Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1854-01-11
THE GEORGIA DEMOCRACY.

Capitol at Milledgevie, the following Resolutions
were adopted; .
Resozred, That the principles and sentiments
declared by the National Democratic Convention of
1852, remain in unimpaired strength as the bond
which draws together the democracy of every sec.
ton of our country in sympathy,and union and that
the Democratic party of Georgia avail itself of this
occasion to reerate its cordial acquesence in them.
Itesotoed, That we recognise in President Pierce,
long tried, patriotic and consistent exponent of
these principles and sentimentsthat his exposition
OF them in his Inaugural Address and recent mess
age to Congress meets with our full concurrence,
and having unabated confidence in his fidelity to
them, we pledge to his administration cordial
support and view its friends as our friends its op-
ponents as our opponents
Resolred, That the Democratic party of Georgia
emphatically its construction of the Baltimore
Platform of 1852, in reference to the slavery ques
ton to be distinct reputation of the principle of
the Wmot Proviso, in any future organization of
territory now in our possession, or hereafter to be
acquired, and that we cannot recognise any one
belonging to the democratic party who shall seek to
enforce shall advocate this principle so repudia
ted.
Resolred That while our warmest sympathics are
due to those Northern Democrats who amidst the
storm of fanaticsm on the slavery question, which
has ragged in past years their section of the Unon
stood firmly by the rights of the South recognise
as Democrats all our fellow citizens of the North
who now stand firmly with us on the platform of
the National Democratic party, and are therefore
pledged to defend the South from any future assaults
upon her institutions.
Resolred, That to the ascendency and integrity Of
the national democratic party, based it is upon
the principles recognised in its PLATFORM the people
of the South confidently look, guarantee for
the preservation of the reserved rights of the States
within the Union, and especially of their constitu-
tonal rights with reference to the institution of
slavery"
These Resolutions arc full and explicit they en-
body the true sentiments of the Southern Democra-
cy in relation to the slavery question and the ad-
ministration. They are the result of the cordial
union recently effected in Georgia between the
d" Union" and Southern Rights Democrats We
concur with the Richmond Enquirer that the work
"would have been incomplete and unsatisfactory,
if the Democrats of Georgia had effected reconca
ton without reference to the administration. Their
union is the more solid and stable in being the result
of devotion to principle and they give earnest Of
the efficiency of their future service in the party BY
striking blow at the start in behalf of the admins
tration. The moral effect of the action of the Geor
gia Democracy will be obvious and decisive. Their
declaration of allegiance to the administration,
terrible blow to the designs of those who Teckoned
the Democrats of Georgia among the ma!contcnts,
while it affords encouragement and support to such
as have not wavered in the discharge OF their duty
The foregoing Resolutions, it will be observed,
silent in relation to the public lands and yet Gcor-
ga is one of the-oid thirteen, with debt quite as
heavy as that of North Carolina. Her people are
content that the old doctrine shall prevailtha the
public lands shall remain in the hands of the fedc
fal government, to be managed by the government
as prudent proprietor would his own lands, for
the benefit of all the parties to the compact So Of
Tennessee, whose debt will soon reach eight millions
of dollars and so of Virginia, whose debt is some
never to this day availed herself of the benefits of
the deposite act of 1886 but her portion of the
ey is in Bank, and though her taxes very high
and her debt quite heavy, yet no one rises in
his place in her Assembly and moves with any pros
pect of success, that this money shall be accepted
and used. North Carolina pursued, and as we think
upon the whole, properly different course yet this
cannot diminish our admiration for a people. who,
rather than incur in this respect the shadow OF an
imputaton of dependence the central government,
deliberately and steadily refuse millions of mon
ey and that too at period when they so much need
it to paw their debts and for educational and improve
ment purposes. z.,e-..
The proposition to divide the lands their proceeds
is but proposition in sguiseto the State debts
IA policy against which the Republicans of the
try have uniformly contended 1t is part of the
entire series of federal measures inseparably inter
twined with protective tariff, national Bank, as
sumption of the pecuniary obligations of the States
and it would inevitably lead, sooner later, to the
destruction of State rights and the establishment on
their ruins of splendid. consolidated government
There can be no doubt of it. Virginia, Georgia, Ten
nessee perceive it to be so jackson and Calhoun sc
regarded it sand that Democrat whatever the pres
ent may disclose to threaten confuse, who sails
with the flagship old Virginia, walks by the lights
of jackson and Calhoun, neither go astray nor
| fall. Principle! brother Democrats, principle
Stand to that and leave consequences to themselves
! The people are competent to govern themselves
they understand this question much better than some
! politicians suppose. They are disgusted, and it i:
not surprising they should be, at the hypocrisy
Wing leaders on this subject They were told, ii
1sO that they should have their share of the land
ceeds; but Whggery, as soon as it got into power
passed bill giving some four millions of acres tt
the new States, and providing for distributing certair
proceeds among the old States; but at the next ses
sion they repealed that portion of the act relating
the old States, and cut them off from the money, bu
left these millions Of acres and that too of the bes
/ lands, in the possession of the new. Their owr
President, Mr. Fillmore, signed bills granting mil
lions of acres to the States their last Nationa
Convention was silent on the land question and ye
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