Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-10-30

3. That by the uniform application of this Demo
cratic principle to the organization of Territories,
and to the admission of new States. with or without
domestic slavery, they may eect-the equal
rights of all the States will be preserved intact
the original compacts fthe Constitution maintain
ed inviolate--and the perpctuity and expansion of
this Union insured to its utmost capacity of eulbra.
cling, in peace and harmony, every future Amcr-
can State that may be constituted or exed, with
IL republican form of government.
ResOtced, That we recognize the right OF the
people of all the Territories, including Kansas and
Nebraska, acting acting through the legality and
fairly expressed will of majority of actual resi-
dents, and whenever the number of their inlabit-
ants lustlfieS it. to form Constitution. with or
without domestic slavery, and be admitted into the
Union upon terms of perfect equality with the other
States.
Rcsotoed, finally, That in view of the condition
OF popular Institutions of the Old World, land the
dangerous tendencies of sectional agitation. com
blncd with the attempt to enforce civil and relig
Gus disabilities against the rights of acquiring and
enjoying citizenship in our land, high and sacred
duty is devolved with increased responsibility upon
the Democratic party of this country. the party
OF the union to uphold and maintain the rights of
every STATE and thereby the Union of the State :;
and to sustain and advance among us constitution
al liberty, by continuing to resist all monopoes
and exclusive legislation for the few at the expense
OF the many, and by a vigiant and constant adher-
ence TO those principles and compromises of the
Constitution which are broad enough and strong
enough to embrace and uphold the Union as it was.
the Union it Is, and the Union it shall be, i'm
the full expansion of the energies and capacities Of
this great and progressive people.
i. Rcsotred, That there are questions connected
with the foreign policy of this country which are in
ferior to no domestic questions whatever. The
time has come for the people Of the United States
to declare themselves i'll favor of free trade
throughout the world and, by solemn manifestations,
to place their moral influence at the side of their
successful example.
2 ResOiced, That our geographical and p0liti-
cal position with reference to other States of this
continent, less than the interest of our COM
merce and the development of our growing power
requires that should hold as sacred the princi-
pies involved in the Monroe doctrine; their bear
ing and import ADMIT of no misconstruction; the,
should be applied with unbending rigidty.
3. ReSoloed, That the great highway which ma
ture, well as the assent of the State most inn
mediately interested in its maintenance has mark
ed out for free communication between the At
lantic and Pacific Oceans, constitutes one of the
most important achievements realized by the spir-
it of modern times and the uncontiuerable energy
of our people. That result should be secured by a
timely and efficient exertion of the control which
we have the right to claim over it, and no power
OH earth should be sufficient to impede or clog its
progress by any interference with the relations it
may suit our policy to establish between our gov
ornament and the governments of the States within
whose domains it lies. We can, under no circum-
stance. surrender prepondcrancc in the adjust
nent OF all questions arising out of it.
4. Resotred That in view of so commanding an
interest the people of the United States cannot but
SympahSe with the efforts which are being made
by the people of Central America to regcnerate
that portion of the continent which the pas
sage across the Interoceanic Isthmus.
D. Rcs0Lred. That the Democratic party will
pcct of the next Administration that every proper
effort will be made to insure asccndancv in the
Gulf of Mexico, and to- maintain permanent pro-
ectOn to the great outlets through which are emp
tied into its waters the products raised out of the
soil. ana. the commodities created 10y the industry
OF the people of our Western valleys, and of tie
Union at large.
ResoLrcd, That the Democratic party recognize
the great importance in political and commercial
point of view, of a safe and speedy communication,
by military and postal roads, through our own ter
ritory. between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of
this Union, ami that it is the duty of the Federal
Government to exercise promptly all its consttu-
tiOnal powt 'Yr the att,inrxent of that object.