Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1856-10-02
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Thai we are decidedly opposed 10 tlElng from he
President he qual6sd pnwef, b. Shieh ng : -
,led under resrctionsa and responsiveness III
,iep, 20 guard the interests to suspend tns A
hsI hee mei cannot secure the approval oita"> ay
hrds Of the Senate end House OF un> bis
I he udeemen, the people can De obtained h@eon him
nd which has saved the American peoPeWom hs cor us
n, snd tyrannesl denomination Of the BANK OF 'ue will
Tinted States, ana run : tuP'i1e s9sss" VI ks v
io That the liberal principles embodied BY Jeer n
m IN the Declaration Of Independence, and sanctioned
N tbs Constitution which makes the land OF liberty
ad ,he asylum Of the oppressed Of every natnn have
aver been cardinal principles In the Democratic faith; ~
and every attempt abrdge the privilege OF becoming W
citizens and the owners Of soil among u.s. ought 20 be o
resisted with the sp nit which swept the alien AMI ~
sedtop laws from our statute books. ou
And Whereas, Since the foregoing declaration was roL
uniformly adopted by our predecessors in Natonal
conventions an adverse political and religious test has
been secretly organized by party claiming to be ex
clusiyey American il is proper that the American De D'
mocracy should state it, relations thereto and declare
d. determined opposition all political societies
by whatever name they may be called
Resolved That the foundation Of this Union Of States
having been laid in, aad its prosperity, expansion and
ore eminent example in free government built upon
entire freedom 10 matters Of religious cOncernment and
| 20 re.pect Of persons ia regard to rank place Jt
/ biFth-no party justly be deemed NATIONAL consh
utiCnal OF in accordance with american principles,
which bases its excusve organization upon religious
pinons and accidental birth place. And hence pott
zeal crusade In the nineteenth century, andn the Uni
ned States oi America, against Catholics and foreign
torn l. neither justified by the past history nor the
future prospects Of the country In unison with the
spifit OF oleratOn aul enlarged freedom which peeul
ary distinguishes the American system ofpopuar gov
, eminent. i
!, Resuyed That we reteraie with.renewed energy of
- uu,pose the we'll considered declarations Of former
y Conventions upon the sectional issues Of Domestic
slavery, and concerning the reserved rights Of the
es States:
,ons tointerfere with or control the domestic institutions
othe several states and that such states are the ste
ce and proper judges Of everything appertainng to their
ex own affairs not prohibited by the Constitution; that
all efforts Of the aboonsts others mace induce
Of Congress TO interfere with the question Of Slavery or TO
take ncipent steps thereto calculated to lead 70
the most Alarming and dangerous consequences; and
ave that all such efforts have inevitable tendency 10 d.
ininsh the happiness of the people, and endanger it,
49,, stability and permauency of the Unon and oughnO to
,b be counenanced by any friend of our political ins u
tiJns, U.H,
d That the foregoing proposition covers and was
intended embrace the whole subject OF sa cry glta
ton in Congress; aud therefore, the Democr tic party
'hs o( the UniOn standing CHS national ia form
e" viii abide by and adhere to faithful execution of the
acts known as the Compromise measures, settled BY
er he Congress Of 1885, 'the act for recaiuing ugve
fcom service or labor included; which act being de-
non. cannot with fidelity thereto, be repealed, or 81
'ec" changed so as to destroy impair its efficiency
a That the Democratic party will resisist all attem
pts at renewing in congress or out OF It, the agitao
of the slavery question under whatever shape or coN
- ! the attempt may be made. ed. .
NV "a That the Democratic party will faithfully abid
"' by and uphold the principles laid down In the ke
t1cky and Virginia resolutions OF l19e, and in lhe
port Of Madison to the Virginia Legislature in ~
that IA ad ps those principles constituting one OF u
main foundations Of s political creed, and is resolve
an 20 cary them out in hev obvious meaning aud mpol
'nPe P Andhat we may distinctly meet the issue
which ctonal party, subsisting exclusively on sa
ery agitation now relies to test the fidelity OF the pc
2 pe north and south, to the Constitution and the Uno
- l. Resolved That claiming fellowship with, Al
desiring the co.operaop Of all who regard the prose
vaon Of the Union under the Constitution as the p'
wv amount issue; and repudstng all sectional parties al
Il, Il plaorms concerning domestic 81 very, which seek
subro the States and to cite 10 treason and armed
,itaaee 10 law in The Territories ahd whSse aveW
, purposes II consummated, must end IN civil war a.
''"' disunon the American Democracy recognize and
IA a dop the principles Contained In the organic laws esi
- fishing the Territories of Kansas and Nebraska as Q
bodyng the only sound aud safe solution of the slave
o question" upon which the great national idea of I
& people Of this whole country repOse in its det
M mined conservatism OF the Observation-Disclosures
b7 Congress with Slavery In State ana territory or
d. ala the District OF Columbia.
y te q That this was the basis of the Compromises
~. ls5O-confrmed by both the Democratic and WI
s,, parties in National Onventons-ratifed by the p
pe in the election Of ls52-and rightly applied to
" organization of territories in 1854
4 - g. That the uniform application Of this Demoern
principle to the organization OF territories and to
admission of states with or without domestic s
If on cry they may electhc eQualrghts Of all the Sta
,r will be preserved iutact-the original compaes Of
ih, Constitution maintained nviolate-and the pe'pett
and expansion this Union insured TO its utmost
pacity of embracing, In peace and harmony, eN
future American State that NAV be constituted or
nexed, with republican form of Government.
Resolved That we recognize the right OF The PEI
E of all the territories including Kansas and Nebra
act ng through the legally and lairly expressed viii
a msj0rity OF actual residents aud henever the n
ber Of their inhabitants justies il, to iorma cons
pace ton with without domestic slavery, and be admi
md the into the Union upon terms of perfect equality with
other States rEot
We ea Resolved finally Nat in view of the condition
main popular institutions In the Old World and the dan
al ele- Gus tendencies OF sectional agitation combined with
md up atemnt To enforce civil and e ous disabilities
lth the the rights of acquiring aud enjoying citizenship in
name own andla high and sacred DUTY is developed with
mon creased responsibility upon tne Democratic party
this country, as the party OF the Union, TO uphold
ir Del MON Of the States and to sustain and advance amt
hg o- constitutional liberty, by continuing to resist
doc monopo les aud exclusive legislation for the benef
ment few at the expense of the many, and by vigant
ude OF consas adherence To those principles and compron
Amer- es Of the Constitution, which broad enough
ny strong enough to embrace aud uphold the Union
enon was the Union as s and the Union shall be-
'puar the u expansion Of the energies and capacity Of
:, great aud progressive people.
limited !. Resolved, That there are questions connec
nd the with the poicy Of this country which are inferior
y cen no domestic question whatever Tue time has come
Gov the people Of the United States declare themselves
rouN TO favor " free and progressive free trade through
the world and by svlemr manifestations, to place Il
the moral influence at the side of their successful exam
carry Resolved that QUE geographical and political
siton with reference TO The other stafs of this co
Tho y nent lees than the interest Of aud
y, to deyeopement OF our growing power REQUIRES that
fer To- should hold as sacred the Srincioes nvnlvad In
rposes Monroe Doctrine their bearing and import admit n
miscoOstruetion; they should be applied with unbG
eae,ai ing rigidlty
sOf one o. Ar@s tuI sees "suWpy Whch maj