Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-04-01

keeping of The public money, and for The
purity Of The public yirtue-anG that the
sound policy Of an entire separation o
Bank and State, has now been fully ant
conclusive!y demonstrated by the final cx
plusion OF hundreds OF banking institutions
and, especially orthe late Ma nmoth Blnl
of The United States.
RESOLVED, That the power to levy dutie.
on imports was granted, not for the pur.
pose Of OK ending special privileges and ia.
vors to any particular class, section or In
terest, but as a means Of raising a reyen.
ue TO support the government for the
whole pcople,-Thit taxation should be
uniform and equal, and that the present ia.
riff, for the encouragement and protection
of eastern manufacturers and capitalists,
operates as an unequal and unjust tax Oh
the agricultural and producing portions OF
the country that the people of Niche.
gan, chiefly employed in the cultivation OF
the soil, while they will oheerlu!ly pay
their due share of all taxes necessary for
an economical supp 'rt Of The government,
will yel steadily resist the imposition OF
any burdens for the sole benefit Of any
single elias, of the community or section
Of the Union.
ReSolred, That the past policy Of the
general government, in the disposition OF
public LANDS, has been injurious and IN.
Just TO the new states ; retarding their
growth, eXhausting their resources and
draining them of their sclnty c,pital, to
be expended in mole popuIous and wealthy
sections of the Union; that the Wing
scheme of distributing The proceeds Of
these lands among The several states, is
calculated to increase and perpeluale
these evils and that time has now come,
when the West should demand, and the
East must conccde more liberal and ben.
Efficient p,llcy.
ResolUcd, That the Hon. John C. Cal,
houn his identiie his name with the sue.
cess Of these great principles by tran>cen.
dant ability, energy, consistency and zeal
with which h. h IS ever maInt iineI and Ell.
forced them during his long and brilliant
career; that his unrivaIled talents as a
statesman, his earnest and devoted pitri.
oilsm as a citizen, and his entire and un.
suIIed integrity as mln, pre.emnentIy
qualify him to devcope and carry out
these fundamental principles in the prac.
teal administration of the government e.
Therefore,
ResOlccd, That we present to our Dem.
ocratc brethren throughout the Union,
the name Of JOHN CALDWELL CALHOUN,
Of South Clrolinn, as our f,vorite clndi-
date for the President of the United States
and we do here pledge Ourselves t. use
all lair an h norlble means to secure his
nomlna N to that office by the Democrat.
&c National on,entinn.
ReSolred, That The restriction of an in.
cum ent Of tn, Presidency 10 a single
term OF fDnr wears, as recommended bv
the venerable Hero Of New Orleans, ia his
II ST message 10 Congress, is IA sound prin.
clp'e of party usage, Democrat in its char.
acter and cal;ulated 10 secure faithful |
aud di,intereSied administration OF the
RcSo!red, That we cheerflly rccog-
nize the pruprlely aud necessity # holding
II National Convention, and the d ity ofall
true democrats 10 yia.d prompt and cor.
Hal arqlleS ,cn:e in It's fair and deliberate
'eclsons that justice and policy alike re.
I Ire that every 'rtIon the Democratic
'Irty should be fairy represented, and
han the merits Of all The candidates should
ecclVed an i'm a,tia ,nSlderation that
o secure an authentic expression of the
sentiments of The democracy,
he fiaal choice should be postponed to the
ttest practicable day and that The spring
f l84t be respectfully suggested as anap.
ropriate time for holding the Conven,
ion.
ReSolred, That we deprecate all at
empts TO array one section Of the Union
gainst another,-to assail the pecul.
ar interests or ms i,ntions of any
orton of our common country, 10
reate geographical parties, irrespective Of
2lilIcal principles that we will in
lie scheme to ALLEVIATE and divide brethren c
the same common faith, as false 10 The Il
mon and Constitution. s
And Resolred finally, That we assert b
lr right to chJo.e orr own course to d
)enk our own sentiments and to declare
lr own preferences. We Challenge for
Ir candidaic, fair. candid and impar- il
al hearing before the democracy of Mich a
an. We court investigllion-wc pro. q
st against false imputalions, open or co. :,
srt. We demand the free and full ex
ession of public sentiment, without fear :
favor; but spontaneous, unpromped
Id unchecked. But above all, and once P
+ all, we deny the right Of any " csleem. /,
leaders," however disting rishcd, to pre- :
ribe the policy or select the candidates of
c democratic party. Let the sovereign
ople themselves make their own rulers,
is their high constitutional nrerogative. in
Alter these resolutions had been read, m