Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1856-06-18


liberation and enlarged freed om which
peculiarly distinguishes the American
system Of popular government.
4 Resofocd. That We reitHrate with re-
ncwcd energy Of purpose, the well-con-
sidered declarations Of former Conven'
tons upon tie sectional ISSUE of Domes.
tic Slavery, md concerning the reserved
rights Of the States, TX =
I. That Congress has no power under
the Constitution. 10 Interfere with or con-
troll the domestic lust tuions Of the sew
eral States. and that such States are the
sole aud preper judges Of everything aP-'
pertaining ID their own affairs, not pro
hibited. by w. CpH t:,.a..on; that all e.
forts Of the sboiitlon}s!s or ojtets made
to induce Gpngress 10 interfere with
questions Of slayfry' or to tax + inq!clplent
steps in relation Thereto, are calculated
to lead 10 The most Alarming and danger
GUS conseeusnccs;. and that all such ef-
forts have all inevitable tendency TO d.
'mnish the happiness Of the people and
endapger tho stability and perman%ncy
Of the Union, and fought no, Ia be coun!e-
nanced by any friend Of our political in:
stilutions. / I
g. That tic foregoing proposi tion COW
ers, and was intehded to embrace, the
whole subject Of slavery agita'ion in Con-
gress and therefore, the ID mooratic
party Of the Union. standing on this ms
tional platform. will abide by and adhere
10 4 faithful execution Of the acts known
as the Compromise Measures, settled by
the Congress of 1850; /" the act for re-
claiming fugitives from service or labor
included which act being designed 10
carry out an express provision of the
Constitution. cannot. wi h fidelity there
to, be repealed, or 50 changed rs to de-
stroy or impair lis. efficiency.
=: 3. That the Democratic party will re.
sist all attempts atsrenewing. in Congress
and out oft, the agitation Of the slavery
question. undl.r whatever shape or color
the attempt may BIZ maIe.> ~.
4. That the Democratic party will
faithfully abide By aud uphold rhe prin-
ciples Laid down in the Ken ufky and
Virginia resolutions Gf 1895. AM in the
report Of Mr. Madison 10 the Virginia
in t79D chat it adopts those
principles as constituting one Of the main
Of its political creed, and is
resolved to carry them out in their Oh
vious meanjHganl i'm port.
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AndtLa, VA MAD mare DISTINCTLY mrc;
IN, I.n. ON .wIiEh n snr,im,l 'nartv
n,.;stin, .xri,t,;yslv en- ,,vcTI r'.;ta.
IN mnw r.TG4 - H., AVA = Lax, ~? tho
pnonIr, Nor,EIaoJ knlrh to tho r6ns,i.
ttu,iou ,nd the Gjnioh :. 80,
I RsmyreJIfTL,g dI,;m;o, E,,hw. h;n
v;tL .nJ I.,;,bna e. ,.n.n,,'isoM, ! or Ill
wLo rcyarJ III. nrcsc tya, low If he I'm.
ion uuirr 1ln r5nsEi ,n,i,n Il. ,lD ,3r..
mount ;ssuSzznrJ renr1;.t;n in. s.c.
tion,l. ALI pi.fforms CONFORMING.
.lomrs::ic sIsvnTv, wbi@h seeks to qmbroii
The Safes an.l:fnci,.. b li,onspn nj arm.
ed resistance To law In ,hr Territories :,
ind whose ayoyDI purposes if c,5nsum-
mated. must e% j mcjNil war and disun-
ion-the American D +4nocracy red osniz~
AMI alppt tho. prime jplos coniaibrl in
the organic law 5 co;abl fishing the Terri
tories Of Kanss and. Nebraska as 1cmho
lying the only sound and saft@s3 lulion
Of III" i" slavery question" upM (which
The great na'i%Aal ida Of fh''. p"bpl". Of
this who's roun ,ry ca3, r"pos ii rs DE-.
tormin"A cons trNa,isnl OF ,hc Union
Nop in:"ria%r&4r by Coi;ngs with, sla
very in STATE dbl Trriirory, or in IL"
D strict Of Colp mbiali
2. That this Vas theLasis Of The Com
promises OF l851-co,fmoA BY b. 9th the
Domocrtir and the Wing parties. in IA
tional conventiorrs-rattiSd by the people
10 the election Of l8525and rightly appli.
Ell to the orgalIiza,i5i OF Tryr;,n rirs in
1854. II
3. Tia, by the ur;Elrn acpIication Of
hi, Demor;s,it. n~inr;nIn 10 ib,. or,r,ui.
za,;on IF Tnrr;t;r:;ns ,,Ii 10 ,ho admiI
r;or of now S,a,ns wf'b Xxx .u';,l 'n,T~
meS,;c sIo vory ,tihnr nn,. .I"o ~ ~.
In,.j r;'th,S - I'm tha S,a. '"! ~ ;lII T.
sSry"d ;ntoct 'ho Wv "rS S,T' %n' ge pro-
tke Cors,;tm,;on m,;n,s;mad /'." ,sIs''
and rho narns,ui,v ond'" nans Inv FL, ~.
I-nion ps,,rsd ~ S,I"a, =. ."'s -
brac;m,, IN r.,oca ,i o2s e"p"fa.! "1
G,,n," Amer;cp S,.,n ~ I n"' n m'o:i e<r!
s,;Ir,od 'nr anIhx6d III. ;,i'' ""'! Il 21 Gon
. W "htliNp' Win u republican