Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-06-08

thirty-6ve millions of republicans, to establish
government ON those eternal principles of equal
right. of which their Lafayette and our Wash
ington fought side by side, in the struggle for
our own national independence, and we would
especilly convey to them and TO the whole peo-
pie of France, our earnest wishes for the con-
solidation of their liberties, through the wis
dom that shall guide their councils, on the ba-
sis of democratic constitution; not derived
from the grants or concessions of kings or dy-
nasties, but originating from the only true
source of political powers recognised in the
States of this Union, the inherent and inalien-
able right Of the people, in their sovereign ca
pacity to make and to amend their forms of
government in such manner as the welfare of
the community may require.
Res0LUed, That in the recent development
of this grand political truth, of the sovereignty
of the people and their capacity and power for
selfgovernment, which is prostrating thrones
and erecting republics on the ruins of despot-
ism in the old world, we feel that a high and
sacred duty is devolved with increased respon-
sibility upon the Democratic party of this
country, as the party of the people, to sustain
and advance among us constitutional liberty,
equality, and fraternity, by continuing to resist
all monopolies and exclusive legislation for
the benefit of the few at the expense of the
ence to those principles and compromises of
the constitution which are broad enough and
strong enough to embrace and uphold the
Union as it shall be in the full expansion of
the energies and capacity of this great and pro-
gresslve people.
ResolUcd, That a copy of these resolutions
be forw arded through the American Minister
at Paris to the national convention of the re-
public of France.
ReSOlued, That the fruits of the great politi-
cal triumph of 1874, which elected James K
Polk and Geo. M. Dallas President and Vice
President of the United States, have fulfilled
the hopes of the Democracy of the Union-in
defeating the declared purposes of their oppo-
nents to create National Bank, in preventing
the corrupt and unconstitutional distribution
of the land proceeds, from the common treasu-
~ of the Union, for local purposes; in protect
ing the currency ami the labor of the country
from rulnous fluctuations, and guarding the
money OF the people for the use of the people,
by the establishment of the constitutional trea
sury; IN the noble impulse given to the cause of
free trade, by the repeal of the tariff of 1912,
and the creation of the more equal, honest, and
productive tariff of 1916; and, that in our opin-
ion, 1t would be fatal error to weaken the
bands OF political organization by which these
great reforms have been achieved-and risk
luSn III the DdIQS Vi tuSII kHOWp dQFeISdTleS,
with whatever delusive appeals they may solic-
it our surrender of that vigilance, which is the
only safeguard of liberty
ResolDed, That the confidence Of the Democ-
racy of the Union, in the principles, capacity.
firmness, and integrity of James X. Polk, man.
ifested by his nomination and election in 1914,
has been signally justified by the strictness of
his adherence to sound Democratic doctrines,
by the purity of purpose, the energy and abili-
ty which have characterised his Administra-
ton in all our affairs at home and abroad; that
we tender to him our cordial congra tulations
upon the brilliant success which has hitherto
crowned his patriotic efforts, and assure him,
in advance, that at the experation of his Presi-
Dental term he will carry with him to his re
tirement the esteem. respect, and admiration
of grateful country.
ResoIucd, That this convention hereby pre-
sent to the people of the United States. Lew
is Cass, of Michigan, as the candidate of the
Democratic parry for the office of President,
and William o. Butler, of Kentucky, as a can
didate of the Democratic party for the Office of
Vice President of the United States.