Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-03-29
DEMOCRATS! A.hpY!!i

m,ocracy Of Dubuque, At Terry's Saloon,
on Thursday, tomorrow evening, at
early candle light. Lc, every Democra.
be athis post, ready 70 battle for truth.
DELAWARE COUNTY DEMOCRAT.
&c COW ENTIoN. Nm. y
Pursuant to public notice, the Democra-
cy met at Delhi, March 25, ls4s.
The Convention was called to order by
elecs'ng Joel Bailey President, and AK.
Eaton, Secretary. .5' q.
On motion.
Inc convention proceeded to organize as
democratlc party, by selecting commit.
tees nominating candidates for county off,
GERS and other necessary matters.
On motion,
The Chair appointed John w. Clark
John w. Fern A. X. Eaton committee
/ to draft resolutions expressive or the aen.e
ofthe meeting.
| On motion Of John Li,lbridge, Samuel
J. Whitaker was unanimously nominated
Tor School Fnnd Commissioner. III
| On motion,
| William Philips was nominated az Seal.
er Of Weights and Measures, and Henry A.
Lett, for Coroner,
On motion,
! Leyeritt Roxford, John w. Penn. John
". Clark, Joel Bailey and A. X. Eaton.
were appointed Central Committee.
On motion, sg
The following named gentlemen were an
pointed committees Of vigilance for their
respective Townships. SEQ ~s11
For Delhi-RoIand Aubrey. VIM. Phil
( fps and John Lillibriipe +. -
For Colony--David Mouland, Samuel
| Dixson and John Keezard. 4tzs' = 4. "a
For Eads Grore-DaDiel Brown. Norri.
| w: Reed and William Turner. i'GUl
| or North Fork--James Caverouph I'm.
enezer Calvcn ard William Nicholson. -
a. K. Eaton from the committee to dr,f,
resolutions offered the following:
| Whereas war exists between the TIu;-
tea States and Mexico and that a party a.
mong US. as ever in times Of war. insis,s
that TOE are aorong and our enemv is RIGHT.
Reso!ved, That by the acts of Mexico
her Federal Union was dssolved-that b.
such dissolution the State of Texas became
independent, and that Notwithstanding the
assumed Central Government; resisted such
independence longer than Grea, Britain did
ours, Texas successfully defended her soil
that after having many Of her number shot
down while prisoners of war, contrary to
the rules OF war, by her arms she forced
Mex'co's dictator to acknowledge her indie.
pendence. and the Rio Grande her bounda-
ry--as we'll as subsequent offer 10 fscn,.
nze the same. That the merginp of .nch
independent power into the soyere;pntv ~
our Union. was declared by Mexico the
Cause Of the war which she prosecuted with
her utmost ablity-that she invaded our
territory aud murdered our citizens. ref,.
sing even to hear our minister of Peace. and
not to have repealed such outrages would
have degraded our nation.
RESOLVED, That the heart tina, beats moi
our country right aud Mcxico .oyong--,h..
remains cold when sister Republic whose
national existence eminated from our Cepi-
tol. wontoniy violates Che rights of person
and property Of our citizens dIsregards her
solemn treaties for indemnity, withdravs
her mlnleter, insultingly rejects ours, in
vades our territory and makes war upon our
| nation, is not American. 49,
Resolved, That the war is National. and
Eot PRESIDENT war, as some the Wbivs
are striving to make Mexico believc-thst
iexas was annexed under the adminis,ra-
ton OF John Tyler, that the American peo.
PIE confirmed the same by the election Of
James Il. Folk to the Presidency over an
antl'annexatlon man---that Gen. Taylor
discovered the advance of the Mexican ar
my and recommended the march To Tho R;o
Grande, and after some four months ,sa
President consented 10 give the order. which,
has resulted in the glorious achieyment. ~
American arms. ''-
Resolved, That the advu!orun and Rox.
enue Tariff Of rs is the tariff Of nroner,,
according to its real value, tha. the MIN,
mum, Specific and high protective tariff NJ
AZ was the tariff Of men, the DOH tax tar1
of the many for the few, the tariff by ou.n-
tlty and not by quality--thas while the pro-.
perty tariff OF '46 has swellcd the re7enu,
eight and half million the past year, i, hns
lcssoned the duties on most Of the articles
consumed by the laborng community. ~
Rcsolued, That the good effects Of .I,e
divorce OF the Government. from the Banks
nave more than realized the expectations
or old Bullion hImself-that while the re-.
ceipts and disbursements tho pact wear have
amounted TO more than n hundred milliana
IN specie, not dollar has been lost--th,t
twenty four millions of specie have been
imported and tWenty-one millions of thar
recolned and scattered an undying currency
among The people, and that such results ms.
THY the Democracy in defending tho Com
sssutionai Treasury.
RESOLVED, That we hail with Joy the pe-
Rod IN financial affairs when Banks cannot
fulfil their own prophecies, when the Great
Regulator with its thousand minion.
have not the power to make DOLLARS 70
day and durnthem to -mosrow-to swell and
contract prices at pleasure, 10 raise The
community to wealth or sink them to ruin
Tor selfish purposes-that VIC are not }ulled
TO sleep BY the "o5So'ete idea,'' but tia, va
realize the certainty OF another National
BANK with all its consequences whenever
me Democracy cease their vigilance.
Resoived, That his exceIIencv .an,;l
Briggs IL the faithful servant Of Democr..
cy, that his course has been prudent and a.
be-. that IN conyeniny the General Assem-.
o'y ne was watrenteu by the occasion, and
that the Democratic members in cndeayor.
ing to carry out the WILL of the people
W eiecting. United States Senators
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