The true Democrat., 1855-11-27
iV'h 1hS CiIiNtSo Illinois Democracy.

On Friday evening last the democracy of Chicago invited tn cir brother democrats from other parts of the State then in tre city to a good, old-fashioned democratic festival-a fes- tival where the constitut on and the laws would be regarded and treated as the chief rule of political action.
 Atseven o'clock the square on State street was thronscd with citizens, A handsome stand had been erected on the east side of the street near the City Hotel
 Thomas Dyer, esq, of Chicago, called the meeting to order, and moved that the Hon. John Moore, of Madison county take the chair The motion was unanimously agreed to, and the old veteran was received with cheers. After returning thanks for the honor done him by calling him to preside at a meeting of the unyieding democracy of the city of Chi cago, he entered upon the duties of chairman.
 On motion by Samuel Ashton esq, the fol- lowing named gentlemen wcre.appointed lfce Presidents T. F. Young, Clark county; Hon. w. McMurtry Knox; Gen. Jacob Frye La Salle; A. J. Gallaher, esq, Fayette V. HickoX, esq, Sangamon; Thomas Dyer, of Chicago; E. w. Tracy, do.; Dr. McVicar, do Edward Martin, do.; Dr. Brainard, do.; w. II. Reddick, of La Sale; Samuel Buckmaster Madison; Gen. s. fl. Anderson, Jefferson; B. B. Howard, Jo Daviess; Dr. Sutphin, Pike; William Morrison Monroe;- Ames, Put nam; Nathan Allen, Chicago; William Price, do.; Andrew Harvie, do.; Col. w. H. Davis, do.; Charles O'Connor, do.; and - Miller do.
 Secretaries. Ashton Chicago; D. c. Beattie, do; Sam. Pike, Bloomington; E. D. Sloan, Peoria; w. P. Kady, Middleport; F. s. Brawley, Freeport; St. Clair Sutherland, Paris: John Fitch, Alton; H. L. Clay, Petersburg; E. Smith, Woodstock; w. A. Hacker, Cairo; and J. w. Sheahan, Chicago
 These gentlemen having taken their seats upon the sland, the chairman introduced to the meeting the Hon. $. A. Douglas, who, for over three hours, addressed the meeting Owing to want of time we arc compelled to defer even our sketch of his speech till another day.
 Dr. Brainard, submitted the following reso- lutions, which were read, and were adopted with great unanimity:
 THE PLATFORM OF THE ILLINOIS DEMOCRACY.
 l. Resolved, That the constitution of the United States is political contract between the people of independent soveregnties, which bestows paramount authority to the extent of the powers delegated, but leaves those not de- leSated to the States respectively, or to the people; that vigilant guard against the cen. tralization of the reserved powers Is essential to the preservation of our institutions. and that Congress has no rightful authority to establish, abolish, or prohibit slavery in the States or ter rltOreS
 2 Resolued, That we re-af1irm the time- honored principles of the democracy, and be- lleve that the only sure guarantee for the pub- llc tranquility is by a strict adherence to the provisions of the constitution, and by non-in- terventlon upon the subject of slavery, apply Ing alike to the States and territories, observed in the passage of the compromise measures of 1850, and confirmed in the Kansas and Nebras- ka act, the corollary of the former measure, by which Congress has declared that it is their true intent and meaning not to legislate sla- very into any State or territory, nor to exclude 1t therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their do mestic institutions in their own way subject only to the constitution of the United States:n and that we do pledge ourselves to maintain