Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1856-07-16

/ The attempt may be made. IL Il
4-y.TIiat. the Democratic p&ftY viii
faithfully abile by and uphold the Prin
Fciples laid ID wr in the Kentucky ant
Virginia resolutions Of 179G. and in thc
report Of Mr.. Madison to the Virgin;
Legislature, in 1893; that itadoptS thos,
! principles as constituting one Of the MAR
foundations of its political creed, and i:
resolved to carry them out in their OBJ
trious meaning and import.
; And that we may more distinctly meet
1.-THE issue on which a sectional party,
itsubsisting exclusively on slarery ayita,
Etion, now relies to test the fidelity pf the
'people. North: and South, to the Qonsti-
tuition aad the Union: -.
i. Reyolrea, That Ginning fellowship
with, aad-desiring the cooperation of all
who regard thesprescrvatioq Of the I'm
ion under the CONSTITUENCIES the para-
mount issue-and repudiating all Sec
tional parties and platforms eerniug
domestic slavery, which,sechs to e& 5roil
the States and ineite to treason an farm
ed resistance to law in the TERRITORIES !;
and whose 1owed purposes, if con sum
mated, must end in ciril,war and dsln-
ion-the American@Democracy recog nize
and adopt the principles contained in
the organic laws establis hing the Terri-
tories of Kansas and Nebraska as embo
dying the only sound and safe solution
Of the slavery question" upon which
the great national idea of the people of
this whole country can repose in it$ de-
termined conservatism of the Unign-
Non interference by Congress With sla
very in State and Territory, or in the
District of Columbia. I J.,
9. That this was the basis of the Com
promises Of l850-confmed by both the
Demoertic and the Wing parties ID ma
tional eonventions-ratifed by the people
in the election of 1852, and rightly aPpif
ed to the Organization of Territo.i@5 IN
1854. -. ... .,
3. That by the uniform appEcatidn Of
this Democratic principle to the or lani-
.zatioE of Territories, and to the adhiis,
sion Of new States, with OF. without do
n4estie slaY cry, as they may elect-t:h he
equal rights of all: the States will be pre-
served intact-the original compacEs OF
the. Constitution maintained invioIak r.
and the Perpetuity and expansion of This
Union Insured to: its utmost capacity OF
embracing in peace and harmony, every
future American State that may be con.
stituted Or annexed, with a republican
form of government. 5-, r..
4 ReSoiUed, That we recognize the right
of the people 81 all the territories, includ
ing Kansas and Nebraska, acting throu Oh
the legally and fairly expressed will Of "a
majority of actual residents, and whehey.
Ter the number of their inhabitants ius ti
fees it, to form constitution, with Of
without domestic slavery, and be admit.
led into the Union upon terms Of peric
with the other States,el IA /
Resokcel. finally, That4n view of tht
Condition d popular institutions in thc
Old World, (apd. the dangerous .tendtn.
Giles Of sectional agitation, combined with
the attemptjto enforce civil and religi9u:
disabilities against the rights of acq dir
ing and enjoying citizenship in our ONT
| land, Ia high and sacred duty is involyet
with increased responsibility. upon tht
| Democratieharty of this country, as tht
| party of the Union, touphold and main
tain the rights every State, and thete.
by the unid in of the States and to sas
tain and advance among us constitution
ial liberty, by continuing to resist all MO
! nopolieS and exclusive legislation for tn,
benefit of the few at the expense Of til,
many, and by,a vigilant and constant ah
herence TO those principles and comprp
misses Of the Constitution which are broa(
enough and strong enough to embrac,
and uphold the Union as it shall be, ii
the full expansion Of the energies and ca
paeities of this great and progressive
| people. & & = Il NJ G..
]. Resolftd, That there are questions
connected with the foreign policy of>thi
country which are inferior TO no domes
tic questions whatever. The time ha,
come for the people of the United States
to declare themselves in favor Of free seas
and progressive free trade Throughout
theIworld, and, BY solemn manifestations
TO place their moral influence at the side
Iof their successful example. .ft
a Resoirea, That our geographical
and political position with reference Il
other States Of this continent, no less
! thaii the interest ofour commerce and the
fc'flepmen' .cf our growing power, re