Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-09-11

property. which it was The great design OF
the trainers Of our sacred Constitution 10
secure and foster.
3. Resoicea, That the unanimity with
which all he portions of our vas, Confed
eracy have accepted these nominations,
is cheering evidence that NO sectional
(. prejudice peryades the mass OF The Amer
ican people.
4. Rsolred, That these nominations are
tribute 10 personal worth, pure Repub-
Gcan~ principle, and eminent lalenla SIM
liar TO that which. has been rendered 10
Washington, Jefferson. Monroe, Jackson,
and Van Buren. Like these patriots aud
statesman, James X. Polk aud George MI.
Dallas have risen 10 distinction oy the
force Of their own merits, and like them,
TOO. the more they are tried the more do
{ they. .evince those high qualities winch al
Z tract no less than they honour the APP
plause Of the good and the just. Their e.
lection, therefore, will be another brilliant
instance Of The happy tendency of our free
Institutions, 10 develepe the virtues OF The
individual, al the same time that they Sc.
cure to the social system, of which he is
part, The creates, amount of liberty and
happiness.
S. ReSolred, That the Union Of the
States composing this Coafederacy, was
formed in The spirit Of compromise, and
that whatever tends to beget sectional
jealousy, or produce partial Legislation,
oughtio be discouraged and opposed; and
that the idea of disunion does not and
a ,.,L h.
people,
6. Resolred, That this meeting regards
the people of ,he United Stales, in their
separate State sovereign,ies, as The authors
of the Federal Constitution, aud as retain
ing ir their own hands all the pawers they
have 10, delegated 20 the Federal Govern.
ment, and thai in ascertaining what pow
ers are granted aud what not granted, the
only safe rule is 10 follow the plain and
obvious language employed in the const.
tuition and that, where a reasonable doubt
is entertained respecting the existence ofa
power, ills an imperative du,. 10 abstain
from the exercise of such power, relying
on the people themselves, who are The hest
guardians Of their own interests, TO confer
the power, if it be really necessary. aud
carefully avoiding all resort to the impli
cation and construction which have so Of
ten been praclced in defiance Of the true
federative features of our system and Of
The principles of popular sovereignty.
Z. Resolued, That this meeting, desi
rous only ofsecuring he ascendency Of Re:
publican principles in the administration
Of the General Government, offers The
hand Of fellowship to all their republican
brethren, who, led away by the false lights
held out to them in 1910, are now convin-
ced of their error.
s, Rcsolued, That The thousand broken
promises of Henry Clay and bis partizans.
aud the dangerous tendency of their meas
ures al the extra session Of l54l, are
warning 10 the country of what may be
expected, should the reins of Government
be entrusted to such leader His dicta-
Iorial spirit, his repeated disregard Of the
sacred right of instruction, aud his bold at
tempis to destroy The checks and balances
of the Constitution. are well calculated TO
alarm the patriot, and justify the efforts
which are now made by all true Demo
crats to preven, his election.
g. Resolved, That the resolution Of The
Baltimore Convention, recommending The
e-annexation ofTexas to the United States
is greatly strengthened by the evidence
which has been since disclosed Of the de-
signs of Great Britain in respect to that
yerritery--evidence which scarcely per
unils US to doubt that if Texas is not incor-
pora,ed inie our Union, she must form an
alliance with. Great Britain, by which she
will become the ally, or province, in effect,
of lha, grea! power. and thus eudanger the
safety aud peace Of our own country.
10. Resoiued, Tha, this meeting depre
Gates the policy which would dismem
.ber any portion Of the territory of the
United States, and approves the policy of
the speedy occupation Of Oregon, and Inc
assertion Of our rights. as the righlful own
,er of that soA. aosuch extent as has hi,h
erlo been claimed by the United States,
and as will forever exclude British interfer
enre, and convince European powers that
;he soil of the United States, and the prin-
ciple Of their free system Of government.
are alike iuvfo1able and sacred.
H. Resoi6ea. That the thanks of the
Democracy are due 10 the distinguished
gentlemen who have honoured Ihis meet.
ing by their presence, aud who have glad.
dened our hearts by the assurances which
they have made 10 US. that the mJihme-
ries Of 1910 are exposed aud rtbdked Il,
the judgment of great majority ofrhe pen-
pile of the Union; and that the. election Of
James X. Polk aud George NJ. Dallas may
be anticipated with certainty from the man-.
ifeslalions already made in their favor.
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