The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-05-13

SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE GIN
CINNATI CONVENTION

The South Carolina Democratic Conven-
ton met in Columbia, on Monday last
Twenty three districts were represented.
The proceedings were very harmonious
Hon. F. w. Pickens was elected Chairman.
Mr.. Poppenheim offered the following res
olution:-
ReSotued, That this Convention, placing
the fullest confidence in the sound conser-
vative principles that will govern the action
of the Cincinnati Convention, recommend
to the delegates composing this Convention,
the call of public meetings in their several
districts to receive the report of their dele
gates after their return from Cincinnati,
and to take such action as will secure the
support of the people of South Carolina to
the nominee for the presidency of the Gin
cinnati Democratic Convention.
The resolution was adopted. Mr.. Orr
being called upon, addressed the Convention.
On behalf of the State the following dele
gates were appointed to attend the Cincin-
natl National Convention; Hon. F. w.
Pickens, Ex-Governor j. L. Manning, Hon.
A. G.. Magrath and Gen. j. NJ. Gadberry.
The following were appointed from the Con-
gressional Districts from the first, B. H.
Wilson and C. w. Dudly; from the second,
w. D. Porter and C. Macbeth from tho
third, Hon. j. D. Allen and Col B. H.
Brown; from the fourth, p S. Brooks and
and c. P. Sullivan; from the fifth, Hon. j.
L. Orr and James Farrow; from the sixth,
Hon. F. J. Moses and L. G.. Palmer.
Mr. MCGOWAN, from the Committee on
Resolutions, reported the following resolu-
tions, unanimously adopted by his Com
mittee, representing the spirit of various
! resolutions submitted to them:
| /. ReSolued, That proper administra-
ton of the affairs of the Federal Govern
ment must depend upon careful regard,
on the part of each of its branches, for the
limitations upon their powers, imposed by
the Constitution of the United States. and
a due respect to the reserved rights of the
several States.
2. ReSolUed, That the principle of the
equal rights of the States in the view of the
Constitution, and Of all laws based upon it,
constitutes the fundamental condition upon
which the Union was formed, and can alone
be maintained.
3. Resolved, That we recognize in the
removal of the Missouri restriction upon the
equal rights of the slaveholding States,
practical acknowledgment of that great
principle upon the part of the Federal Gov
ernment, and deem this proper occasion
to render our support and assistance to the
Democratic party in the nomination and
election of Presidential candidate, who
may represent the late action of that party
upon this question. and whose claims of
success may be made to depend, not upon
combination for the spoils of Office, but
upon fair representation of the great issue
which is to be Joined between the friends of
the equal rights of the States, and strict
construction of the Constitution, and those
who are opposed to both.
| A. Resolved, That in conformity with the
request of our sister State, Georgia, "to CO.
operate with herr upon this subject, this
Convention deem it fit and proper at this
time that in waiving for the present all OBJ
lection to its organization and mode of pro-
ceeding, should be represented in the
National Democratic Nominating Conven-
ton, upon condition, in the language of our
friends of Georgia, that said Convention
''shall adopt platform of principles, which
| SHALL amongst other things, include in sub
stance the following propositions: /. The
recognition and adoption of the principles
contained in the Kansas and Nebraska act,
and in conformity with these principles,
that the people of Kansas have the right,
when the number of their people justifPs it,
to form a Constitution with or without
slavery, and be admitted into the Union
upon terms of perfect equality with the
other States. 2. That neither the Missouri
Compromise nor any other ant-slavery re-
striction shall hereafter be extended over
| any territory of the United States. 3. The
prompt and faithful execution of the fugitive
slave law, and its prominent continuance
| upon the statute book.
| 5. ResoIred, That the infexible devotion
to sound constitutional principles of Frank
| lin Pierce, as evinced in his annual mes
sages to Congress. and his adherence to the
equal rights of all the States in sustaining
the doctrine of Congressional non -interven-
ton and non-interferenee on the question Of
| slavery in the common territories of the
Union, entitle him to the gratitude, conf
dence and cordial support of all true con-
! stitutional Democrats.
! g. ReSoLred, That Franklin Pierce is the
! first choic of this Convention for president
of the United States, and that thorough
Identification in sentiment and opinion with
the principles embodied in the foregoing
resolutions is prerequisite, indispensable
to our support in any candidate of the
Democratic party.
Mr.. Meetze moved that the vote be
taken on the resolutions separately; when