The Arkansas banner., 1844-07-17

us ?--that for a few weeks we have been considered as a broken, divided, and defeated party! We had not arrayed ourselves for the fght-our officers had not been nomina- ted--our ranksShad not been marshalled- and our vigilant and talented enemy, taking advantage of our personal preferences which we had agreed to bury in the ashes of the great council fire of the national convention -("good'' )-presented them to the country as the elements of our destruction. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, we are not so easily to forget our cause for men. (Cheers.) We are not so easily 10 distract ourselves, and throw ourselves powerless at the feet of our oppo- nents. If they eoun upon our divisions, l earnestly hope,as firmly believe, that they will reckon without their host. (Cheers.) They will find the democracy with unbroken 1 front-united, firm, confident, and with "Polk and Dallas, the constitution and the Union," inscribed upon their banner, invincible in their undivided strength, and modestly tri- umphant over every foe Loud and long continued cheerng.)
 Mir. Breese, United States Senator from llll- nois, then came forward; and said that, Ill lS40, when several of the other States had deserted the cause, Illinois stood by the de- mocracy. It was firm democratic State, and will certainly remain so. He then re- marked upon the Oregon question, and closed his address amid hearty cheers.
 The resolutions were presented by Thomas N. Carr, and were unanimously adopted. They are as follows:
 ReSolccd, That we cordially unite in the nomination of James K. Polk, under the full assurance that the administration of our go- vernment will be brought back, by his elec- ton, to the platform on which 1t was first placed by Jefferson, continued by Madison, and strengthened by Jackson and Van Buren. That we recognize him as the disciple of the 1 first great apostle of democracy, and particu- larly as the fast friend, the tried counsellor, the firm supporter of the illustrious Jackson, during the most trying crisis of his admin stration, and a sharer with him in his great civic triumph3, not less renowned than those of his military carer; and as the no less trusted and faithful champion, during the first two years of Mr. Van Buren's arduous but ever glorious administration, of the separa- ton of bank and State, and the other great measures by which 1t was distinguished- That 1t is with feelings of glowing pride, of warm hearted confidence, that we hail the nomination of this statesman of the strictest democratic school; and we pledge our united efforts to secure his election by a majority unparalleled since the triumph which brought the hero of New Orleans into the presiden- tial chair
 Resolued, That the talents and public ser- vices of George M. Dallas, during long public cereer, ln positions of exalted trust al home and abroad, and his firm adherence to the democratic faith, justly entitle him to our confidence; and that we yield him our cor dial support in the assurance not only of his fitness for the station to which we are about to elect him, but for any public duties which, as it's incumbent, he may in any contingency be called
 Resotred, That whatever personal prefe- rences may have been entertained by either or any of Us, i'll relation to presidential can dldaies, 1t becomes our duty to lay them down at the high altar of our common demo- cracy, and of our country's good. That in the case oi the nomination before us, we yield those preferences, not only withouta murmur, but With firm conviction that the nomina- ton of the distinguished candidates now be- fore Us IS calculated to insure harmony, con- elliate the vast brotherhood of democrats, blnd us together in new ties of union, and insure the permanent triumph of democratic principles
 Resofred, That the issues to be decided III the ensuing elections are too plainly and distinctly formed to be mistaken; our doc trnes and measures are, strict construction oi the constitution, limiting its operations to powers clearly granted, and thus preserv- ing the rights of the States; an economical administration of government; uncompromi- sing hostility to the establishment of a bank oi the United States under any form; the ap- plieation of the proceeds of the public lands to the payment of the expenses of the go- yernment and the consequent avoidance of heavy taxation upon the people, whether through customs or any other form; tariff for the purpose of revenue, sufficient for the government economically administered, with discrimination consistent with the object ol revenue and for the purpose of equalizing the burdens of government among the difle- rent classes of individuals and branches ol industry. The doctrines of our opponents are lahtudinarian construction of the con- stitution, assuming to the government powers never contemplated by its lramers, and utter ly subversive of the rights of the States; a national bank, with its train of evils and cor ruptions; high protective tariff; the distri- button of the public lands; the increase of public debt; the assumption of the debts of the States; internal improvements by the general governments; and virtual abolition of the veto power That upon the issue ol these two great systems of governmental policy, now submitted to the people, we are confident of complete and overwhelming triumph.
 Resolred, That the title of the United States to the Territory of Oregon being un- questionable we hold it to be the bounden duty of our government, as we believe it to be the sentiment of the united democratic party. that this territory should be preserved