Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-10-07
pENNSYLIlNIA DEMOCRACY.
Resolutions adopted at late meetiny IN ladspen-
deJlce SguaTe.

UeHCe DIttTt.
!. ResozreG, That the Keystone Club of Phil
adclnlia, COMPOSED of large body of the mem
bers of the Democratic party, declare then
warm attachment to the Constitution OF the
United States and to the ncver-dying principle
of selEroyernment, which is u main feature II
tLc organic law of every State in the Union.
2. Resolred, That the Democratic party is the
only true and reliable constitutional party Of
the Union. That their position at all times, and
apparently under the most untavorable circum-
stances, has been in defence of the Constitution:
whether it bc by indicating the laws made IN
pursuance thereof, or by sustaining the people
in the enjoyment of every prerogatire which
has not been relinqushed by express conStltu-
tional grant.
g RcsoLrcd, That we are in favor Of sustain
nr the Federal Government in the exercise OF
ol thc mowers limited thereto by the Constltu-
t;on and consider the exercise Of powers not
expressly granted or incident to the free enjoy
mcnt of some express grant, as dangerous 10 the
liberties Of the people, anu Us revolutionary III
its design and effect. ~,
4. Resozred, That a sacred regard Tor the
rights, and hearty support OF the government
of each of the sovereign States as most compc-
tent to administer its own domestic concerns,
and to adopt such laws as it may see fit inrela-
ton to the property of its citizcns,is essentially
necessary in order to preserve that spirit ol ira-
teruity and christian kindness which should ever
exists between the inhabitants oil the different
portions Of this prosperous nation.
5. Resolred, That the territory OF the people
of the United States, won by the expenditure
of q common blood and common treasury, Is
the common property of the citizens OF every
State in the confclcracy, and the Dcrocratic par
tv proclaim it to be their uncrring aim and fixed
determination, to prevent the enactment OF any
law, and to aIiay the agitation OF any question,
which has tendency TO impede the citizen oil
any State in the free exercise OF all the rights
Guaranteed 10 him by the Constitution OF his
State and OF the United States or in the enjoy
mcnt in the United States Of any property rec
or,,ized under either of those instruments.
&. I,esolre,l, That as part Of this vital prln-
cipic above declared, VIC hold that Congress has
no jurisdiction whatever over the institution OF
slavery in the several States Of the Union. That
it has no right to do indirectly that which it
cannot ilo directly, and that the agitation III
Congress or otherwise of the subject ol slavery,
in relation to tic Territories belonging to the
pcoplc Of all tile States, as means, or with
view Of disturbing or oyerthrowlng the lnstltu-
ton in any of the States, is against the true
spirit of the Constitution, ali Infringement OF
tic rights Of TIC States affected, and Il gross
breach of the public faith Oh which they en-
tered into the Confcdcracy; and that every
person engaged therein, whether under the g;;rD
of a Minister of. the Gospel, OF the paid agent
and eniissarY Of the British people, is traitor
to thi: country and all intijcl to his God.
/. Rsxol;aG, That when the people who have
Lccomc tic hoaa fGe residents ol amy oil the
Territories of the United States shall undertake
to form Constitution and State Government,
in pursuance of the laws Of Congress anl not
until tllcn, it is their right to dec care in favor
or against such domestic institutions as they
lnay see lit.
s. iirSolesl, That this doctrine was tic basis
of the compromise measures OF lsol, Which!
were endorsed in Congress and tlIonglioVs the
country By both the Wing and tic Democratic
marty. and should be sustained with strict li!cl-
ily, as the only means Of allaying Il sectional
agitation dangerous to tic institutions o; the
country and the harpircss and we'll beiAS OF
our people.
o. Rssvlsec, That tie fn(ricnlIy spirit at pre-
sent existing among the b!@D;S ana fanatics ol
the North towards their icllowcitizcnS and rel
ativcs of the South which prevents them from
travelling through Or sCiualnnlg in onr TERRITORY;
with tlcir domestic servants, Is unchrl3tian and
unlawful. and if persisted in must i'll time sever
the social and commercial, if not political, rela-
tions between the Northern and Southern States
of this conlcGeracy; and that it is the duty OF
the constitutional party of this State TO enact
Wholesome laws for the prevention Of such out
RACES i'll future.
10. ResolreH, That this country is the asylum
provided by a bcneticcnt Providence Tor tue op-
dressed people of the Old World, and it is
equally against the interest and the duty Of our
Government to deny to those who seek a home
amongst us the privilege Of residence and citl-
zenshp hcrc-and especially is it our duty TO
allow and protect every individual in the iuli
exercise and enjoyment Of the sacred right OF
religious liberty.
ii. Resolrsd, That in James Buchanan we
have Il President of matchless ability, who has
thus far, and we believe will continue, TO ad-
minister the affairs Of tho Government only Tor
tho good Of the whole people. With Wisdom
and prudence he combines q character OF spot
less purity. and will not undertake the exercise
of any doubtful power. His administration titus
far has met our most cherished expectation and
we shall continue to give him and his AGmlris-
tration our cooperation and active support.
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AToUcII1SG DUrY-Mr Payne, Of California,
to whom Can't. uerndon left his watch, to bc
handed by him to Iii; wife, in case of his death,
has Just executed that painful duty, and the
watch is now in Mrs. lIcrndons possession, the
last sad relic Of her heroic husband, and all she
has now to connect her and him in his last per-
ishinr moments. Some men would have sent
themselves in tie boat to their wives, but the
gallant IIerndon, though in the midst OF peril
and death, forgot not to send this touching relic
to Ills wife. while at the same time lie devoted
himself to duty and death.
The above we clip from the New York E.r-
DRESS, We rejoice to see that the ladies Of
Washington arc making efforts towards placing
II, comfortable circumstanccs the family of the
lamcntcd IIcrnton They wish their sisters
throughout the Cnon to unite with them in the
Offering of gratitude to the family of him, who
in the hour Of peril, first sought to save tic wo-
men and ciitlren-ri>king his own lie to pre-.
serve the lives of the feeble and hclpless-and
never leaving the sinking vessel until the waves
overwhelmed her.-SOp!kern LYN.
RAISING TIE CENTRAL AMEEIcA.-The New
York Post says it is reported that negotiations
arc going on between the Boston Submarine
.lrrnor Company and the underwriters of the
Central America, 10 raise her hull, which is
supposed to lie in about twenty'cight lathoms
water. The specie in her alone would furnish
ample inducements for the experiment, if her
rosilinn can bc accurately fixed, and that it can
is probable, from the feet that Captain lIerndon
was reported to lave given her position to the
rnssel which refused to come to bis relief