The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-06-12


unbending ngsony.
Hes""a. that the great highway which ma
lure, - wen % tne assent o. the States most
Immediately interested IN Its maintenance, has
markell oot Tor . re communication between
the Atlantic and racine ocesns constitutes
irel bv The .pirit Oh modern times md the nm
eonquerable energy Of our people ha, the
result should be -ecured hy timely and en-
-. IN. ~ .,.; ars s ana No n y" w
earth should be- Suffered 10 impede or clog is
progress by any interference with the relation
IL may sun our p9ncy 70 establish nei~est our
s;,h;n -h"ss Jon;n;eo !, G.s W. can ND
no circumstance, surrender our preponderance
In the adjustment Of all questions arising on,
oil H..
inter-, ,hs r 40, ~ nv Iosd S,a,"s c.S
not bat sympsthize with the elYorts which are
Icing made by the people Of Central America
70 regenerafe that portion OF the continent
n"." ~. ;.,s,.,. "' P"S"s' "''o'' "' '""'
3. R.soivsd. That the Democratic marty will
expect Of the next administration that every
proper e'ort be made to insure our ascendancy
~ ~. "u" "a ee snd 70 ma MIMI, pL
which are emptied into its waters the products
raised out Of the soil. and the commodities Gre
ated ~ the industry Of the people OF our West
e'n 'ai'eys' ana Of 'ne 7. mon al large
Ihat portion Of the platform relating to the
domestic policy Of the country, 1.-THE Nebraska
bill. slavery, tariff, internal improvements. &c..)
WIS a"'p'eu ny the following Vo'e ayes Z'o
nays o.
Amer that portion OF the platform relating
10 tho ,lonest;c ,ol;cv had hoo, .do,,sd the
g.. -" :,
"'' ''So'u''""' rc'a''ng 10 the 'ofe'gh Po'i'y VI
the country, Was put TO the Convention and
voted upon by State. The vote resulted 2ll
ayes Z, ~ oays: III. ,;v,ri,y.,,G,y, 5s;rs.
from Mississippi, Connecticut and Delaware.
The next resolution, holding as sacred the
Monroe Doctrine. and demanding their appl
cation. was earried-ayes 23s; nays %.
The next resolution. the one relating 10 the
" free communication between the Atlantic and
Pacific Oceans" through Central America. was
then taken up, and the vote BY States resulted
~ follows-aves al, nays a.
The resolution relating 10 svmna,hv with the
efforts made by the people Of Central America.
WAS passed by a vote bv States n, follows
.v,s 900 ,.,. AZ
"
Inc iohowihg resolution reported by the
Committee. was laid On the table. on Ia vote by
States;
nss9ced' mat the democratic party recog
nises the great Importance in political and com
inerciai point Of view, OF sale and speedy com
msnlcauon ~ military and postal roads, thro
oar own territory between the Atlantic and
racine coasts OF this Union and that 1t Is the
duty OF the Federal Government to exercise
promptly all It's constitutional power for the AT
tainment of that object.
The resol.tioo VIVA laid n, IA. ,.hl. ,.s
100 ,.n ''
loo "ays w.
The resolution hvoring the establishment Of
the Post Road was not regularly reported in
the Platform hut wss an annena;, ,ber,,o I,
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"eliers fost hoad proposition.
Amer the platform had been adopted, Judge
BORDEN I" 'ndiana' moved the following res"
'a''oh
Resolved. That committee Vi one from each
SM'e, 70 De selected ~ the delegates thereof
consiitn,s The Ns,;onsi Co,nre;,,a. aoJ ,t W.
mode Of constituting and calling the newt Dem
ocratic Convention. Adopted.
Ine lonowlng names we.e prepared "nder
Ws;ne Dnd,ey = Ioay;,t. New 1 m.mns,;.e
j. II. Smith; Vermont John Cain: Massachu.
setts, whiting Griswold; Rhode Island. viii
nan, nam y VII Mher' 'o" W .. ~ :. ~ NAME
nell. Pennsvlv.n;a m Foster. Del.wa,e
Henry Rideley; Maryland, f.. Hamilton; Vir.
GINA, Archibald Graham North Carolina,
nur,oo ora'ssr; SCUM CaroIna' -. ~. WI
b Powell: Mississinni o. K Sinsla,on. ! on
isiana, W. w. Pugb; Ohio. VIM. Lawrence;
kentucky; l. T. McCrary; Tennessee + VI.
Coul,. i W;.n " w, .o1nelly' ILLINOIS, w
Jordan n. Embree: Michigan A Camn'
bell; Florida. c. T.. Dyke; Texas. William
Fields; Iowa, ID II solomons Wisconsin, VI.
'"'"'A'' '"''''"'"' H. t. n"e''
on Thursday, the 9TH, IN the meeting of the
Convention Mt ten O'Clock Mr. SryXrxs,> an,