The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-06-13

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fnda long sisdsosasa BY D. r. Hallss. lpss chssv.
msa aad prsssaf msmbsrc f fAs Nssisnsl Dsmoratie
Cbmmiess. Of The following resolutions. written by
him and adopssd By the Democracy q MAsssohusstn
hlsls:
l.. Rsss,ss< That We are opposed % slavery In |
every form and color. and In favor Of freedom and
free cod whenever msa lives .throughout Gods
heritage.
sense a. well % BY the dscsion Of the Supreme Court
Of the United States. Tin Piggs ". Pennsylvania
The state of slavsry 10 mere municipal regulation.
founded upon and limited to the verge Of the terrific
rial aws that 10. the hmitsof the States creating IT,
3. Resctced. That, a. slavery does net exist by
any municipal law in the Territories. and Congress
State authorizing slavery can never be transferred
there. nor slavery exist there but by local law
Of the Tautcrirs, sanctioned BY Congress, or the
Legislative act Of State in its sovereign capacity
4. Reeolved, That we are opposed to the extension
Of slavery in free Territories and in favor Of the
ercise OF all constitutional means to restict TO the
limits within which it does or may exist By the local
laws Of the States but Resolved Thst these senti.
ments are 20 universal at the North as to belong to
no party, being held in common by nearly oil men
north OF sectional line, while they are repudiated
by most men south Of that line, and therefore they
5. Resolued, That rejoiced to zee the people
OF the Territories taking this question into Aeir own
hands, and settling it upon the fundamental princi-
pies OF republican government (squater sovereignty
the right of the people to establish such forms and
government ss the majority shall elect
We do not think the Southern "Allies prepared
to endorse these resolutions as either sound or ma
tional but the Washington Union has lent its col
umns for the purpose, and B. r. HaIlett, in thin
year. 1856. andon the eve of the Cincinnati Conven
ton, has attempted their vindication as being emf
neny just and proper, aad entirely snexcep6onable
becaase the Northern Democracy do not insist as
sine qua Of the alliance that their Southern asso
ciates shall endorse such opinions
Mr. Hallett, of Massachusetts, having thus, OF
the 26th May. 1856. re-e6rmed his resolutions o
le49. and thoroughly nationalized himself. wen
straightway. to the National Democratic Conven
ton, at Cincinnati y! The recent Geographic des
patches show he fgures largely there us the follow
ing extracts from the Vicksbrs Sentinel clearl,
prove.
CINCINNATI, June 2--The Convention met to.da,
at 10 o'clock Mr. Hallen, nf Mass6
setts, moved the appointment of Committee Of
Platform, to whom sal platform resolutions shoul
be referred without debate. Mr. Hailett'
June Some delegations complain that the reso
lutions are epasiue on the subject Of slavery.
Since Mr.. Hallett has mus proven the 'natiomdlit.
of his northern compeers, and Of himself especially
we shall not be surprised to learn that they hav
sworn to maintain " the principle of the Kansai
: Nebraska bill-uTas they undrstandit.
The dispatches inform US, also, that" San
Medary Of Ohio. was appointed, temporarily, chat
man, and taking the chair addressed the Convex
- ton"
!. This same Sam. Medary. in the Ohio Statesma
" defined "hs principle" of the Kansas Nebrasl
lbill. to be, the right Of "he Citizens tn the State
and tie Squassers. in the Teritors.s." 70 settle .
:. lquestion Of slavery as they pleased.
Henceforth, since the great National Democrat
!. Convention has endorsed B. F. Hallett and Sal
Medary. let no Sag NIGHT question their "natio
lality." or doubt that the Convention intended
he erect platform "broad enough for al to stand On
er It is pleasing to learn thatos opponents ore
r. party of principle they go for measures. =
Ia men but we never conld fathom the sense of tn
10 rule which requires that t,oo thirds must agree up
the man. whilst lean majority makes the plattor
It's all right we are assured but we trust that so
:, cold line whig member of the modern dsmocra
will condescend to explain the mystery of ths diff
~ ence in the majority required to select the
that necessary to declare the principles Of the par
We venture to say that two-thirds vote might
had in support OF the views of Sam. Medary. sho,
m the Convention see fit to declare what they mean
nd the phrase he principle Of the Kansas N Zebra,
ice bill"
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