Weekly Clarksville chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 185?-1857, 1857-04-17
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t. G>The following arc the resolutions adopted ty
!, the State COancil of Ke. tseky, on the ard inst
They breathe tho true spiyi. ass.essr seaese tho
true doctrlnes:
Resolucd; That the election. Of Mr.. BUCHANAN
: was not a rejection by the people Of the United
States Of the cohtroliing and nandaaeniel prinei-
Piles of the American purity
ResOlDed, That we sincerely believe that lnrpe
: majority OF our countrymen are Of the opihion
that radical change Ia the naturalizatioi laws ia
necessary to maintain the purity of our nstliu-
{ ions and to preserve our nationality,
Resolred, That the Federal, Union being tho
only safe-uard OF American liberty, every true
patriot should devote hiz best enssgies toifs pes
: sryaion. triag III ~ ,8 ssF
RssolUed, Thht the systematic agitation of the
and il is the duty of American patriot not to in
terfere with tho institutions Of other States over
which he has no Legitimate control. tn.alSs'
Resolesd. That we arc opposed TO tho interfer-
\ ence Of The General Government In tho settle-
lment of the question of slavery in he Terrific
RIGS, and we believe that the citizens OF the Unit
ted States, bona fide residents in the Territories,
have the right to determine the question Of slave
4 ry when they come tc The adoption Of State
Ecopstitutton- e a es
Resolved, That the principle enunciated by The
PresIdento of the United States that cit Ia the I'M
perative aud Indispensable duty Of the Ceyerfp-
ment Of the United Staestc secure TO- every res
dent inhabitant the free and independent expfes-
sion of his opinion by HE vote" In the territories
Of the United States, ia a depsrtbre;from sound
policy; and should be resisted by every patriotic
citizen Of the coufederacy,, as the worst form ii
which tha ndous doctrine Of ''squattcr sovereign
ty'' can be offered TO the acceptance Of the Amer
\ ican people. :42 q tlfA "f" NF ""No
!, Resolred Thatthe Americans Of Kentucky re-
quire their candidates for Congress- to avow tho
sb SsS q sGy ,g
tories upon mere iuhabitancy.q They demand
citizenship as the first requisite and qualification
for suffrage, aud they regard the proposition or
the buchanan adnInistationto enable ALIENS 10
/ participate in the formation Of State Constitu-
tons as gross perversicn Of prime Gle, wide
departure from sound policy and tho bestevidence
I that time and events have added TO the reasons
which originally induced the orgsnzation Of tho
American party. T 2 i!ettba ad a. aYsslgY
! ssolpsa. That while tho American party in
the State Of Kentucky tolordtes free discussion
and free expression Of individual opinions onithe
various political ques tions, yet under every 70:
litica complication, the pure question Of AMER
, IcASIsM shall take precedence OF all others. uoJ
! Resored, That It is important for the best in.
terests Of the Ameraican party OF our common
country that there shall be full repsese ntatiou
of all the States in the National Council 70 be
convened in the city sf Louisville, KY. on the
taes @ of 1hs pa,tv r. ana ana Ssebv
rendered to ths.dssgates from the ether States y
WAsutNdroy-A AMONG the books in the
library Of George Washington at the time,
Of b;s do.tb was the ..post;ca, Workss os
William Preston ESQ > \ work nubIi,bed
l., nnh,;, :, 1-oa Tho booL w.s nro. ,,.'
sentation copy, and was inscribed by the nc
author, to Washington, in the following,
lines, which, for terse and and comprehensive
thhPpught cannot be eNeelleedl fwe FSitaa hFaSyiaa
, copied the inscription IN INES as y S was
written BY the author: 5 .Esi.,4 ~ bas
~ f,ae coli 10 LIS " Excelency sogil.,,,. Is
! ,e;s Tho iDeliverer Of his Coupiry; s,s. "a,
1nsbsEsS Gnd s%a'sS ~ U GrngHi 5vsIss s 7i o.
i ~ pn4orqpted IL Prosperity og,R
b,,ol arm i, 4,taI,a1y iTn ,iaIcp,s ao4g sj4lsid
~ CousaYlinats Wisdom, y ;s,3 yCf
! - unonsmDled a%q Moderation ~ 8aGis
4 sg bsa. Most hnpily unite, !. u 9saslla
i a.y The Boast Of Human @ Mature. sIi ysssss
n pd .18ge set From the Author; y,
what p't ma9fe truthful ai ana compreheppslYei
tribute 70 the memory OF the Immortal
1 washington has been rendered dpy any
writer than tins inscription from l the pen
OF an almostiupknown author, and one STh9
had no national RiApltles WITH him' whSm
he thus eulogiscd m sayiia
\ Corn Ryo,oxs ExTrynTNo--Is is wei,
known os7, matter .of historv tb.t .,b,n
GroenIsna was er.t Iisooyorad y ,,o.sssssl @s