Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-09-30
MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATIC CONVENT ION.

We yesterday gave brief account of the doiDgs
OF this Convention, which resulted in the omina-
ton of HENRY w. Bishop as the candid ate for
Governor and CALEB STETsoN for Iieutenan Gov
ernor. We to-day publish portion of the resolu-
tons adopted by the Convention. 1t will be seen
that whilst the Baltimore platform is tructed,
and some generalities proclaimed in regard to self
government and the power Of the people to control
their own institutions, Nebraska is not even FAMED
and yet the Boston Post declares that " the prin-
ciples OF the Nebraska hill, &C. were approved in
bold, explicit and truly democratic and con stitu.
tional resolutions"
There seems to have been rebeous spirit pre-
sent in the person of Mr.. j. M. USHER, to whose
speech some alluson made in Teegraphc
report in yesterday paper In addition to what was
there stated he pthiy remarked in referring to that
portion of the Baltimore Platform which pledged the
party against any renewal of the slavery agitation
in Congress or out of it, that not for ten years
has there been determined, SO violent SO earnest
agitation of the slavery question as during the
present, Administration He also declared I. that
the Nebraska measure was violation of faith and
utterly repugnant to the feelings of the people of
the State of Massachusetts, This caused con-
siderable sensation, and an effort to put Mr.. USHER
down, but it was not deemed safe to silence nncere-
moniously gentleman who had received 23I votes
Govt Of 553) for President Of the Convention. He
was allowed to continue and conclude his remarks to
which thee were spirited replies; and the Convention
was closed with noisy sort of enthusiasm, not by
any means free from symptoms of discomfort.
The following are the resolutions supposed to be-
referred to by the Boston Post bearing upon the
Nebraska act, viz:
Resoired That we declare our adherence to
the doctrines of the Baltimore platform of 1852 which lie
at the foundation Of every true Democratic struggle in
the State Nation, and in support Of which the last
great national victory was won.
Resolved That recognise obedience to the prin-
cpes of that platform in oil the Of Gen. Perces
administration, &c.
Resolved That the Constitution recognises the principles
Of segovernment and the power Of the people, in what
bond united with each other whether in State
y town. district Territory, to control their nst
tutons that this principle alone the colonies entered
upon the struggle for independence the Confederation
was established and the Federal Constitution adopted
that only by rigid regard for this principle hope
to preserve liberties against usurpaton, rivalries
and anarchy and that confidence in this principle old
country, enforced by Jefferson sustained by Jack
son. leads to look with pride and satisfaction every
Of the Administration calculated to give bold
and unfnching support removing every vesge of Fede
raj folly from legislation, and extending the same
rights and privileges to the States and Territories
which claimed by and secured to people Of Mas
sachusets and all her sister States when they uni
ted in this Confederation