The true Democrat., 1856-03-11
For the True Democrat. Democratic Meeting in Jackson County.

At a meeting of the democrats of Jackson county, held in obedience to call, for the pur- pose of appointing delegates to the State and Congressional conventions, H. D. Casey was called to the chair, and c. w. Board was re- queSted to act as secretary.
 On motion the chair appointed a committee of five to present to the meeting suitable reso- lutions for their consideration.
 The committee, through their chairman, Geo. Cromwell, esq, presented the following resolutions which were unanimously adopted-
 Reso1ved, That the constitution of the Unit ed States is the sacred palladium of our liber- ties as a nation, is the true bond of Union, and IS wisely adapted to the government of thirteen or an indefinite number of sovereign States, so long as 1t is construed to reserve to the States and to the people, all power not expressly de- legated to the general government
 ResolUed, That devotion to the Union of the States, under the constitution, so construed is the highest exhibition of exalted patriotism. and that all efforts to weaken the integrity of the Union, to nullify, misconstrue, subvert or evade the hallowed principles of the constitu- tiOn, or to destroy the efficacy of its provisions are ungrateful to the sages who formed that sa- cred instrument, reasonable to the government and destructive of the best interests of coming ages, and that all such efforts deserve and will receive the anathemaS of grateful and patri- otic people.
 Resolred, That absolute religious freedom and unrestraned individual independence are the most sacred features of our happy form of government and that every attempt to avoid or olr ho abon of these principles to the practical details of the state and national government, and to every political and social organization, is fearful at tempt to make dangerous innovation upon the well established land marks of the purest and best government which has ever existed.
 ResolUea, That the new political organization known as the Know Nothing or American party" has invaded the foregoing sacred prn- ciplcs by an unhOly attempt to degrade politi- cally a class of christians in consequence of their religion, not by open, direct efforts, in conformity with the political usages of this country, but by resorting to secret oath bound, clannish political combinations, dangerous foreignism, borrowed from the rotten elements of waning dynasties in Europe, and by the se- cret rules of this unholy union, they have eras- ed the fundamental doctrines of our govern ment, by the application of new and strange tests and enquiries of those who seek political and civil station, other than the enquiry to fitness and faithfulness to the constitution" viz: in effect, " Is he native born citizen, Is he a Protestant, is he member of our secret or der, is he third degree member, has he sworn unconditional obedience to the will of the ma ority of our party" which tests are, in es- sence the novel creation, in our republic, of aristocratc grades of rank, without regard to merit; persecution of respectable and patriot c class of religionSts, Qor political inequality is the most odious persecution,) and the entire surrender of individual judgment and sovc- reignty into the hands of a tyranncal master.
 Resolved, That the Know Nothing party with its anti. republican rituals and principles, has become more obnoxious to national men, and especially to southern men, by Its late dlvlslon into two factions, divided by geographical lines, upon the question of slavery In the southern States, and the duty and power of the govern ment Tn relation thereto. And that it is the duty of ail good democrats to buckle on the whole armor Tn the coming contest And that we cordially invite all the old line whigs who love their country more than the spells of office who were whigs upon principle, to unite with the national democracy to crush, in the coming state and presidential election, this monster of political iniquity
 Resolved That we re-affirm our devotion to the time honored principles of the democratic party, as set forth in the platforms adopted by the various national conventions of our party, and as revealed in the administration of our government, with but short exceptions, for eighty years; during which time every depart ment of our government has prospered; her flag has been respected, her area extended, her people made prosperous and happy, as record ed in almost every page of our country's bnl' liant history.
 Resoived, That we present to the country, and especially to the south, the series of com promise measures, passed by the democratic Congress of 1850. and the bill organising the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, passed in 1853, incorporating in its provisions, the only safe doctrine of n-intervention by Congress, upon the subject of slavery, Gall enacted by the votes of national democrats, aided by pat riotic southern whgs, and approved by dem-