The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-06-18
THIRD DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
MORNING SESSION.

MORNING SESSION.
AT ten o'clock the Convention was called to
order by the President, General Ward. The at
tendance was as large as yesterday.
After waiting for some time, Mr.. Stuart, Of
Maryland, called the attention of the conven-
TO the necessity of transactng businesss in its
regular order and as speedily as possible He
supposed the report of the Committee on Reso
htions was first in order, and if so nc would
now call for it. ..
Mr.. HalIet, (who had asceudod the plat
Gorm)--I would state that the Committee is
is prepared to make its report as soon as the
Convention is ready to receive it.
[Voices-Now! Now!l
The President Convention must come
to entire order before the Chairman will pro-
coed to read the rcsolutieas.
The Convention having come to order, Mr.
Hallet said
hare been instructed, as chairman of the
Committee on Resolutions, to report to this
Convention the platform Of resolutions which
they have adopted, l am also instructed by the
Committee to say that the portion of the resou-
tions which relates to Kansas and Nebraska,
and those propositions concerning the adnins-
tratien of the General Government, have been
adopted by the Committee with entire unanim-
ity, every member from every State having sig
nltied his perfect acluiaScance in these rcsolu-
tions. There is another and very important
class of resolutions, relating to the foreign policy
of the country. While these resolutions have
been recommended by the committee as por-
ton ofour platform, il is proper to state that they
were not adopted with entire unanimity ana
also Instructed to report a resolution as rec
commended by the committee to be a portion OF
the platform, concerning communication be-
tween the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
With these explanations | shall proceed to
read the resolutions
Report Of the COlnamittc ON TscsoguS-
! GiOnS.
! The Commi9ce on ResolationS, byHeir Chairman.
Mr.. Hah'et, Of Massachusetts, submit tie tollotg.
ing report,
| ResoyreA, That.the American Democracy PLACE
their trust in the intelligence, the patriotism,
and the discriminating justice of the American
people.
| Reso've}, That we regard this as a distinctive
feature Of our political creed, which we are proud
to maintain before the world, as the great moral
clement in form ofgovernmcnt springng from
and upheld by the popular will; and we contrast
it with the creed and practice of Federalism. un
der whatever name or form, which seeks to palsy
the will OF the constituent, and which conceiyes
no nnposturc too monstrous for the popular cred
ulity.
| Resolced, therefore, That entertaining those
views, the Democratic party of this Union, thro'
their delegates assembled in general Convention
coming togetherin a spirit of ofcoRcord, ofdevotion
to the doctrines and faith of free representative
government, and appealing to their felow-citi-
zens fer the rectitudc of their intentions, renew
and reassert before the American people the de-
claration of principles avowcd by them when on
former occasions, in general Convention, they
have presented their candidates for popular suf-
frages.
/. That the Federal Government is one Of
limited power, derived solely from the Constitu-
ton; and the grants Of power made therein
ought to be strictly construed by all the depart
meats and agents of the Government; and that
IL exercise doubt
full constitutional powers.
2. That the Constitution docs not confer up
on the General Government the power to com
mence and carry on general system of internal
Improvements.
| 3 That the Constitutiondoe not confer su-
thority uponthc General Government, directly
or indirectly, to assume the debts of the several
States, contracted for local and internal i'm
provements or rother State purposes nor would
such an assumption be Just or expedient
4. That justice and sound policy forbid the
Federal Government to foster one branch of in
dustry to the detrIment of any other, or to cher
ish the interests Of one portion to the injury Of
another portion ofour common country; that ey-
cry citizen and every section Of the country has
a right to demand and insist upon an equality Of
rights and privileges, and to complete an ample
protection ofpcrsons and property from domes-
tic violence or foreign aggression.
o. That 1t Is the duty of every branch Of the
Eovernmcnt to practice and enforce the most
rigid economyin conducting our public affairs,
and that no more revenue ought to be raised than
is required to detray the necessary expenses Of
the Government, and for tho gradual, but GER
tain extinction of the public debt. F
3. That the proceeds fthe public lands ought
to be sacredly applied to the national objects
specified in the Constitution; and that we are
opposed to any law for the distribution Of such
proceeds among the States, as alike inexpcdient
in policy and repugnant to the Constitution.
z. That Congress has no power to charter a
national bank; that we believe such an institu-
ton one ofdeadly hostility to the best interests
OF the country, dangerous to our republican in
stitutions and the liberties Of the people, and cal
culated TO place the business Of the country with
in the control Of a cconcentrated money power,
and above the laws and will of the people; and
that the results Of the Democratic legislation in
this and all other financial measures upon which
issues have been made between the two political
parties OF the country, have demonstrated to
candid and practical men of all parties, their
soundness, safety and utility in all business pur-
suits.
Q. That the separation Of the moneys Of the