Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-07-04

and ample protection Of persons ana prop
cry from domestic violence or foreign ag-
gressiOn.
g. That il is the duty Of every branch
Of the Government to enforce the Pract'se
the most rigid economy in conducting our
public affairs. and that no more revenue
ought 10 he raised than is required to de-
fray the necessary expenses OF the Gov
eminent and for the gradual but certain
extinction Of the debt created by the pros
ecution Of Just and necessary war. after
peaceful relations shall have been restored.
s. That Congress has no power to char
ter a national bank; that we believe such
an institution one Of deadly hostility TO
the best interests Of the country, danger.
Gus TO our republican institutions and the
liberties Of the people. and calculated 10
place the business Of the country within
the control Of concentrated money pow
or and above the laws and the will Of the
people; and that the results OF democrat
IT. legislation. in this and all other finan-
cial measures upon which issues have
been made between the two political par
ties Of the country, have demonstrated 10
candid and p, acrical men Of all parties their
soundness. safety, and utility in all busi-
ness pursuits
T. That Congress has no power under
the constitution to interfere with or con-
troll the domestic institutions OF the scvc-
raj States, and that such States are the sole
and proper Judges Of every thing apper-
tanning to their own affairs not prohibited
by the constitution; that all efforts of the
nbolitionisis or others made 10 induce
Congress TO interfere with questions OF
slavery, or TO take incipienf steps IN r'.la-
ton, thereto, are calculated TO lead 10 the
most alarming and dangerous consequent
ces: and that all such efforts have an IN
eyi,abIe tendency TO diminish the happi-
ness Of the people, and cndanger the sta
bility and pcrmancncy Of the L MON, and
ought not to be countcnanced by any
friend OF our political institutions.
g. That the separation IS Indisprnsa-
bic for the safety of the funds Of the Gov
eminent and the rights Of THE people.
Q. That the liberal principles embodied
by Jefferson in the Declaration of indie
pendencc. and sanctioned IN the constilu-
lion, which makes ours the land Ct iib,r-
ty and the asylum of the oppressed "icv-
crv nation. have ever been cardinal prin-
ciplcs in the Democratic Faith. and every
attempt to al,ridgc the privilege OF bcco"-
ing citizcns and the owner, Of soil anIon,
MS ought to be resisted with the same spir-
it which swept the alien and scdition laws
from our statutc-bOoks.
RcsoIrcd. That the proceeds oftI'e public
land ought TO be sacrcdly applied to the
national objects specified in the consttu-
lion: and that VIC are opposed to any law
for the distribution Of such proceeds a
nnonc the States, as alike incxpcdient in
policy and rcpugn ant to the constitution.
Rcsolrcd, That VIZ are decidedly OPP
posed to takin. from the President the
qualified veto power, by which he is ena-
bIed, under restrictions and responsible
ties amply sufficient 10 guard the public
interest, to suspend the passage OF bill
whose merits can secure the approval OF
two-thirls Of the Senate and House Of
Representatives.. until the judgment OF the
people can be obtained thereon, and which
has saved the American people from the
corrupt and tvrannical domination of the
Bank of tho United States, and from II
corrupting system Of general internal i'm
provcmcnts.
ResoIred, That the war with Mexico.
provoked on her part by years Of insult
and injury, was commenced by her army
crossing the Rio Grsndc, attacking the
America an troops, and invading our sister
State of Texas; and that. upon all the prin-
ciplcs Of patriotism and the laws Of ma
lions. it is a Just and necessary war on
our part. in which every American citizen
his country, and neither morally nor phys
ica.ly, By word or deed, have given laid
and comfort 10 the enemy"
Rcso1rcd. That we would be rejoced
at the assurance Of a peace with Mexico,
founded on the just principles Of indcmni-
ty for the past and security for the future;
but that, while the ratification of the liber-
al treaty. offered 10 Mexico remains in
doubt. il is the duty Of the country to sus-
tain the Administration in every measure
necessary to provide for the vigorous pros
ecution of the war should that treaty be
rejected.
Resolred, That the officers and soldiers
who have carried the arms of their coun-
try into Mexico have crowned il with inn
pressible glory. Their unconquerable
courage, their daring enterprise. their un-
talteriny perseverance and fcrtitude when
assailcd on all sides bv innumerable foes.
and that more formidable cnemy-thc dis
eases of the climaie-cxalt their devoted
patriotism into the highest heroism. and
give them IL right to the profound gratitude
of their country and the admiration OF the
world.
Rcso1rcd. That the Democratic Ma
tional Convention of the thirty States com
posing the American Republic tender their
fratcrnal congratulations to the National
Convention of the Republic of France.
now assembled as the free suffrage repre-
sentatiyes of the sovereignty of thirty-tive
millions Of Republicans. to establish Gov
eminent on those eternal principles of
equal rights for which their LAFAYETTE
and our WASHINGTON fought side by side
in the struggle for our own National In
Dependence; aud would especially con-
vey to them and TO the whole people of
France. our earnest wishes for the con-
solidation Of their Liberties. through the
wisdom that shall guide their councils. on
Al l.