The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1856-01-24

gressional District reported the nam,
of J. F. Cushman, of Lafayette fo
Elector, and J. r. Chalmers, of Mar
shall, Alternate. Report unanimous
ly adopted.
The delegates from the Sd Con
gressional District, reported the nam,
of Beverly Matthews, of Lowndes, fol
Elector, J. J. Pettus, of kemper, Al
ternate; unanimously adopted.
The delegates from 4th Congres
sional District, reported the name o.
w. NJ. Estelle, of Kinds, for Elector
G. c. Chandler of Lauderdale, Alter
nate; unanimously adopted.
The delegates from the 5th Con
gressional District, reported the name
ofH. T. Elicit, of Claiborne, for Elec
tor, Geo. II. Gordon, of Wilkinson
Alternate; unanimously adopted.
On motion ofMr. Oliver, ofDeSoto
! it was
Resolved, That this convention cor
daily approves the course pursued b,
the Democratic members of congress,
who have supported VIM. A. Richard
son for Speaker.
On motion of Mr. White, of Yazoo
the following resolution was adopted
Resoired, That the present delega.
ton from each county select suitable
delegations to the National Conyen.
ton, and such counties As have nc
representation here, shall have dele
gates appointed by the President OF
this convention.
The report of the committee on res
olutions was presented by Mr.. Whit
field, in the absence of the chairman
Mr.. Tarplcy.
On motion Of Mr.. Estellc, the con
sidcration of the resolutions was post
pOned until Tomorrow evening, 7
o'clock and the same ordered to he
printed for the use of the convention
Mcssrs. d. c. Glenn and A. X.
Blythe, being loudly called for, ad.
dressed the Convention
A list Of delegates to the National
Democratic Convention was then an
nounced. This list will be published
next week
On motion the convention took re.
cess until tomorrow evening I o'clock.
WEDNESDAY Eve, January 9th.
Convention met pursuant to ad-
.journment
On motion of Mr.. Whitfield, the re-
port of the committee on Resolutions
was called up from the table, and af.
ter slight amendment was adopted as
follows:
RESOLUTIONS.
IN view of the continued evidences
ofthe hostility of the non-slavcholding
States, to the institution of slavery a.
monsst us, and of their determination
to agitate this subject both in and out
of Congress in utter disregard of the
guarantees of the constitution, and OF
the rights and safety of the South, -
the Democratic party of Mississippi,
in Convention assembled, deemed it
right and proper to proclaim the fol-
lowing principles, which have hereto
fore on several occasions rcceived'tho
sanction of the people Of this State,
and at the same time to declare our
fixed determination to abide by and
maintain them:
l. That this institution as a part of
their domestic policy, is exclusively
under the control Of the States in
which it exists, and that any action OF
Congress on this subject, calculated or
intended to impair, weaken or destroy
it in the States or Territories, would
be gross violation oithe federal COM
pact, and incompatible with the
safety, domestic tranquility, the rights
and honor ofthe slavcholding States" I"
:. That Congress has no power to
abolish slavery in the District of Co.
lumbia, or to prohibit the slave trade
between the States, or to prohibit
slavery in the Territories, or other
places subject to its jurisdictions: nor
has Congress the right to refuse ad-
mission to a new State into the Union,
because its constitution may or may
not recognize slavery.
3. That the passage by Congress
Of any law abolishing slavery in the
District of Columbia, or prohibiting
the slave trade between the States, or
prohibiting slavery in the Territories
or other places subject to the laws of
Congress; or the refusal of Congress
to admit a State into the Union, be-
cause its constitution recognizes slave
ry, would afford evidence of a fixed
and deliberate design on the part of
that body, to impair, weaken and f.
naiIy destroy the institution ofslavcry
in the would he such vio-
lation ofour rights as would amount
to intolerable oppression, and justify a
resort to measures ofresistancc."
4. That our delegates to the next
National Convention Of the Demo
cratic party, to be held for the purpose
of nominating candidates for Prcsi-
dent and Vice President, are hereby
instructed: that they are to insist on
the adoption by said Convention, ofa
platform ofprinciples which shall con-
tain:
l. A recognition and adoption of
ts.s principle Of the act of Congress
commonly called the Kansas Nebraska
Act.
2. A pledge to resist all attempts to
abolish slavery IN the District Of Co.
lumbia, or to prohibit the slave trade