excitement exists, it is kept beyond the reach of our observation. Our secular business, our schools and churches are mov ing on prosperously and peacefully, as if no such thing as Modern Spiritualism existed among us.— Wc have yet been unable to discover any serious injury to our people from this new doctrine, and until we make such discovery, we shall endeavor to maintain our neutrality as above indicated. We still adhere to the opinion expressed by us on a previous occasion, “if this thing be of God, it will prevail; if it be of men, it will come to nought.”— This is our position, ami upon it we rest. [From the American Union.] Spiritualism in Griffin. Mr. Editor.,— Having obtained permission to peruse your editorial remarks, in the hands of the printer, introductory to Mr. James’ article on the subject of “spiritualism,” I ask leave to add my testimony as to the character and extent of the de lusion in this city. Some three months ago, I preached two discourses in opposition to this de lusion, in the Baptist church here, and in reply to several lectures by ltev. Mr. Harris, “the apostle of modern Spirituali m,” which had then but re cently been delivered in this place, to large audi ences. The objects of those discourses was “to show that his (Harris’) sentiments tend to infideli ty, and nothing else ” They were preached to large congregations, consisting in the main of the same persons who had heard Mrs HdiThf lectures. In the conclusion, 1 submitted the following propo sition, with the results now given : “It seems to me that our character abroad should make us willing to oome to an understanding on this subject; male and female,who arc convinced of the truth of Spir itualism, and who are in favor of it, should rise from your seats.” (Two meu rose.) “And those who are not convinced of the truth of it, and who are opposed to it, will rise from their seats.” — (The congregation en massee rose. I merely state this fact to shojv to our friend abroad that our community are not as much car 8 ried away with Spiritualism as is generally suppos ed. There are a few believers—but they are com pavatively few. J. H. Campbell. For the Empire State. Spiritualism. Tn my careless, and almost superficial reading, I occasionally meet up with something seemingly light and trivial, it may be, that does my very soul good. The summand ultimate of our happiness, aye ! of ‘ our highest bliss, and our disquietude too, are made up of little incidents. As the odor of a sweet smelling rose is but small, and to the natural eye invisible particles of matter coming in contact with the olfactory nerve, so also are incidents of ten made to contribute much to Our mental as well as spiritual enjoyments. On Sabbath last, from reading in the “Southern Christian Advocate,” a truly Christian article from the pen of an anouymous lady writer, I felt much as one would after reclining on a bed of sweet smelling roses. There was exhibited throughout the entire article, such an elevated spirit of ehris tiau piety and heavenly love, that even the untu tored savage, with all of his ignorance and super stitution about him, could not fail to admire. As I design in this artiele to be brief, very brief, I will quote from that article only a few short pas sages, to give an idea to the reader of the charac ter of the whole article : “How cheerfully you look here.” said Mrs. Lane, “and you have really taken the house for another year ! Pray how do you mauage to get on with the neighbor ?” “1 find her a very kind, obliging neighbor,” rc* plied Mrs. Fairweather. “Well,that is a miracle,” exclaimed Mrs. Lane. “Nobody but you would have undertaken to thaw out Aunt Hetty’s heart.’ “That is probably the reason why it never was thawed,” rejoined her friend. “1 always told you that not having enough of sunshine, was what ail ed the world. Make people happy, and there will not be half the quarrels, nor a tenth part of the wickedness there is.” From the above quotations, it will readily be seen that Mrs. Fairweather was a noble christian hearted woman, and that her neighbor, Aunt Het ty, was just the opposite, prior to the time of the two becoming ueghbors. Unlike the article in the “Southern Christian Advocate,” to which reference has been made, and from which a few quotations appear above, are two articles on Spiritualism, which attracted my attention in the American Union. As with causes producing pleasurable emotions, so with causes producing their opposite ; and as with the delightful odor given out from the rose, so with the offensive effluvia thrown off from de composing- animal matter. ‘i ne two articles referred to in the American Union, one over the signature of Rev. J. 11. Camp bell, of this place, and the other over the signature | of a Mr. James, a non-resident. The editorial re-1 marks in the same connexion, are not even to the ! most sensitive Spiritualist particularly offensive, as j his remarks seem to apply only to a single individ-: al. The great and unspeakable-joy-affording truth of Modern Spiritualism, is that which is battled for ; yet 1, as well as other espousers of the cause of Spiritualism iu this place, cannot look upon Mr. Fittee in a less enviable light than an honest, unpreteudiug medium for spiritual intercourse. The other two gentlemen, however, in their over zeal to do good, it may be, may have done incalcu lable harm to the cause of Christ and ids holy re ligion, in thus hurling out their anathemas against unoffending persons of whom they know nothing, and against a great truth of which they seem to be wholly ignoraut. They iu their respective articles, are pleased to call us —that is, all believers in Spiritualism— -in. fidels. Infidels to what, I would ask? Now in an swering my own interrogatory, I will only include myself, I answer yes, lam infidel to the teach ings of Paine and Voltaire ; infidel to man-wor ship, and to mammon worship ; and infidel to all manner of Idolatry. But when you charge nre with-being infidel to the Bible as being the Word of Inspiration, infidel to Christ and llis Holy Re ligion, be pleased to. remember that you are but men ; and remember too, that Christ, while on earth, said on a certain occasion, “I judge no man —the Father only jndgetb.” Os the few, not the very few believers in Spirit ualism in this place, as the Rev. Mr. Campbell would have people to believe, but of the few in this place that believe that disembodied spirits can and do bold direct communion with man in the form, and that too to promote and advance their spiritual interest and ultimate happiness in another state of existence. I reckon myself one, and feel that if iny spiritual interest has not been advanc ed, the fault lies at my own door, and not legiti mately chargeable to the great truths inculcated and vouchsafed to man by modern spiritualism.— That the tendency is to make men better Chris tians, and hence better men, I have not the shad ow of a doubt. The time was when men, the true followers of Christ, died before they would renounce their faith in his God-like teachings—suffer martyrdom. I don't say that there are any iu Griffin who would suffer martyrdom for the cause of Modern Spirit ualism ; but remember, human nature to-day is what it was in olden times ; and human action to day, influenced by like cause, might not differ ma terially from human action iu the days of the Apostles I hope I will not be understood as meaning in the foregoing remarks, anything prejudicial to the cause of Christianity, nor to any particular ortho dox denomination of Christians. It may be.true, that I look upon alias holding to, and teaching some minor errors,but Ido look upon all as pos sessing and inculcating the great positive truths of the Scriptures, and I regard Modern Spiriual ism as an auxiliary, a mighty auxiliary, engaged in the same glorious work of fitting man for an “inheritance incorruptible, and that fudeth not away,” and while I thus regard Spiritualists as co workers with all orthodox Christian denomina tions in the great cause of christianizing the world, it but increases the mental pain and spirit ual Suffering when I see thrown out, broadcast, de nunciatory remarks and unguarded anathemas against them, and by those too who they would willingly fellowship, if BEKWEK Griffin, June 11, 185 G. Democratic Platform. Resolved, That the American Democracy pla e their trust in the intelligence, the patriotism and the discriminating justice of the American people. Resolved, That we regard this is a distinctive feature of our creed which we are proud to main tain before the world as a great moral element in a form of Government springing from and upheld by a popular will, and we contrast it with the creed and practice of Federalism, under whatever name or form, which seeks to palsy the vote of the con stituent, and which conceives no imposture too monstrous for the popular credulity. Resolved therefore. That entertaining these views, the Democratic Party ofthe Union, through their delegates assembled in a general Convention ofthe States, convenfcd together in a spirit of concord, of devotion to the doctrines and faith of a free representative Government, and appealing to their fQtow-citizens for the roctitudeof their inten tions, renew and reassert before the American peo ple the declarations of principles avowed by them, when, on former occasions, in general Convention they presented their candidates for tho popular suffrages. 1. That the Federal Government is one of lim ited powers, derived solely from the Constitution, and the grants of power made therein ought to be strictly construed by all the departments and agents of the Government ; and that it is imxpe dieni and dangerous to exercise doubtful constitu tional powers. 2. That tho Constitution docs not confer upon the general Government the power to mimence and carry on a general system of internal improve ments. 3. That tho Constitution does not confer autho rity upon the federal government, directly or indi l-ectly, to assume the debts of the several States, contracted for local internal improvement, or other State purposes ; nor would such assumption be just or expedient. 4. That justice and sound policy forbid the fed eral 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 citi zen and every section of the country has a right ; to demand and insist upon an equality of rights privikgcs, and a complete ant] ample protec tion of persons and property domestic vio lence and foreign aggression. 5. That it is tho 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 requir ed to defray the necessary expenses of the Govern ment, and for gradual but certain extinction of the public debt. 6. That Congress has no power to charter a Na tional Bank ; that we believe such un institution one of deadly hostility to the best interests of our country, dangerous to our republican institutions and to tho liberties of our people, and calculated to place the business of tho country within the control of a concentrated munej power and above the laws and will of the people ; and that the re sults of Democratic legislation in this and all oth er financial measures upon which issues have been made between the two political parties of the coun try, lmvo demonstrate*: to practical men of all parties then smudness, safety uxd utility in all business pttfstuu. 7 Thai the separation of the moneys of the Go vernment from ail banking institutions, is indis pensible for the safety of the funds of the Govern ment and the rights of the people. 8. That the liberal principles embodied by Jef ferson in the Declaration of Independence, iwul sanctioned iu Ihe Constitution, which makes ours the land of liberty, and the asylum ot the oppress ed of every Nation, have ever been cardinal prin ciples in the Democratic faith ; and every attempt to abridge the privilege of becoming citizens ami owners of soil among us, ought to be resisted with the same spirit which swept the alien and sedition laws from our statute book. 9. That Congress has no power under the Con stitution to interfere with or control the domestic institutions of the several States,, and that, all such States are the sole and proper judges of everything appertaining to their own affairs not prohibited by the Constitution ; that all efforts of the abolition ists, or others, to induce Congress to interfere with questions of slavery, or to take incipient steps in relation thereto, are calculated to lead to the most alarming and dangerous consequences, and that all ! such efforts have an inevitable tendency to dimin ish the happiness of the people, and endanger the ! stability and permanency of the Union, and ought ! not to be countenanced by any friend of our po : litieal institutions. Resolved, That the foregoing proposition covers, and was intended to embrace, the whole subject of slavery agitation 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 acts known as the com promise measures settled by Congress, the act for reclaiming fugitives from service or labor included —which act being designed to carry out an ex press provision of the Constitution, cannot, with fidelity thereto, be repealed, or so changed as to i destroy or impair its efficiency. Resolved, That the Democratic Party will resist i all attempts at renewing in Congress, or out of it, the agitation of the slavery question, under what ever shape or color the attempt may be made. Resolved, That the proceeds of the public lands | ought to be sacredly .applied to the national objects ’ specified in the Constitution, and that we are op posed to any law for the distribution of these pro | ceeds among the States, as alike inexpedient in po | licy, anb repugnant to the Constitution. ; Resolved, That we are decidedly opposed to ta king from the President the qualified Veto power, by which he is enabled, under restrictions and re sponsibilities amply sufficient to guard the public interests, to suspend the passage of a bill whose merits cannot secure the approval of two-thirds of the Senate and House of Representatives, until the judgment of the people can be obtained there on, and which has saved the American people from the corrupt and tyrannical dominion of the Bank of the United States, and from a corrupting sys tern of general internal improvements. Resolved, That the Democratic Party will faith fully abide by and uphold the principles laid down in the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions of 1792, aud 1798, and in the report of Mr. Madison to the Virginia Legislature in 1799—that it adopts those principles as constituting one of the main founda tions of its politicalcreed, and is resolved to carry them out in their obvious meaning and import. Thai in view of the condition of the popular in -1 stitutions iii the old world a high and sacred duty is involved with increased responsibility upon the Democracy of this country, as the party of the people, to uphold and maintain the rights of eve ry State, and thereby the union of the States, and to sustain and advance among them constitutional liberty, by continuing to resist all monopolies and exclusive legislation for the benefit of the few, at the expense of the many, and by a vigilant and constant adherence to t hose principles and com promises of the Constitution —which arc broad enough and strong enough to embrace and uphold the Union as it is, and the Union as it should be —iu the full expansion of the energies and capaci tv of this great and progressive people. The foregoing constitutes the old Baltimore De mocratic Platform—the provisions of which were re-affirmed at Cincinnatti. The following are the supplementary resolutions in relation to the Kansas Nebraska question, and the foreign policy ofthe Government And whereas, Since the foregoinging declaration was uniformly adopted by our predecessors in Na tional Convention an adverse and religious test has been secretly organized by a party claiming to be exclusively Americas, and it is proper that, the American Democracy should clearly define its relations thereto; therefore. Resolved, That the foundation of this Union of States having been laid in its prosperity, expansion and pre-eminent example in free government 1 built upon entire ireedoin in mat ters of religions concern, and no respect of per sons in regard to rank or place of birth, no party can justly be deemed national, constitu tional or in accordance with American princi ples which bases its exclusive organization up on religious cpinions and accidental birth place. That we reiterate with renewed energy of purpose the well considered declarations of former conventions upon the sectional issne of domestic slavery and concerning the reserved rights of the States; and that we may more distinctly meet the issue on which a sectional party, subsisting exclusively on slavery agita tion, now relics to test the fidelity of the peo ple, North md South, to the Constitution and the Uniou Resolved , That claiming fellowship with and desiring the co-operation of all who regard the preservation of the Union under the Constitu tion as the paramount issue) and repudiating all sectional parties and platforms concerning domostic slavery, which seek to embroil the States and incite to treason armed resistai.ee to law in the territories,,and whose .avowed purpuso, if consummated, must end in civil war and disunion, the American Democracy recognise and adopt tho principles contained in the organic laws establishing tho territories of Nebraska & Kansas, ns emboding to only sound and safe solution ofthe slavery question upon which the great national idea'of thepeople f this whole country can repose in .ts determ i ed conservatism of the Union and non-iflter ference by Cqpgress with slavery in the §tat,es and territories; that this was the basis of the compromises of 1860, confirmed by .both the Democratic and Whig parties in national con ventions ratified by the people in the election of 1852, and rightly applied to the organiza tion of the Territories in 1854; that by the uniform application of this Democratic princi ple to the organization of the territories, and the admission of new States with or without domestic slavery, as they may elect, the equal rights of the States will be perserved in tact the original compacts of the Constitution maintained inviolate, and the perpetuation and expansion of the Union insured to its ut most ppa city of embracing, in peace and har mony; every future American Mate that may be constituted or annexed w ith a republican form of government. Resolved, That we recognize the right of the people of all the Territories, including Kansas and Nebraska, acting through the fairly ex pressed will of the majority of actual residents and whenever the number of their inhabitants justifies P, lo form*nconstitution, with or with out slavery, mid to be admitted into the Union* upon terms of perfect equality with the otheir States. Tin: FOREIGN POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT. Resolved, finally, That by the condition off the popular institutions of ihe old world, and the dang! roiis tendency ot .sectional agitations combined with an attempt to enforce civil andi religious disabilities against the right of ac quiring citizenship in our own land, the higiu and sacred duty lias devolved with increased! responsibility upon the democratic party of this* country, ns the party of the Union, lo uphold: iiii'l maintain tlm rights of every State, andi tncroby the union ot the States, and to sustain* and advance amoVgus'thcconstitutional liber ty, by continuing'to resist all monopolies andi cxelu-ire legiislation fi r the benefit of the few*’ at the expense of the many; and by a vigilant* adherence to these principles and tlie compro*- mises of the constitution, which are broad and’ strong enough to embrace and uphold the Un ion as it was, the Union as it is, and the Uni on as it shall be in the full expansion of the energies and capacities of this great aud pro gressive people, 1. Resolved, That the questions connected with the foreign policy of the country are in tenor to domestic questions whatever. The time has c*>me for the people of the United States to declare themselves in favor of free seas and progressive free trade throughout the world, and by soh mu maniiestation, to place their moral influence by the side of their sec eesslut example 2. Resolved That ottr geographical and po litical position with *rfeiw to other States of th s cotit nent, no less than the interest of our commerce and the development of growing power, requires that we hold to the sacrid princip cs involved in the Monroe doctriuc.— There bearing and import admit of no miscou stvnct on, amt should be applied with unbend ing rigidity. S. Resolved, Tbattlssr great highway which nature as well as the assent ot States most im mediately interested in its maiuiainaucc, has been marked out fur tree communication be tween the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and constitutes one of the most important achieve ment to be realized by the spirit of moderation, in the unconquerable energy of our people, ami that result should be secured by a timely and efficient exertion of the control which we have a right to claim over if, and no power on earth should be suffered to impede or clog its pro gress by any interference with relations that it may suit our policy to establish with the governments of the States within whose domininions it lies; and we can, under no cir cumstances, su.lender our preponderance in the adjustment ofall questions arising out of it 4. Resolved. That in view of so commanding an interest, the people of the United States, cannot but sympathise with the efforts which are being made by the people of Central America to regenerate that portion of the con tinent which covers the passage across tho oceanic Isthmus. 5. Resolved, That the Democratic party will expect from the next administration everv pr< per effort to be made to insure our ascen dency in the Gulf of Mexico, and to maintain permanent protection of the great outlets through which are emptied into its waters the. products raised on the soil and the commodi ties created by the industry of the people of our Y\ estern rallies and the Union at large. [From the Georgia Telegiaph.] lion. J. C. Rrecken ridge. Mr. Breckenridge comes from a family distin guished for talent. His grandfather. Hon. John Breckenridge, was elected to the U. S. Senate from Kentucky, iu 1801. Something of his stand ing in his day, may be inferred from the fact, that in lbO-l, in the party caucus, at Washington, which nominated Mr. Jefferson for the l’residen"v, he teceived twenty votes for that high office. In 1805 lie was appointed by Mr. Jefferson, Attorney Gen eral, which appointment was confirmed and ac cepted. Between him and Mr. Jefferson tho most intimate friendship subsisted. Ilis brilliant ca reer was cut short by death, in the prime of his life, before the expiration of the Presidential tern.. Mr. Rreckenridge’s father was the lion. Jos. Cabell Brcckenridgc, eldest son of the preceding,, who died in 1524, when perhaps youuger than hi>< distinguished soa at this time. Rut in his brief life he highly distinguished himself for his talents* and his virtues. lie was successively Speaker of. the House of Representatives and _Secrctaay ofi State in Kentucky. He was an active elder in the- Presbyterian Church and as eminent for his piety as for his ability. Ila married a daughter of Dr. Samuel Stanhope Smith, President of Princeton College, New Jersey, who yet services him, His eldest brother, Dr. Johu Brcckenridgc, was re garded as one of the most amiable of men and one of the most eloquent of American preachers. His surviving brothers, Rev. Dr. Robert J. Brecken ridge, of Danville, and Rev. Dr. Win. Brecken ridge, of Louisville, Kentucky, are umong the first men of the country and ’of the age. Their sister was married.to Geu. Peter B. Porter, Secretary of War under Gen. Jackson. Several of the fami ly are distinguished for their ability and will soon be known to the couutry. Mr. Breekeuridge was born about the year 1821: he gradutaed with distinction in 1838, at Centre College, Kentucky, then and still under the Presi dency of his brother-in-law. Rev. Dr. Jno. C. Young ; aud is now about thirty live years of age. He has uo brothers. In the commencement ot his* professional life he went to the Northwest, but soon returned and engaged in the practice of law in Lexington. In 1847, he went to Mexico as Major in a regiment raised under the second call upon Kentucky for troops, \yhich arrived too late to. participate in the struggles, of the field. His pro fessional services, however, as counsel for Gen. Pijlow iq the trial in Court jjartiqd, upon charges