The true Democrat., 1856-03-18
pemocratic Meeting ill Lawrence
 C0untu

,,v of March, 1856. The convention was or
 r,nizeI by calling George W. Wright, esq,
 % inc chair, and appointing J. N. Hillhouse,
 secretary.
 rpon motion of Wm. B. Marshall, it was
 Reeo1rei, That the old line whigs of Law | .a county who are actuated with the same .r;nciples of Stephens and Toombs of Georgia t,ces of Tennessee, Dixon of Kentucky. Jas | Clay. son of the immortal Henry Clay. and host of other old line whgs; and who like those patriots step upon the great democratic | ,latform, and make war upon Know Nothing \ .n. be invited to participate in this and all | other democratic conventions held in the coun- ,v and that We recognize them as brother Ia. | .,res, in the great cause of human rights \ Col Townsend then introduced the follow | ing resolutions:
 Reso'cs5, That the democratic party of Law | renee county, in primary convention assem- \ bel for the purpose of nominating delegates \ toa State convention, to assemble at the city k If Little Rock, to nominate delegates to the | national convention, to be held at Cincinnati \ by the national democracy to nominate candi I dates for the Presidency and Vice Presidedcy: \ o nominate electors for the State of Arkansas N aliu d NdHAfAltC lpl IONGlIOI, Qc-c3dlGS to d II congressional convention to assemble on the \ frst Monday of May next, at the city of Bates II riIle to nominate a democratic candidate to rglreseut the northern district of this State in \ Congress-; and delegates to judicial conven- Il ton, to the city of Batesvlle on the first Tues II day of May next, to nominate candidates for | alge and prosecuting attorney, for the 3rd uical circuit of this State; affirm the prin- | rpes set forth in the democratic platforms | adopted in 1844, 1848 and 1852, by national | conventions when i'll convention to nominate | candidates for the Presidency and Vice Presi- dency of the United States | Reso'Cei That we have an abiding confidence | in the intelligence, patriot 'm, and discrmina- | ting justice of the American people, and con- fdug our trust In their capacity for self-govern- meDt, join issue with the lfstyed but pseu- do American order, who deny integrity, patriot ism, and ability in the masses to administer the government of their choice, by imposing Itp0n their votaries secrecy, cabalistic signs, Isnd extra judicial oaths
 ReSolced, That the federal government is one Ifl limited powers, derived solely from the con- Eitution, and the grants of power therein shown Fought to be strictly construed, and that it is an Invasion of the rights of the States or the iber- tes of the people, for any of the federal func- Itouaries to assume the exercise of doubtful Ieusdtutional powers. Res0lred, That the interest of no class, reli- | lgious persuason or business profession of citi- lens, can upon principles of justice or sound Il0.cy be iostered and protected to the detre- Ilent of any others; and that each citizen and Ieyery section of the Union has a right to de- Irand and receive of the general government Id perfect equality of rights.
 ResolUed, That every section of our common eountry, and every citizen, ought to receive am- Itle and complete protection in the free enjoy | ient of his natural, civil, social, and religious liberties from domestic violence and foreign | Aggression; and any party or order discriminating | IbsmeeL the citizens of the Union because of | the mode, form, or manner of exercising these Rights, Is unworthy the confidence of gemer. els public.
 Resoipei, That the liberal principles embo- ded by Jefferson, in the declaration of inde peudeuce and guarantied in the constitution, which makes ours the land of liberty and the | Iaylum of the oppressed of every nation, have | e,er been cardinal principles of the dcmocra- | Itc party, and every attempt to abrdge the | Ir-At of migration of foreigners hither or ob- | Iguct their naturalization or becoming owners | Is among Us, ought to be studously avoided. | | R~'rei, That politics and ecClesastlcS ought | It ue forever kept separate; and that no man or Is 0l men ought to be held to account for the ILua of his birth or the mode of his worship: Iaa- the introduction of religious topics into the Ip ac arena, by the Know Nothing order, Is | b.el.t of the dark ages of intolerance, bgo- Iuy, aid prescription, and the initiatory steps to Ia aliou of church and state, for which that Iprty ought o be held to a rigid responsibility | la d odium, alike disgaceful to them, and re- nul- to refined sensblity, enlightened Eber- la ", and American craftsmanship.
 | E@olrei, That Congress has no constitutions | k power to interfere in the domestic affairs of a States; that the States are sovereign and h.epeudeut, except in those points which the | l9le expressly delegated to the general go stnment, all of which are embodied in the hlsttuton of the United States, or necessarily hped; and that the constitution is the only Fabe bond or ligament that binds together Ae sovereign states in union.
 Rsyolred, That we hold the union of these sdes secondary in importance only to the nrats and principles it was designed to per Puate; that past association, present fruition, a future hopes will continue to bind us to it s long as it shall continue the palladium of prughtS and nnmunites.
 Resolcei That Congress had no power to le k kt United States, that the principles embodied n the Kansas-N ebraska bill is the re-assertiou b the principle of the compromise of 1850,- h yressional non-intervention upon the insti- haou of slavery in the territories, and ought to b the organization of all future territorial ggeumeuts.
 Rssy'Uei, That the several conventions here ho.iore mentioned, ought to organize and hop. platform of principles, and select sound haoual conservative standard bearers, and in D. exercise of this trust, the delegates to s | conventions ought not to be trammelled Pth instructions to cast their votes for the fa F0nte oi the particular locality they represent
 Hesolgei, That we are in favor of holding a Fuuty convention at Smithville on the Satur- By preceding the second Monday in May, to
 mluate candidate for every county office to
 hiled by election at the ensuing August elec Fl; and we request the democrats of each ItTashipin this county, to hold township meet
 and send up six delegates to the county eyentou.
 The secretary of the convention then intro
 cel the following resolution, which, on mo-
 oa, was adopted:
 Resoluei That the democracy of Fulton
 lty are requested to meet the democracy
 Lawrence county at Smithville on the Sa- Ihtiay before the second Monday in May next, E nominate democratic candidate for the
 ate, for the senatorial district, composed of Enrence and Fulton.
 Mr. John Miller, jr., introduced the follow
 resolutions, which were adopted:
 Rsolved, That Governor Elias N. Conway,
 rng faithfully discharged the duties of Co., Feuorof this State, and proved himself devo-
 0 her highest interest; therefore the demo- Ieacy of this county are in favor of his re-nom-
 laaon, and that our delegates to the State Prevention vote for him accordingly; and that
 suggest Gen. S. II. Hempstead as a suita-
 man for the position of one of the electors at
 rge for this State, to vote for President and
 Fee President; and in the event our delegates
 the State convention do not attend, we here
 appoint and request Col. R. Il. Johnson V dct as our prOXY