The Nevada Democrat., 1856-08-20

States having been laid in its prosperity, expan-
sion and pre-eminent example in free govern
ment. built upon entire matters of religious
concern, and no respect of persons in regard to
rank or place OF birth, no party can justly be
deemed national, constitutional or in accord
ance with American principles which bases its
exclusive organization upon religious opinions
and accidental birth place.
That we reiterate with renewed energy of pur-
pose the well considered declarations of former
conventions upon the sectional issues of domes-
tic slavery and concerning the reserved rights
of the States; and that we may more distinctly
meet the issue on which a sectional party. sub
sisting exclusively upon slavery agitation, now
relies TO test the fidelity of the people, North
and South, to the Constitution and the Union.
Resotred, That claiming fellowship with and
desiring the cooperation of all who regard the
preservation of the Union under the Constitu-
ton as the paramount issue, and repudiating all
sectional parties and platforms concerning do
mestlc slavery, which seek to embroil the States
and lnclte to treason and armed resistance to
law In the territories, and whose avoved pur-
pose, If consummated, must end in civil war
and disunion, the American Democracy recog-
nize and adopt the principles contained in the
organic laws establishing the territories of Ne
braska and Kansas, as embodying the only sound
and safe solution of the slavery question upon
NutOu RItdI Hdt4OHdl lupu Vi luc people vi
this whole country can repose in its determined
conservatism of the Union and non interference
by Congress with slavery in the States aud ter
rltorles; that this was the basis of the Compro-
misses of 1850, confirmed by both the Democrat
ic and Wing parties in national conventions,
ratified by the people in the election of 1852,
and rightly applied to the organization of terri
tories, aid the admission of new States with or
without domestic slavery, as they may elect,
the equal rights of the States will be preserved
intact, the original compacts of the Constitu-
ton maintained inviolate, and the perpetuation
and expansion of the Union insured to its ut
most capacity of embracing, in peace and har-
mOny, every true American State that may be
constituted or annexed with a republican form
of government.
Hesolred, That we recognize the right of the
people of all the territories, including Kansas
and Nebraska. acting through the fairly express
ed Will of the majority of actual residents and
whenever the number of their inhabitants ust-
fes it, to form constitution, with or without
domestic slavery, and be admitted into the Un-
ion upon terms of perfect equality with the 9TH
er States.
THE FOREIGN POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT.
Resolved finally, That by the cond ton of the
popular institutions OF the old world, and the
dangerous tendency of sectional agitation, COM
bned with an attempt to enforce civil and rel-
giOus disabilities against the right of acquiring
citizenship in our land, the high aud sacred duty
has devolvcd with increased responsibility upOn
the Democratic party of this country, as the par
ty of the Union, TO uphold and Ba1inta tie right Of
ecery State and thereby tie Uni0n Of tie iSates and
to sustain and advance among us Constitutional
liberty by continuing to resist all monopoles
and exclusive legislation for the benefit Of IA few
at the expense of the many; and by viglant
adherence to these principles aud the compro-
misses of the constitution, which are broad and
strong enough to embrace and uphold the I'M
ion as it was, the Union as it is, AID the I'm Oh
as it shall be in the full eXpans.ol of the ener-
ges and capacities of this great ald progressive
people.
/. ResolUed That the questions connected
with the foreign policy of the country are nfe-
rior to no domestic question whate, er. the
time has come for the people OF the United
States TO d. clare themselves in favor OF free
seas, and progressive free trade troughout the
world, aAd, by solemn manifestations, to place
tber moral influence by the side of their sue
cesstul example.
e ResoLeed, That our geographical and polti-
cal position With reference 10 tie other States
of tnls continent, no less thau tn. interest of
our commerce and the development Of our
growing power requires that We hold TO tine sa-
cred principles involved in the Monroe doc
trine. Their bearing and import admit of no
misconstructon, and should be applied with un-
bending rlgdty.
8. ResolUcd, That the great highway which
nature as we'll as the assent of the States most
Immediately Interested in its maintenance has
marked out for free communication between
the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, constitutes one
of the most important achievements to be real
lied by the spirit of moderation, in the uncon-
queraDle energy of our people; and that result
should be secured by a timely and efficient eX-
ertlon of the control which we have Il right to
claim over it, and no power on earth should be
suffered to impede or clog its progress by any
interference with relations that it may suit our
policy to establish with the governments Of the
States within whose domnIons it lies aud we
can, under no circumstances, surrender our pre-
ponderance in the adjustment Of all questions
arising out of it.
4. hesolUd, That in view of so commanding
an interest, the people of the United States can
not but sympathlze with the efforts which are
being made by the people of Central America
to regenerate that portion Of the continent
which covers the passage across the oceanic
Isthmus.
5. Resolped, That the Democratic party will
expect from the next administration every pro-
per effort to be made to insure our asceudency
in the Gulf Of Mexico, and to maintain perma-
nent protection OF the great outlets through
which are empted into its waters the products
raised on the soil and the commodities created
by the industry of the people of our Western
vallies and the Union at large.
PACIFIC RAILROAD RESOLUTION.
Resolved That the Democratic party recognize
the great Importance, in political aud COM
mercal point of view, of safe and speedy
through our own territory be-
tween the Atlantic and Pac iic coasts Of this
Union; and that it is the duty of the Federal
Government to exercise promptly, all its constI-
tutioAal power for the attainment OF that object
thereby lind NJ the Ullol of th, sc State III ID
d.ssoluole boIds, and opening to the r.ch com
merce of Asia al overland transit from the Pa
cifc to the Mississippi river and the great lakes
of the North.
A GEM.-The following brief note was sent
by telegraph, by the Hon. Daniel S. Dickinson