The true Democrat., 1856-08-05
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1'eSoSee@; nat we are decidedly opposed to taking from the President the qualified veto power. by which he is enabled under restrictions and resnons; olies amply sufficient to guard the public interests to suspend the passage of bill whose merits cannot secure tle approval of two thirds of the Senate and ho"Se oi representatives until the judgment of the peoPe can De obtained thereon, and which has saved the American people from the corrupt and tyranni- cal dominion Of the Bank of the United States and rom rom a corruptlng system of general internal i'm provements
 Tes0tTed, That the Democratic party will faithfully abide by and uphold the principles laid down in the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions of 792 and l79S and in the report of Mr. Madison to the Virginia Le glsature in l79s-that it adopts those principles as constituting one of the main foundations of its po- hcal creed and is resolved to carry them out in their obvious meaning and import.
 That Tn view of the condition of the popular inst- tutons in the old world, high and sacred duty is
 involved with increased responsibility upon the De- mocracy of this country, as the party of the people, to uphold and maintain the rights of every State and thereby the union of the Statesand to sustain and advance among them constitutional liberty, by con-
 nung to resist all monopolies and exclusive egsla- ton for the benefit of the few at the expense of the many, and by vigilant and constant adherence to those principles and compromises of the constitution which are broad enough and strong enough to en- brace and uphold the Union it is and the Union as should beln the full expansion of the energies and capacity Of this great and progressive people,
 The following are the supplementary resolutions in relation to the Kansas Nebraska question: and the foreign policy of the government.
 Ind Uhereds, Since the foregoing declaration was uniformly adopted by predecessors in National Conventions an adverse political and religious test be exclusively Americans, and it is proper that the American Democracy should clearly define its rela- tions thereto: therefore,
 Resolged, That the foundation of this Union of States having been laid in its prosperity, expansion and pre- eminent example in free government, built upon entire freedom in matters of religious concern and no respect of persons in regard rank or place of birth. no party justly be deemed national constitutional or in accordance with American prin- cpleS which bases its exclusive organization upon re- Egious opinions and accidental birth place.
 That we reiterate with renewed energy of purpose the well considered declarations of former conven. tons upon the sectional sues of domestic slavery and concerning the reserved rights of the States and that may more distinctly meet the issue on which sectional party, subsistng exclusively on slavery agitation now relies to test the fidelity of the people, North and South to the Consti +ution and the Unon
 Res0tced, That claiming fellowship with and desr- ing the operation of all who regard the preserva-
 ton of the Union under the Constitution as the mount issue and repudiatng all sectional parties and platforms concerning domestic slavery, which seek to embrol the States and ince treason and armed resistance to Jaw Tn the territories and whose avowed purpose, if consummated, must end in civil war and dlsunlon, the American Democracy recognise and adopt the princi ples contained in the organic laws establishing the territories of Nebraska and Kansas Olly SOuUQ ana SaIc SOlutl0n O1 the slavery question upon which the great national idea of the people of this whole country can repose in its determined conservatism of the Union and NON INTERFERENCE BY CONGRESS WITH SLAV- FRY IN THE STATES AND TERRITORIES, OR IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; that this was the basis of the compromises of 1850. confirmed by both the Democratic and w Whg parties in national conventions ratified by the people in the election of 1852 and rightly applied to the organization of ter rtores in 1854; that. by the uniform application of this Democratic principle to the organization of terri tories, and the admission of States with or with out domestic slavery they may elect the equal rights ot the States will be preserved intact the or- gnal compacts of the constitution maintained invio- late and the perpeuaton and expansion of the Union insured to its utmost capacity of embracing in peace and harmony, every future American State that may be constituted annexed with republican form of government
 Reso1ged. That we recognize the right of the peo- pie of all the territories including Kansas and Ne braska acting through the fairly expressed will of the majority of actual residents, and whenever the mum Der of their inhabitants ustifes it. to form consti- tuition, with or without domestic slavery and to be admitted into the Union upon terms of perfect equa- ty with the other States.
 Adopted unanimously.
 THE FOREIGN POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT.
 Reso1red, finally, That by the condition of the popular institutions of the old world and the danger ous tendency of sectional agitation, combined with attempt to enforce civil and religious disabilities against the right of acquiring citizenship in our own land the high and sacred duty has devoved with in creased responsibility upon the democratic party of this country, as the party of the Union to uph0d and madantdin the right 7 erey State, and MereJy he La5On v tte .Sdtes, and to sustain and advance among constitutional liberty by continuing to re- sist all monopoes and exclusive legislation for the benefit of few at the expense of the many; and by viglant adhereance to these principles and the coin promises of the constitution, which are broad and strong enough to embrace and uphold the Union as 1t was, the Union as it is. and the Union asi shall be in the full expansion of the energies and capacities of this great and progressive people.
 l. ReSolred, That the questions connected with the foreign policy of the country are inferior to do- mestsc question whatever. The time has come for the people of the United States to declare themselves Tn favor of free seas, and progressive free trade throughout the world. and by solemn manifestations to place their moral influence by the side of their sue cesstul example.
 2. Resolred, That our geographical and political position with reference the other States of this con tnent less than the interest of our commerce and the development of growing power requires that we hold to the sacred principles involved in the Mon roe doctrine. Their bearing and import admit of no misconstructOn, and should be applied with un- bending rgdity.
 3. Resolted. That the great highway which nature well the assent of States most immediately in- terested in its maintainance has been marked for free communication between the Atlantic and the Pa ciic oceans, and constitutes of the most mpor- tant achievements to be realized by the spirit of mo- iteration, m the unconq energy of people; and that result should be secured by timely and eff tcient cXertion of the control which have right to claim over it, and power earth should be suf- fered to impede clog its progress by any nerfer- ence with relations that it may suit policy to tablish with the government of the States within whose domnions it lies; and we can, under no cir cumstances surrender our preponderance in the ad- justment ofall questions arising out of it.
 4. ReSolred, That in view of so commanding an interest the people of the United States cannot but sympathze with the efforts which are being made by the people of Central America regenerate that DOT ton of the continent which covers the passage the oceanic Isthmus.
 5. Resoloed, That the democrat party will expect from the next administration every proper effort to be made to insure ascendency in the Gulf of Mex ico, and to maintain permanent protection of the great outlets through which emptied into it's ters the products raised the soil and the commo- dities created by the industry of the people of our