The Feliciana Democrat., 1855-12-01
PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES.

ert Toombs, and were unanimously adopted.
PLATFORM or PRINCIPLES.
/. Resoired, That, as portion Of the
democratic and antiknow nothing party
of Georgia, we declare in the language Of
the Georgia Convention Of 1850, "that
we hold the American Union secondary in
Importance only to the rights and princi-
pies it was designed to perpetuate !" that
past associations, present fruition, and fn-
ture prospects will bind US to it so long as
it continues to be the safeguard of those
right. and principles.
2. Resolved, That we hereby declare our
full and unqualified adhesion to the follow.
ing resolution Of the Georgia convention
OF 1850. and our unalterable determination
to maintain it in its letter and spirit, viz |:
4th resolution-Georgia platform: That
the state of Georgia, in the judgment Of
this convention, will, and ought to resist,
even (as last resort to a disruption of
every tic which binds her to the Union,
any act OF congress upon the subject of
slavery in the District of Columbia or in
places subject to the jurisdiction Of Con-
gress, incompatible with the safety, domes-
tic tranquility, the rights and honor of the
slaveholding states; or any act supprcssing
the slave trade between the slave holding
states; or any refusal to admit as state,
any territory hereafter applying because
Of the existence of slavery therein; or any
act prohibiting the introduction Of slaves
into the territories of Utah and New Mex
leo; or any act repeating or materially mod.
flying the laws in force for the recovery OF
fugitive slaves"
3. ResolUed, That we approve and endors c
the action of our last Congress in the pas.
sage of the Nebraska Kansas act, and the
principles therein established, and in con-
lormity with these principles, the people
of Kansas have the right, when the number
of their population justiiies it, to form re.
publican State consti tuition, with or with
out slavery, as they may determine, and be
admitted into the Union upon an equal foot
ing with the other States; and that her re.
lection by Congress on account of slavery
would be just cause for the disruption OF
all the ties that bind the State of Georgia
to the Union.
a. Resotred, That we approve and adopt
the following resolution, passed unanimous
ly by the last legislature Of Georgia: F" Re.
solved by the general assembly Of the state
of Georgia. That opposition to the prnci-
pies Of the Nebraska bill, ii relation to the
subject of slavery is regarded by the peo.
pie Of Georgia as hostility to the people
Of the south, and that all persons who par.
take OF such opposition are unfit to be rec.
ognized as component parts of any party
or organization not hostile to the south"
s.. ResolDtd, That, in accordance with
the above resolution whilst we are willing
to act in party association with all sound
and reliable men in every section Of the
Union, we are not willing to affiliate with
any party that shall recognize and carry
out, the principles and professions of the
Nebraska Kansas act; and that the demo
cratic and anti-know nothing party of Gcor
gia ought to cut off all party connexion
with every man and party at the north on
elsewhere, that does not come up fully and
fairly to this line of action.
6. Resolued That those sound and relia-
BILE democrats at the north who have patri
otically fought for the Nebraska Kansas
act, ana Ine maintenance OF the fugitive
slave law against the combined forces OF
know nothingism and aboltionism, (Which
seek their repeal, and who stand pledged
to support the admission Of Kansas into
the Union as slave state should she ask
il, merit the heartfelt sympathies, thanks
and encouragement Of all southern men in
their patriotic position.
T. Resolued. That in the ranks of the
democratic party of the north alone have
been found those patriotic men who have
stood by the rights of the south, and judg-
ing the future by the past this party only
contains the elements of soundness upon
the slavery question upon which national
party can be constrL cted with which the
south can consistently cooperate. a
8. ResolDed, That it expedient and prop
er that the democratic and anti-know moth.
ing party of Georgia be represented in the
National convention Of the democratic par