The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-06-10

ninth vote was announced as follows:
For Cen Franklin Pierce 2s2
For Gen. Lewis Cas- 2
For Hon. Stephen A. Douglas ?
For Gen Sam Houston
For Gen William o. Butler
Scattering votes, given by Ohio, 6.
Gen. Pierce having received two-thirds Of all
the votes cast
The President declared him duly nominated
as the Democratic candidate for President of
the United States.
Tremendous and prolonged cheering sue
ceeded the announcement of the vote and at a
few minutes past two o'clock the Convention
adjourned, to meet at four o'clock in the after
noon.
AS the members were Dispensing from the
hall. the New York delegation commenced
firing a salute Of one hundred and one guns in
honor of the nomination, which called forth
renewed cheers.
In the afternoon session, the Convention on
the second ballot nominated William X. King.
of Alabama, for the Vice Presidency, by vote
Of 277, i votes being cast for Jefferson Davis
Just before the balloting the report of the
Committee on a Platform was received, laid
upon the table, and ordered to be printed. On
completing the nomination it was taken up and
read, as follows:
Resoioed, That the American Democracy place
their trust in the intelligence. the patriotism and the
discriminating justice of the American people.
Resotved That we regard this a distinctive fea-
turo of political creed. which We are proud TO
maintain before the world the great moral element
/ in form of government springng from and upheld
by the popular will and contrast II with the creed
| and practice of Federalism under whatever name
no faaa a AZ
and which conceyes noimposture too monstrous for
| the popular creduty
| 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 de-
yoton to the doctrines aud faith of free representa-
tive Government and appealing to their fellow-citi
for the rectitude of their intentions and
reassert before the American people, the declarations
of principles avOwed by them when, on former occa
sions in general convention, they presented their
candidates for the popular suffrage.
Then follow the well-known Baltimore reso-
lutions which it is needless to republish, except
the 9th, a reference being made to this in the
| new resolves which follow:
g. That Congress has no power under the Constitu-
ton 20 interfere with control the domestic institu
tons of the several States and that such States
the sole and proper judges of everything appertainng
tom that all efforts Of the Abolitonists others
made TO induce Congress to interfere with questions
of slavery TO take nepent steps in relation there
to- calculated to head 10 the MOST alarming and
dangerous consequences; and that all such efforts
have an inevitable tendency to diminish the happi
ness Of the people, and endanger the stability and
permanoncy of tho Union, and ought not to be conn
tenanced by any friend OF our political institutions.
ResoiUsf, That the foregoing proposition covers
apd was intended to embrace, tho whole subject of
slavery agitation in Congress and therefore the Dem
ocratic party of the Union, standing upon this ma
fonal platform, will abide by and adhere TO faithful
execution of the acts known the Compromise meas
ures settled by the last Congressthe act for the re-
claiming of fngitives from service labor included
which act, being designed to carry out nm express
provision Of the Constitution, cannot with fidelity
thereto be repealed so changed as to destroy or
| impair its efficiency.
ResoiUed. Thai the Democratic party will resist all
attempts at renewing, in Congress outof it, the
agitation Of the slavery question: under whatever
shape or color the attempt may be. made. -.
Resotved, That the proceeds OF the public lands
ought TO be sacrody applied to the national objects
specified in tho Constitution aud that wa are opposed
to any law for tho distribution Of such proceeds
among the States, as alike inexpcdent in policy and
| reppgnant to the Constitution
Resolved That we are decidedly opposed 10 taking
from the President the qualified veto power by which
he is enabled, under restrictions amt responsibilities
amply sufficient to guard tho public interest to sus.
| pend the passage of bill whose merits cannot seeur
Representatives until the judgment Of the people can
| be obtained thereon andwhich has saved the AmcrI
can people from the corrulA aud tyrannical dgmina
ton of tho Bank of the United, States and from
corrupng system Of general Internal improvements
Resofooi That the Democratic party will faithfully
abide by and uphold the principles laid down in thu
: Kentucky and Virginia resolutions of Izss, dnd il
the report Of Mr. Madison TO tire Virginia Legislature
in 1893; that it adopts those principles as constt'l
ting of the main foundations of lis political creed
and is resolved to carry them out in their obvieu
meaning. and import
+ RssdiUea, That the war with Mexico, upon all tn
principles of patriotism and the laws OF nations wa
a just and necessary war on our part in which ever
American citizen should have shown himself or tb
side Of his country and neither morally physical
Iy by word or deed, have giyen aid and comfort IL
Resoib.a That we rejoice at the restoration O.
friendly relations with sister Republic of Mexico
and earnestly desire for her all the blessings and pros
Iperity which We enjoy under republican institutions
aud We congratulate the American people upon the
results of that war; which have manifestly justified
the policy and .cenduct of the Democratic party and
insprel to the Unitod States indemnity for the past
4 and security for the future"
Resolred That in view of the condition of popular
institutions in tle0d World, high and sacred duty
is devoIved with increased responsibility upon the
Deocratcsparty of this country the party Of the
people, 10 uphold and maintain tho rights Of every
state and .thescby the Union of the States and to
Sustain mt advance among constitutional liberty
Wy continuing ITO resist all monopoes and exclusive
Legislation for the benefit of the few ut tho expense of
the many, and bya vgilant and constant adherenc6
TO those prinepfes.and compromises OF the Consttu
ton Which are broad enough and strong enough 10
uphold the Union as it is, and the Union it shall
be- In thefdii expansion of the energies and capac
ties Of shisgrcat and progressive people.
The reading of the resolution in reference to
the Compromise measures was received with
tremendous applause, and its reading being
called for again, it was read the second time,
| amidst repeated cheers.
The resolutions having been read through
Mr.. Wilder Of Louisiana, moved their adop-
ton, and on this motion demanded the previous
question.
A delegate asked a separate vote on each
resolution
General Saunders, of North Carolina, said
that that could not bc done; Che question must
be taken upon the resolutions AZ whole
Tho previous question was seconded, and the
main question ordered with but q few votes in
the negative.
The President then ruled the motion to
take separate vote on each resolution out OF
order
The question was then taken on the resolu-
tions, and they were agreed to with but three
or four dissenting voices.
Cheer after cheer followed, gwen with most
hearty good viii
Resolutions were then reported from a COM
mittee, TO whom the subject had been referred,
requesting the several States TO send no more
delegates to future National Conventions than
twice the number of votes to which they were
entitled in the Electoral College, and providing
for the holding of the next National Conven-
ton at Cincinnati, Ohio
These resolutions elected some debate, the
purport Of which, on account of the confusion,
could not be understood
A motion 10 lay the resolutions on the table
was negatived by vote of States-yeas SO,