The weekly American banner., 1856-01-25

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i. We desire the maintenance Of this Union OF
cocaual sovereign States, under the Conslttution
as our fathers made it, as the paramount poiitcaI
good, paramount III It's adaptation 70 the security
of the rights Of all sections Of the Republic hnd
the happiness Of our people.
Q. The means by which we propose to maintain
It, is obedience to the constitution OF the y: D.,
and all laws passed 10 pursuance thereof.
2. We regard the great doctrines OF religious
liberty and the separation OF Church and State,
as cardinal principles of or Government. as wen
settled and as firmly established, as the right OF
trial by jury and the writ Of habeasacorpus; and.
therefore, we will oppose the elevation TO once OF
any and oil persons, who deny the great Ameri-
can doctrines of liberty of conscience, or who Ia
vor the union of church AM State, or who recog-
/ nize any civil allegiance to any foreign power,
primes or potentate whatever, alike with those
who deny to the constitution of the U. s., or to
any act Of Congress made in pursuance thereof,
the force Of the supreme law OF the land.
| A. The purity of the ballot-box-the peaceful
administration Of our laws, the safety of our pos
l.ple, theintegrity ofour Government, the exciu-
fsion of foreign pauper and criminal immigration;
and the best interests Of our country, demand, ID
our opinion, material change of our natnraliza
ton laws, and radical revision Of our imwigra-
ton laws, so as to protect our institutions from
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this we do not seek to abridge in any manner, the
rights of those of our foreign born population
who are naturalized under our existing laws.
| B. The Territories of the u. States we hold to
be the common property Of the States; aud that no
| power exists under the constitution to exclude
from said Territories any portion of the people of
the States or of their property. That we regard
it as necessary to the existence of this govern
ment, that whenever any Territory may apply to
Congress for admission as State, with consti-
tuition republican IN its charact ,r, such Territory
should be admitted without restriction whether it
allow or prohibit slavery.
G. The right to vote Is privilege of citizen
ship, and shouldsnot be extended to foreign imm-
grants % . Territory before theyare naturalized.
And I'D State of the Union ought as matter of
policy to extend the right of suffrage to any but
citizens of the United States.
Z. The agitation of the subject of slavery ought
to cease The constitutional rights Of the South
are plain, palpable, we'll defined and well under
stood, and we believe they should no longer be
| treated as open questions, We approve of, and
will stand by the platform and action of the con-
vention of the State of Mississippi of 1851. We
hold 1t to be the duty of all conservative men to
unite in suppressing the agitation of the slavery
question, as it endangers the permanence, and e.
yentuallY may cause a dissolution of the Union.
a. I61 M neeessily for secresy il our ogR1n:
izatloh la - ~ seIne shon|1 r6 bDge4l
be observed, and n kftes psnall
be regarded as mem0eis Of our 10 be-
lieve and act with US.
9. With this expression of onr sentiments, we
are ready to give our sanction to, and to labor in
the support of the National American Platform,
promulged by the Philadelphia Convention in
lJune of last year, believing that it was designed
and intended to embo1y the true principles of the
/ Constitution:
Resolved, That two delegates for the State at
large, and one from each Congressional District,
be appointed to represent the State of Miss. in
the American Convention to assemble for the
nomination of President and Vice President of
the United States.
Resolved, That it is the s7nse of this conven-
ton that the Philadelphia Convention ought not
i to nominate candidates for President and Vice
! President, but that the same ought to be post
poned to the Fourth day of July, 1856, and that
! the Hons. Stephen Adams and w A Lake be re-
qnestedto attend the Philadelphia Convention
called for the 22d Of February next, and inform
that body Of our wishes, and urge postpone
ment.
Resolved, That committee of five be appoin-
ted to report forthwith the names of suitable del
egates and alternate delegates to said ion.
Resolved, That an Executive Committee of
ten be appointed by the President of the conven-
ton, to fill all yacar cies that may hereafter occur
on the Electoral ticket or in the representation
\ in the National Convention
Which was received, and on motion of Or
!. lando Davis, of Tippah, We're unanimously adop-
ted
Pending however, the consideration of these
resolutions, the convention was eloquently ad-
: dressed by Msssrs. J K Clinton, G M Hillyer
J B Cobb, A r Johnston, Walker Brooke, E
M. n w n,.o, sofsI Tt G
. Byrne, of the city of Vickshurg.
!. The chair appointed in pursuance Of the res
oulion in relation to the selection of Delegates
to the National convention, the following com
m'ttee.
David w Owen, B Baldwin, F @ Billups
1 Geo L Potter, G " Moody.
Z Who retired, and made the following report
through their chairman, Geo L Potter.
Mn. PRESIDENT The committee appointed
to select Delegates to the American Nationa
convention, respectfully report, that they have
selected said Delegates as follows:
For the State at Lorge.--Wm L Sharkey, S
T s Boyd alternate,J K Clinton, Lock E Hous
1st Distr,ct.--J H R Taylor, Wm B johnson
: alternate.
+ 2ad Diarict. Francis NJ Rogers, VIM \
: Inge, alternate.
81 D,stysefs--Joseph Cobb. WmsL Lyle
alternate.
4th District -E w Yerger, Jas Lowry, al
{ ternate.
> 9th Distr,d. Giles M Hillyer, H F Simrall
i alternate
! On motion oi Mr. HUFF. 81 Anite, the repor
i was received and unanimousl adopted:
], Mr.. Record of Warr en- submitted the follow
4 ing Resolution, which was unanimously adopt
!. ed
Resolved, That the Saartan like patriotisn