Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-03-04


"Fifth. That We re-afirm the resolutions
| Of the Baltimore Convention of 1852 as far as
| applicable to the present condition of the
country.
"sixth. That the vote of the State in tbs
Cincinnati convention ought to be given for
such candidates As will command the greatest
strength in the democratic party Throughout
the Union, and whose principles are known to
conform most strictly to the cardinal tenets
OF the democratic republican faith.
seventh. That this Convention feel tn at
tney could not more emphatically express their
concentration Of the obnoxious tenets and
practices OF the Know Nothing party, than
was done by the democracy of Virginia at the
polls, on the oath day ofMay, 1855
Eighth. That we approve Of the act known
as tne Kansas Nebraska act, repeating, as it
did, the Missouri restriction, which was un-
Just to the South, and in conflict with the con-
stitution and the equality of the States.
Ninth. That this Convention approves
fully and endorses cordially the principle con-
tanned in the aforesaid act which secures to
the citizens Of q Territory, in applying for ad-
mission into the Union as State, the right to
establish their own form Of government, with
such powers, limitations and restrictions as
they may think proper, subject only to the
constitution of the United States, which re-
quires the form of government to be republi.
can.
"Tenth. That while this Convention dis
claims any knowledge of preference of the
democracy of this State among the distinguish
ed gentleman who may be presented for the
Cincinnati nomination, they have no hesitation
in declaring they cordially approve of the
cardinal measures and the bold and able state
papers Of President Pierce, by which the
fundamental principles Of the democratic faith
have been illustrated.
1t will be seen that they fully bear oxt
what We on that day said they would certain.
ly be.
A Richmond correspondent of the New York
Herald says of them, (the action of the Con-
vention and the sentiment of the Stated
General Pierce is dead in Virginia, and
Mr. Buchanan is the first choice of most, and
the second choice of all the democrats in the
ctate zen. Gordon, of Albemarle, made
rally Tor Pierce, but it fell still born. though
the veteran General is always popular. The
resolution which was offered for the Admins
tratlon could not pass until the Committee ex-
planned to the Convention that it was not to be
construed into an endorsement or recommen-
dation Of Pierce. Ste transit gloria nsundt.
Virginia is sure for Old Buck
We left Richmond on Friday nigh last, and
on Saturday explained that the Convention
would adhere to their time.honored custom of
refraining from meddling directly or indi.
rectly with the question Of the nomination
In Virgins, all the delegates to Democratic
National Convention are elected by delegates
to electoral district conventions chosen direct.
ly by the people thereof for that especial pur.
pose. Hence comes the habit in that State of
refraining from any expression of preference
on the part of the State Convention chosen
only to select electors and to lay down a plat.
form.
We have to say, further, that the HeraLa's
correspondent, If inclined to tell the truth,
cannot see an inch beyond his nose, or he
would never have been bitten with the idea
that Mr.. Buchanan will receive the vote of
Virginia at Cincinnati We draw this con.
clusion from finding that I'VE may write with
perfect safety nearly every one Of the old
party stagers in the convention who we're for
M Buchanan's nomination when similarly
gathered in Richmond four years ago, are
now quite as emphatically for the re-nomina-
ton of President Pierce, if Virginia can bring
that event about by her action
We do not design taking part in the cues
ton Of the Cincinnati nomination for or
against any one. Yet our business being to
correct misstatements of facts bearing on pub
lie affairs, made by stupid or interested par
ties writing for the press, We feel compelled
to say, from what we saw and heard in Rich.
mond, that, so far as Virginia is concerned,
the Democracy Of the whole country may rest
assufed that her vote in the National Conyen.
tiOn will be given for the renomina alton of the
present Chief Magistrate as a point of honor.
General GordOn's movement, to which the
Hsralds correspondent refers, was NOT to OBJ
tain an expression Of the convention in favor
of the denomination Of Pierce. Itwas simply
meant as an eulogy from the lips of the Patri.
arch Of the party in the convention and in
the State, upon the fidelity Of the Administra.
ton to its political and public trusts. A,
suoh it was spoken, and as such it was re-.
sponded to with unexampled unanimity from
the bottom of the hearts of the six hundred
and fifty Democratic party leaders congre.
gated in Richmond, from every county in the
Old Dominion.
The Deficiency Bill-as it came out of Com.
mittee to the House yesterday, involves some
sl,SOO,OOO. By the time it finally passes the
House, after having been acted on by tn.
Senate, We expect to see it swelled to perhaps
81, 000, 900.
The truth is, it has been found utterly i'm
possible to induce a majority of Congress il
original financial legislation to look squarely
in the tace the rapidly increasing develop
ment of the country's resources, and the
consequently, as rapidly increasing demand
for increased governmental expenses of all de
scriptions. The now annual deficiency bill
are provisions to make up for the shortsight
edness of the national legislature the yea
before. There is no earthly remedy for then
80 long rs we continue to expand in all ele
ments of national prosperity and vastnsss, ant
honorable representatives also continue to b,
| afraid, 10 original legislation, of what Mrs