The daily union., 1855-09-18
THE TEXAS DEMOCRACY.

The following admirable resolutions the production
of the Hon Anson Jones' and adopted unanimously
by a meeting Of the democracy Of Washington county,
Texas held on the I'd of September:
Whereas crisis the public affairs of the
try caused by the disruption of of the great parties
which heretofore existed and coalition being formed
between abolitionists reeoiers the great body of
northern wings and disappointed democrats, North and
South and large number of both partes who have been
mod by an appeal to their national religious preudices
against oregnborn Catholic citizens by thirst OF Offices
and power and whereas this coalition having been se-
cre formed and matured under the operation OF
tain POLITICAL Illegal and immoral oaths and alarmed at its
own audactyhavng recently disclosed features anti Amer
ican unconstitutional proscrpve, and therefore andem
ocra,icand falsely assuming the name OF the American
party claims risen upon the ruins Of the whg and
democratic parties and whereas this coalition OF odds and
ends rather the southern wing of it, has recently put
forth platform specious, pharisacal and pretending in
form, but proscrptivc, anrepublcan unsound ana de-
ceptiye in substance therefore,
l. Resooed That we the democracy Of Washington
county in as meeting assembled inviting the cooperation
of all conservative men, declare ourselves opposed to this
ew-fanged, wild, knownothug American PAKry-to their
secrecy their oath their unconstitutional designs their
gious intolerance and bigoy their political prescription
and their abolition and e-sol allies at the North.
2 Resolred That believing this party was originated at
the North by those wishing divide and thereby weaken the
South with that design and believing further that at
this time South should be united for the purpose OF re-
Massachusetts, and other abolition Sate and
that the which formerly divided southern wings and
democrats longer exist earnestly invite the coopera
tion OF a the citizens Washington county without dnc
party sect place of BIRTH in support OF the prin
cipes which we ayow and which firmly believe can
alone harmonic the South and from the open and
bold or the ndous and cunning designs northern ianat
les or nboitionists
g. Resoired That congratulate the country upon the
recent triumphant victory in Virginia of the democratic
party Of the patriotic wings who united with them in
that result where southern men, without distinction of creed
party combined TO the constitution from violation
and the South from being prosraed before the power of
northern fapatcism and misru!e.
A. Resolped That in the line democratic party the
North alone are now found those patriotic who have
stood by the South in the defence Of their constitutional
rights and with that party alone the South affiliate
g. Resolpcd That approve the principles and provis
the Nebraska Kansas that viii sustain those
principles and proysons aud standing upon these and the
platform Of 1882 that will dsavow all party connexion
with every and party at the North elsewhere that
does up fully and fairly to this line of action.
g. Resoiued That will support and all influence
to elect B. T.. Taryer and a. NJ NJ Upshaw the regular
didaies of the democratic party to the State legislature.
T. Reoiped That these proceedings be signed by the chair
aud secretary, and published in the Texas Ranger and
that other democratic papers be requested copy
M NJ. uPsHAW, Chairman,
b, F, RueKRR, Secretary.