The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-01-14

JANUARY s, 1856
WHEREAS. THE time is near at hand when
i the people of Indiana will becalled upon to in
tcate by an expression at the boll0t-box, the
the measures and policy which they approve
and wish to be executed in the administration
oftheir government.
l. Re527veR, That the Democratic party Of
the State here in convention assembled, in con
formity with established usage, and with a
firm reliance on the virtue and intelligence of
the people, submit the following declaration
of principles.
2. Res07re{ We approve the principles Of
the compromise measure of 1850, and their
application as embodied in the Kansas Nabras-
ka Bill, and will faithfully maintain them.
3. ResolUed, We recognize the great body of
the people as the only tribunal for the decision
Of questions affecting their government and
both as to men and measures; and open APP
peals to their reason and patriotism as the
4 legitimate means Of influencing their action;
and we utterly condemn all associations and
combinations for political purposes formed to
govern them by oaths and obligations, or 9TH
er compulsory means, or to impair the exercise
Of free will and independent judgement among
them. And we hold in adherence all secret
political orders and organizations deeming them
dangerous to the stability Of government and
! the rights Of the people
4. Resol1lel, We are in favor of religious toll
Grafton, as the founders Of our republican in
stitutions achieved and understood it and Sc
cured its enjoyment by constitutional guaran-
ties; and we declare that he it ought to be
maintained free from an invasion either by
means oflegsiatiYe interference, or the equally
tyranical prescription Of political parties,
founded on bigotry and ideas Of intolerance.
5. Re8o2rsl, While we esteem it the duty of
government to foster and protect religion with
out inYdious preferences, leaving all free to
choose among denominations according to their
consciences;- and while we esteem it the part
Of true religion, under every form, to render
allegiance and due support to government, re
cognizng the Constitution as the supreme law
in all temporal and political concerns; we hold
the separate administration of the afflirs of
Church and State essential to prevent that
union OF the two, which experience has shown
to be parn;cious to both, and the worst form of
! tyranny.
g. Res271s7 That while we are in favor of
sobriety and temperance and Of all proper
means for the promotion OF those virtues, we
are Internationally opposed to the Prohibito-
ry Liquor Law passed at the last session CT the
General Assembly of this State and to any
enactment embodying the oppressive and ar
bitrary proy .sions of that law.
i Z. Res1lUe5. Tint our naturalization laws;
loqr republican institution3, our marvellous
growth in national greatness and the happi-
ness of our people, have been and are irTesist-
Idle inducements and Invitations to the inhab-
itants of less favored lands to become citizens
Iof ours; and that past experience, justice,
lsoand policy, and national PRIDE all concur to
favor the continuance of our present natural-
cation laws; that if any abuses have grown
upon those laws, they have sprung from their
imperfect execution alone, and not from inher-
ent detects in the laws themselves, and that
we are In favor Of that policy which will soon
est assimilate naturalized citizens with the
mass Of our people, and opposed to that anti
American and Liberal policy which proscribes
the foreign born citizens for the accident of
birth, and drives him in selfdefence to an
tagonism with our native born citizens in feel
| ing political opinions and conduct.
g. Resolce{, That the gallant band Of Demo-
Gratis in Congress, who throughout the protrac-
ted and yet pending contest for the orgenza-
ton Of the House Of Representatives, have
so nobly illustrated the National charac-
ter Of the Democratic party by their unni-
nous adherence to its principles maintain
ing alone an unbroken front, while the factions
ofthe opposition, destitute Of common prin-
cipla to bind them together, are disumted and
dlscordant--have deserved we'll oftheir coun-
try and rendered the most emphatic testi-
mony to the excellence OF their political creed
that our svmpathes are with them and that
we look to them with proud confidence to
maintain unsulhed the honor Of their country
and to surrender nothing for coalition with
factions opposed to civil and religious liberty
and to the constitution of their country
8. Resoluad that the Democracy Of Indiana
have undiminished confidence in the Hon.
Jesse d. Bright our Senator in Congress- and
while we are ready cheerfully and enthusiast
{cally to support for the Presidency in the APP
preaching election whoever may be selected
as the candidate for that Office by the Demo
cratic National Convention, from whatever
quarter Of the Union he may cone-if the
northwest is honored with that distinction
we present the name Of the Hon. jesse d.
1 Bright to that convention and to the Democra-
| cy OF the Union, as a suitable candidate and
one whom the Democracy Of Indiana delight
/ to honor.
10 Rss27gez, That we approve of the Admin
istration Of the State Government by his ex-
celency, Joseph A. Wright, and that his in
ftegrity, ability, and executive talents have
/ fully met the expectations of the democratic
party of Indiana, and won for him increased
confidence and gratitude from the people,.
! II .Res05te3, That the Democracracy of IN
diana asserts as principle in which the rights
and interests OF the United States are involved
that the American Continent by the free and
independent connection swhichit occupies, is
not TO be considered subject for colonization
by any European power, and that they cordial
" endorse the position taken by President
Pierce in his late message to Congress on that
subject.
H. Res9lgoF, That the entire vote of the
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