Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-04-07
VIRGINIA.
The late Democratic Convention Of Virginia adopt
ed unanimously the following Resolutions:


The late Democratic Convention of Virginia adopt
ed unanimously the following Resolutions
"The democratic republicans of Virginia, in con-
yention assembled. following the timehonored usage
in declaring the principles which bind them together
az party. do resolve
l. That the true relations between the States and
the federal government, and the rules for the con-
sructon Of the constitution, correctly set forth in
the resolutions and report of 1893 and '99 of the
raj assembly of Virginia, and the doctrines therein
expounded are hereby adopted and reafirmed.
q That Congress has no power TO appropriate, di.
recy or indirectly, the proceeds of the sales of the
public lands, or to grant, directly or indirectly, the
public lands to the purposes of internal improvement.
3. That specific duties, taxing as they do, the low
priced necessares OF the poor as heavily the costly
luxuries of the rich unequal, unjust, and odous
that duties designed fT protection foster one branch
of industry and cherish section of the country al
the expense Of others, and utterly inconsistent
with justce sound policy and democratic principles
and thatwe are opposed any increase of the duties
imports, especially articles of general and ne.
cessary consumption, such iron, COAL sugar, salt.
and coarse cottons.
4. That the federal government ought to adhere in
its foreign policy to the maxims incucated by the
Father of his Country, and by the Father of Democ.
racy.
S. That we reairm the resolutions of the Baltimore
Conventions of 1914 and l646, as far applicable
for the present condition of the country.
6. That we recommend to the democracy of the
several congressional districts to send each not more
than four delegates to the Baltimore Convention
7. That we approve of the mode of voting hereto.
fore pursued by the Virginia delegates in the Balti
more Conventions, and recommend that they contn
the rule of casting the whole vote of the State by
a majority of the districts.
8. That the vote of the State in the Baltimore Con
vention ought to be given to such candidate as will
command the greatest strength in the democratic par
ty throughout the Union, and whose principles are
known conform strictly to the cardinal tenets
of the democratic faith.'
The following Resolutions in regard to the number
of Electors were also adopted:
| "Resolved, " That under the law of 1892, and the
construction placed on it by all the departments o
the government, State and federal, for sixty years
and the unofficial retdrns of the late census knowI
to this committee, the State of Virginia will not b
entitled to more than Is electors in the next resden
tial election.
Resolued, That should the law of 1892 be so amend
ed, the official returns Of the census so vary frou
those now before US, enttle the State to IL eec
tors the central committee be authorized and required
to appoint two electors for the State at large"
Virginia loses two votes under the late census
On the other hand, Pennsylvania gains one, and "
observe that the two parties in that State have nom
mated Electors to correspond with this gain-27 Elec
tors, instead of 26, which she had under the censu
of ls4O.
1t was recommended to the Delegation from Vii
ginia in the Baltimore Convention to adhere to tn
two-thirds rule in voting in that body.
The following gentlemen were appointed Elector
and Assistant Electors for the State: