Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1856-03-12
RESOLUTIONS. Of the late Democratic stnts Con-

RESOLUTIONS. Of the late Democratic Stnte Con-
rention of VigiaM, unanimously adopted
The Democratic Republicans of Virginia, in Con-
vention assembled following the tne-honored usage
in declaring the principles which bind them toseth-
er as a party, do
L. Resolre, That the true relations between the
States and the Federal Government, and the true
rules for the construction Of the Constitution, arc
correctly set forth in the resolutions and report OF
1898 and 80, of the General Assembly of Virginia;
and the doctrines therein expounded are hereby
adopted and reaffirned
2. Resolced, That Congress has no power to ap-
propriate, directly indirectly the proccecs Of the
sales Of the public lands to grant, directly in
directly, the public lands 10 purposes of internal
improvement.
g. Resolced, That specific duties, taxing, as they
d. the low priced necessares of the poor heavi-
ly the costly luxurics Of the rich, unequal,
unjust and oous that duties designed for protec-
'tion foster one branch Of industry and cherish
section Of the country at the expense Of others, ana
utterly inconsistent with justice, sound policy
and Democratic principles and that we opposed
TO any increase of the Itics on imports, especially
on articles Of general and necessary consumption,
such iron, coal, sugar, salt and coarse cottOns.
A. ReSolred That the Federal Government ought
to adhere in its foreign policy to the maxims incn
Gated by the Father Of his country, and by the Faith
er of Democracy.
s. Rexolrel, That we reaffirm the resolutions Of
the Baltimsre Convention of 1852 as far applca-
G. Resolred That the vote of the State in the Gin
cinnat Convention ought to be given for such can
didatcs as will command the greatest strength in the
Democratic party throughout the Union, and whose
principles are known to conform most strictly to
the cardinal tenets of the Democratic Republican
faith.
Z. ResOlrea, That this Convention feel that they
could not cmphatically express their condenl-
nation of the obnoxious tencts and practices Of the
Know Nothing party, than done by the Democ-
racy of Virginia at the polls, on the Oath day of
May, 1855.
8. Resolred, That approve of the act known
the Kansas Nebraska act, repeating as it did the
Missouri restriction, which unjust to the South
and in conflict with the Constitution and the equal
ity Of the States.
3. Resotred, That this Convention approves fully,
and endorses cordially, the principle contained in
the aforesaid act, which the citizens Of
territory, in applying for admission into the Union
as a State, the right to establish their form OF
government with such powers, limitations and re-
stricions they may think proper, subject only to
the Constitution of the United States which requires
the form of government to bc republican.
10. Resolced, That while this Convention dis
claims any knowledge of preference OF the democ
racy of this State among the distinguished gentlc
men who may b" presented for the Cincinnati nom
ination they have no hesitation in declaring the
cordial approval of the cardinal measures and The
bold and able State papers Of President Pierce, by
which the fundamental princ plies Of the Democratic
faith have been illustrated.