Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-06-12
Reported Tor the New York Express.


Democratic Republican General Commit
tee Of the City OF New York.
At regular meeting of the Democratic Repub-
lican General Committee OF the City of New
York, held at their rooms, No. 663 Broadway, on
Thursday evening, June 6, 1855, the special COM
mittee appointed at the previous meeting to make
preparations for calling mass meeting of the
National Democracy, reported progress, and
their powers were continued.
Mr.. Parsons, Of the Eighteenth Ward, moved
the appointment of special committee, to report
resolutions for the action of this committee, which
was agreed TO, and Messrs. Parsons of the Eigh-
teenth, Barr of the Sixth, Alden of the Seventh,
Sweeny of the Twentieth, and Glover of the
Eleventh, were appointed such committee.
The Committee on Resolutions reported the
following, which, upon motion, were unanimously
adopted, with applause
Resolved. That this COMMITTEES respond to the
call of the Democratic State Committee for
Convention of the National Democracy of the
State, to be held at the City of Syracuse on We'd
nesday the fifth day of September next, to nomi-
nate State ticket to be supported at the ensu-
ing fall election
avowals of National Democratic principles en-
bodied in the resolutions adopted by the National
Democratic Convention at Baltimore in 1852, and
at Syracuse July IL, 1854.
Resoiped, That we are opposed to the recent
Prohibitory Liquor Law impracticable, fanai
cal and absurd; and that we demand its uncondi-
tional repeal as being act of unwise legislation,
at war with the commerce Of the State and the
personal freedom of our people; that legislation
of this description cannot fail to bring the law
making power into disrepute and to endanger the
whole system Of POPULAR government
RESOLVED, That we are hostile to secret political
organizations of every description, and that we
regard the organization styled "Know- nothings,"
so far as can judge of their principles from the
avowas of their leaders and organs, as a reproach
to'the intelligence Of the community. That the
Democratic party arc still as they have ever been,
hostile to civil and religious prescription in all
their varied forms-that they are not unmindful
of the advantages which our people have derived
from foreign immigration, and that they will
never sanction any theories which tend to deprive
those who have availed themselves of our national
Inequalities of the privileges Of civil and religious
freedom, which have been promised them. That
America shall always remain, what it has
been, the asylum of the oppressed and the home
of the free. That we will continue TO welcome the
strangers with the same warmth with which they
were welcomed by our revolutionary fathers, from
whom we have ourselves descended, and that we
will ever denounce the base and anti-American
spirit which has given rise 10 organization
threatening the growth Of our nation, and aim
ing to destroy the harmony and prosperity Of our
people.
Resolved, That the reckless extravagance, the
corruption, and the fanaticism which have char
acterized the present State administration, calls
upon all prudent and rational men TO rally TO the
National Democratic standard for the redemption
of the State from the degradation TO which the
acts Of tho State administration have consigned
it; and that we firmly adhere TO our determine
ton to preserve organization uncontaminated
by the schemes of mere Office seekers, who would
barter away the principles Of tho Democratic
party for personal profit to themselves.
Resoired, That in congratulating the Demo-
crazy of Virginia upon the result of their recent
gubernatora election, we remember with feeA
ings of pleasure that at the Baltimore Convention
of 1859, the Virginia Democracy, under the lead
of their Governor elect presented the name Of
Daniel s. Dickinson, the favorite of the National
Democracy of New York, their candidate for
the Presidency.