Canton herald. (Canton, Miss.) 1837-1839, 1838-12-05

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From me Nt0iuipias
DEMOCRATIC AND SFNTE NIGHTS
MEETING
Alta large and respectable meeting
OF the Democratic and State Rights
parties, held aerecably 10 notice, AT
the Courthouse in the town Of Can.
ton, on Saturday, the 18th Noyem.
Der, 1898, on motion of DE-. James
Il. Slade, Col. David NJ. Fulton was
called to the chair, supported BY Jes.
Sc Mabry, and James c. Napier,
Esq,., as Vice Presidents, & Mcssrs.
w. s. Rayner, and Cbas. J. Searles
were appointed Secretaries.
On taking the chair Col. Fulton
clearly and elegantly explained the
object of the meeting 10 be to pro-
mote union and concert Of action be-
tween the Democratic and State
Rights parties, and with much ability
adyerted to the many considerations
for producing harmonious action be-
tween said parties.
A. II. Handy, Esq, then moved
that the chair appoint a committee
OF three, TO draft and report a pre-
amble and resolutions expressive of
the views and objects Of the meeting.
Whereupon the chair apnoiiat.ee:.ii
zttnesSrs. a. ii. Handy, Dr.. James b.
Slade, and Col. John NJ. Elder, who
retired for short time and returned
and reported the following preamble
and resolutions:-
Whereas, two great political par
ties have existed since the formation
of our federal constitution, whose
views Of the theory Of our govern
ment are in direct conflict, the one
maintaining the doctrines of CONSOLE
datlon, or a strong national govern
ment, with great and underlined pow
ers: the other contending for com
pact or a league Of separate, sover-
eign and co-equal states, with con-
stltutlon of strict construction, and OF
defined powers-and whereas the for
mer, federal, or national republic.
can, or more recently, wing party,
by forced interpretations of the con.
stltuton, has, at different periods,
erected a National Bank, passed the
alien and sedition laws, adopted a
protectic tariff, established a splen-
did scheme of internal Improvements,
and mtermeddled with our Southern
domestic institutions, all of which
were opposed by the latte, or Repub-
llcan State Rights party, and de-
nounced as anti-democratic, & which
have since met with the Just condem-
nation of the American people. And,
whereas, by similar grasp at pow
err, this same wing party, backed by
almost the entire moneyed influence
OF the country, is striving to give
back the finances and the credit of
tne government to soulless corpora
tons, and thereby perpetuate that UNI
holy union Of Bank and State, which
was surreptitiously palmed upon the
country by their great federal leader,
Alexander Hamilton, contrary to the
constitution, and it is believed. sub.
verslve of the best interests Of the
community, and hostile to our polit-
zeal and civil liberties. Therefore,
|. Resolced, That as the celebra-
ted Kentucky and Virginia resolu-
tons Of '93, and Madison's report
and address of '99, were the creed oil
the Republican State Rights party
IN regard to the constitutional COM
pact, against federal encroachments
At that period, equally are they the
true doctrines Of the Democratic and
State Rights parties Of the present
lay.
2. Resolred, That we hail the pre-
sent as a propitious crisis, when il
becomes all true Republicans to look
pack TO those imperishable monu-
nents Of political principle, and dis
'egarding ultra differences, the result
y temporary causes rather than Of
asting and radical difference. to unite
n arousing the slumbcring spirit of
ne times that gave rise to those reso-