The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1844-07-04
THE HONEST GERMANS IN THE FIELD.

FrOemen cheer tho HICKORY Tree
More lhan thousand Germans Of Stark Co. met In
MassiIlen las week had speechea-a dinner-and
passed resolutions showing where they are, and fo
what they contend. Wegive below few Of their res
oluiOnH a. worthy to be adopted for the creed Of all
feemen. -
Rs'Olvsd That we cordially adopt as our politica,
creed the declaration Of principles, unanimously pro
claimed BY the Democratic National Convention, re-
Gently assembled at Baltimore, and most enthusiasical
y respond to the nomination Of James X Polk of Ten.
nesSee for President and of George Nj Dallas of Pen.
syvania for Vice President of these United States AMI
believing them 10 be pure aud hish-miuded, able and
patriotic men, found In their political faith above re.
proach in their domestic relations and unspoed in pri
vate e We do hereby pledge them our active, unrins
and undivided support
RssOlred, That we are uhexibly opposed to the es-
tablishment of another United States Bank believing
be in direct violation ofthe constitution of the Uni
ted States subversve of the rights the several States
wholly nexpedien dangerous to public liberty and full
ofperl to our rights our land and our republican ins.
tutions.
RssOlUsa, That the safety Of the public money, and
the rights Of the people, alike demand total and final
separation that the funds of the nation shall be sacred
kept in the Treasury Of the nation by agents mmedi
aiely responsible to The peopehat they should not be
lent out either to corporations or individuals nor drawn
from the public treasury except in strict accordance
with the forms Oflaw and in obedience to appropria
lions made by Congress
Resolved That we shall ever insist upon the faithful
appropriation ofthe proceeds of the Public Lands to
those great national objects specified in the constitution
OF the United Satesthat we are utterly opposed 10
their being applied to- or used for any other purpose
whatsoever, and that we are especially hostile to the
gambling project ofthe great whg embodimnt which
seeks to divert the funds held in trust for the common
bene by the general Government to the base purpose
OF corupting the integrity Of individual States.
Resolved That we are, we ever have BEEN the ad-
vocates Of tariff for revenue purposes tariff which
shall meet the wants of economical administration of
the Government and which shall be adjusted, with re-
ference to the encouragement ofdomestic industry and
at the same time just and equal in its operation upon
all classes, and all sections Of the Union Thawe will
sustain the existing tariff so far as it shall be found 10
promote these Objects and no farther because we be-
eve that each citizen should contribute and receive an
equal share Of the burdens and blessings OF our free in
sutions and because we believe that 10 be good doc
trne for the whole Union which Henry Clay proclaims
TO the south, to wit chat stability with certain and mo-
derae protection is far better than instability the neces
sary consequence of high protection"
RssOIuvd, That we are friendly to the policy Of i'm
partial pre-emption laws, which Clay and his party
have so violently opposed because think it right and
only right that the hardy settler who with his wife and
children braves the perils of the wilderness and i'm
proves the public domain, should be preferred 10 heart
less SPECTATORS protected from the grasp OF mercess
landsharks, and because we believe that was an un
Just hatred Of adopted citizens which influenced Henry
Clay and his federal friends to deny to the foreign emil
grant the full benefit oithose laws ... .... q.
Resolved That the spirit manifested by the Native
American party towards the oppressed Of foreign coun-
tries who have sought asylum under the broad ban
ner Of American Liberty is only illibera unjust and
anti American, but II is at war with the fundamental
principles Of the Declaration of Independence, & should
receive the indignant frowns Of every lover of our free
Reolpsd That the illberal sentiments expressed du-
ring the last session Of Congress, by Mr. Archer of
Va. and Mr.. Beren Of Georgia. two great whig lead
s in the Senate OF the u g. on the presentation Of Ma
i've American petitions, towards foreign emgranls are
Of the great federal party and identify
vith Native Americanisin, which is nothing less than
he spirit Of the alien and sedition laws under different
anne.