The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-06-14

ceedings of the Democratic National COnven-
ton as were not embraced in our telegraph
ic reports last week.
WEDNESDAY, June 4.
At ten o'clock the Convention was called
to order by the President, General Ward.
The attendance was as large as yesterday.
Mr. Hallet-I would state that the com
mittce is prepared to make its report as soon
as the Convention is ready to receive it.
The President-The Convention must
come to entire order before the Chairman
will proceed to read the resolutions.
The Convention having come to order,
Mr. Halet said:
have been instructed, as the Chairman
of the Committee on Resolutions, to report
to this Convention the platform of reso)u-
tions which they have adopted. | am also
instructed by the committee to say that the
portion of the resolutions which relates to
Kansas and Nebraska, and those PROPOSE
tiens concerning the administration of the
general Government, have been adopted by
the committee with entire unanlnty, every
member from every State having signitied
his perfect acquicscense in these resolutions.
There is another and very important class OF
resolutions, relating to the foreign policy OF
the country While these resolutions haYe
been recommended by the committee as a
portion Of the platform, it is proper to state
that they were not adopted with entire una
nimity ! am also instructed 10 report "A re-
solution, as recommended by the committee
TO be portion of the platform, concerning
communication between the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans.
With these explanations shall proceed to
read the resolutions
REPORT CT TIE COMMITTEE oX RESOLUTIONS.
The Comn.ittee on Rcs3lutions, Jy Mcir
Chairman, .Hr NliIct, Of Massachusetts,
SpJDit tie .folLo,cing Hesoiations:
Ecsolced, That the American Democracy
place their trust in the intelligence, the pa
trioti.m, and the discriminating Justice Of
the American people.
Rcsolred That we regard this as dis
tinctiye feature Of our political creed, which
We are proud to maintain before the world,
as the great moral element in form Of go
vcrnment spiinging from and uphold by the
popular will and We contrast II with the
creed and practice of Federalism, under
whatever name or form, which seeks 70 pal
sy the wi! of the constituent, and which
cOncciycs 10 imDosture too IaoastroGs for
the popular crcduliJy.
Hcs1lre9, therefore, That, entertaining
these views, the Democratic party OF this
Union, through their delegates assembled ia
u general convention, coming together IN 4
spilit Of dew 10 the doctrines and faith
oil a free representative government, and
appealing 10 their fellow citizens iJr the rec
t.tude of their intentions, renew and rcas-
s,It before the american people the declara-
ton Of principles avowcd 10y them when on
former occasions, IN general convention,
II tIsf
pular suiiragcs.
!. That the Federal Government Is one Of
limited power, derived solely from the Con
stltutjoi and the grants of power made
therein ought to bc strictly construed by All
the departments and agents OF the Govern
mel.t; aad that it is iI.cxpCdient and danger
Gus to exercise doubtful constitutional pow
cgs.
> That the Constitution does not confer
upon the General Governments the power 10
commence and carry on general system OF
internal Improvements.
g. That the Constitution does not confer
authority upon the Federal Government, d.
'clt'y or indirectly, to assume the debts OF
the several States, contracted Tor loca! and
internal improvements, or other state pur-
poses. nor would such assumption be just or
eXpedicnt -,
! That Justice and sound policy forbid
the Federal Government to foster one branch
of industry to the detriment ot any other,
or to cherish the interests OF one portion to
the injury Of another portion Of our common
country that every citizen and every sec
ton of the country has right to demand
and insist upon an equality OF rights and
privileges, and TO complete and ample pro-
lection of persons and property from domes-
tic violence or foreign aggression.
). That it is the duty OF every branch OF
the Government 10 enforce and practice the
most rigid economy in conducting our pubic
affairs, and that 10 more revenue ought 10
be raised than is required to defray the ne
ccssary expenses of the government, and
for the gradual, but certain extinction o: the
public debt.
L. That the proceeds of the public lands
ough; to be sacrcdiy applied to the national
object specified in the Constitution and
that we are opposed TO any law for the dis
tribution Of such proceeds among the
States, as alike inexpedient in policy and re-
puCnant to the Constitution.
Z. That Congress has no power to charter
q national bank: and that we believe such an
institution one of deadly hostility TO the best
interests Of the country, dangerous to our
republican institutions and the Liberties oil
the people, and calculated to place the bust
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 all other financial measures upon which
issues have been made between the two po-
ltical parties OF the country, have demon
strated to candid and practical men o. all
al.
in all business pursuits.
S. That the separations of the moneys of
the Government from banking institutions is
indispensable for the sa'ety of the funds Of
the Government and the rights Of the peo-
pie.
.. That we are opposed to taking from the
President the qualified veto power, by which
he is enabled, under restrictions and respon-
sibilities amply sufficient to guard the public
interests, to suspend the passage OF a bill
whose merits cannot secure the approval oil
two thirds Of the Senate and House of Rep
resen.atiYes, Until the Judgment OF the peo-
rie can be obtained thereon, and which has
saved the people from the corrupt and ty-
rannical domination Of the Bank of the Uni
ted States, ani from 4 corrupting system OF
general internal improvements.
10. That the liberal principles embodied
by Jefferson in the Declaration of lndepen
dence, and sanctioned in the Constitution,
which makes ours the land Of liberty and the
asylum OF the oppressed of every nation,
have ever been cardinal principles in the De-
mocratic faith, and every attempt TO abridge
the privilege of becoming citizens and the
owners of soil among us, ought to be resist
ed with the same spirit which swept the
alien and sedition laws from our statute
books.
And Whereas, Since the foregoing decla-
ration was universally adopted by our pre-
dccessors in National Conventions, an ad-
verse political and religious test has been Sc
cretly organized by party claiming to be
exclusively American, it is proper that the