The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-02-14
The New &k Democracy

The General Democratic Republican Conn
mittee (Hards) of New York city, met on
Th ursday evening last to take into c"nsidera.
ton the Nebr aska bin now pending in Con
gress. The resolutions below were reported
BY the co mmittee and were received with VI.
henent demonstrations Of applause and ar.
probation, and, On motion unanimously adop.
ted:
Resolred, That the territory Of the United
Sta ties, purchased by the common blood and
treasure Of the whole pedple, are the common
property Of the people Of the several States,
or the coufederscy, and are entitled to the full,
free, and equal enjoyment
RESOLVED, That the constitution has not con-
ferred upon Congress the right either to cstab
lish or prohibit domestic slavery in the States
or territories, and any attempt 10 impose the
WiImot proviso upon the organization Of Terri
torial gnvernments, is gross usurpatIon, otten-
sive to the Democracy, and d violation of the
rights of the people OF the several States.
Resolued, That understanding that the bill
for the government Of Nebraska and Kansas,
introduced by Senator Douglass in the Senate
of the United States, preserves and sanctions
these principles OF the Democracy, we respect
fully request our representatives in Congress to
give it their earnest and cordial support.
Resolued, That the State of Missouri, tav-
ing presented to Congress constitution Gre
publican in form,' was entitled to admission
into the sisterhood Of States +; and Congress =
had no right to impose upon her admission
that the condition of slavery should hereafter
be prohibited in certain portions Of the Terrific
ries. Such condition has never received nor
deserved to receive, the appreciation of the de-
mocracy. The anti-slavery agitators Of 1920,
under the head of Rufus King, were the pro-
totypes of the anti.>lavery agitators Of lS4S,
under the lead of Martin Van Buren. Poth
invoked the same flnaticism-both were actu.
atej by the same hatred of the Democracy
both proposed the same violation of the rights
OF the people in the States of the common ter:
ritories and both have been repudiated by the
people. We stand by and will sacredy main.
tain and keep the comp. .omi>es Of the constitn-
ton without quibble or evasion. We reject
and utterly deny the right Of any Congress to
compromise the rights guaranteed by the Con.
stitution, upon any terms or conditions what
ever.
Resolued, That the Democratic party sus.
tans, aud will continne to sustain, the laws
commonly but enormously called the Compro-
mise measures of 1850, not because they arc
measures Of compromise, but because they are
based upon, recognise and carry out the obli
cations OF the Consultation, and principles Of
the democratic party for the government Of the
territories.
Resoiped, That considering the violation by
the present Administration of the pledges UNI
der which it came into ppwer-its close afiia-
ton of the anti slavery agitators of lS4S--its
wicked and restless attacks upon the rights Of
the States--its bold usurpation in using its
great central power in controlling the local
elections of the sovereign States of New York,
Massachusetts, Mississippi, and the unscruru.
luus abuse Of lis patronage in removals from
and appointments to oifice-we warn our rep
resentatves in Congress against any reliance
upon Tie good faith of the Administration in
supporting our principles, contained in the bill
for the government of Nebraska and Kansas
Its friendship is Inconsistent with its past con-
duct and will be found to be more dangerous
than its open hostility.
Resoleed That in thus reiterating the prin.
cipes of the democracy Of the city Of New
York, we'll known and frequently expressed,
we disclam any intention or desire to propit-
ate the favor of that class OF Southern politi
clans who have Joined the present Admins
tration in its vain attempt to break down the
democracy Of the North. If they are sustain.
cd by the Southern people, our political course
shall not be effected we, ut least, stand by
the constitution in all its integrity, and by
those principles of strict construction by which,
alone it can be preserved.
The Sotts, not to he outdone, also hadsa
meeting, and passed series Of resoutionsfnl.
ly endorsing the doctrine of governmental non.
interference in the domestic legislation of ter.
ri,ories, and declaring the compromise bill of
1880 a full and final settlement of the slavery
agitation on that basis. They were presented
to the Democratic General Committee, at Tam
many Hall, by Ex-senator, McMurray. They
were opposed by John Van Buren and others,
but, after u long debate, were passed by a vote
of 90 to ID. A resolution complimentary to
Gen Pierce and the administration was, how
ever, adopted unaumously ". 6
The following are their resolutions on the
Nebraska bill:
Resoiued, That the compromise of 1850
was fnal settlement of the question of slave.
ry in the organization Of new territories, and in
the nature of a permanent policy upon which,
with patriotic sacrifices of opinion and feeling,
| both at the North and the South, the denocra-
tic party agreed to stand, and to which, in its
principle aud spirit, as well rs its letter, the
democracy of New York is determined firmly
10 adhere, as a guaratee against dist'acting re-
|ival> of the slavery agitation on every occaE
ion of the organization af 4 new territory at
Every successive step of our progress.