Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-06-24
I'll e Position Of the Demo Fracy Of
Tennessee upon che Compromise.

Tennessee upon che Compromise.
Upon this subject We will remark
th Rt one Of the most comlhendable
traits in the practice of the De
cratic party, is a frank and explicit
avowal Of all their principles and po-
sitions upon all the political ques-
lions of the day TO this tn bit. IS to
be attributed, to some extd int, the
success which has attended their
movements as a party, and which has
secured the favor Of the Amer can
,people. This, with a tenacious ad-.
herence to all the legitimate features
of a strictly democratic form Of gov
ernment, has enabled them to build
up great National Democratic par
ty-but for whose existence, we be-
lieve, the great Republic of Nd nth
America, the beacon-light which has
and viii continue to shine in upon
the strong-holds of oppression hnd
tyranny, would long since haze Heen
@by-Bord and a reproach' in the
mouths Of all usurpers Of the peo-
pies rights. Such being the prac-
tice of the Democratic Iarty, their
last State Convention which nominal
ted Gorcrnor Trousdele a candidate
, for reelection, could not have done
less, and be co nsistent with the for
mer practice Of the party, than to
take a. decided stand upon the sub
ject of the Compromise Measures
passed atthe last session Of Congress,
And as further justification for TAX
ing a position upon this subject, the
Convention considered it duty to
declare the great principles by which
the Democratic party would be gov
crned in the. approaching election;
and, in accord lance With these premi-
ses. it disclaimed all concealment,
and scorned to resort to any device
by which an unmerited victory
could be won. The Convention prac-
tically adopted the motto of the great
expounder Of the constitution, to
take DO. step back ward that is.
we do not intend to forsake the po-
sHion taken in 1919, but re-affirm
thee principles then adopted By our
party in Convention, with the qecla-
ration that nothing had occurred to
lessen the belief that those senti-.
ments breathed loyalty to the tights
of the South, was IN perfect harmo-
NY with the guarantees Of the Con-
stitution, and the most devoted at
tacbment to the Union
Since no material portion df the
Democratic party has ever dissented
from the positions taken by their Ma
tienal and State ConNentions-the
masses having cordially endorsed
them, as being the only true and le-
gitimate sentiments and principles
Of the party-we think it viii be adj
mitted that, whep we set out the po-
sitions taken by the Democratic
State Convention which assembled
in Nashville in February last, we
shall have fairly stated the position
of the Democratic party in Tennes-
see upon the subject Of the Compro-
mise. To be explicit, and to avoid
the charge of mystifyingf falsely sta
ting. or coming to erroneous eonelu-
sions as to the true po4itid n Of that
Convention, We herewith Ppend the
resolutions passed by that body on
!
this subject:
LIST. Resolved, That alt hough the
acts lately passed by Consfress, com.
monty called the Compromise
Bills" fail short of that measure Of
justice 10 which the South, in our
opinion, are justly entitled, yet as
the same have become the laws Of the
land and for the purpose of giving
sho highest proof of our attachment
and devotion to the unlon' this
Convention hereby declares is vii.
lirrncss 10 abide them, with that f.