The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-07-24

g. Rs'olDsd, That as Christianity and DemOc-
raey should 60 hand in hand in their triumphs
through the world, and as our holy religion
teaches Us to expect the coming Of q time when
every man shall sit under his vine and under his
hg tree, il ia high time that Democracy were en-
'ged in the work Of securing to every man the
means OF acquiring tract Of land wherein TO
plant said vine and tree
y RSoiUed That the Government should hold
the public lands in trust for the people, and
should secure 10 each landless person, on con-
didon Of settlement and occupancy for a given
time, full title to enough acres 10 make a com
Portable farm There ought to be no more sale Of
the public domain.
10 ReSOirtd, That River and Harbor Improve
ments, where the works are Of general interest,
and beyond the control Of individual States are
clearly within the jurisdiction Of the Federal Gov
ernmenti and We will insist on prompt and liberal
appropriations for this long neglected class Of
interests, so vital to the West
II. ReSOiUed That we hope soon under n lib
eral administration, to behold our American
diplomatic agents abroad successfully employed in
Judicious effort to effect an arrangement by
which the world may at a not remote period enjoy
the blessings of absolute Free Trade, on the prin-
cipie ofreciproci,y and we would rejoice to see
mutual arrangement effected, by which all nations
shall consent TO reduction Of their present enor-
nous war preparations to the standard Of mod
crate Peace Establishment, and the ad justment, as
far as possible Of all international difficulties by
negotiation or arbitration.
IL. RESOLVED That in order TO bring the Govern
ment mere Immediately under the control Of the
people, we will favor an amendment Of the
American Constitution, 80 that the President
Vice President, and Postmaster General Of the
! United States, shall be elected by a direct
vote Of the people, for the term of four years
the President to be thereafter perpetually ineli.
gible-Judges of the Supreme Court rendered
ineligible to the PresideEcy-United States Sen.
ators elected by the people Of their respective
States on general ballot to serve four years, and
all local Postmasters elected by the people il
their respective localities, for the term of two
years, subject to a qualified right Of removal by
the Postmaster General.
! 10 RsSoiUed, That as a bond Of peace medium
Of Free Trade, the organ Of a common language
and common civilization among the vast system
OF sovereign States, stretching from the Atlantic
to the Pacific Ocean, as an asylum for the Cypress
ed millions Of the Old Worlds Democracy, pnd
an insuperable barrier to its cunning diplomacy
and insolent power-as pledge of security al
home, and honor abroad as the Palladium Of
OF American Liberty, and the Harbinger Of
worlds emancipation from despotism, THE AMER
| lCAN UNION Is or INCALCULABLE VALUE! and
shouldn't ever be endangered by treason or fanat
| cism- in the North O- SSuAh We WulstNHA Nv aud
av,efd ITO rne fsse nour 81 peril
Il. RSOlr,d, That the quite too successful at
tempt, made by the present Federal Administra
ttGE sc l,e {iNGSeT allies 10 overfIl% SuA Sram
pie down those State laws enacted for the protec
tion Of psrsoaal freedom, which form the immedi
ate safeguard TO popular rights, admOnishes u
that our admirable system of government, wit
its wholesome checks and balances, is in imminen
danger of being swallowed up In one huge cOnsoli
dated central power and calls sternly for another
Jefferson at the head Of another Democratic par
ty, under the same old banner Of State Rights, Il
deliver the country from the myrmidons Of {
most unscrupulous dynasty.
The remaining resolutions, eleven in number
relate to State affairs. They recommend a grad
uated system of free schools, from the primary
school to the highest grade OF university, They
condemn the Black Exclusion bill, passed last
winter; they condemn all special legislation and
special corporations, land monopoly, and recon-
mend homestead exemption, graduated system
Of land taxes, single districts for the election o
all representative officers, &c