Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-02-20
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The Democracy of Indiana among the soundcst and
trues III the Union. The following resolutions unan-
mousy adopted by meeting OF the Democracy of Brown
county, Indiana:
Resolved That the Democrats Of Brown hold 10
the old National Democratic principles rrpuda,c all
tiona injurious and disoganizug in their ienden
cies.
Resolved, That in favor of The called comro-
mise of the last Congress- and especially tie Fu
itire Stare lac, md in favor of the Democratic party
their State Convention in February next fully endorsing
said measures as final adjustment Of the many difficulties
growing vi the Slavery question
Resolved, That the delegates the State Convention
be held al ndanapos the 2lth of February next be in
strnced 90 against nomination Of any man for any
office, who is tnclred with Freesoism AbOtonsm ;
aud That they their bes; cdeavurs put in nomination
for all the offices, Democrats Of the Jefferson school
Resolved, That approve Of the doctrines advocated by
the Indiana Stale Sentinel on the compromise measures
Resolved hal We have the utmost confidence in the pn-
cipes OF the Democratic party and that their success is nc
cessary 20 the welfare and erPetuy OF this glorious Unon
As showing the wise pursued by the Indiana State
Sentinel and endorsed BY the Democracy Of tha. State
above quite at length editorial article III that paper
Il lays d1wn broad pl,:om which the whole Demo
cratic party, North and South may rcorganza and Ikea
Macedonian phalanx with shield touching Shield march
steadily certain victory:
THE COMPROMISE SOUTtl.-Thc State Rights
Party in the South who have heretofore opposed the com.
promise measures and which has caused unfortunate ii
vision among our ireut!s in o: the States,
proposing union Of the party such terms think
have read the speech of Mr. McRca OF Mississippi in the
Senate of the United States. II is marked, only by
ability, but BY its mild iurbearng, and catholic spirit
The only measures Of the compromise TO which the South
Objected the admission Of California, and the Texas
Boundary bill. These measures now beyond the
reach Of cgislaon although they feel 1ggricred, they
10 not recommend disurun secession rs remedy
They propose iisscc and unite with thelr Demo
ca,ic brethren on :bc ui National Platform under the old
flag which has often foated the fields oi victory
nry ask their brethren Of the North pledge themselves
in council that party they will no, further agitac tie
sllvery question that they will urge the repeal Of hr
fugitive slave law that they will faithfully observe and
this compromise feature in the bond of out nation
Union that their fugitive slaves may be delivered up On
this PLATFORM us that the national party orcc
fully unite Let cones by cones Let forget
the past and look the future. The motives which prompt
ed members Of Congress- both from the North and hc Son
oppose these measures doubt honest and patriot
ic but when they became the laws Of the land the great
wns in raising The for resistance n The South and re-
peal the North This aggravated the controversy and pro-
Guced no good results. Resistance and notification in one
quarter and the absolute repeal Of the fugitive slave law in
another could neither have been accomplished without the
certain destruction of the Union The secession OF single
Sta would have destroyed The gamcnts which bound To-
ge,her the whole, and the positive denial and Disregard
of the constitutional obligations Of The free States Ia
return fuetives from labor have been followed by
fatal consequences In this dangerous attitude OF alirs
the Union league formed. Such men Us Clay, Foote
Cobb Mangum and others united in this league, and under
the glorious banner Of the Unon This party have everywhere
umphed. But that all sections OF the Union manifest
continuance Of this Union orgGn-aoncn organization on
the basis of idea We admit the preservation of the
Union is question paramount TO all others but when all
danger from that is removed the necessity ceases
The Democratic party in the days OF Jefferson,
Madison Jackson and Polk is still the party Of the Union
Ia Convention endorse either the wisdom the policy c'
the compromise These questions which be-
long the history of the past Time the great test which
tries the wisdom of human laws will determine TINS ques-
ton The South asks indemnity for the past but sccu
y for the future They ask their brethren to pledge them
selves maintain undistnrbed the recent settlement OF the
slavery question they find it, This be done without
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