The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-05-13


our public affairs. aud more revenue ought
TO be raised. than is required 10 delrsy the ne
lcesssTy expenses OF The Government.
/ g. Resolved. That Congress has not power
TO charter a National Bank-thst ~e beliey-
such an instiIvtion. one or deadly hostility to
the best interests Of the country, dangerous TO
our Republican institutions and the liberties Of
the people, and calculated 10 place the business
Of the country within the control Of a concen-
.trsted money power, and above the laws and
the will Of The people.
( 7. Resolved. That Congress has no power
under the Constitution to interfere with
control the domestic institutions Of the several
States. and that such States are the sole and
proper Judges Of every thing appertalnlng To
their own affairs, not prohibited by the Cen
stlIution--fbat al Efforts Of the Aboliionsts or
sthers, made TO induce Congress, to interfere
with questions OF slavery, or TO take incipient
steps IN relation thereto, are calculated TO lead
10 the most alarming and dangerous conse-
qusnces, and that all such efforts have an ipey-
/ liable tendency to diminish the happiness Of
the people, and eDdanger the stability and per
manence Of The Union. and ought not 10 be
counrenanced by any friend 10 our political ip-
stiiutor.
j 8. Resolved. That the separation Of the
monies Of tho Government from Banking ia
sritutons. is indispensable for the safety Of the
funds of the Government and the lights Of the
people.
| 9. Resolved that the LIBERAL principles en-
bodied by Jefferson, in The Declaration Of In
dependence, and sanctioned in the Constitution
which makes ours the land Of liberty. and the
asylum of the oppressed OF every nation have
ever been cardinal principles in Democratic
faith. and every atiemp, TO AbrIdgs the present
/ privilege of becoming citizens, and the owners
Of soil among us, ought TO be resisted with the
same spirit which swept the alien and sedltio q
laws from our Statute Book.
Mr.. Grundy then moved that the ques-
ton be taken on each resolution separately,
which having been accordingly done. they wers
sevsraIly adopted unanimously.
! Mr.. Clay, from the committee on the subject
of the nomination Of President. having risen TO
report, gave way to a member TO move that on
any vote for a nomination. the vote should be
taken by states, in ratio with the number Of
electors to which they ara seyeraly entitled,
which was unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Clay then delivered a report containing
two resolutions, one nominating MARTIN VAN
I buren, as the Democrats candidate for the
Presidency and the other that each state should
Presidency.
Mr. Clay then moved that the report OF the
committee on the subject Of nomination, be
made part Of the record. 1t showed that 80
votes were in favor Of making nomination, and
1872 against it.
Mr. Hill, from the Committee on the Ad-
dress, made report. The great length of the
Address precludes its publication At present.
Mr.. Butler. of Kentucky, laid before the Con
vention a letter from Col. Il. NJ. JOHNSON, ir
, which he declares his determination 10 concur
: in any decision made by tho Convention in re
lation to the Vice Presidency; and sxprssse
i his earnest desire that the Convention shoulC
abandon all personal preferences. aud be gov
= erned only by its views of the good Of the cause
o Col. Johnson's letter does him much honor
q and will we think gain him many advocates
a We extract the following passage:
" 1t is no less my pleasure than it i. my duty
to make the avowa that wish TO be sstrel
{ at their disposal. and shall be perfectly content
with their award. II, in their opinion. the
great principles for which we contend, will be
more likely to be secured by the use Of M,
' name, they will use it.-if in their opinion
d. another selection will be more likely TO ensure
success, they will make another selectisn. IT,
~ their opinion, 10 make no nomination Of a
Vice President and leave the selection 10 the
pleasure and preference Of the republicans OF
the several States, will give most strength to
{ our friends, the convention will take that
course; and in either event, | shall continue
TO act with perfect integrity TO those principles.
and 10 the friends with when | have hitherto
acted IN sustaining them"
After debate, in which Messrs. A,hmead al
Pa, Bredin, Msdary Of Ohio, ksufmss, OF
Ohio, Howard of Indiana, Smith Of Indiana
Merchant Of Penn, Clay Of Alabama, Mccain
took part, the second resolution Of the Com
mittee was unanimously adopted.
On motion, by Mr.. Grundy, the report OF
the Nominating Committee was unanimously
adopted.
The business OF the Convention having been
thus gone through with, the Convention wa,
sevsrally addressed by Mr. Thompson. Of New
Jersey, Messr,. Nelson, Stoddard and Preston.
OF Md, Anderson, OF Tenn, Smith Of Maine,
kaufman Of Ohio. Brown and Thompssu OF
Miss.
From the Globe.
In relation 10 the Vice Presidency, the
chairman of the committee on nominating, MIR.
Clay, oi Alabama. reported that as some sf the
States had nominated different candidates, and
as sotne were not represented in the Conven-
ton, the committee had thought it most ad-
sIssbie that no nomination should be made by
{ tue Convention. but that the Democratic party
OF each State should decide tor itself This
decision by the committee, he observed, was
the result OF harmony, concession. and self
sacrlnCs. liz WAS Caffyius out ths Dsmoerat,r