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The Massachusetts Democratic state

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 4 Convention of the Democracy of Massacha- sets sat several days, at Worcester, and adjourned on the s1st inst, Tbe Convention was fusion of pto compromise men ahd tbe anti fugitive slave-la law wing of the party. Geofge s. Boutwell, of Groton, and H. ". Cushman Of Bernardston, were nominated, respectively, the candidates of the party for Governor and Lieut. Governor The following report of the proceedings ou the slavery question is given by telegraph:
 "The committee. to whom was referred the bnsi- ness of reporting resolutions. botl. State aud Ma tiona, reported resolutions strongly in favor of the execution of the compromise measures, aud sup porting the action Of the State Legislature last year. They recommended Thomas Davis and H. II. ChiIds as delegates tt large to the Balhtnore Coyention; and were supported by Gen. Gushing and B. F. Butler, and opposed by MeSSer Hood, of Lynn, and Branning, of Montery. The last named gentleman was one of the committee but he objected 10 pledgng the party the execution of the fugitive slave law.
 The debate was exciting and frequently inter rupied. The convention wai particularly severe upon Mir. Hood. of Lynn, all sorts of crics, and eplthets being leyelled at him, ba6 the president demanded hearing for hin; and Ne soke amid much noise. He was opposed to tieh ehesoluto in favor ot the compromise; and Knowkon, of Wor- ceS,er, one of the committee, said that he never asSented to that resolution. This was received with tremendous cheers. B. F. Butler, of Lowell. also made similar assertion, which was received with loud and long continued cheers. Mir. Haiiet endeavored to explain and said that the resolution was read three times in the com mitiee meeting.
 NIT. Hood refused to yield the floor, and order having been partially restored, he went on and objected to three of the resolutions
 The committee confered on the misunderstanding and during the consultation MT James reported the names of the state central committee and the re- DOT; was accepted.
 MT. Butler explained why so much slavery crept into the resolutions He said that the resolutions pledging the party to support the compromise mea- suTes should have pledged them only 10 support the Baltimore platform. MT. Hallet said that the seventh resolution was the one he wished to have passed.
 The convention then agreed to take the vote on the main questionable passage of the resolutions
 ;dr. Hood rose 10 point of ordef, and pressed hS motion to strike out the slavery reSolutions.- He was voted down.
 The convention then voted on the resolutions, and the chair decided that they had passed The vote was doubted, and hand vote taken The resolutions were finally adopted, and the conyen. ton adjourned.
 Subjoined are the resolutions which caused so much excitement, and which we're adopted:
 lst. Resotped, That the democratic party is pre- en1iDently national and not sectional, and for the Union as a whole Union. That it has always sus- tained, and can only retain it's supremacy in the Union, by adhering to its own men and measures, repoSIng on iiS fundamental principle of excluding all tests marked by sectional lines, South or North East or West, and by leaving to the sound sense of the people of each State and te:ritory, their domestic policy and insttututions.
 2d. Resoired, That this Convention recommend to the National Democratic Committee, and to the Democracy of each States the call of Ma honal Convention, to be held in Baltimore in May 1852.
 Sd. ResoiDed, That this convention being now called together for the purpose of electing dele gaes at large 10 the Naionai Convention, 1t is the especial duty of the representatives of the democ- racy of Massachusetts Lcre assembled, frankly, distinctly, and fully to lay down the National platform upon which these delegates are to be chosen, and the principles upon which they are to represent us in that Convention before proceed ing to their election.
 4th Resolred, sThat this convention re. affirm the resolutions passed by the Democratic State Convention, September i6th, 1s45, in Faneuil Hall, inthese words, viz: !" Resolved that we hold to the integrity of the Union established by the constitutions; and therefore, we deprecate as dis union in it's worst form. the attempts of any party or class to stigmatize and denounce one portion of the Union or is domestic institutions with which the constitution does not interfere and, of the pro priety of which each State is its own independent judge.
 eth Reselred, That this Convention approye and adopt the national principle and sound req soning of the address issued by the Democratic State Committee calling this Convention.
 9th. Rssoeped, That the Democratic party of the commonwealth is national and not sectional party. and fully and unresryed,y adopts he reSo- lntions oi the National Democratic Convention of Baltimore, in iSsS, as the only true democratic creed
 
 7th. Resoived, That the Baltimore platform covers and was intended to embrace the whole question of slave agitation iii Congress. And we go for q fanbful execution of an acquiescence in all the compromise measures set tied by the isst Congress.
 sth. Resoiosd. That Charles c. Green, of Saf. folk. Henry H. Childs. of Berkshire, and Isaac Davis. of Worcester, De appointed the delegates at large, and one from the new district, and that they be instructed to act in conformity with these resolutions. and that it is recommended to the sey eral Congressional districts in tbe commonwealth to elect delegates respectively who will harmon ne with the national democracy of the Union in these principles