The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-04-01
STATE CONVENTIONS.
WING CONVENTION OF LoUIs1.NA

WING CONVENTION OF LOUISIANA.
The Louisiana State Wing Convention. held
March 18th and 10th, unanimously recon-
mended Fillmore for the Presidency and Crit
tenden for the Vice Presidency, and passed
resolutions in favor of Internal improvements
Protection, and the fnality of the Compromise
and against Intervention, The resolutions on
the last two topics are as follow:
Resolved That our mission as Republic is
not to propagate our opinions or impose ON
other countries our form Of Government bv
artifce or force; but to teach by example
and show by our success moderation and JUS
tice, the blessings of selfgovernment and the
advantages of free institutions.
Resolved That we regard the series of meas
ures known as the Compromise measures as a
final settlement, in principle and substance. of
the exciting subjects to which they refer and
that as such, they should be faithfully adhered
to and executed
WING CONVENTION OF PENNSYLVANIA.
This Convention assembled at Harrisburg on
the 25th March, and was controlled entirely
by the supporters of General Scott 1t passed
resolutions in favor of Brotherly Love, Protec-
ton the Constitution Of the United States, the
Union, Gen. Scott Mr. Fillmore and ex-Gov.
Johnston but Of the Compromise and Fugitive
Law ii had not VOrd 10 sag, directly or indi-
rectly
Scott was unanimously recommended for
the Presidency, and Scott delegates were APP
pointed to the National Wing Conventon-ex-
Governor Johnston, who would not consent to
allow to slave-catchers the use of the jals of
Pennsylvania, heading the delegation.
The Convention recommended that the Ma
tonal Wing Convention meet on the 18th June,
e ph;ladelpa".
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION OF VIRGINIA..
1t met in Richmond on the 9th March, and
was 4 full Convention, in which every part of
the State was represented. A struggle sprung
up in the early part of the session, on some
preliminary question, between young De-
mocracy" and the sold Fogies," the result of
which showed the former to be in the ascend
ant. The Convention expressed no preferences
in relation to the Presidency; but it is claimed
tluo HhJolhN thC BlCtChoioio vi
Douglas. The resolutions adopted are accom-
modating and evasive on all questions except
those relating to the Public Lands and Protec-
ton. On the latter, they are hostile to the
policy of the Pennsylvania Democracy, on the
former, to the policy of the Democracy of the
West As showing the notions of Progress,
popular with the Virginia Democracy, we have
re-affrmation of the resolutions of 1898 and
1893:
|. That the true relations between the States
and the Federal Government and the true rules
for the construction of the Constitution. are
correctly set forth in the resolutions and report
of 1898 and '99, Of the General Assembly of Vir-
gnia, and the doctrines therein expounded are
hereby adopted and reafirmed
2. That Congress has no power to appropri-
ate directly or indirectly the proceeds of the
sales of the public lands, or to grant directly or
indirectly the public lands to the purposes of
internal Improvement.
3. That specific duties, taxing as they do
the low-priced necessaries of the poor as heayi-
ly as the costly luxuries of the rich, are un-
equal, unjust and odious; that duties designed
FOR protection foster one branch of industry,
| and cherish one section of the country, at the
expense of others, and are utterly inconsistent
with justice, sound policy, and Democratic Prin
ciples and that we are opposed to any increas,
Of the duties on imports, especially on articles
Of general and necessary consumption such Al
iron, coal, sugar, salt, and coarse cottons.
A. That the Federal Government ought Z,
adhere in its foreign policy to the maxims in
culcated by the Father Of his Country, and by
the Father of Democracy.
s. That we reafirm the resolutions of the
Baltimore Conventions Of 1874 and Is4s, as
far as applicable to the present condition of the
country.
g. That we recommend TO the Democracy of
| the several Congressional Districts to send each
not more than four delegates to the Baltimore
| Convention.
7. That we approve of the mode of voting
heretofore pursued by the Virginia delegates
in the Baltimore Conventions, and recommend
that they continue the rule of casting the vote
of the whole State by majority of the dis
tricts
8. That the vote of the State in the Balti-
more Convention ought to be given for such
candidate as will command the greatest strength
in the Democratic party throughout the Union
and whose principles are known to conform
most strictly to the cardinal tenets of the Demo-
cratic Republican faith
It is remarkable that the Compromise and
Fugitive Law are treated with silent contempt
Not syllable is breathed respecting them
This is extraordinary, when it is considered
that the Washington Union, Messrs Cobb and
Foote, and the Democracy of Kentucky and Ten
nessee, have insisted on making the recognition
of their fnalty a test of political orthodoxy
The Union smooths over the matter as kindly
as possible:
"No aiItoion pas made 10 The legislation Of
the last Congress dispoang of The Territorial
and slavery 9uesi'ons--it being doubtless con-
sidered by the Convention that no issue il now
pending phieh can put an doubt the attitude of
Virginia on those questions. II has been long
since settled that Virginia did not participate
in any of the movements which were designed
to organize opposition to the measures Of Com
promise, thus setting an example which had a
happy influence on the other members OF the
Union"
That will do for come-off"
The resolution re-afirmiug the Baltimore res
oIutions Of 1874 and ls4s is very accommoda-
ting Ii re-afhrms them $50 far as applicable
TO the present condition Of the country that
H. as it is not Abolitonists, but Pro-Slavery
men, who are interfering with questions of Sla-
very, by efforts to extend the evil, and keep it
up under Federal jurisdiction, the resolution Of
1874 against the interference Of Abolitionists
or others with questions Of Slavery, is now re-
affirmed as being applicable to the Others
the Pro-Slavery Party
DR.. Townshend, when he made his ingen-
ious speech on this point did not expect to snd
himself sustained so soon by the Democracy of