Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-06-23
Resolutions Dem. Stale COM. 1852.

Commons o. this State.
Resolutions Dem. Stale COM. 1852.
.1Mr. MACON said, he did not approve of the land
qualification for voters. Suppose two respectable
neghbors had each a son-that one of them had fifty
of land, perhaps not worth than twenty
cents an acre, and the other had land. but
good blacksmith or shoemaker. and his standing in
society irreproachable. why will you allow one to
vote, and not allow the other?''
Debates Of the Contention, page Go.
Resolued, That Congress has power under the
constitution to interfere with control the domestic
institutions of the several Staes and that such States
the sole and proper judges OF everything aPPef-
tanning TO their affairs, not prohibited by the
constitution that all efforts of the abolitonists
others made to induce Congress to interfere with
questions of slavery, to take incipent steps in
Iaton thereto, calculated to lead to the alarm
ing and dangerous consequences and that all such
efforts have inevitable tendency diminish the
happiness ofthe people, and endanger the stability and
permanency Of the Union and ought not to be coun-
tenanced by any friend of political institutions.
Resolred, That the foregoing proposition covers
and was intended 10 embrace the whole subject of
slavery agitation in Congress, and Their foe the Dem
ocratic party of the Union, star ding upon this
tional platform. will abide by and adhere 10 faith
full execution Of the acts known as the compromise
measures, settled by the last Consress-the act for
the retaining of fugtves from service labor in
cluded-which act, being designed to carry out an
express provision of the Constitution, cannot with
fidelity thereto, be repealed changed to de-
Stroy or impair Its efficiency.
Resolued, That tho Democratic party will resist all
attempts at renewing in Congress of it, the
agitation of the Slavery question, under whatever
shape or colo. the attempt may be made; ,
Resolutions Tenn. National Conn. 1882.
A NOBLE SENTIMENT. The following noble sem
tment offered by General F rankin Pierce, at
Democratic festival in Manchester, in March last:
"By General franklin Pierce. The Compromise
measures of 1850 and the New Hampshire Democ-
racy-Upon the former the latter have fixed the seal
of their emphatic appreciation. No North, no South
no East, no West, under the Constitution but
cred maintenance Of the common bond and true de-
votion 10 the common brotherhood. -
Extract of letter from Gen. FRANKLIN PIERCE TO
Maj. LALLY.
FREMONT HOUSE, Boston. May 81, 1852.
intended TO speak to you more fully upon the sab
ject of the compromise measures than had oPpor
tunity to do. The importance Of the action Of the
convention upon this question cannot be overestima-
ted. / believe there will be no disposition on the
part of the South to press resolutions unnecessarily
offensive to the sentiments of the North. But can
we say as much on our side? Will the North come
cheerfully up to the mark Of constitutional right II
not, breach in party is inevitable. The matter
should be the threshold, because it above
party, and looks to the very existence the confede-
Tacy. The sentiment of State is be regard
ed upon this subjects but having fought the battle in
New Hampshire upon the fugtive-siave law, and up
what We believed to be the ground of constitutions
al right, we should of course desire the approval of
the democracy of the country.
What wish te say to you is this: If the compro-
mise measures to be substantially aud firmly
maintained the plain rights secured by the cons,itu
lion will be trampled in the dust. What difference
can it make to You or me whether the outrage shall
seem to fall on South Carolina, or Maine, or New
Hampshire Are not the rights of each equally dear
to US all will never yield craven spirit that,
from considerations of policy. which would endanger
the Union. Entertaining these views the action of the
convention must be vital. If we of the North who
have stood by the rights of the South
are to be abandoned any ,ime-serving policy the
hopes of democracy and of the Union must sink to-
gettIer As told you; my will not be before
the convention but cannot help feeling that what
is there to be done will be important beyond men and
parties-transcendently important to the hopes of
democratic progress and civil liberty.
Your friend, FRANK. PIERCE"