Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-02-04
GEN. WILLIAM O. BUTLER.


! We present below the Resolutions recently adop-
ted by the Democratic Convention of Kentucky:
"The democracy of Kentucky have ever main
tanned the principles of the constitution of the United
States, and sacredly observed it's compromises and
accorded to each State the unquestionable right
regulate and maintain uolested her domestic poll
cy and institutions. The perfect sovereign equaity
among the States has ever been with democrats a
cardinal and cherished principles, to be yielded
or sacrificed to policy.
The integrity and harmony of the Union are best
preserved by strict observance of the powers dele
gated to the general government. Therefore,
l. Resolued That the Congress of the United States
has no power to control, regulate interfere with
the institution of slavery as it exists in any of the
States.
2. Resolued, Tha. Congress has no power to p,o.
hbit citizen Of any Of the States. where slavery
exists by authority of law, from emigrating with and
holding his slaves and inhabing any territory &C.
CURED by the blood and treasure of the whole peo-
pie, and held by the United States for the benefit of
all the States.
3. Resolued. That We will abide by and maintain
the several acts recently passed by the Congress of
the United States, known as the compromise meas
ures as final settlement of questions which threat
ened the harmony and integrity of the Union and
that we will not consent or submit to a violation of
the principles of the compromise acts, and especially
that which proposes to surrender in obedience to the
constitution, fugitive slaves to their legitimate own
ers. We require of the general governments prompt
and faithful execution Of this law in its letter and
spirit.
4. Resolued, That the democracy of Kentucky are
true to the faith of their fathers and require of all
intrusted with power that construction of the federal
constitution which limits their action to the powers
plainly granted.
s. Resolued, That it is the duty OF Congress faith
fully to apply the revenues of the government to
economical administration of pub Tic affairs and the
speedy extinguishment of the public debt.
6. Resolued, That the application of the national
A. -
upon objects merely local and not national, is
stitutionel, and tends extravagant if not cor
rupt, use of public money!
7. Resolued, That the democracy of Kentucky are
opposed to any innovation upon the principles of the
tariff Of 1876, and especially to a substitution of
specific instead Of the ad ualorem principle embraced
in that act.
8. Resolred, That the democracy of the nation can
boast of many good men and true, who would faith
fully carry out the foregoing principles and ably ad.
minister the government; and among these We rec
ommend to the democracy of :he nation distin-
guished fellow citizen, WILLIAM o. Butler, and
ask for his claims at the hands of the national
democratic convention just and impartial consider
alton.
9. Reso!ued, That We approve of a national demo-
cratic convention, to be held at central point at
some early day, and will appoint delegates to repre-
sent Kentucky in said convention and hereby pledge
the sincere and Jealous support of the democracy of
Kentucky to the nominees of that body for the Offices
of President and Vice President
The Washington Union says it has been inform
ed from high apd responsible source, that the FORE
going Resolutions were submitted to Gen. Butler,
and were approved by him before they were offered
for the consideration of the Convention. The prin-
cples announced in these Resolutions sound, and
are such as would meet the sanction of the Democ-
racy in all portions of the Republic. There is no
Feesoiisn, about them-on the contrary, they occu-
py the true ground on the question of Slavery, and
they marked and clear in the importance they at
tach faithful execution Of the fugitive-slave
law in its letter and spirit -
The Wing presses Of the South-those of them.
we mean, which 60 for party right or wrong-have
been endeavoring for some time past to produce the
impression that Gen. Butler is unsound upon the
Slavery question. We have watched this movement
in silence, feeling assured that occasion would
soon arise when we could come forward, and, by the
record show the utter groundlessness of this impress
sion and we glad to have it in our power to do
so now. The above Resolutions no doubt embody
the opinions of Gen. Butler and holding these opin.
ions, he is as sound Democrat as breathes.
And now, just look for moment at the double
distilled hypocrisy of these Wing leaders. They
knoy that Gen. Taylor owed his election, under their
auspices to the faces which he presented to the
country on the Slavery question-they know that,
during his brief service, he controlled by such
men as Ewing and Seward, rank Abotionists-they
kne,u that Mlard Fillmore acquired all his notorety
and distinction before his election to the Vice Pesi-
dency, by his open and unblushing advocacy of Alb
oition docrnes-they knoO that he is at this moment
a Freesoi]er at heart, and opposed under any and
all circumstances, to the spread of Slavery-they
= Il hot, hoe iS fOOf dnWn-
time and again, and declared that Slavery will get
no help from him in the way of extension and that ne
is nexoraby opposed to the admission of new slave
holding States-they know that Gen. Scott, their
probable nominee for the Presidency, is not only OPP
posed to Slavery an "ev,' but has refused, thus
far even to approve the fugitive-slave aw-they knoO
that among all their leaders in the free States, they
cannot produce one man who ever has or ever will
consent to the extension of the institution, either In
Territories or by the admission of new States; and
vet these Whig Editors, Sewardized as they are in
New Y ork, Convinced as they are in Ohio and
throughout the great West, and committed as they
are every where, to asprants to the Presidency who
are either silent upon the subject Of Slavery, or rad-
caly unsound-these men have the imPudence to ar
raign such man Gen. Butler, and, without Preo,
70 charge him with holding Freesoil or Abolition sen-
ments! We call upon all honest men to look at
these Editors, and to scan them well, so that they
may know them in the coming campaign.
We are committed to man for the Presidency,
and for this very reason have it in our power to
do justice to all the distinguished Democrats who
have been spoken of for that Office. Gen. Butler has
been mentioned in this connexon, and we have, there
fore, felt it our duty repe the charge of Freesosm
attempted to be fixed upon him.
And now. in conclusion, we have but one point to
put. and it is this: We challenge the Whig Editors
Mi. r...I;,. - nroduco the man If their