The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-04

into gold and plundefng all other classes in order to
add to their already immense fortunes
2. That the finances of government should be ma
nsged by the government itself Independent OF the
control agency Of banks or banking institutions
managed by sworn and responsible officers who are
not by corporations whose actions defy scrutiny and
whose infractions Of law cannot be punished. The
plan of the Independent Treasury now in operation
which has been tested through time of warm all
countries of great financial embarrassment
receives and will continue to receive steady and
wel-deserved support and while VIC willing TO ad-
such alterations in its details as may be
to its perfect will agree to surrender
single one Of the principles upon which 1t is based
and by means Of which the public none is preserved
rom the grasp of spsculstors and capitalists
3. That in the dspoial Of the public lands, liberal
since the spread of agriculture and the increase Of
small freeholders contribute to the prosperity and
progress OF the country every actual settler entitled
of land sufficient to support in conjunction with hi
industry, himself andl famiy.
4. That this country is confederation of independ-
ent soveregnties whoxe interest it is to remain united
that the peculiar institutions in each Of these States
are purely domestic, and consequently subject Of
interference Of other members of the confederacy
when Congress attempts to legsate upon concern
ing any of these institutions 1t grossly invades the
rights Of both individuals and communities and COM
mits great constitutional wrong that the safey of
buttons demand that every honest citizen should re
press the agitation Of any and every prominent
Of dscord and dieunion,
g. That the public domain was granted to the
general government by its donors as the of a
fund to be applied to the necessities of that govern
ment that the money from the of the lands
which compose the domain. so long they continue
to be sold should not be diverted from its legitimate
use by being distributed among the States and that
when the government can spare the land fund. it is
for the interest of the nation that the land should
be given to those who will actually cultivate and add
to the productive wealth OF the nation.
g. That the Constitution of these United States is a
grant by sovereign and confaderated States to the
powers specified and limited in the constitution itself
and contend for strict construction of the powers
granted; consequently We oppose the creation of ma
tona bank protective system of duties and the ap-.
pcation of the public funds to the furtherance of any
schemes plans not necessary to carry out the Duties
or powers directly assigned to the general govern
That the people fully capable to nominate
as they are to vote for all candidates for Office and
that the Intervention of csucuses and conventions at
all times evil requires to be either modified that
the wishes and will of the people shall be truly repre-
frequently owing to the corruption of the convention
system been presented with the alternative either
toroasy to ali the station he sought upS Or
by their vote against him, attacking the policy which
he represented, and which was dear to their con-
sciences. Under this system, now conducted we
have nominated and elected to legislative Offices
men who were utterly unable to discuss measures of
Importance in the halls Of legislation to defend
the principles Of the party with which they were den
titled and who did not make up for this deficiency by
that plain common. sense and unshsken integrity SO
necessary for the efficient legislator Such things
calculated to ALLEVIATE any party from popular afec
ton. The condemnation which they ultimately OBJ
tain thus dealt deserving set of Political prn
cipes WELL and the peace prosperity, and progress
Of the State seriously endangered from the temporary
suspension Of proper policy in the administration OF
g. That the pillars of the State are the aboing po
pulation, whose brswny arms create the wealth. and
whose every day sense forms the safeguard Of the
ton that their health comfort and happiness are
be sedulously guarded as matter Of public welfare
that combination Of capitalists shall be allowed to
Cypress ipjure them that all of labor which
tends to pjure their physical comfort debar them
the practice of causing minors and females especial.
cd to their physical strength in factories and else
msnt and deterorates their physical condition but
tends to raise up race Of people In midst dwarf
things calculated render honest labor degrading
are at subjects for specific and decided legislation
o. That our country is our mother, whose honor is
dear to personal honor the peace Of
firesides that her is and insult to
her is insult to be resented by each Of her
that when she Is engaged in war with foreign land
the citizen who displays sympathy with her foes
encourages them to protract the conflict is traitor
whom it would be of courtesy to pronounce
dishonorable and that represe natives, who, from
their seats in the halls of legislation tho
enemy, have attained depth of political infamy
the Sc United States.
10 That the people Of this country are devoted to
the checks compromises and balances of the Consti-
tuition that they recognise the independence of the
three several departments of government as one of
those great principles whose Is the sures
to destroy cripple the qualified negative of the Pre-
sdent-f falsely called veto power-would be to place
rights at the mercy of any set of legislative des
pots who might prove false to their trust and would
reduce the form of government from that of we'll
balanced republic to an elective arstocraoy
IL That banking is only a legitimate business when
pursued upon legitimate principles but to call for
charters which exempt stockholders from individual
liability to request the mantle of the State credit
the shoulders Of fraud and fasehood; and that each
State 10 prohibited by the general constitution from
coming money, emitting bills of credit, and
quently cannot confer on corporate bodies power
which it does not itself possess.
IL. That the accumulation of large bodies of lands
in the han DIS of individual is evil whose effects
muet be felt in the future; that such aggregation
of the soil as tends to decrease the number and dis
courage the efforts of tillers of the SOIL Is uuwse and
publican, and too much of the feudal
times to accord with the spirit of our institutions
speedily be passed limiting the quantity Of the public
lands which may be disposed Of to individuals.
49, That our people as years Of experience have de-
and every Office holder; that official patronage is more
likely to be exercised dscreely by them than by in
divduals; and that o. all officers should be Of right
chosen by them, motives of sound policy deman nd
that they should restrain themselves from the exercise
Ia. That the foreigners who immigrate to this
country should not be denied the protection of our
laws, participation in the blessings of good 60
vernment; that it is good policy to extend to them,
after reasonable time Of soourn the rights of citi
zensbiP; that the present naturalization laws have
proved themselves by experience to be highly potc
and proper and that in their admission to Offices of
trust emolument, the place Of the citizens birth
should neither recommend nor dsqualify
officers in the army and navy Is calculated to dete.
rorate the servce that appoin should to
be matter of favor and that the proper apprentice
thp for the future commander Is before the mast in
the navy, and in the ranks from the army.
16. That 1t is the duty Of the democratic party to
advocate the reform of all abuses In government that
when abuse exists and remedy Is offered the sole
Quesionst to be asked concerning the Justice prac
tcabilitv and preemineDce of the proposed measure
nr ane cts he
pockets ofindviduals 10 not to be dscussed and that
the democratic party as the true party of progress
while ID is conservative of the constitution to guard 1t
from the inroads of loose construction Of its pro-
visione has natural and invincibe antpathy that
false conservatism which retains abuses and preserves
venerable wrongs.
The committee also presented a plan of eecting
a general committee, and Mr.. English then moved
the adoption Of the whole. Mr. z. A. Penniman,