Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-01-07
THE GEORGIA DEMOCRACY.


were adopted:
/ % ResOtoed, That the principles and sentiments
declared by the National Democratic Convention 81
! 1852, remain in unimpared strength as the bond
which draws together the democracy of every sec
ton OF our countryin sympathyiand union, and that
the Democratic party of Georgia avail itself of this
occasion to reiterate its cordial acquiesence in them
Resotced That we recognise in President Pierce,
long tried patriotic and consistent exponent of
these principles and sentimens-that his exposition
OF them IN his Inaugural Address and recent mess
age to Congress meets with our full concurrence,
and having undated confidence in his fidelity to
them, we pledge to his administration cordial
support and view its friends friends, its OPP
ponents our opponents.
Resotred, That the Democratic party of Georgia
emphatcally avows its construction of the Baltimore
Platform of 1852, in reference to the slavery ques
ton to be distinct reputation of the principle of
the Wilmot 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 rcpuda-
ted
.Resotced, That while our warmcst sympathies are
due to those Northern Democrats who, amidst the
storm of fanaticism the slavery question, which
has ragged in past years in their section of the Union
stood firmly by the rights of the South recognise
as Democrats all our fellow citizens of the North
who now stand firmly with the platform of
the National Democratic party, and arc therefore
pledged to defend the South from any future assaults
upon her institutions.
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 full and explicit; they
body the true sentiments of the Southern Democra-
cy in relation to the slavery question and the ad
ministraton. They the result of the cordial
union recently effected in Georgia between the
Union" and "Southern Rights" Democrats. We
concur with the Richmond Enquirer that the work
'woud have been incomplete and unsatisfactory
if the Democrats of Georgia had effected reconcilia-
ton without reference to the administration Their
union is the solid and stable in being the result
of devotion to principle and they give earnest of
the efficiency their future service in the party, by
striking blow at the start in behalf of the admins
trat:on. The moral effect of the action of the Geor
gia Democracy will be obvious and decisive. Their
declaration of allegiance to the administration, is
terrible blow to the designs of those who rccAoncd
the Democrats of Georgia among the malcontents,
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 Geor
gia is one of the old thirteen, with debt quite as
heavy as that of North Carolina Her people arc
content that the old doctrine shall prevai-hat the
public lands shall remain in the hands of the fede
raj 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
twenty millions. Indeed, Virginia, we believe has
never to this day ayailed herself of tine benefits of
the deposite act of 1886 but her portion of the mon
ey is in Bank, and though her taxes are very high
and her debt quite heavy, yet no one rises in
his place in her Assembly and moves with any pros
poet of success that this money shall be accepted
and used. North Carolina pursued, and as we think
upon the whole, properly different course; yctths
cannot diminish admiration for people, who,
rather than incur in this respect the SHADOW OF an
mputation Of dependence the central government,
and steadily refuse millions of mon
cy, and that too at period when they so much need
to pay their debts and for educational and improve
ment purposes.
The proposition to divide the lands their proceeds
is but proposition in disguisetO assume the State debts
"a policy against which the Republicans of the
try have uniformly contended. 1t is part of the
entire series of federal measures, inseparaby inter
twincd with protective tariff, national Bank, as
sumption of the pccunary obligations of the States
and !. would inevitably lead, sooner or LATER to the
destruction of State rights and the establishment on
their ruins of a splendid consolidated government
There can be no doubt of it. Virginia. Georgia, Ten
nessee perceive it to be SO jackson and Calhoun so
regarded it and that Democrat, whatever the pres
emit 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 competent to govern themselves ;
they understand this question much better than some
politicians suppose. They are Disguised, and it is
not surprising they should be- at the hypocrisy OF
Wing leaders on this subject. They were told, In
lS4O that they should have eirsare of the landpro-
,eeds but Whiggery, soon as it got into power
passed bill giving four millions OF acres to
the new States and providing for distributing certain
proceeds among the old States; but at the next ses
sion they repealed that portion of the act relating to
the old States and cut them off from the money but
left these millions of acres and that too of the best
ands, in the possession of the new. Their own
President Mr. Fillmore, signed bills granting MIL |
ions of acres to the States their last National
Convention was silent on the land question; and yet
these Wing leaders have the assurance to complain
Of Democrats for squanderng the lands when not the
first bill of the kind has been signed by President
Pierce! These facts are known to the people; and |
hey are we repeat, competent in every respect to