The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-24
ARKANSAS DEMocRATIC STATE CONVENTION

The Little Rock True Democrat of the 18th instant
ains full report of the proceedings of the democratic
State convention held in that city the 9TH instant The
following gentlemen were appointed delegates to represent
the State IN the Cincinnati Convention: Messrs r. NJ
Gaines, s. B. Jones, J. P. Johnson @. H. Thorn, J. W.
McConaughey, D. o. Williams Grandson D. Royston,
Green Newton, G. +. Sargent John HUT, J. NJ Embee
John s. Roane, G. A. Carroll, II. Wilcox, R. E. jackson,
7. Flournoy, DR.. ]. Stallngs, j. H. Hobbs, L. D. Hill,
P. s. Cafrey, James Smith, Peter 7. Crutchfeld R. H.
johnson, VIM c. Bevens, T. B. Turner G. W. Baldwin,
Greed Taylor Judge Gould of Bradley c. Caldwell John
Adamson, William Marshall, ]. NJ. Moore
The suboined platform of resolutions was unanimously
adopted by the convention:
l. Resolved That rearm the principles of the demo-
cratic platform adopted at Baltimore in 1862.
q Rssolped That the true friends of the Union of these
States those who defend their equality faithfully
cute all the spulaons of the constitution and oppose in
sentiment and action the ansavery party in its efforts
destroy the equal rights of the stakeholder and the slave
holding States.
g. Resolved That the constitution of the United States
is the fundamental law of Union, and that the great
and Leading principle upon which 1T is based is perfect
adopted and that in all things involving the joint rights
of the States there be discrimination made by the
general government in favor of any one Of the
States the exclusion of the Others without papabe
parture from the justice and equality which the govern
ment instituted to maintain.
T. Resolved
act and of the principle which it
nises that the people of the Territories have the right
and regulate their domestic institutions in their
way subject only to the constitution of the United
States.
g. Resolved, That 1t is not competent for Congress
any other power under the constitution, to impose upon
States coming into the Union any condition resrc
TONS in respect to their domestic institutions internal
concerns which the federal constitution has not imposed
upon the original States and that any effort the part
OF Congress any other power violate this principle
should be and opposed by all good citizens
tempt to ramps upon the constitution and destroy our
Union.
only plain fulfment of constitutional requirement and
any modification Of that measure in any manner impair
its force win strike fatal blow at the existence Of the
Union and should be resisted by all good citizens
T. Resolved That denouncs the doctrines of aboli-
tonists freesoilers and black republicans, and all at
tempts TO the Missouri Compromise subversive
of the principles Of the government and dangerous to the
peace Of the country.
g. Resolved That the open discussion of public affairs
is the foundation Of all true republican government and
the safeguard Of freedom that the civil and political
privileges capacities of any citizen should be in nowse
diminished enlarged account of his religion; nor
should any citizen be prescribed account of the place of
his birth that all attempts TO abdge the privilege Of be-
coming citizens among should be resisted with the same
spirit that swept the alien and sedton laws from the stat
uebook and that opposed to any change in the
time Of residence required by the existing naturalization
laws
Re,Olped That the American or know-nothing party,
by its secret meetings Its ceremonia Its oaths and mum
by embracing does great sectional ISSUE and
adopting Il has done in its very inception religious in
tolerance and political and civil ncapacy because Of the
accident Of BIRTH primary principles Of political action
violates the spirit Of both the State and federal consttu
tons and aims deadly blow at the highest and most
cred rights OF man.
TO- Resolved That believe these principles TO be vital
for the Of the constitution and the preserve
ton Of the Union and therefore invoke all patriotic
citizens to unite with for the preparation Of the nes
mabe blessings Of civil liberty and religious freedom.
IL Resolved That believe Il essential 70 the
Of the principles which hold In with dem
brethren Of the different States that there should
be unity Of action the part Of all democrats throughout
the Union.
H. Resolved That have continued and undated
fdence In the political soundness and integrity Of Franklin
Pierce and in the wisdom and frmness Of his admnisa
on In his attachment TO republican principles and his
devotion to the constitution, and in his attachment 10
democratic principles and in the present attitude Of Affairs
believe he should be renominated for the position he
holds and therefore recommend to delegates
the Cincinnati Convention TO vote for him the choice
the State Of Arkansas for the democratic candidate for
President Of the United States but at the time the
democracy Of Arkansas will heartily support the NOMINEES
Of the Cincinnati Convention whether he shall be Pierce
Douglas Buchanan, Cass or any other sound national
democrat