Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1849-04-13
Union Meeting.

Legislature OF the Democratic party, and oil
the Free Soil party, held, pursuant TO pubs
lie, notice, III the Senate chamber oil the
Capitol at Madison, on the evening of the
30th day of March lS49, for the purpose
oil hearing, and acting upon, the report of
the committee appointed on the part of the
Democratic party to act in conjunction
with similar committee, which had been
previously appointed at The state conven-
ton of the Free Soil party. Hon. Myron
Williams of the Senate was chosen Chair
man and Hor. Marshall Nj. Strong Of the
Assembly, Secretary.
TIE meeting having been called 10 order,
Hon. John W. Boyd of the Senate, chair
man of the committee on the par, of the
Democratic party, reported that the two
committees had met, and after free and
full conference, had agreed upon the fol-
lowing resolutions, viz:
Res0iUed, That while we will faithfully
adhere 10 all Tie compromises of The Com
slilulion, and maintain all the reserved
rights OF the States, we declare, since the
crisis has arrived, when that question must
he met, our incorporating hostility to
the extension of slavery into any territory
of The United States, which is now free.
ResOlUed, That in organizing govern
menls for New Mexico and California, the
introt uction and existence of slavery in
those territories should be positively pro-
hibiled by act of Congress.
ResOired, That there shall be no more
slave States admitted into the Federal
Union.
ResOtced, That all national laws recog
nlzing or sustaining slavery, or the slave
trade in the District of Columbia, or any
Government ought TO be Immediately re-
pealed.
I ResOtUed, That the public lands should
be granted TO actual settlers in limited guam
titles at the cost of the survey and transfer;
and that limit ought to be placed to the
quantity of land which shall hereafter be
acquired and held by sny person at any
one time.
Resolved, That we demand cheap pos
tage, retrenchmcnt Of the expenses of the
National Government, The abolition of all
unnecessary offices and salaries, and the
election by the people of all civil officers
in the service of the Government so far as
the same may be practicable.
Resolved, That Congress has the Cons
stltutional power, and ought to make ap,
preparations from The National Treasury
for river and harbor Improvements, to IA
cllltate and protect commerce between tie
several States, and between the United
States and foreign nations, such appropra-
tons to be governed by sound discretion
and due regard for the National welfare.
Resolved, That we approve the principle
of free and unrestricted trade, and believe
! that The most fair and equal mode of raising
the revenue necessary 10 detray the neces.
sary expenses of the government, is direcl
tax upon property and will demand lis
adoption by our government.
Res0lOed, That we are opposed to the
creation of National Bank by Congress,
and believe that the fiscal affairs of the gov
ernrlent both state and national should be
kept entirely separate from banks and bank
ing associations, and lis revenues should be
collected and disburSed by responsible
agents OF the government, through the indie
pendent treasury.
ReSOfUed, Tha. we are in favor of Lbs
eral exemption Of real and personal proper
~ from forced sale on execution, believing
1t both just and humane.
HeSOlCed, That VIC are in favor of equal
and impartial suffrage.
The above resolutions were taken up by
the meeting separately, and after consider
atle discussion were all adopted with great
unanimity.
Hon. John w. Boyd then offered lie
following resolutions for the consideration
OF the meeting, viz:
Whereas, it appears that the principles
held by the great majority of the Democrat
ic party, and of the Free Soil party Of this
State, upon leading political topics of the
day, are the same, and whereas, tEos e
principles can be far more ell'cctually prop
ogated by the uni ed action of all the friends
of those principles, therefore
ReSOlUed, That we recommend that the
State central committee of the Democratic
organization, and the State central commit
tee of the Free Democratic organization,
unite i'll calling a State Convention to be
held at the Capitol in Madison. on the Sec
ond Wednesday of September next, II
O'Clock NJ, 10 be composed of two dele
gates from each Assembly district, for the
purpose Of making nominations for State
officers.
ResOtred, That we Recommend TO our
friends i'll all paris of the State, to abandon
their separate organizations, and JON hands
and hearts in pushing forward the true
principles of freedom and Democracy.
RcSotced, That we further recommend
unlonand concert Of aciionlhe between sever,
al committees of the separate organizations
throughout the State. and that where there
are central committees of each organization
III the several towns, counties or districts
we recommend them TO unite in calling a
union convention by Joint call agreeing
on the time and place.
The above resolutions were adopted
without dissenting vote.
Hon. Warren Chase offered the follow
ing resolution which was also adopted:
ResolUed, That The proceedings of this
meeting be signed by The Chairman and
Secretary, and that the Democratic and
Free Soil newspapers throughout the Stale
be requested 10 publish them.
MYRON b. WILLIAMS, Chm. |
MARSHALL NJ. STRONG, Scc'ty.