The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-27

Bronson, (hard Observation-Disclosures. 1880
You will thus that in State with $4,000 voters
the hard hardly worth counting; indeed 1t
wituly observed when the election announced that
although the hard -Bronson-supposed he
running, the returns countenanced no such deusion
But the principle of the Nebraska act must furnish
true test OF democratic orthodoxy and here while the
hards gave but halfway, qualified approval time
after the passage Of the bill the Tammany Hall or soft
democracy time before bad been enacted convened
in the Old Wigwam and ratified it in the strongest terms
will appear by this resolution adopted at meeting held
February III, 1854
Rerolsed That the people of the Territories under or
ganized territorial governments of right should determine
the question OF slavery FOR themselves that all the
by which they justified enacting laws concerning the
other domestic relations apply with equal force TO this Which
ought not therefore, TO BE- made an exceptional that
y h psop. which, the
Of the democratic party and satisfied
that they will decide tn. question Of slavery wisely and IN
recognise the doctrine that the citizen of State by
the act Of emigration to Territory loses b. capacity TOR
ton, however grave
Ths WAS followed by equally emphatic endorsement
OF the Kansas Nebraska act Atey after that great
measure OF justice had become the law Of the land Listen
to the voice Of. Old Tammany in these resolutions;
al R..o,red That we give most hearty approval to
the provisions or the Nebraska and Kansas bills
serhe great principle Of that capacity
to govern themselves does depend upon their
places Of residences that In the language of the first resolve
q the Baltimore platform We place our trust IN the intel
American people, alike in the Territories and in the States
that approve the doctrine Of
most saIuary in its consequence that il doctrine Of
peace and has direct tendency permanently to withdraw
from Congress and the legislatures Of the several States the
agitation 81 the slavery question: which must otherwise fire.
queoty arise and always sectional and irritating
character doctrine which commits the question
slavery people who directly be affected
the hands of designing men, who agste
any intention or possibility Of beneting the people of Ne
braska and Kansas. s.
Ca Resove That the right OF the people determine
the question OF slavery for themselves in Nebraska and
Judgment stands upon precisely the general
grounds their right egate upon other domestic rea
right which nobody has proposed deny them
and which exercised by the people under every territorial
that 1t would be wise for Congress TO legs
late upon the relation Of parent child and APP
prentice, upon that OF and slave that the
general which induced the Of the
aforementioned relation TO the people OF Utah and New Mex
leo demand its reference to the people OF Nebraska and Kan
that deprecate the federal notion recently revived
that Congress has right stpslae with the people
State about 10 be admitted that they shall observe forever
assumption OF permanent control by Congress which
antirepubican and dangerous because IL impsrs the
equality Of those States which subjected to it, and be-
cause violates the principle that the people shall govern
platform, hold that federal government one Of
limited powers, derived solely from consultation
by all the departments and agents Of the government and
inexpedient and dangerous exercise doubtful
stitstional powers.'
If anything further were needed TO show the sentiments
OF the regular soft democracy Of New York on this great
principle might point 10 the clear and emphatic resou
tons Of our last democratic State convention.
".olrsd, That the agitation Of the slavery question by
the security of the domestic institution. the South
whether pursncd In denominations by political conventions
by discussion and legislation In Congress- falls within
csegoy and that the experiences Of the past has shown that