The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-07-12
CLlNION, La SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 12. 1885,

laws upon the subject of slavery sacredly pledv
eel by the American party and necessary t
the preservation of the Union, and thereb,
the paramount question, to which all other,
now before the country should yield, and upor
which, in the South there should be no diyis
ION Of sentiment, either as to the opinion o,
the method of its expression.
And while we abate none of our hostility to
the prevalence of foreign influence in the adj
ministration of the government of our country
and while we as much as ever dcpreciate that
policy which admits those owning and ne.
knowedging civil allegiance to other powers
TO the trusts and confidence of official station
lyet we consider this principle, though of vast
importance, secondary to the issue upon the
question OF slavery now presented to the Amer
lean people.
we consider the Convention of the Ameri.
can party at Philadelphia, in February, 1856.
mas proved itself regardless of the preservation
of the Union:
First, by rcpudiating the 18th resolution of
the American platform of 1855.
Secondly, by condemning the repeal of the
law known as the Missouri Compromise and
thereby attempting to reopen the question of
n
sla very in the Territories.
And thirdly, by disregarding the action of
the Convention of the American party of the
State OF Georgia, and in contemptuously spurn-
ing from that body any consideration of their
Wishes; and by these acts has severed the link
OF unity which bound us and rejected the terms
OF our alliance.
Although we have undimnshed confidene.
in the patriotism, ability, and integrity of Mil
lard Fillmore, we consider it unNise and i'm
polite Tor the South to run him for the Prcs-
uehcy IN the present contest, for by giving him
the electoral vote of two or three Southern
ties, we might throw the election in the
honSe OF Representatives, where the same
power which elected Black Republican
Speaker would insure the election of a Black
Republican President, result alike destruc-
tive to the Union and the constitutional roy.
erment beqncathed by our ancestors
We consider that the Democratic party, re.
Gently at Cincinnati, in Convention assembled
boldly, fairly and honestly placed itself in bat.
w array ana rendered this paramount issue
% our enemies and the world. And in view
u tilese facts, and because of the before men.
oned considerations, we feel it our duty, as
southern men, to support its nominees, and on
A's issue with it conquer or with it fall.
we therefore recommend to our fellow.cti-
.ens the election of james Buchanan and John
J Breckinridge, as President and Vice presi-
lent OF the United States. (signed)
Van Leonard, Henry Co,ter
Wiley Williams, Neil McEastham.
> "A. Thornton, Luther Gaugh
, onli a. "A Jones, Cornelius Sem,
= L. Bass G. S. Whitson,
ames NJ Hughes, John Fletcher :,
= = W. e,. lnweatt, Thomas J. McCleskey, /
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alles 'ernoy, NJ. McCleskey, |
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.hoinas Chaflin, sr, Charles Sherlin, .
onn stringfellow, Quilla Bakcly, i
. Nj. Hogan, j. Upton,
'. b. Stringfellow, David Patillo,
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!, &. Terrentnc, John Duke, !, !,
olh lhgon, Wm. Bartlett, -
rlnslleld Torrence, George Holland, :,
' IL. Lamar, j. Y. b. Calhoun, r
oln T.. Gaulding, Samuel Ingraham, f.
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laeo,m Coylngton, Charles Ceghorn,
ohm w. Howard, r. Il. Dixon. :,
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atthew Eastwood, w. G. Hodges " "
'hn Il. Davis, John II, Bass, u. u.
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COLUMBUS, Georgia, June 81, 1856. CO.
The PRESIDENT In Announcing the com. an