The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-12-31
THE DEMOCRACY OF PHILADELPHIA IN
f uf COUNCIL
THE ADMINISTRATIONS or PRESIDENT BUCHANAN
FULLY ENDORSED. .
Important Letters from tie Members Of has o,Da'a.

Important LdteTs from ne MEMOIRS O htS CdOtHd
The Philadelphia Pennsylvanian of Tuesday morning
filled with the proceedings of the imposing
demonstration of the democracy of that city Monday
night last Ii is described OF the largest and
enthusiastic meetings witnessed in that city
1t called by the Democratic Executive Committee Of
Philadelphia 'sTo ENDORSE THE MESSAGE OF
PRESIDENT BUCHANAN - especially that part of 1t
recommending the speedy admission OF Kansas State,
under constitution framed in pursuance OF Laga dshori-
H." 1T was says the Pennsylyanian "a rally OF the
democratic hosts the OF action and OF nerve not
SO much to counsel together to reerate their devo-
ton To the great principles OF the constitution in their
integrity their purity and their broadcast application,
and to send forth their hearty and unqualified endorse
nent of the action and sentiments Of PEsSsYLyASIA
PRKsIDEsr in his exposition and application of these prin
ciples. '
The meeting had been called for at half past
o'clock but the immense hall being already filled to
flowing at about clock the meeting organized at
once and proceeded with great spirit and enthusiasm.
During its progress from eight to nine o'clock and even
later immense delegations from some OF the upper and
also the lower wards arrived with banners and music and
the street in front of tho hall for hour ut
tery mpassable from the immense multitude who
utterly unable to obtain admission to the hall and who
continued to lnger in the vicinity despite the storm
The meeting was called TO order by the Hon. VIM. II.
Witte who nominated the following officers, the men
ton of the of the venerable exChie Justice Lewis
being received with hearty round Of applause
Presient--Ex Chief Justice Ellis Lewis.
Wee Presidents John Miller, George Pitt, VIM, II,
Witte Chas. w. Carrigan James G. Van Dyke, John q.
Brenner Stephen d. Anderson, Jesse Johnson VIM Rice,
Arthur Hughes Robert l. Carter, John +. Belsterlng,
VIM O. Kline, Thomas c. James, Samuel H. Perkins,
Frank Campbell Hugh Clark, John Thompson, IN. b.
Browne John X. Laughlin, Washington Bigler Vincent
L. Bradford Geo. NJ. Warton, John Robbins, jr, John
Cadwalader, Alfred Day, VIM. " McGrath, Pierce But
Ter, VIM. L. Hirst, Edward Wartman, Josiah Randall,
VIM c. Patterson, George Williams, VIM. b. Rankin,
Chas. Manchester, Joseph Seyerns Thos A. Barlow, Dr.
c. f. Kamerly, VIM. M. Reilly, Jas +. Nichols Andrew
Miller John McMackin Michael V. Baker, John Porter
Daniel NJ Fox Edward VAIN, Edward Wiler, John X.
Gamble, II. p Kane, Horn r. Kneass, John Oakforl,
John c. Ycager, $. j. Megargec, William Bradford,
Joshua Il. Owens, William Meeser, Thomas S. Fernon,
John p McFaden Joseph Craig, Joseph A. Clay, James
II. Randall Stephen Fagcn William f. Vanhook, John
NJ Meoy, 4. X. Nomey, Stephen S. Remak, Joseph w.
Souder, George w. Wunder, Peter Fisher, Christian
Heshey DIR. j, NJ Foltz, DIR. s. z. Brown, Francis
McManus William McGlinsey, james Mullen, f. Knorr,
William H. Crabbe, William o Hana, Robert Blake,
Thomas Thompson, p. w. Conroy, George w. Keller,
VIM +. Hambright, Andrew Alexander, Samuel b.
Grice, Vim. Hutchinson, John Gallagher J. p Ahern,
Harlan Ingram, John T. Smith, George w. Neb-
niger Peter Frailey Nathan Nathans Charles In
gersoll, Godfrey Metzger James ID. Campbell, Joseph
Crockett John j. Meany Benjamin Crispin Andrew
Noble, VIM. Carter Thomas McDonough, Samuel C.
Thompson, Daniel s Beidenan Thomas Wilmer, An
drew J. Holman John Foulkrod Joseph T. Schell r.
H Faulkner, Patrick Levy, Wilson Kerr Daniel Barr
Francis B. Warner, Lane Schofeld Joseph Geisz, VIM.
Morgan, Jacob Peters, Nicholas Brouse John Leech,
Charles Van Horn, George CAN'T, VIM H. Boyce, VIM.
Hague Charles Devlin, VIM. Ferris Joseph Waterman
Michael McGeoy VIM. Byerly, John Middleton, Edward
McGoven, Israel Sallade, A. V. Parsons, Robert Allen
DR.. /. N Marselis.
Secretaries Bonsall, J. +. Masher John c. Kel-
ler VIM. Iaughln, Charles NJ Lesenring Thomas H.
Breen " J. Fraser, George McGinnis John Rump Enoch
Canely Robert +. Bowers, Vim. Yonker Alexander
Wilson, Henry f. Schcllnger Hiram Butcher, John w
Lee, VIM Wood, NJ d. Wartman, R. r. Young, John
Crawford Frank Mower, Charles f. Jones' H. w. Hide
brand, Thomas IT. Vaughan, George Gambler, John VIII
liams .a .... 81.
Upon stepping forward to take the chair ex Chief JUS
ce Lewis greeted with hearty applause He thanked
the meeting for the honor conferred upon him by being
selected to preside its deliberations and proceeded
to speak at length upon the object for which It had
been called We select few extracts from his remarks
being all for which find room
In accordance with these principles Congress- by act
of 30th May 1854 organized the Territory of Kansas
1t declared to be the true intent and meaning
this act not to legislae slavery into any Territory or
State to exclude 1t thereio but to leave the peo
pie thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their do
mestic institutions in their way Under this act
Kansas when admitted State TO be received into
the Union with or without slavery, Us their constitution
may prescribe at the time of their admission On the
passed law providing for the election of delegates to
convention, to meet the first Monday of September
for the purpose Of framing constitution preparatory to
admission into the Union. Delegates elected under
this law and they assembled In convention and framed
constitution The convention, by close vote, decided
submit the provision respecting slavery to the people,
and directed election TO be held for that purpose
the 2lst Of the present month Thus the people by their
representatives proceeded in their way"
But it is objected that the whole constitution ought
TO have been submitted to the people, and not the slavery
question alone The to this is that neither the
act of Congress the act of the territorial legislature
required the convention to submit the constitution,
any part of it, to the people. II the delegates of their
accord thought proper to take the opinion of their
constituents the slavery question: II does not follow
that they bound to submit every other question.
Al they acted within the scope of their powers derived
from the people, the presumption is that they had good
for the which they thought proper to pur-
sue"
"In no view of the does il appear to me to be
proper that the whole nation should be disturbed cont
ually with what is properly merely local question Let
Kansas be admitted at once and then let her settle this
question for herself The largest privilege of popular
sovereignty il conceded TO her when she is admitted
State equal footing with the other States. Any
which would hold her any longer in the helpless
and distracted condition of Territory must surely be
anything but fair extension Of the privilege Of popular
sovereignty"
William II. Wtte, Of Pennsylvania, who spoke at con-
siderable length making remarkably able and cogent
argument reviewing all the points of the Kansas contro
versy it stands. Upon reading his remarks we
find ourselves unable TO make any quotations without