Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-07-01
Meeting Of Richland County Demo
cratk

A meeting Of the Democrats from dc.
fereni parts Of the county wss held in
Mansfield on Saturday, The 24lh June, fo'
the purpose ofexpressiug their sentiments
90 the exciting topic now sgiisling the
public mind. Hon. &. CsKw presided ss
Chairman Of the meeting The follow.
ing resolutions were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the liberty and Inde.
pendence of this country rests upon the
fundamental righ. Of every people to form
for themselves such a government as they
may choose. That this great privilege
achieved for our people by the blood aud
treasure Of our ancestors. is the birihHghl
Of freenien, and as such should be secured
and extended TO luture generations /; and
no restriction ought to be imposed upon
this Fundamental right IN ellher the organi.
cation Of a territorial government, or the
formation Of a Stale Constitution. provi-
ded the government so established be re-
publ can IN form, and in conformity with
the Constitution of the United States.
Resolved, That in the organization ol
civil government in any of The territories
oil the United States we recognize the
great fundamental principle OF popular
sovereignty as abiding with the people Of
the community for whom the government
is instituted and so long as we revere
and adhere TO the doctrine of the right, and
capacity Of the people for SELF govern.
mens that grea' fundamental principle OF
civil liberty, established by the America
Revolution, and which has been The grea,
boast Of American (reemen. we will never
deny TO people, for whom civil govern.
ment is organized, the right 10 form and
control their own internal aud domestic
institutions.
Resolved, Tha. in carrying ou. this
great principle of popular government it
is essential that the question of Nrgro
Slavery, together with all other questions
relating to the internal and domestic poll
cy and affairs Of the people of The organ.
lied territories oflhe Uniled States, should
be left 10 the decision f the people them
selves ,brough their territorial legislation,
and thus withdrawn from the halls Of Con.
gress, and committed to the arhitramen, Of
those immediately interested in, and re.
sponsible for. their consequences.
Resolved, That all the attempts made
by the Congress of the United States, to
legisla,e on the subject Of Negro Slauery
have utterly failed 10 have the leas, prac>
ticsl tendency to restrain or IN any man.
ner cnrtail the progress of tina institution
And the recent examples Of the people
of California, New Mexico and Utah,
have exposed the utter falicy of the fac
,ious predi,ons of Wings and political
abolitionists, and demonstrated what all
experience has taught, tia. The true policy
of the people of the free States is 10 leave
this ma ter to .he decision of the people
Immediately Interested, aud by whom it
is conceded on all hands it will be finally
controlled at all events.
Resolved, That 1t is we'll known to
every observer of public affairs i, this
country, that political organization is
formed, and actually engaged in the work
of attempting through insiduous and art,
full means TO bring about a dissolution OF
our National Union. and this unhallowed
attempt to break down the grea bulwsrk
of American Liberty, and involve this
country in The horrors of an endless ciuil
,oar, will be .riumphautly defeated by
Withdrawing The agitation of the Negro
Slavery question from the halls OF Con.
gress, and submitting it TO the people Of
the Territories, to whom il properly be.
longs.
Resolved. That while we regard Ne
gro Slavery as moral and political evil,
and repugnant to the sentiments and prn.
ciples OF The people of all political parties
in Ohio, il must be viewed as sectional
question in this country. u,on compro-
mise of which the Union Of The Sta.os
was originally formed. and in reference TO
all popular movements in the free States
should be, as they are In the slave States,
without distinction Of party; but inas>
muce as the Democratic organisation as
political party is a National organization
formed with reference to O. her and dis an,
subjects and great leading measures OF
public policy, The opinions Of men on the
Negro question, in whate form it may
arise, can never be m de party lest, nor
can that subject in any form be made a
subject Of party action by the Democra.
cy without destroying the Nationality Of
the party.
Resolved, That inasmuch as the action
of constitutional majority must be re-.
garded as the governing principles Of all
popular government, the question present.
ed the passage of the law TO organise the
Territories of Nebraska and Kansas, m usl
be regarded as settled, and no longer nm
open subject cf controversy; and all the
efforts 10 resist the action OF The constltu-
,ional majority by attempts 10 infame the
popular prejudces, and excite ,u nult md
commo'ion against tie government. should
be regarded as anti>democrntic, at war
with the controlling principles in our re-
publican insli u,ions, and sedicous in their
tendency.
Resolved, That we regard the law of
Congress to organize the Territories of
Nebraska and Kansas, as measure to
carry out and extend to the people of
these two Territories the main principle
Of the acts flmiliarly known as the Com.
promise Measures of 1850, which is that