Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1839-02-02
NO. IL.
burn, Roberts, Ussery, Flusser, M'Kinstry
Prosser, and Harris.

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Prosser, and Harris.
For the purpose Of allowing the COM
mittee time to prepare their resolutions,
the convention took a recess for one hour.
The convention being called to order,
the committee presented the following pre-
amble and resolutions, which after dis.
cussion were adopted.
Whereas two great political parties have
existed since the formation Of our federal
constitution, whose views Of the theory Of
our government are in direct conflict
the one maintaining the doctrines Of cons
solidation or strong national government,
with great and underlined powers, the other
contending for compact or league Of
separate sovereign and co-equal states with
a constitution of strict construction and Of
defined powers, and whereas the former
federal, or national republican, or more
recently wing party, by forced interpreta-
tons the constitution, at different periods
erected national bank, passed the alien
and scdition laws, ADOPTED protective
tariff, established splendid scheme Of in
ternal improvements, and intermeddled
with our domestic institutions, all Of which
we're opposed by the latter or Republican
State Rights party, and denounced as anti
democratic and which have since met with
| the Just condemnation Of the American
people: and, whereas, by similar grasp
power, this same whig party, backed by
almost the entire moneyed influence Of the
country is striving to give back the finnn-
ces and the credit of the government 10
soulless corporations, and thereby perpet-
uats that unholy union Of Bank and State,
which was surreptitiously palmed upon the
country BY their great federal leader, AL.
|exander Hamilton, contrary to the consti.
tuition and it is believed subyersive Of the
best interests Of the community and hostile
to our political and civil liberties: There
fore,
Resolred, That, as the celebrated Ken
lucky and Virginia resolutions Of '96, and
Madison's report.and address of 100, were
the creed Of the Republican State Rights
party in regard to the constitutional COM
pact against federal encroachments atthat
period, equally are they the true doctrines
of the Democratic and State Rights par
ties Of the present day.
RESOLVED, That we hail the present as
a propitious crisis when il becomes all true
republicans to look back TO those imper
ishable monuments Of political principle,
and disregardipg ul,erior differences, the
result Of temporary causes rather than Of
lasting and radical difference, to unite in
rolrsIng the slumbering spirit Of the times
that gave rise TO those resolutions.
Resolped, That we heartily congratulate
all true republicans upoE the manifest DIS
position that prevails 10 effect such union,
and that we will use every effort consistent
with principle to promote the same.
Resolred, That we cordially concur in
the absolute unconditional divorce Of Bank
and State now and for ever, and that we
give our earnest support 10 the great lead
ing measures Of the administration of the
General Government, the Independent
Constitutional Treasury; believing the
best means yet suggested TO purify the cur
rency Of the country, to curtail Executive
patronage and TO restrain congressional