The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1852-03-23


fight, if il can't be got without. call that good
Jackson doctrine. Old Hickory would go for
il if he was alive, aud the Democrats must see
that he has successor that'll go for il now
That's the foundation OF the Democratic prn-
ciple, freedom for every body.
Solomon Jones. .-Freedom for every body,
il isl want TO know if the gentleman means
freedom for the niggers south Of Mason and
Dixon's line? If he does pronounce him a
bloody Abolitionisi, and no Democrat.
Sargent Joel.--I said freedom Tor everybody,
and IN stick to il. You can't split a hair;
nobody can't split hairs now Mr. Caihoun's
dead. And you can't split a principle; aud !
say the foundation OF the Democratic principle
is freedom for every body, and I'll stick to IL.
And want President that will carry that
principle out stragh, on oil sides, ia Hungarp
and every where else. And when we choose
our Delegate to Baltimore, shall move to give
him instructions TO vote for a Kossuth candi-
date for the Presidency.
Solomon Jones--Then. sir, you are an Abo-
litonist and your candidate will be an Aboi.
ZIONIST, and the whole South will be agin you;
and you'l fin6, if you can't split hairs. you can
split the country. and the whole Democracy
will be torn to flinders. and we shall lose all
the Offices.
Sargent JOEL don't fight for Offices. fight
for liberty: freedom for every body, that's my
motto.
Deacon Snow--T feel it my duty. Mr. Chair
man. to caution our Democratic brethren not
10 be to rash. l think we ought to have pres
ident that will be Prudent, and not get us into
any tangling alience with other nations. and
will carry out the safe neutrality doctrines laid
down by Washington.
Doctor Briggs.-Mr. Chairman. we seem to
be going all around Robin Hoods barn, but
don't SEQ as we are any where near coming to
the point.-Now, sir it seems to me tho way
we should go is as plain as the road to mill. Is
this Democrat meetingl And are we all
Democrats? That's the question. If wo are
all Democrats, then of course We all want a
Democratic president; and we ought to fix our
selves on that point, and not go looking round
for any other nails to hang our hats on.--There-
fore. / NOV that we instruct our Delegate to
Baltimore TO vote for candidate for President
that is a staunch Democrat, and in favor Of
all sound Democratic principles.
Chairman-Are you ready for the question:
If that is your minds gentlemen please
Solomon Jones.-Mr. Chairman, oppose
that motion and before it's put want to know
what is sound Democratic principles. want
to know if abolition is one of 'em?
Bill Johnson.-And ] want to know ifsavery
is one OF 'em?
Sargent Joel And I want to know if Rus
sia's trampng down Hungary is one of 'eml
John Robinson.--And | want to know if
Cuba is one Of 'em.
Deacon Snow.--Mr. Chairman, as there
seems to be some confusion and misunderstand-
ing about Democratic principles, and there don't
seem to be much chance for doing anything till
these matters are settled, move that Squire
Downing, our venerable chairman, shall make
plain 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 Urcle
Joshua, cooring little, lsid his specs on the
desk, and got up out of his chair
Charman.-Gentlemen and Democrats: As
for the Democratic principle, view it as very
important that we should have fair understan-
ding of it, it's the vital principle of the party,
and without it We cant hold together. In the
old Generals time, if my memory serves me
right, we had three principles 10 90 by; one was
the Bank and one was the Tariff and 'tother
was the Internal improvements. That is TO
say, them was the principles we mad 10 fight a
Gin. Them was the Wing principles and the
Democratic principles was to fight agin tho
three Wing principles. And as long as we
stuck to that we beat. and got the offices But
the science ofpolitics has been advanced good
deal in these latter years, since the Ginerars
time, and so many new principles are crowding
in hitter skilter, that VIC get confused and
mixed up. They don't do any good Some
of these new principles, instead of holding us
together, seems to be very likely to blow us a
part like guppowder. But the old Jackson
principles work tother way; they led us togcth-
er like wax, and give us tho offices. There
fore, think we may safely say we 60 agin the
Bank; we 90 agin the Tariff, and we go agn
Internal improvements. And think our Del
egates to Baltimore should be instructed to
stand on that platform.
Bill Johnson.--l move that We amend that
platform by adding that we go again slavery.
Solomon Jones.-I move Mr.. Cheernsn, that
wc amend it by adding, that we 60 agin aboli-
i ,iuii.
Sargent JOEL move that We amend It by
adding that we go agin Russia.
Charman-Shall we put the question on tho
platform with the three amendments added to
il.
Deacon Snow--Mr. Chairman, if these a
mendmcnts be added, think there is 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 the whole sub
iect be referred to q committee to be appointed
by the Chairman and that they report to the
next meeting a. Democratic platform contain
ing all the sound simon pure Democratic prin-
ciples.
Deacon Shows motion was put and carri,d.
ard the convention adjourned
NorE, from Major Jack Downing TO MIR,
Gales & Seaton.--My dear old friends I've
correctifed the minutes of Secretary Stiles
and send it to you TO publish to let our Demo
cratic brethren all over the county know that
we have made rally here to save the party,
(which you know we thought awhile ago was
dead) and so far we've met with very encour-
aging success.
MAJOR JACK DOWNING.
The predicted fate Of Louis Napoleon.
A Paris correspondent of the New Herald