The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-22
TIL. Democracy of Ra.in. District.

The Democracy OF Racine District.
We give below the proceedings Of the Con.
assembly District, (Wisconsin) which was
held at the Court house in the city OF Racinr
on the 9th ult. The author ofthe resolutions
e ol. Phlo White is native OF North Carolina,
in which State, he was for long time, the able
editor of leading Democratic Journal. Mr..
w. is fine writer, sterling man, and an old
Jacksonian Democrat, and was appointed by
President, Polk, counsnl at Hamburg. 1t will
be perceived that he is friendly to the nomina-
tion of the Hon. H. Dodge as candidate for the
next Presidency.
Racine Assembly District.
In pursuance Of call by the District Commit
tee, Convention Of the Democratic voters o.
the Racine Assembly District, was held at the
Court House in the city Of Racine, on the 9th
September, 1851. EZRAF. WEED, Esq, was
appointed Chairman, and JAS. Morr TIrrUs,
Secretary. n E
On motion, it was voted that Democratic
candidate for a member of Assembly from this
District, be now chosen by ballot, and that the
baliotinr continue until CLOCK.
Col. PHlLo WHITE offered the following
resolutions for the consideration of the Conven.
ton, which were unanimously adopted, viz;
Resolved, That we adhere to the time -honored
principles Of Democracy, as proclaimed by
Thomas Jefferson, practised by Andrew jack
son, and beautifully illustrated in the life and acts
of SIlas Wright. Theirs was a democracy ex-
pansive in its scope; it spoke TO the honesty
and intelligence of mankind; its purity of pur-
pose was elevating, ennobling, and equalizing
to all: and it invested each and every freeman
with co-equal rights, and conferred sovereignty
upon the whole people.
Resolved, That we are the friends and advo.
Gates Of cheap postage,-of retrenchment of
the expenditures Of the general sovernment,-o
a frequent accountability and rigid economy in
the administration Of our own State AFFAIRS
Of The abolition of unnecessary Offices, and OF
the reduction Of all unreasonable salaries and
exorbitant official perqusites, that we are oppos-
ed to monopolies and favored classes, and to all
taxation beyond ule temporary exigencies Of the
public service,-against the expenditure OF
public moneys without the warrant Of special
appropriations,-and in favor of equal suffrage,
and Of frequent ond free elections.
Resolved, That the wanton waste OF the pub
lie money by the Wing administration of the
Cabinet officers are implicated in enormous
frauds upon the treasury Of the nation, no in
considerabie portion of the tsspoils Of which is
known to have gone into the pockets of some
Of those high functionaries.-as well as the
capricious violation of the most solemn pledges
of those in power, and their intoerant proscrip-
ton of democrats from all participation in pub.
lie employments,-have shown to the world
that the present Federal Administration is un.
At-,,A1~ ~ r.1Gl 4 - SL a.
and that acontinuance Of its rule would, there.
fore, denounce the. acts and the policy of tht
Wing party OF this State and elsewhere, as wei
as all those ,cAo affiliate soiM Mem,-not only a,
scattering corruption and venality broadcast owe
the land, but as exerting baleful influence
disastrous to the fair fame Of our beloved coun
try abroad, and as tending to bring scanda
upon all democratic institutions. institution.
| waich, We believe, approximate the nearest L
the perfection of human reason, in the estab
lishinent Of governments among men.
| Resolved, That we have confidence in tn,
integrity, the talents, and the uncompromisins
democracy Of the Hon. Don A. J. Upham, an,
the other candidates for State Officers. and 70
Presidential Electors, and National Delegates
nominated at the Democratic State Conventio,
at Madison the 10th inst; and, believing
that these nominations are s.ft to be lnadc," W.
wards swelling the majority for these our can
didates at the approaching general election il
! November.
| Albert G. Knight, Esq, then offered the fol
lowing resolution, which Was also adopted unan
imously:
Resolved, That, reposing undimnisbed con
fidence in the varied intelligence, the exalted
patriotism, the discriminating sense Of justice
and the heroic valor, of our distinguished fel
low citizen, the Honorable HENRY DODGE
we would hereby express preference for him
as our favorite candidate for the Presidency
subject, however, to the nomination to be made
by the delegated Democracy in National Con.
vention assembled, ,-pedgng ourselves to vote
for and support the nominee Of such Conyen-
ton.
1t was also unanimously
Resolved, Thatthe official acts and the private
bearing of His Excrllency. Governor Nelson
Dewey, rs the first Executive Officer Of the
State Of Wisconsin, have not only gained him
the plaudits OF tie Democracy OF o~r. young
Commonwealth, but conciated the respect ~nd
esteem Of all classes; and we cordially RESPOND
to the unanimous acclaim of the Democratic
State Convention, by which they virtually
award him that most cherished Of all the CHRIS
tian blessings ofold, "Weu done thou good and
faithful SERVANT &c.
James Klnze, Esq, was unanimously nominated
from this District.
lished in the Miwaukie Commercial Advert.
ser, and the kenosha Democrat.
E. F. WEED, Chm.