The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-02
RESOLUTIONS

the the elcrAl SO
restrain the general government within the Legitimate
sphere of its granted powers and secure to the States
and the people all other powers not granted and adj
mnisered cultivate and preserve fraterna sentiments
and relations between the different members of the coned
eracy and give strength and durability such union
the democracy Of Tennessee stand always ready TO pledge
their lives their fortunes, and their sacred honor
Roluod That the experience Of more than hreescore
Of years demonstrates that fathers who formed the
constitution, and founded upon It the Union, were in
spired with degree of wisdom, foresight and patriotism
than human and therefore VIC best manifest our
gratitude for their lusrious services and reverence
for their glorious memories by resisting with all our
erges every attempt to disturb destroy the harmony or
symmetry of their workmanship defeat and nulliy
the efficacy of its provisions by false constructions or
nsdious attacks upon its fundamental principles the
sure guarantee OF a permanent federal Union
Resolpd That, amongst The great principles which
animated the hearts and energzed the Of revolua
tonary fathers recognise as prominent those which
looked TO the obianment for every citizen of the rights of
voting and being voted for without restraint detaton
and of worshppng God without interference hindance
that attribute small share of the present power
glory and prosperity Of government TO the ncorpo
ration Of these principles into constitutions and we
satisfied that they valuable and essential
when fathers poured out their blood to them
should prove ourselves unworthy of the rich Inheritance
bequeahed If failed resist with all hearts
and souls every effort whether by open assault by
cret continuation TO cxpunge from the constitution these
great principles of civil and religious liberty.
A. Resolved That in the manner and to the same
extent that and insdious foe is dangerous
than open and manly opponent regard the attempt
being made create by oath-bound assoca-
tons law Of public sentiment higher than the consti-
tona guarantees in behalf Of the enjoyment by all citi
zens whether native adopted of the rights of civil lib
erty and religious toleration dangerous and
vigany to be resisted than open and direct attempt to
render those guarantees nugaory and of no effect
Resoived That political organization which
the fidelity Of its members to its edct laws and
regulations by oaths of perpetual allegiance and which
proposes to accomplish its objects by prescribing from civil
Offices class Of citizens account OF their BIRTH
places another account of their religious creed and
still larger because they refuse to allegiance to its
rule and which seeks by of the cohesive power Of
Office to obtain the control of the government both State
and NATIONAL for the avowed purpose of efectng objects
Inconsistent with the constitution is necessarily anti
American, ant-repubcan anti-whig antidemocrac, de-
structve of political morality and calls for the united and
ceaseiess exertons of all truly conservative aud national
men for its overthrow.
g. Rsolued That the scenes of volence dis ORDER and
immortality which have marked the footsteps Of the know
nothing organization from Its origin the late disgrace
full and bloody tragedy enacted In neighboring State
ought impress every lover of good order of sound
morality and of pure Christianity with the dangers Of Civ
ing countenance and encouragement to organization
which has been seized upon in entire section OF the
conftderacy by dunionists and abotonists and made
subse their unparoic and reasonable purposes
and which is shown by sad experience to be constantly
liable TO be perverted by bad to the destruction of
law, morality, and religion.
4 Resolped That we adhere with mistaken fidelity to
the doctrine that State sovereignty, in all matters of pure
internal and domestic concern is and always has been,
cardinal principle of the democratic faith which great
principle endangered by the modes Of REFORM in the
ma 0f by mart
and which proposed reforms pledge ourselves to resist
BECAUSE by the true Interpretation of the federal consu
ton by the debates and in the convention which
framed it and by the actual practice of the States them
selves it is concusvely shown that the States have the
absolute and exclusive control of suffrage.
8. Resolced That the pers which threaten the in
egrty and peace of the conederacy arising from the
tendency in most of the free States of spirit of sectional
natcism made successful and powerful by the aid of the
secret machinery Of acknowledged, call upon all
national men, whether democrats wings, to unite
in common organization and to make Cause
against their common foe and the foe of the Union,
upon the platform furnished by the compromises of
the constitution in regard to slavery, and upon the prn
cple of congressional nonnteryenon applicable alike to
the States and Territories adopted by the united votes of
democrats and wings in the passage of the series of
in 1850 known the compromise measures and
affirmed by their united votes in the passage of the Kansas
and Nebraska act in 1865 and to this end hereby SOL
EMMY and earnestly the pledge of devotion to
the democratic platform adopted in Baltimore in 1852
and by that platform all democrats are bound to
abide by and adhere faithful execution of the compro
mise of $780, pledge ourselves in like
abide by and adhere faithful execution of
the Kansas and Nebraska act passed in 1863 final set
tenent of all sectional questions in regard slavery in
the Territories ana upon this platforms and under the
democratic organization, tender tho hand of cordial
fellowship to all national men, North South East and
West and invite them to cooperate with in avertng
the perils which threaten common Union.
O. Resolred That the principles announced in the fore
going resolution furnish basis for the final settlement of
all questions to slavery that arise between the North
and the South which equal justice both sections
conforms strictly to the provisions of the constitution and
forever all pretex for renewing in Congress or in
the States the agitation of sectional issues ana south
men, devoted to the Union and claiming for the South
than that equality of rights guaranteed il by
the constitution and resolved submit no further en-
croachments those rights and renewal by Congress
of arbitrary unjust degrading, and unconstitutional
violation against rights to equal participation in
the enjoyment OF the common property of the Union we
rely with undated confidence upon the future coopcra
ton of those national democrats the North whose
effective devotion to the compromises of the constitution
has enabled in past conflicts resist with
contemplated aggressions Of sectional anacsm there
fore earnestly and Indignantly repudiae and reject the
false assumption Of our opponents that the democratic
party of the North is denatonalzed that its coopera
ton with the democracy Of the South sound national
platform, viii be less and effective in the next than
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