Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-04-01


And when we choose our Delegates to Balti
more, shall move to give him instructions
to vote for Kossuth candidate tor the Presi.
dency.
Solomon Jones-Then, sir, you are an Alb
olitionist, and your candidate will be an Alb
olitionist, and the whole South will be agin
you: and you'll find, if you can't split hairs,
you can split the country, and the whole
Democracy will be torn to flinders, and We
shall lose the Offices.
Sergeant JOEL don't fight for Offices, l
fight for liberty: freedom for every body; that's
my motto.
Deacon Snow--I feel it my duty, Mr..
Chairman, to-caution our Democratic breth-
rem not to be rash. I think we ought to have
President who will be prudent, and not get
US into any tangling alliance with other ma
tions, and will carry out the safe neutrality
doctrines laid down by Washington.
Doctor Briggs-Mr. Chairman, we seem
to be going all round Robin Hoods barn, but
| don't see as we are any where near coming
to the point. Now, sir, it seems to me the
way we should 60 is as plain as the road to
mill. Is this Democratic meetin! And
are we all Democrats That's the question.
If we are all Democrats then of course We
all want Democratic President; and we
ought TO fix ourselves on that point, and not
be looking round for any other nails to hang
our hats on. Therefore | move that we in
struct our Delegate to Baltimore to vote for
candidate for the Presidency that is a staunch
Democrat and in favor of all sound Democrat
&c principles.
Chairman-are you ready for that question!
If that is your minds gentlemen, please
Solomon Jones-Mr. Cheerman, l oppose
that motion, and before tits put want to
know what is sound Democratic principles.
l want to know if abolition is one of 'em
Bill Johnson-And | want to know if sla-
very is one of 'em.
Deacon Snow-Mr Chairman, as there
seems to be some misunderstanding about
Democratic principles, and there don't seem
to be much chance of doing anything till
these matters are settled, move that Squire
Downing, ,our venerable Chairman, shall make
plain full statement to this meeting of all
the sound Democratic principles; and then
we shall have something to go by.
This was seconded all around, and Uncle
Joshua, coloring little, laid his specs on the
desk. and got up out of his chair.
Chairman-Gentlemen and Democrats.-
As for the Democratic principle, ! view it is
very important we should have a fair under
standing of it, for it is the vital principle of
the party and without it we can't hold togeth-
er. In the old Gineral's time if my memory
sarves me right, we had three principles to
90 by; one was the Bank, and one was the
Tariff, land 'tother was Internal improvements.
That is to say, them was the principles we
had to fight agin. Them was the Whig prin-
ciples; and the Democratic principle was to
fight agin the three Wing principles. And
as long as we stuck to that We beat, and got
the Offices. But the science of politics has
advanced good deal in these latter years
since the Gineral's time, and so many new
principles are crowded in helter skelter, that
we get kind of confused and mixed up. |
don't think they do any good. Some these
new principles, instead of holding US together,
seem to be pretty likely to blow US apart
like gunpowder. But the good old Jackson
principles work 'tother way; they hold US to-
gether like wax, and give US the Offices
Therefore think we may safely say we go
agin the Tariff, and we go agin Internal I'm
provements And | think our Delegate to
Baltimore should be instructed to stand on
that platform.
Bill Johnson move we amend that plat
form by adding that we go agin slavery.
Solomon Jones-I move Mr.. Cheerman,
that we amend it by adding that we go agin
abolition.
Sargent JOEL move that we amend itby
adding that we go agln hussa
Chairman-Shall we put the question on
the platform with the three amendments add
ed to it, or on the platform without the amend
ments, or the amendments without the plat
form !
Deacon Snow--Mr. Chairman, if these a.
mendments are added, think there are a
number of other amendments that ought to be
added, besides, particularly, the neutrality
doctrines of Washington. Therefore move
we adjourn this meeting for one week, and
that the whole subject be referred to Com
nittee to be appointed by the Chairman, and
that they report to the next meeting demo-
cratic platform containing all the sound. 81
non pure, Democratic principles.
deacon Shows motion was put and carri-
ed, and the Convention adjourned.
Note.-From Major Jack Downing to Dir.
Gales g. Seaton.--My dear old friends, I've
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