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est, TO suspend the passage OF a bill whose
merits cannot secure the approval OF two
thirds Of the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatiyes until the Judgment of the people
can be obtained thereon, and which has
saved the American people from the Cor
rupt and tyrannical domination of the
Bank Of the United States, and from a
corrupting system OF general internal inn
provements.
VIII. Resolued, That the Democratic
party will faithfully abide by and uphold
the principles laid down in the Kentncky
and Virginia resolutions of 1913, and in
the report Of Mr.. Madison to the Virginia
Legislature in 1899; that it adopts those
principles as constituting one Of the main
foundations Of its political creed, and is
resolved to carry them out in their obvious
meaning and import.
TX. Resohed, That the war with Mex
leo, upon all the principles Of patriotism
and the laws OF nations was a just and
necessary war on our part, in which every
American citizen should have shown him
self on the side of his country, and neither
morally nor physically, by word or deed,
have given "aid and comfort to the
enemy"
X Resohed, That we rejoice at the res
toration offriendly relations with our sister
Republic Of Mexico, and earnestly desire for
her all the blessings and prosperity which
we enjoy under republican institutions;
and we congratulate the American people
upon the results Of that war, which have
50 manifestly justified the policy and con-
duct OF the Democratic party, and insured
to the United States & indemnity for the
past and security for the future
XII. Resolved, That, in view Of the con-
dition of popular institutions in the Old
World, high and sacred duty is devolved,
with increased responsibility, upon the
Democratic party Of this country, as the
party Of the people, to uphold and maintain
the rights of every State, and thereby the
Union of the States, and to sustain and
advance among us constitutional liberty,
by continuing to resist all monopolies and
exclusive legislation for the benefit Of the
few at the expense Of the many, and by
vigilant and constant adherence to those
principles and compromises of the Con-
stitution which are broad enough and
strong enough to embrace and uphold the
Union as it was, the Union as it is, and
the Union as il shall be, in. the full expan-
sion of the energies and capacity of this
great and progressive people.
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attorney. And to this end, the officer
aforesaid is hereby authorized and requir-
ed to employ so many persons as he may
and 10 retain them in his service SO long
as circumstances may require. The said
officer and his assistants, while so employ
ed TO receive the same compensation,
and to be allowed the same expenses, as
are now allowed by law for transportation
Of criminals, to be certified by the Judge
OF the district within which the arrest is
made, and paid out Of the treasury Of the
United States. !.
Sec. 10. find be ii further enacted, That
when any person held TO service or labor
in any State or Territory, or in the District
Of Columbia, shall escape therefrom, the
party TO whom such service or labor shall
be due, his, her, or their agent or attorney,
may apply 10 any court ofrecord therein,
or Judge thereof in vacation, and make
satisfactory proof TO such court, or Judge
in vacation, Of the escape aforesaid, and
that the person escaping owed service or
labor to such party. Whereupon, the
court shall cause a record to be made OF
the matters SO proved, and also general
description of the person so escaping,
with such convenient certainty as may be !;
and transcript Of such record, authenti-
Gated by the attestation Of the clerk and
of the seal Of the said court, being pro-
duced in any other State, Territory, or
District, in which the person SO escaping
may be found, and being exhibited to any
Judge, commissioner, or other officer au-
thorized by the law Of the United States
10 cause persons escaping from service or
labor to be delivered up, shall be held and
taken to be full and conclusive evidence
Of the fact of escape, and that the service
or labor Of the person escaping is due to
the party in such record mentioned. And
upon the production by the said party of
other and further evidence, if necessary,
either oral or by affidavit, in addition to
what is contained in the said record, Of
the identity Of the person escaping, he or
she shall be delivered up to the claimant.
And the said court, commissioner, Judge,
or other person. authorized by this act 10
grant certificates to claimants of fugitiyes,
shall, upon the production of the record
and other evidences aforesaid grant to
such claimant certificate of his right to
take any such person identified and proved
to be owing service or labor as aforesaid,
which certificate shall authorize such
claimant to seize or arrest, and transport
such person to the State or Territory from
which he escaped; Provided, That moth
ing herein contained shall be construed
as requiring the production of a transcript
of such record as evidence as aforesaid.
But in its absence, the claim shall be heard
and determined upon other satisfactory
proofs, competent in law.
HOWELL Com,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
WILLIAM r. KING,
President Of the Senate pro tempore.
Approved, Sept. Is, 1850.
WILLARD FILLMORE.
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INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.


ADOPTED AT PITTSBURGH, AUGUST IL, 1852
Having assembled in National Conyen-
ton as the delegates of the Free Democra-
cy of the United States, united by COM
mon resolve to maintain right against
wrongs, and freedom against slavery; con-
iding in the intelligence, patriotism, and
the discriminating justice of the American
people; putting our trust in God for the
triumph of our cause, and invoking his
guidance in our endeayors TO advance il,
we now submit 10 the candid judgment OF
all men the following declaration of prin-
ciples and measures:
/. That Governments, deriving their Just
powers from the consent Of the governed,
are instituted among men to secure TO all,
those inalienable rights Of life, liberty, and
the pursuit Of happiness, with which they
were endowed by their Creator, and Of
which none can be deprived by valid legis-
lation, except for crime.
Ill. That the true mission Of American
Democracy is to maintain the Liberties OF
the people, the sovereignty of the States,
and the perpetuity of the Union, by the
impartial application 10 public affairs, with
out sectional determinations, OF the fun
damental principles Of equal rights, strict
Justice, and economical administration.
iii. That the Federal Government is
one Of limited powers, derived solely from
the Constitution; and the grants Of power
therein ought 10 be strictly construed by
all the departments and agents Of the Gov
eminent, and il is inexpedient and dan
gerous to exercise doubtful constitutional
powers.
Nv. That the Constitution Of the United
States, ordained 10 form more perfect
union, 10 establish justice, and secure the
blessings Of liberty, expressly denies TO
the General Government all power to de-
priye any person Of life, liberty. or prop
erty, without due process OF law; and,
therefore, the Government, having no more
power 10 make slave than to make a
king, and no more power TO establish sla-
very than to establish monarchy, should AT
once proceed to relieve itself from all re-
sponsibility for the existence of slavery
wherever il possesses constitutional power
to lcgislate for its extinction.
v. That, TO the persevering and impor-
tunate demands Of the Slave Power for
more slave States, new slave Territories,
and the naturalization Of Slavery, our dis
tinct and final answer is--no more slave
States, no slave Territory, no nationalized
Slavery, and no national legislation for the
extradition Of slaves.
vi. That Slavery is sin against God
and crime against man, which no human
enactment nor usage can make right; and
that Christianity, humanity, and patriotism,
alike demand its abolition.
VII. That the fugitive Slave Act Of 1850
is rcpugnant TO the Constitution, to the
principles Of the common law, to the
spirit of Christianity, md TO the senti-
ments of the civilized world. We there
fore deny its binding force upon the
American People, and demand its imme-
date and total repeal
VIII. That the doctrine that any human
law is finality and not subject to modi-
fication or repeal, is not in accordance
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MANUEL PEREIRA;
THE s0vERElaN RULE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
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to the enthusiastically Of some OF It's proysions. Az
to the Legislatures scton, although find that ssme
members are o, opsioa that the law viii be repeal
ed, or essentially modified who thought differently
month ago, do not believe that 1t " II experience
either fate Ny opinion Of its continuance IL found
cd on political considerations, Is l know that
the wings. with their absolute control over beth
houses, will not dare to take the responsibility OF
pealing the law, or emasculating 1t. Had they .
small majority they might do something; but now,
with thear power, they dare not act o. the temper.
sscs men wsuld place everything 10 their account,
ana, perhaps, make them suffer for IL Mr. Wiggin,
much fear, will have to wait while longer for the
death OF the Law and the triumph OF the Jug.
We have accounts OF what the Supreme G ,urt has
done on the question Of the cosstitutionaty of the
law but nothing reliable. Il 10 said that the yenera-
bic judges were very noisy and vehement in 40 ne Of
their discussions, much to the unedication OF the
frequenters of the Law Library hard by which thew
held their meetings. II is supposed that We shsII
not have their decision In full until some time in
March.
regret to learn that the Hon. Samuel Hoar is "
ing dangerously III 1T his residence in Concord,
Mass. BE contracted . cold some weeks since, While
attending the funeral OF friend, and the disease
which he at first thought lightly Of, has assumed
very grave character. He would be much missed
shonldhe die, he having filed very prominent part in
Massachusetts, for halt . centary-a member Of Con-
gress and of various branches Of the State govern
nent- He is now seventy.seven years old.
ALGoxA.
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Court OF General Sessions.

F57oTe his Honor Ke6ofud
FIN q Tho COURT resumed its sitting to day At the
usual hour not vthtAsdng the day celebrated BY
citizen sodery the anniversary OF the birthday OF
wAhipGs oo and continued TO transact public business
until two O'Clock when adjourned The greater part
of the Gay spent In bearing arguments to dscreAse
ba and In hearing motions for pos poae meat o.
SENTENCED.
MdnslctgAter ia De Awd degrees --Jerer,iAh Lans .
youpe man. PLACED II the bar recsvs the
OF the Court be having bean nvicsd week before last
Of having caused tho death Of William sysr, German By
birth,
his Honor the Recorder 10 pronouncnz the sentences
OF the court cauaosed him. In avsvy tsaii,y n.nner,
While vet IN the prime OF maabood 10 reprt ma lad
for the future . life Of repentance And sooansu. fns
srten.e Of the O. urt that he be im,so'ed 10 tbs
Hs. pson at Sing sns for three yeArs and noath
TIE Tifofer did m the leAst affected tas pros
peet for 'hs rsxt tsres YEARS
Cro'd ta'ony rstl-y crontn, ON being convicted OF
Meab qrsnf,y o. oar POTATOES kaa rice frsm fAp
tco't -, sentenced 500 years and M months
eonnnsment In tbs marble p,h,e q Sing Slpg
~ sSEt lea aejeuxnsd r. ~ dAE
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IsrxRxlnprAov or BLOOD Raj rroxs

IsrxRxARarAax or BLOOD Relationship
Frederioksburg Macs says:-In the county in which
we were raised, for twenty generations back GER
aan family OF wealth and resPectability have later
married until there cannot be found In three OF them
n sound man or woman. One has sore eyes, another
srofula, third Il idiotic fourth blind, NTH
x,andylepged sixth with head about the size OF
fmbip, with not che out Of the number exempt from
-hyscal or mental defects OF some KIND Yet this
ruy persevests to intermary with ca - ofher -vifh
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The most recent account of the Russian feet In
the Black Sea we have Is in the following letter from
ODESSA, which gives some interesting details 10
spestiDg its present organizat on, and which adds
that it has recently had portion of the officers and
crews OF the Baltic feet transferred to it,
The Commanaer.in-Chief OF all the Russian naval
force is Admiral Prince Nenschikoff, aide dec amp
Of the Emperor. The chief commander PLACED inn
mediately under his orders Is Admiral Berch, who
has under him, "a chief Of the stan general Vice
Admiral Korniloff he has also at his disposal for
the exgencies Of the service, two general officers,
Rear. Admiral Vergopoulo and Metline.
The active naval forces Of the Black Sea are COM
posed OF the Fourth and Fifth divisions, aud a. the
present moment consist Of total OF eighteen ships
OF the line and twelve frgates.
The Fourth division is placed under the command
OF Vice Admiral Salniapausd, who superseded Vice
Admiral furief 1t Is composed OF three brigades,
each consisting OF three ships Of the line and two
frlgates. The first brigade Is commanded by Rear
ADMIRAL Novoesilsky; the second, by ear.Admiral
lukovitch H.; and the third, by RearAdmirA
Messer.
The Fifth division is commanded by Vice Admiral
Nakhimof l.; like the other division, it also consists
OF three bgades each OF three ships Of the line and
Two higates. The first brigade Is commanded by
Rear. a mira Yurakn l.; the second by Rear Admi-
raj binistsn and the third by Rear Admiral Wul6.
The nominal crew OF each vessel is ], 100.
Besides the eighteen ships Of the line and tveIve
frgates composing these six brigades, the Black Sss
fleet also includes a number Of vessels OF infer1or
rank, ouch as corvettes, brigs. and steamers
The present Governor OF Sebastopol Is vice Adm1-
raj Lermantoff; the military commandment is Woe
Admiral Stankovitch, and the second In command u
Vice Admiral ROQOulia.
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Loss or TEE SrBAMBR An ,zoNtA ON TIE VI fsgrB-
sIPPIlThe steamer Amazonia left this port for Mem-
mis- Tuesday. When at Rsttlesnake Landing, be-
low the Maramec, she struck rock which cut her I'm
two and she sunk In five minates After striking The
passengers were excited and got ashore as soon a
they could. 1t is believed that all were saved ex-
cers two who were missing. Their names are not
known lady passenger was rescued by Mr..
H1ghes Of the Caroline just as she was sinking for
the last time in the water, and her life saved fha
Apazcpian was in charge Of Captain john W. Oar
roll and has been regular packet In the Cairo and
The AmaZonia was owned by Captain John w. Car
rob, who was In command. and Captaia johnson.
who was acting as clerk. Her value was $l4, 600,
City Agency, sssgg, agent for 1880; Charlestco
Agency, 81 500; Columbia, g. 000 and Norshwest-
eIn Agency for 81. 00o--aal Of this cisy--&. LowS
| R,PuU'ean, FEB, IL.
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Destructive Fire In Petersburg, Va.
Or. PAuL's CHURCH BURNED DOwN-$l20,0 900 w0RTI
or PROFANITY DRsrRoYsD.

or PRoPRRTY DRsrRoYsD.
From the ressrsbsrg Hxprsss. Feb II
Last night, about tan minutes To eleven O'Clock, ON
citizens were again aroused by the startling sy Of
fire. which was caused by the flames bursting forth
from the roof Of the large tobacco factory on Syca
more street, occupied by Hessn. williams Brooks
ing was wrapped in sheet of flame, and al efforts
TO save u proved utterly hopeless.
The intense heat speedily communicated to the
large and splendid Protestant Episcopal Church,
(St. Pauls,) on the north and TO the new block Of
buildings on the south, which are now - We write
burning furiossy from top to bottom.
The Centre Warehouse, Msssrs. Wyatt Blisk,
Inspsstors, is also fire. and it Is Aought will be
entirely consuned The church Is . total loss, the
slesple having fallen in.
The sOcnens, i've In number, were occupied BY
the following gentemn mo. l. BY Mr.. VIM In
gram, dealer IL teas and fancy goods Los, Is ,Os0
No 2. Occusied BY Mr. Samuel A. Brown, - .
ccaSh and buggy wareroom. Mr.. Browns family
resided absve, and he owned the building Loss
probably flo 900; insured for s. 600.
No. g. Owned by Mr.. DiAwiddie Grixg, and sscu-
pise above by his family, AID below By Mssars Grigs
h Cogbll, commission merchants. Mr. Grigg u In
sd but 1t il impossible ut thaa lsse hour 70 aseer'
tain 70 what aaount, so great Il the osnssernatisn
prsvaihg.
NOD Oscupied by Mr.. A. II. Jsgueueau, recently
from Norfolk, as family grocery, and owned by Mr..
Dinwiddie Grigg. Mr.. daguerrean is not insured for
q dollar. We presume there Is an insurance on the
house.
No.5. Occupied by Mesrs Wyatt & Bck, In
spectore, as an Office.
St Paul's Church was built about ten years ago,
we learn at cost of some $50 900, and last summer
was splendidly repaired throughout Insurance tor
5000 only.
Never was the scarcity of water so painfully mani
fest. Had there been even a moderate supply OF
this essential element, the FIRE could easily have
been confined to the tobacco factory 10 which 1t
originated.
Four engines were on the spot Immediately, but
at least thirty minutes elapsed before stream could
be procured and tina. gave out as soon as the pool
at 3arrsts Hotel was exhausted, for no where else
could 1t be obfaiaed
The tobsccs was sll rolled out from Centre Ware
house, and Washington and Union streets, for some
distance are completely hooked up with hogsheads
AS we DOW close fifteen minutes to one o'clock, be-
ing compelled to do so to ave our South-side and
Northern mails the fire is raging furiously, and ser
Gus fears are entertained that the southern depot
will burn. The company's Officers and hands, and
the citizeps generally, are lsbonng with all their
michk We hope il may he ssved, for II that Inn
mepse building burns, there is no one can orete the
ultimate result
We have since learned the fire was confined within
The above described limits, having been subdued
about two o'clock N the msrping.
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from bis church one Of his congregation who had
come TO an untimely end, and the text he then i'm
| pressed on his hearers, was this
flower Of gas The grass withsssth, and the flower
| forever.
True enough-true enough! And in his own sud-
den and frightful death the pastor still breaches!
| Who will heed the awful word and lesson2 The
vestry Of st. Georges Church and the Young Mems
Christian Association have taken measures to mark
their sense Of sorrow on this distressing occasion
Favorite Hardy, Second Engineer, died yesterday
afternoon at the hospital. On the way to the hosp
tai he became insane from the intensity Of his suffer
inys, aud releasing himself forcbly from those whs
were removing him. ran some distance on the street
Daniel Keeie, deck hand, died at the hospital.
Mace, negro man belonging to Capt. Adams,
and George Kinney or Kinley, negro fireman, were
killed instantly. making FIVE person, exclusive Of
those missing, who are known certainly 10 have per
ished by the explosion.
wOuNDnD AND MISSING.
Brevet Major d. G. Buel, Adjutant Generals De
psrtRent- U. s. Army. was severely injured BY In.
bAling stean. He received wound from SPLINTER
In the side. Hopes entertained OF his recovery.
Major Richard G. Gatlin, Seventh U. s. Infsatfy,
was wounded slightly.
Master Gatlin, son Of Major Gatlia, il seriously in
jured and fears Of fatal termination were enter
tsnei yesterday. They ara at the Planter House.
or the guests at tae City Hotel who were to leave
on the boat, VIM. F. Woofod, or Voolfolk, Is mis-
sing, end supposed to be lost
Ir. Dean, and Mr.. Montgomery, Of Illinois, re-
tanned, slightly injured
From the Monroe Hsusc, Mr.. Long, OF Kentucky,
received some slight injury.
L. B. Torbert, Linn Creek, NO.; shoulder badly
wounded, and three wounds on the head.
II. A. Massey, Linn Greek lungs affected By in
hAliDg steam. He was thrown overheard, swan 10 4
boat, and was drawn out Both are in . condition
Of considerable danger.
John Jones, Of the firm OF Jones' McClurg & Co.,
Of Linn Creek missing His baggage was re-
| covered.
or other passengers board, Mr.. Powers railroad
engineer, was eighty wounded. Blown overheard
| and SWAN ashore.
John Stewart, Of Alton, badly scalded.
Mr. Irwin, Of Springfield, Ill, blown on shore; not
| hurt seriously.
| Hanson B Morelsnd formerly clerk ct the City
| Hotel wounded in the head.
| John L, Edwards Chester Illinois, badly scalded.
| Capt John A. Bruner, master Of the boat, was
| wounded slightly.
| James Godfrey, clerk, scalded slightly.
Several other persons, perhaps five six, whose
names were not reported are known to have receiv'
| cd slight scalis or Commissions.
REPORTED MISSING.
| Tie following persons, reported TO be missing,
| have since been accounted for and are safe:-
Rev. Mr. Batch and lady, and Wm. Huntley, OF
UaysIly, H.. purchased passage tickets, but were
| OBTAINED Ia The city.
Ms OH, sud Miss Harrison, Of Lebanon, H., are
, lel.eveo 10 lie CT beard the Wes.erner, new on .
passage dewn the RIVER.