Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-08-28
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

l. 'Resolred Tina: the American Democracy pace their
trust intelligence the Patriotism and the discIiri
nation OF the American people. 49,
sS rs we r Se ws as age pEeu 70 oio
tain before c world the gcat moral clement in 70 III
Of and s L With 1s a esSG a3 Of
federalism pnlsr whacvc or form, wa Cal scek to
impoatu. e TOO mcnstscrs for t;le pubic crcd,.iy.
Ill Rssolr"l t.s'GjogG. IS H. e
lclrya :1bIed in gelc. al convention coming iOsei1r
Gs OF fee representative Governments, a.h };
TO ter 'eowclGen7 for the lccude Of The y ~ o. y
"a ON: OF D. pics avOwcd by thenwhcn, on foinet
ca IL sl sO%yeS on, tasy nave PRESERVED their
al That The FcdH: ri Government is ofmiicd
of bower the Ou, TO be cicily cOh1:iued By ali Inc
Lc.l rcnts and a3chts OF tile Cove. ard iiat = is
20 Constitution docs not conf Upon ii, Grn.
eraI Govern cal. the power commence anil carry OH
General syo: I'll OF inc mi iinnrOveTen.c
sirs &c debr cyc.al S.a coliiGc ." 10 loci
ufe IMPROVEMENTS or ONE STiH "iros?S; h'r
wO. Ii a. rnP.:oh DC ju.. OF cXt2'." Il:
! 10 fos eG one T b."nc of ind 20 tie dc
meat cay leo, TO Ghetto &c ierc &c Of ohe per.
~; ;si exc ci'ise, and cve.y ecoi OF he ccun. I,
has ri,t H. "d AID tn9i3t Ion al ~. ~ Of s
ard privlc 10 complete a,d Zap" . otec ca OF
pc sod fom d";nrr'!e E"Ie"c@ o. nrS n
Is Tat is the Gusy &c branch Oft: c.
men: to cnfOiCe ard lnac: tnc MOI a "rL-t IN
S 6SnS to d O e TIA su 20 def sy ccr
cx eI-cs OF .:,e rr;n. sDd for the arudua but
&C. I'll { Oh. ;iss .ow~s % ca tie a rs 2ral
Faux b" eve "'ch o. ':.i.' IN oe Il dect
;iily be 10 OF cOr.E dane GUS -
or rcpub lea rgiu iO?s Pud Sbcrtes Of cc:o
The cont. OF OF GORGE ed Iroley power,
and tie will of t;rc l0pe; and ,ia l. re- Is oi
ureC upon which issues have been made between ic tw"
political parties OF the country have demonstrated u
candid PRACTICAL Of all parties, ter SOuLdneSS
safety and Justify in all business TuTeri.s.
81 That The sePS aiion Of the moneys of the govern
mixing institutions indIspcnSaJ lDr Inc
safety OF the funds of the Government and ie rights oil Tie
SO That liberal principles embodied by Jefferson in
The Declaration Of Independence and sanctioned in tie
asylum OF the cceed Of cvc.y nat'9n have eve been
TO ab'. tao privilege Of bcce,:y c:tzeaE ,i
OF col smu;E rs ou2; TO Dc lied witt tc "a
90 That Congress las no powe under the Coisu,
tiCp with the dOTcc.c l;S,!s
OF lie States Pnd that ic STA es al" 50 ca
E.Ss, no; prohibited by the Constitution tlatal cJ sol
thc Aboii cn.s lels 'de 10 induce CuJeSI to Ii
in cation lie eio arc CT, a,cdio lead % tie nasi
mmz aLd dan;e consequences and ;c ali ST ei efoa
Ils people and eSdaiser lie stab ~ ID pc mo ,oSey
the Uron and ogt ot 10 be coUneDaacet by ANY ffe"d
w ':Raoircd That tbe 70, e.or5 pc os';on cove
ion in Cor cSi aid thee orc The Tcloc:stic
Union, siandD h;3 raiOIa' psto viii ABIDE
Tie Compromise meatu-e sctied by I. ,+t Co.e sc
act ,9r rec % aG 9 ss N &c o. a'o SS;i
TtIc Co.stri!oT Cannot IS i ide:ty tie eiO, be reocal-
ed or Ciia.' ed de oy ';. ar us effcieIcy
attempts at renewing in Cog ess or ou' oit the equation
s1ys sr g t "eF shape or e0of Inc
VI "Eesolre4 That tie proceeds of the pubic arls
ought be sacrcdly apcd to the national objects spec lied
III tile Constitution; and that wea opposed any law or
the distribution Of such ' Oceeds anon; Tie Ste ake
excdient in policy aid repu5 ami TO the Constitution
vii. "Resolred, That decided opposed TO taking
Is en abed urdss Test1ietons srd e Osibes amply
sufficient .r The pubic late es, e. pc Ic I,aS
enTR Il INy1F,-
the jud:nent Of the Peep chi be obtained thcleor and
which sa9 cavcd the Aue lea peone ON The CO Tuot AID
tyTaica douiuaLo1 ofthe Ba Of the United Siaes, nrd
FIONA corutinJ System o: See Il int raj
VIII. 'Eesolrer, That DcIroc ate patty will iaill'
fully ABIDE by and rPlod tie p cles laid down in ne
Madison TO tie Virginia !" sstue in 1926 that it
adopts thOse primo Constituting one OF the main fou1
datiOns its political cccd AID is resolved to carry them
out in their o6vioug IEGa7. 3 aud inlot.
TX. "ReSokred, Thai The with EeAiCO upon all the
p iEcrlcs pat io ID te laws OF ratons, Just
I'D pa. in which every Anne icsn
shou have tbowl himself tie eide o. his
try, and neither ally nor physically by word or deed
have given 's:d aud coufOit to tue ereny' Ill.
X 'esored That IT the restoration OF fjend-
y Citations with sitter republic OF Mexico, and earnest
enjoy under republican institutions and ate the
An lean people upon the results OF thai which have
aEifest tie policy ard condct of the Demo
cIatic and iTc ed TO the United States indemnity
70 the past aud security for the future
SI. ERE OtE8, That in view OF tue CONDITION OF polulcT
ipoutiops in the Old World, high aud sacred duty is
ate paty Of this country the ~ OF the PeoPle to
uphold AID maintain the rights of State and eby
us constitutional liberty by continuing to resist all
exclusive lesationfor the beue OF the few at the
these PRINCIPLES and compromises OF the Co tu
ton which broad enough and strong eDopsh TO embrace
and uphold the Union It was the Unioh as it is, ad the
Union it shall be- the m eXpaRSion OF the eneTes and
CAPACITY OF tllS great progressive people 4