The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-10-07

cratic State Convention met IN Hampton Hall oPping
field, and at II o'clock was called TO order by Hon D.
Haet, OF Boston, chairman of the Central COMMITTEE
who read the votes Of the committee directing the con-
vention to be called.
Erasmus b. Beach. esq. Of Springfield was appointed
president OF the convention supported by Twelve wee
presidents, and assisted by six secretaries
Delegates TO the number oil 5o4 were reported 70 DC
present, representing 1879 towns.
The convention proceeded to discharge the duties for
which they had assembled p insy Nominated anna &c
didate for governor, and Henry w. Cushman, OF Ber
nardston, Tor lieutenant governor
Mr. Hallet from the Committee on Resolutions, re-
ported seres and in reading them repeatedly in;
ienupted by enthusiastic applause. They were adopted
by an overwhelming majority.
The following are the
Received That the Deliberate party dissolved viii
be dssoved and never can be dissolved until that POI
veal solvent shall melt into Itself all the Of OPP
preston, tyranny and despots, and leave no chain 70
that others should do unto youS
Resolved, That whatever side isaes temporary inn
division parties in the United Sates has beon
and viii continue to be- The party OF progress 10 popular
servasm ood abuses In government and Of contraction
in terri,oy the party Of union and State rights and the
contest jefferson and Adams, these parties and
these principles have been, and s are designated by the
republican democrao, and the federal whg parties
Resolpea, That upon every issue which the federal Or
tst election OF Jefferson In every question oil the extern
Of territory from Louisiana TO Texas the necessity Of
high ~ Dse ss
constitutional treasury, the second with England the
III @ o s sas n ss
whig party wrong and the democracy right
Of General Taylor under his pretended nopar pledges
the wing leaders have made the direct admission That their
sy S0aa sSa s
ton they every was sseasa as
soldier whose only claim favor his military
in the war which they denounced as "the highest
Removed That there has been most msnifssdy want
whis party, as shown ID tSs Recorded facs~that their
leaders r;t voted iof iEe Mexican war, Congess-then
aS voted Id was and
then voted against indemnity and against peace-then
then Threatened they got the power TO cede back The Ter
ritoIy we had won win blood finally in
ted as their president the very whom they had
denounced as The head butcher, who had advised the
the Rio Cande, headed armies In the boodi
est battles and favor Of sez,ng five Mexican prov
nces mp TO the Sierra Madre for indemnity for the expenses
Rssoipsd That in every choice OF President by the Peo
pie since and sSsa upon he ea
has succeeded by the union of the North and
cen, election Of Gen Taylor BY the eud in New York, and
the bad faith Of The South
this deseroa in the Souri, neither will they forget that by
the union Of Northern aud Southern democrats and in the
Tor fifty democratic patior covering the whole
Union e prosperity, and true go Of h these
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tory OF p,sal communities OF ancient or modern times
,oeed That the assurance OF the reunion Of The demo-
congratulations because foeshadows the redemption Of
That Se uso oapo.ed 70 o~ey @
and color, and in favor Of freedom and ireeso wherever
Resolved. That by common law and common sense, as
well as BY the decision OF the Supreme Court OF the United
of slavery is municipal regulation, founded upon
and niled the of the territorial is the
Rs,osed isrsf~s, That as slavery exist by any
municipal law in the new territories and Congress has no
slavery never he transported there nor can slavery exist
there but by local law oil the territories sanctioned by
Congress the Legislative act OF State In It's sovereign
capacity,
70 free territories and in faor Of the exercise Of all eons
tutona and necessary means to restrict 70 Tue limits
within which n does or may exist by the local laws oil the
nat rne Sc sentiments are universal the
North 10 belong 70 parry being held ia common by
nearly all north Of sectional line, while they are
repud lated by nearly all sonth Of that line and there
| fore they oannot he made a nationdi party tsst
Resooed, That rejoced TO the people Of the
settling upon fundamental principle OF republican
right OF the people 10 establish such forms
and institutions of government msjory shall elect
Rssored, That in the present rerograde action OF liberty
IRON I sa 5se may %s
the democracy Of this county that II they persist In vast
stfaction and quarrel about sectional test which y
years never was put TO democrats North or South, on
national ISSUE the eactioa Of derats will be as certain
TO advance here in its communication, as the reaction oil
legitimacy in France.
fes0gCfd,
old guards of the republic democratic men IN every
ought and understand that new and unusual
and all OF the day designed to
fomeat family quarrel through which, IN New York,
the federal pany may seal into power; and hence be-
comes duty Of the democracy everywhere 10
closer and hnner the bonds of BROTHERHOOD in the
strength Of which they have thirteen times elected demo-
Presidents, and have always held the chain Of this
oous Union bright, It's sword nvncibie, It's laws Just
ns . ro,v name ss pra
in the nations OF the earth.
Rssotped, That II made pledges, Cen Taylor
stood bound 10 the country, elected not TO remove com
rctent officers for political opinion and yet fas is he
leads mbece II he Is led In this reckless proscrp-
tion that have the authority Of his Secretary OF state
Uohn NJ Clayton) for raging that the departments at
washington have crowded by host oil expectanu oil
Office before dsd, in the first year Of
the advent vi jackson letter the phigs Of
Uedpare.
R,opsd That haze been disappointed in the personal
material oil General Taylor for though deficient states
man. verify believed he had hun touch Of the
Prcsdent but To- and behold in the Of diplomacy, he
cngs 10 the cabinet like boy his badders when beyond
his depth, and for the first In the history OF this epub
lie have irresponsible regency the Executive
cabinet
Resoped That the wing doctrine Of party and pro-
scrptloa, they practise u, 10 for their
side enough agree viz
prescribe all democrats Of Office and put wings in,
and then forever alter stop prescription; but
Resolved, That whatever may have been the excess Of
party spirit in removals heretofore, the democrats have al
ways openly maintained the right Of their oppo
ue1ts, and fairly praciised wherefore the wings have
denounced IT, have elected President pledged 'abhor,
hate ioafs prescription and then have made that
President practise Il beyond all precedent past
likely 10 come and, when Jebuked for their hypocrisy,
have the bold impudence 10 boast Of the cheat they
Rs.cipsd That while we would concede all reasonable