Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-04-03
RESOLVES OF THE VIRGINIA DEMOCRACY.

| RESOLVES OF THE VIRGINIA DEMOCRACY.
The Richmond papers of Saturday last put us il
possession Of the Resolutions adopted last week at the
State Convention of the Democracy of Virginia, Il
which we give place below One fact to which
the Richmond Times invites special attention is
that in this new platform no mention is to be found
| Of the " Compromise. That great measure, ii
says, +" is ignored by the Democracy Of Virginia.
:" They re-afirm the resolutions of 98 and 99. and
"proclam anew the unmeaning generalties Of the
|" Baltimore platform, but they have not syllable
to say in regard to the great practical and living
issue involved in the maintenance Of the slavery
"adjustment. They do not even condescend to de-
clare that they willing to acquiesce in that ad
"justment, but preserve profound and ominous
silence upon the whole subject The omission is
ga most significant and remarkable one, when we
" consider that the Compromise has been claimed as
"a Democratic measure, and that the Democracy
have been held up as its truest and most faithful
/" champions"
1t is curious thing to observe how the OonlFal
Organ of the Democracy (the /" Union eStbs
over this eUasion by the Democratic leadel u Eir-
GINA Of the great questions Of Secession, Southern
Confederacy, and all the heresies in their train as
follows -.
:" No aNtsion acas made to the Legislation Of tie
last Congress disposing Of the territorial and
slave,y questionsit being doubtless considered by
the Convention that no issue is now pending Uhich
1can 1, IN doubt the attitude Of Virginia on those
questions. 1t has been long since settled that
Virginia did not participate in any Of the move
'ments which were designed to organize opposition
to the measures of Compromise, thus setting an
example which had happy influence on the other
members Of the Union"
If the Union" had always thought and spoken
thus lightly Of q the Compromise" measures, there
would be more color for its lame apology for the
omission Of the Virginia Convention But we
have the direct testimony Of the Union itself that
the omission, which it now justifes as d little or
no consequence, is material For in the " Union"
Of March 10TH the reader who chooses to turn to it
will find the following:
" The Wigs of Ladiana-ANoTHER SIGN !-The
Wing State Convention of Indiana, held at Indi-
annapolis on the 26th ultimo, nominated Gen Scott
for the Presidency and Hon. j. j. Crittaden for
the Vice Presidency and passed resolutions laying
down the platform of the party, IN achsh they
make NO MENTION ohateoer Of the Compromise
measures"
The omission to recognize the compromise in In
diana was therefore deemed significant Is not the
omission by the ruling party in Virginia as much
and even more so?
Resolution Of the Democratic Convention of Ia.
The Democratic Republicans of Virginia, in Conven-
ton assembled following the timehonored usage in de-
claring the principles which bind them together as par
ty, do resolve:
That the true relations between the States and the
Federal Government and the rules the consruc
ton OF the Constitution correctly forth in the re-
solutions and report of 1898 and 1893 of the General As
semby of Virginia. and the doctrines therein expounded
are hereby adopted and reafirmed
2 That Congress has power to appropriate directly
or indirectly the The a l Of the public lands
purposes Of internal Improvement.
That specific duties taxing they do the low priced
OF the poor as heavily the costly uxures
Of the rich unequal unjust and odous that duties
designed for protection foster branch Of industry and
cherish section of the country at the expense Of
Others and utterly inconsistent with justice sound
policy, and Democratic principles and that OPP
posed any increase Of the duties imports especial
articles Of general and necessary consumption such
as iron, coal, sugar, salt, and coarse cotton
A. That the Federal Government ought to adhere in its
foreign policy to the maxms ncucaed by the Father Of
his Country and by the Father of Democracy.
B. That reafirm the resolutions of the Baltimore
Conventions Of 1874 and lS4S far applicable the
present condition OF the country.
9. That we recommend to the Democracy Of the
raj Congressional districts to send each not more than
four delegates to the Baltimore Convention.
z. That approve of the mode of voting heretofore
pursued by the Virginia delegates in the Baltimore Con-
ventons and recommend that they continue the rule
casting the vote of the whole State by majority Of the
districts.
That the vote Of the State in the Baltimore Conven-
ton ought to be given for such candidate will
mand the greatest strength in the Democratic party
throughout the Unon and whose principles known
conform most strictly to the cardinal tenets Of the Demo-
cratic Republican faith.