Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-07-07
Democratic Denomination.


rolitan Theatre, in New York, OIL Thurs
day. June 2Ssh.
The following resolutions were read b
Mr.. Genet;
Resolved, That as national Democ. at
Of the city of New York, we cannot to-
often re-afiirm oul adhesion to, ard sup
port Of, those great principles WHICH,. dut
ring three foufths Of cur national career
true liberty and national progress hav.
been secured, the rights Of the States pre-.
served, the Union perpetuated, domestic
discord banshed, and the assaults OF fanat.
icism. INTOLERANCE, Anffs,eetiona|ism drhed
| and that in reviewing the past we are en-.
couraged all the more tIusi.ully 10 rely for
the future upon the great democratic or
ganzatioa Of the United States, as the
safe homogeneous and national party --tiic
only one calculated to forward the inter-
ests Of every section Of our common coun-
try. and to insure our union and prosperi-
ty as people.
Resolved, That Congress has no power
to interfere with or attempt 10 dictate or
control the domestic institutions 0! States
or Territories, and that its power 10 DO so
in the District of Columbia, being gravely
disputed, ought not to be exercised; that
we deprecate and oppose the agitation OF
the subject Of .lavery in Congress, under
any shape or form and while we approve
OF, and will adhere TO as just and constitu-
ton, the existing legislation upon the sub
jec: Of the rendition Of fugitive slaves, and
the principle Of the acts organizing the
Territories of Utah New Mexico, Kansas
and Nebraska, we demand, in the name
of the sound Union feeling of the country,
that all insane sectional prejudices-untra-
ternal agitations-and hypoeritical agrees
sions. tonented by designing and DANCE
rous men, shall cease.
Resolved That we utterly -epudiate and
tionists-irst enunciated by the Buffalo
Convention, which nominated Van Buren,
and Adams III IS4S--!hat mo mote slave
holding States shall be admitted into this
Union; believing that the position thus
assumed is one which finds no warrant in
this constitution. or 10 the example set by
our revolutionary fathers. aud remember
irg that the first State admitted BY act Of
Congress, approved by George Washing
State of Kentucky.
Resolved, That these principles are not
new to US, and are but the repetition OF
the views enunciated BY Daniel S. Diekin-
son, in the United States Senate. in De-
eemb-r, lS47, in which he insisted "that
true policy requires the government Of the
United States to strengthen lis political and
commercial relations upon this continent
by the annexation Of such contiguous ter
ritory as may conduce to That end, aud
that neither in such acquisition nor in the
territorial organization thereof, could any
conditions be constitukonaliy imposed or
institutions provided for or established in
consistent with the right of the people
thereof to form free severn State. with
the powers and privileges Of the origin
members Of the confederacy."
Resolved, That we are in favor OF the
annexation Of the Island of Cuba TO the
United States at the earliest moment with
our national honor and treaty obligations,
as demanded both By the political and
commercial interests Of the country, and
that we charge upon the secret and ine-
radicab!e hostility of William L. Marcy.
the Secretary OF State of the United States,
the utter failure Of all attempts directed 10
that end since the present Administration
came into power.
Resolved, That tie liberal principles
embc died by Thomas Jefferson in the
Declaration Of Independence, and sane
htrh II
ours the land Of liberty and the asylum Of
the oppressed of every Rs,ion, have ever
been among the cardinal principles of the
democratic faith and that every attempt
10 abridge the privilege OF becoming citi
Gems and owners of the soil among US ought
% be resisted in the same spirit which
swept the alien aud ssdition laws from our
statute book. Ia
Resolved, Tina. we arr hostile 10 secret
political societies in this land Of political
information and tree discussion. as unnec-
essary ard opposed to the spirit OF our in
stitutions aud dangerous to the psrpetuity
of our form Of government, and that we
deem it more compatible with the man.
hood, boldness and integrity which should
characterize American eitizens to meet in
public for the discussion Of our principles
and TO Set forth our purposes and onr
measures for the puoic, .ege ard for public
comprehensive and Judgment.
Resolved, That the unqualified hostii.
| ty of all friends Of free institutions should
be- visited upon that spirit Of seetarian en-.
mity which has been invoked of late fol
partisan objects by designing men in ou1
midst that we utterly oppose the pro-
scrlp,ion from office or deprivation of civ
il rights Of, anv citizen on account Of hi,
ig;ous belief honestly entertained. aud
the enjoyment of which has been sacredly
guaranteed TO him under our State and
Federal Constitutions, and that the mar
whc will deliberately in this the nineteenth
century, aud in these United States oil
America lend his voice or his vote for tn,
building up of political parties upon reli
gious differences, is unworthy the honor o
American citizenship.
Resolved, That we reiterate our opin
ion formerly expressed, that to the cours.
OF the present administration are due al
the disasters and defeats which the demo
cratic party has experienced Tor the pas
two years; that the administration has in,
suited and outraged the great national sen
timent Ct the Americans people, aud Aha
the only safety Of the democracy and o
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