Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1856-07-16

Wy VIC NIOtNSAslVus
Resolped, That the American Democ.
racy place their trust in the intelligence,
: the patriotism and the discriminating
justice Of the American people.
ResolUed, That we regard this as q
distinctive feature Of our poliii.al Coed,
which we are proud to maintain before
the world, as the great moral element in
a form of government springing from and
upheld by the popular will and We con
trast il with the creed and practice Of
Federalism, under whatever name or
form, which seeks to palsy the will OF
the constituent, and which conceiyes no
imposturc too monstrous for the popular
credulity. II s .Er, .
r I Resotsed, therefore,, That, entertaining
these views, the Democratic party OF this
Union, through theiTdelegates assembled
in a general. Convention, coming togeth-
er in spirit of concord, 81 devotion to
the doctrines and faith of a freerepresen-
tative government, and appealing 70 their
.fellow-citizens for the rectitude of their
intentions, renew-and reassert before the
American peopcthe declarations Of prin-
: .ciples avowed by them when on former
occasions, in general Convention, they
have presented their candidates for pop
ularj suffrages. -
! L. That, the Federal Government is
one Of limited power, derived solely from
the Constitution: ana the grants ofpowor
made therein ought 10 be strictly con
strued BY all the departments and agents
of the Government; and that it is mex
pedieRt and dangerous to exercise doubt
ful constitutional powers. 7
2. That the Constitution does moi con-
fer upon the General Government the
power to commence and carry on a gen
eral system of internal improvements.
8. That the Constitution doessno.-can-
fer authority upon the Federal Govern
ment, directly or Indirectly, 70 assume
the debts Of the several States. contract
ed for local and internal improvements,
or other State purposes, nor would such
assumption be just or expedient. ..s.
4. That justice and sound policy for
bid the Federal Government to foster one
branch of industry to the detrimentpfI
any other, or to; cherish The interests OF
u one portion to theinjury Of another poi
ton Of eur common country; that every
citizen and every section of, the country
; has q right to demand and insist upon an
equality Of. rights and privileges, and to-
complete an ample prediction Of persons
and property from domestic violence or
foreign aggression. :" I
5. That it is the duty Of every branch /
Of the Government to enforce and praez
tice the most rigid economy in conduct.
ing our public affairs, and that no more
revenue ought to be raisedSthaa is re-
quired to defray the necessary expenses /
f-the Government, and for, the gradual,
but certain extinction Of the public debt, /
/, G. That the, proceeds Of the public !.
lands ought to be sacredly applied to the
national objects specified in the Consti- !
tuition ; and that we ARE opposed to any
law, for the distribution Of such proceeds
among the States, as alike inexpedient in
policy and repugnant to the Constitution.
Z. That Congress has ne power To-
charter#a national bank that We believe
: such an institution one.of deadly hostili- +
" to the bestip.erests Of the country, I
dangerous to our public institutions and
the liberties Of the people, and calculated
to place the business of the country with
= in the control Of a concentrated money
power, and above the laws and the will Of
the people; and that the Results Of Dem.
7 ocratic legislation in this and all other
financial measures upon which issues
have been made between the two politi
cal parties of the country, have demon
strated to candid and practical men Of all
parties; their soundness,~ safety andutii-
Fly in all business. pursuits i
8: That the separation Of the moneys |
of the Government from.banking fnstitu-st
tons is indispensable for the salty of the
/ funds Of the Government and the rights
of the people, + = = + ~. 81 |
/ g. That We are decidedly opposed 10 I
taking from the President the qualified /
veto power, by which he is enabled, un- |
restrictions and responsibilities amply |
sufficient to guard the public interests, to
suspend the passage Of a bill whose mef- /
its cannot secure the approval of tw5-4
thirds Of the Senate and House Of Repre-
tseutatives, Until the Judgment Of the-peo-
pie can be obtained thereon and which |
has saved the American people from the |
corrupt and tyranical domination Of the |
Bank of the United States. aud from
tcorrupting system of general internal inn
Eprovcments.
II TO- That,tbe liberal principles embo- !
died by Jefferson in the Declaration Of
independence, and sanctioned in the
Constitution, which makes ours The land
Hef liberty and the asylum Of the Cypress
ed Of every nation, have ever been. cardi-
nal principles in the Democratic faith,
and every attempt to abridge the privi-
lege Of becoming citizens and the owners
Of soil among us, ought to be resisted
: with the same spirit which swept the. j
alien and sedition laws from our statute
books.
II .ARd arhefeas, Since the foregoing dec
laration was uniformilyi adopted by our
predecessors in National Gonyentions,
} IN adverse political and religious test has
been secretly organized bya party claim
ing TO be exclusively american, il IS pro-
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