The true Democrat., 1856-02-19

sessiug the right to determine their dor,o.. are entitled, while deportiny ,b.% selves peacefully, tp the free sxsrcis. of t right, and must be protected in the sniovrua" " of it, without interference on the part of n citizens of any of the States
 Resolvel, That the democracy of the s,., of New York deem this fit occasion to e ta der to their fellow citizens of the whole Ur;. their heartfelt congratulations ca the trim, Tn the recent elections in several of the no,. ern, eastern and western, as well as sou,baS States, of the principles of she Kansas Neb,,. ka bill and the doctrines of civil and reli, liberty, which have been so violently .,.9g by secret political order known as the Kr Nothing party; and we hold 1t to be our b;,I est duty to continue our efforts in the ma o tainance and defence of those principle, ,' the constitutional rights of every section a, every class of citizens against their opponsr, of every description, whether the so-callej publcans, Know Nothings, or fusionist.; and this end we look with confidence to the sr port and approbation of all good and tru. n. friends to the constitution and the Uri. throughout the country. | Resolved, That though we have encounta in the field of politics, for upwards of twsr. years, as our most effective opponent, the wI party, we cannot forbear the expression of o. regret at its death. And we deem i. dps the memory of a gallant adversary to say b~ its open and manly warfare, the national ,ar, of its principles, and the high tone and aht, of its leaders, made 1t an antagonist worth Il the democracy; and that the record of its contrasts we'll with that of the secret. ssction and narrow minded factions which have sr' ceeded it, and which claim to divide its noEs cal inheritance.
 ResolvsI, That the administration of Preside. Pierce has merited the approval of the dem, cracy of this State and the Union; manitestir as 1t has, on every occasion in which the r,
 tional honor has been involved, most patr'
 tic and determined spirit exhibiting, in all k departments, vigilance, energy, and rigid m
 pity, protecting the treasury from the coru
 combinations of Congress by the exercise the veto power, and maintaining the cause r democracy, by the enunciation of sound opir
 ions, and the example of good government sr
 wise measures.
 Rssolved, That the delegation selected I this convention to represent the State of Ns,
 York in the national convention. are hereby i,
 structed to cast the vote of this State as a ur
 and that majority of the delegates are here,l authorized to fill all vacancies occurring in the, body"
 In the words of the Albany Argus "The resolutions of the convention han the ring of the true metal They carry t, mind back to the days when Sias Wright ar
 the statesmen of his time uttered their patr. tic warnings against the slavery agitation a
 in defence of broad and common nationait
 They speak of the trus limitation of povs which attaches to government and to pota action tending to influence it's operations-co, demn in very explicit language the constant {, ritasion produced by assaults in one portion the Union upon the domestic institutions another portion-dsnouncs the republican c. ganization as . reasonable development this sectional spirit-endorse unsquivocallyt t , principle of pon-intervsnton, as calculated promote the peace of ths Union and the eau, of good government, at the same time co. tending for the proper and efficient pr lection of the people of the territories
 the exercise of popular sovereignty-corla ly re-assert the resolution of the democrat
 congressional and the Albany Legislative ca. cuses-pay an appropriate tribute of respect the memory of the deceased whig party-r express confidence in and approval of the a {, tion of the federal administration, which ,s democracy of the Union elevated to power- We do not see how democrats in any sect. of the country can fail to respond heartily the tone of these resolutions"