Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-06-11


The Convention. for their prompt discharge
of duty, WAS also unanimously adopted.
The Convention then, after appointing
Committee to inform the candidates OF
their nomination, and a Democratic
National Committee, consisting of one
from each State, adjourned, sine die, with
niue hearty cheers fer the cause and its
candidates.
The Convention closed its labors amid
much enthusiasm and good feeling. The
Presidential nomination takes tolerably
well, the friends of Messrs. Cass, Doug Has,
and Buchanan, the outsiders especially,
are much disappointed.
The Committee on the platform then
submitted their report through MIR. Brown,
of Tennessee, the Chairman. The Platform
of 1913, with additional resolutions, which
the reader will fnd enclosed in brackets
1t was read by Major French, as follows ::
Resolved, That the American Democracy
place their trust in the intelligence, the
patriotism, and the discriminating justice
Of The American people.
Resolved, That we regard this as dis
tinctve feature of cur poltica! creed, which
We are proud to maintain before the world,
as the great moral element in form of
government, springing from and upheld by
the popular will and we contrast it with
the creed and practice of federalism, under
whatever name or form, which seeks to
palsy the will Of the constituent, and
which coneeivcs no imposture too monstrous
for the popular cretality.
Resolved, therefore, That, entertaining
these views, the Democratic party of this
Union through their delegates, assembled
in a general convention Of the States,
coming together in spirit of concord, OF
devotion to the doctrines and faith of Il
free representative government, and ep-
peaIing to their fellow citizens for the
rcc,ltudc of their intentions, renew and
re-assert, before the American people, the
declarations Of principles avowed by them,
when, on former occasions, in general con
vention, they presented their candidates
for the popular sufragcs:
l. That the Federal Government is one
of limited powers, derived solely from The
Constitution, and the grants Of power
made therein ought to be strictly construed
by all the departments and that it is mex.
pedient and dangerous to exercise doubtful
constitutional powers.
2. That the Constitution does not confer
upon the General Government the power
to commence aud carry on general system
of internal improvements.
4. That the Constitution does not confer
authority upon the Federal Government,
directly or indirectly, to assume the debt,
Of the several States contracted for local
internal Improvements, or other State pur.
poses; nor would such assumption be just
and expedieht.
4. That justice and sound policy forbid
the Federal Government to foster one
branch of industry to the detriment of any
nther, or to cherish the interests of one
portion to the injury of another portion OF
sur common country that every citizen,
aud every section of the country, has a
right to demand and insist upon an equal.
iiy of rights and privileges, and to complete
and ample protection of persons and prop
erty from domestic violence or foreign az.
gres.ion.
s. That it is the duty of every branch
Of the government to enforce and practise
the most rigid economy in conducting our
public affairs, and that no more revenue
ought to be raised than is required to de.
fray the necessary expenses of the govern.
nent and for The gradual but certain ex.
tinction of the public debt.
6. That Cone-e.- h~. power to charter
National Bank that We believe such an
institution one Of deadly hostility to the
best interests Of the people, and calculated
place the business of the country within the
control of concentrated money power, and
above the laws and will of the people and
that the results of Democratic legislation, in
this and all other financial measures upon
which issues have been made between the
two political parties Of the country, have
demonstrated to candid and practical men
Of all parties, their soundness, safety and
utility in all business pursuits.
Z Tha, the separation Of the moneys
Of the government from banking ins;itu.
tiors is Indispensable for the safety of the
funds Of the Government aud the rights
of the people.
s. That the liberal principles embodied
BY Jefferson in the Declaration of indie
pendence, and sanctioned in the Consiitu.
ton, which makes ours the land Of liberty,
and the asylum of the oppressed of every
nation, have ever been cardinal principles
in fhe Democratic faith; and every
attempt to abridge the privilege Of becom-
ing citizens and the owners of soil among
US ought to be resisted with the same
spirit which swep; the alien and sedition
laws from our statute. books.
8. That Congress has no power under
the Constitution to interfere with or control
the domestic institutions of the several
States, and that such States are the sole
and proper judges of every thing apper.
tanning to their own affairs, not prohibited
BY the constitution that all efforts Of the
abolitionisrs or others made to induce Con-
gress to interfere with questions of slavery,