The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-01-09
For the Cadiz Sentinel.
Harrison County Democratic
Meeting.

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tral Committee of Harrison county, the De.
mocracy Of the county met at the National
House id Cadiz, on Tuesday. December 25,
1855, for the purpose Of selecting delegates
to the approaching 8 h of Jansary Cohvbn-
lion, and traDsacting such other business as
might come before the meeting.
On motion, JAMES c. LOVE, was cal
led to the chairs c. N. ALtES appointed
secretary.
Or motion. the following gentlemen were
appointed delegates to the conventinn:
Thomas G. Vincent, Samuel Bell, G. N.
Allen, George Cook, Asa Holmes, S, r.
Watson, Joseph Braden. James q. Love.
Henry Boyles, H. B. Heller, John Bealll,
Thomas Mcbride. VIM. Cady, Dr. B. F.
Berkley, Thomas Quinn, Charles Patterson,
VIM. S. Grsnfell, J NJ Estrp. g. Culbert-
son, o. Slemmons, John Sharp and Samuel
Megaw.
On motion, committee of Eve, consist
ing Of the following gentlemen, G. N. Allen,
T. G. Vincent, Samuel Bell, s. R. Watson,
and D. NJ. Mains, were appointed to report
resolutions for the consideration of the meet
ing, who reported the foll5#ing which after
several short speeches by j. NJ. Estep, I.
C. Vincent, DR.. Berkley and others were
unanimously adopted:
Resolrea, By the Deinocl acy OF Harrison
counts IN cOnyentroh. assembled, that Gin
the Isnguage Of our brethren in New FIamp
shire, while the shifting organization of our
opponents have neither permanency of name
nor consistency of doctrine, it is as at once
the merit aha lhe glory of the Democratic
party that its great aid guiding principles
are immutable, its purpose fixed, and its
name time .honofed and unchanging.
! Resolved, That we hold to strict con.
struction of the constitution, abstinence
from the exercise of undslegated or dou5t-
full powers, an economical administration oI
the State AID Federal Governments, and a
scrubuous observance of the reserved rights
of States and individuals.
Resolved, That the Democracy has no
secrecy, and requires no oath; that while it
publicly avows, as a fundamental principle.
freedom of conscience, without distinction
of religious faith, the political equality Of
ali whom Tie Ian rec lgnizes rs American
citizens without reference to the accident Of
birth, it relies for success upon open discus
sion and the intelligence of the people; we
therefore, aenounce the Know Nothing or
ganizaion, so called, as intolefart iii its
warfare upon the freedom OF religious belief
and che sacred rights of conscience, unex-
elusive in its requirements of birth and
blood, and ahi-republicah and dangerous
in its methods of secret political action,
as corruptng in its encouragement OF secret
combination If falsehood, repfehehsible in
| its objects, and unmaht3 and dishonorable
in the mode by which it seeks their accom-
plishment. ,4t
Resolved, That we believe IN the cardi-
nal doctrines of State Rights and popular
sovereignty. that We recognize in the broad
est sense, as Just and salutary, the principle
that to the people of every organized State
and Territory belongs the right and preroga-
tive Of regulating for themselves their own
domestic and local affairs within the limits
of the constitution: and that We denounce
all violations Of this principle, whether by
the Interference Of aBolitionists of the free
States OF by the aggteSsions of their abet.
tors II, tho work OF sectional agitation from
the slave States.
Resolved, That the. constitution OF the
United States is founded upon the funda.
mer tal principle of eHtire and absolute e.
quality among all the States Of this Union;
and it is not competent for Congress. or any
other power, to impose upon new States
coming into the Union any condition or re-
strictiou in respect to their domestic insti-
lutions or internal concerns. which the fed
eral const tuition has not imposed UPON the
original States; and that any effort on the
part of Congress, OF any other power. to
violate the principle, should be met and re-
sisted by all good citizens as an attempt to
trample upon the constitution and destroy
the Univn. 80, -
Resolved, That our delegates be instruct
ed to labor to secure the adoption Of the a.
bove platform by the coming 9th of JanufJ
convention.
On motion, the editors Of the Cadiz Sen.
tine and Ohio Statesman were requessse to
publish the proceedings Of this meeting III
their respective papers.
On motion, the meeting then adjourned
JAMES @. LOVE, Ptesid6nt.
G. N. ALLEN, Secretary.