The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-30

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81. Resolved, That the American Democracy
2 place their trust in the intelligence. the pat
,riotism, and the discriminating justice of th'
American people. -Hsnnr ST.. i'
rdResolUed, That we regard this as distinc
tive feature Of our political creed, which We
are proud to maintain before the world, at
the great moral element in a form of govern
'nent springing from and upheld by the pop
ular will; and We contrast it with the Greco
and practice OF Federalism, under whatever
name or form, which seeks 10 palsy the will
Of the constituent, and which conceives nc
A., imposture too monstrous for the popular
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o. Resolved, therefore, That, entertaining
these views, the Democratic party Of this
-Union, through their delegates assembled in
Eageneral convention, coming together in o
spirit Of concord, of devotion to the doc
trines and faith of free representative gov
ernment, and appealing to their fellow.cti.
zens for the rectitude Of their intentions, re-
new and re.a assert before the American peo-
pie the declaration of principles avowed by
them when on former occasions, in general
convention, they have presented their can
&idates for popular suffrages '''
=, i, That fire Federal Government is one
Of limited power, derived solely from the
Constitution; and the grants of power made
therein ought to be strictly construed by all
tbe tbeyi'epartmeuts and agents of the Govern
ment: 8. ID that it is nexpedient and Danger
ous TO exercise doubtful constitutional pow
ers.
9 Tint the c.. Institution does not confer
upon the General GU 'ernmcnt the, power to
commence and carry Oh >general system q!
internal improvements.
3. That the Constitution docs not confer
authority upon the Fedora! Govern, ,"eh'' d.
retty or indirectly, TO assume the deLs OF
the several States, contracted for iocG uL'
internal improvements, or other State pn.
poses, nor would such assumption be just or
expedient Y
4. That justice and sound policy forbid
the Federal Government to foster one branch
OF industry to the dctriment OF any other, or
to cherish the interest OF one portion to the
injury Of another portion OF our common
country; that every citizen and every sec
tion of the country has right to demand
and insist upon an equality Of rights and
privileges, and to complete und ample pro-
section of persons and property from domes.
tic violence or foreign aggression.
5. That it is the duty oil. every branch Of
the Government to enforce and practice the
most rigid economy in conducting our public
affairs, and that no more revenue ought to be
raised than is required to defray the neccs-
sary expenses of the Government, aud for
the gradual, but certain extinction of the
public debt.
6. That the proceeds Of the public lands
ought to be sacredIy applied TO the national
OUleCl6 bpcCltIcu III tuO SUtsIitullOH1 uIiu
that we are opposed to any law for the dis
tribution Of such proceeds among the States,
as alike nexpedient npolicy and repugnant
TO the Constitution.
q. That Congress has no power to char
ter natio0al bank; and that we believe such
na institution one Of deadly hos tiity TO the
best interests OF the country, dangerous to our
republican institutions and the liberties Of
the people, and calculated to place the busi
ness Of the country within the control Of a
concentrated money power, and above the
laws and the will OF the people; and that the
results of Democratic legislation in this
and oil other financial measures upon which
issues have been made between the two po-
litical parties OF the country, have demon.
strated to candid and practical men of all
parties, their soundness, safety and utility in
all business pursuits.
8. That the separation Of the moneys Of
the Government from banking insttutonsis is
indispensable for the safety of the funds Of
the Government and the rights Of the peo
pie. oda ISL.
g. That we ore opposed TO taking from
the President the qualified veto power, by
which be is enabled, under restrictions aud
responsibilities amply sufficient to guard the
public interests, to suspend the passage
of d bill whose merits cannot secure the
approval of two-thirds of the Senate and
House of Representatives, until the judy
ment of the people can be obtained there.
on, and which has saved the American
people from the corrupt and tyranncal do
minatou of the Bank of the United States
and from corrupting system of general in
ternal improvements.
10. That the liberal principles, embodied
by Jefferson in the Declaration of Indepen,
dence, and sanctioned in the Constitution,
which makes ours the land of liberty ami the
asylum Of the oppressed Of every nation,
have ever been cardinal principles in the
Democratic faith, and every attempt to
abridge the privilege of becoming citizens
and the owners Of soil among us, ought to
be resisted with the same spirit which swept
the alien and sedtion laws from our statute
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